2018 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

This is the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

Format
Eight teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. The top four teams were seeded by the tournament committee. The quarterfinal round game held at the home rink of the higher seeded team. The semifinal and final rounds are held at the Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota hosted by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Automatic bids
Four conference tournament champions earned automatic berths in the tournament.
 * College Hockey America tournament champion: Mercyhurst Lakers
 * ECAC tournament champion: Clarkson Golden Knights
 * Hockey East tournament champion: Northeastern Huskies
 * WCHA tournament champion: Minnesota Golden Gophers

At-Large Bids

 * Boston College Eagles
 * Colgate Raiders
 * Ohio State Buckeyes
 * Wisconsin Badgers

Quarterfinals

 * Clarkson Golden Knights defeated Mercyhurst Lakers 2-1 (ot)
 * Wisconsin Badgers defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-0
 * Colgate Raiders defeated Northeastern Huskies 3-1
 * Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Boston College Eagles 2-0

Semifinals
March 16
 * Clarkson Golden Knights defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 1-0 (ot)
 * Colgate Raiders defeated Wisconsin Badgers 4-3 (2ot)

National Championship Game
March 18
 * Clarkson Golden Knights defeated Colgate Raiders 2-1 (ot)