What does NCAA stand for?

NCAA stands for NCAA Division I.

How many teams play in the NCAA?

The NCAA currently consists of 62 teams.

Who won the most recent NCAA championship?

Univ. of Denver won the most recent NCAA championship in 2026.

NCAA Division I NCAA 1979-1980

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1979-1980

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1979-1980 NCAA Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
CCHA
1.	Northern Michigan Univ.	41	34	1	6	-	-	239	128	111	34	0.83	Final loss
2.	Ohio State Univ.	38	25	3	10	-	-	192	123	69	29	0.76	-
3.	Ferris State College	38	26	1	11	-	-	214	156	58	22	0.58	-
4.	Bowling Green State Univ.	38	16	2	20	-	-	161	174	-13	18	0.47	-
5.	Western Michigan Univ.	36	18	2	16	-	-	196	182	14	13	0.36	-
6.	Lake Superior State Univ.	34	12	1	21	-	-	158	201	-43	4	0.12	-
ECAC East
1.	Boston College	33	25	1	7	-	-	184	120	64	37	1.12	-
2.	Providence College	32	21	0	11	-	-	148	123	25	34	1.06	-
3.	Univ. of Maine	32	15	1	16	-	-	129	144	-15	21	0.66	-
4.	Univ. of New Hampshire	30	12	0	18	-	-	120	133	-13	18	0.60	-
5.	Boston Univ.	28	11	0	17	-	-	128	131	-3	16	0.57	-
6.	Northeastern Univ.	27	7	0	20	-	-	103	149	-46	10	0.37	-
ECAC Ivy
1.	Dartmouth College	31	19	1	11	-	-	151	125	26	31	1.00	Frozen Four
2.	Cornell Univ.	31	16	0	15	-	-	150	146	4	22	0.71	Frozen Four
3.	Brown Univ.	26	10	2	14	-	-	91	113	-22	20	0.77	-
4.	Princeton Univ.	26	11	0	15	-	-	96	111	-15	18	0.69	-
5.	Harvard Univ.	26	8	3	15	-	-	102	122	-20	17	0.65	-
6.	Yale Univ.	26	7	3	16	-	-	112	135	-23	13	0.50	-
ECAC West
1.	Univ. of Vermont	35	23	0	12	-	-	156	135	21	32	0.91	-
2.	Clarkson Univ.	34	21	1	12	-	-	205	151	54	28	0.82	-
3.	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	27	16	0	11	-	-	133	112	21	28	1.04	-
4.	Colgate Univ.	31	18	1	12	-	-	139	118	21	21	0.68	-
5.	St. Lawrence Univ.	32	6	0	26	-	-	97	178	-81	6	0.19	-
Independent
1.	Air Force Academy	31	15	0	16	-	-	150	167	-17	-	-	-
2.	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	38	23	2	13	-	-	210	140	70	-	-	-
3.	US International Univ.	34	24	2	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WCHA
1.	Univ. of North Dakota	40	31	1	8	-	-	217	119	98	43	1.08	Champion
2.	Univ. of Minnesota	41	26	0	15	-	-	236	179	57	36	0.88	First round loss
3.	Colorado College	39	21	1	17	-	-	200	208	-8	33	0.85	-
4.	Univ. of Michigan	38	23	2	13	-	-	205	167	38	28	0.74	-
5.	Univ. of Notre Dame	39	18	1	20	-	-	202	199	3	27	0.69	-
6.	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	38	17	0	21	-	-	191	207	-16	30	0.79	-
7.	Michigan Tech	38	18	2	18	-	-	181	160	21	26	0.68	-
8.	Michigan State Univ.	38	14	0	24	-	-	158	227	-69	24	0.63	-
9.	Univ. of Wisconsin	36	15	1	20	-	-	172	182	-10	24	0.67	-
10.	Univ. of Denver	36	13	1	22	-	-	141	169	-28	17	0.47	-

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1979-1980 NCAA Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Bill Joyce (F)	40	41	55	96	40
2.	Mark Taylor (F)	40	33	59	92	28
3.	Steve Bozek (F)	41	42	47	89	32
4.	Doug Smail (F)	40	43	44	87	70
5.	Murray Eaves (F)	33	36	49	85	34

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1979-1980 NCAA Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Paul Billing (G)	18	2.33	.923
2.	Darren Jensen (G)	15	2.24	.923
3.	Steve Weeks (G)	36	2.95	.910
4.	Steve Jones (G)	24	3.28	.902
5.	Mike Blake (G)	15	3.71	.896

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1979-1980 NCAA Demographics

NCAA Games

date	home	visiting	score
04/11/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Univ. of Wisconsin	Univ. of Denver	1 - 2
04/10/2026 12:30 AM UTC	Univ. of Michigan	Univ. of Denver	3 - 4 (OT 92:35)
04/09/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Univ. of North Dakota	Univ. of Wisconsin	1 - 2
03/29/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Univ. of Michigan	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	4 - 3
03/29/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Univ. of Denver	Western Michigan Univ.	6 - 2

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2026-2027 NCAA Free Agents

Team	Player
Bentley Univ.	Jake Black (F)
Princeton Univ.	David Jacobs (F)
Air Force Academy	Chris Hedden (D)
Sacred Heart Univ.	Mikey Adamson (D)
Bentley Univ.	Stevie Castagna (F)

2027-2028 NCAA Free Agents

Team	Player
Univ. of Vermont	Cameron Garvey (F)
Sacred Heart Univ.	Devin Phillips (F)
Univ. of Minnesota	Evan Murr (D)
Dartmouth College	C.J. Foley (D)
Univ. of St. Thomas	Winter Wallace (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NCAA Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Air Force Academy	17	276	5'9"	176 lbs	20.00
2.	Boston College	24	1 040	5'11"	183 lbs	20.78
3.	Boston Univ.	24	1 322	5'10"	179 lbs	21.50
4.	Bowling Green State Univ.	25	1 575	6'0"	181 lbs	21.65
5.	Bridgewater State Univ.	1	0	6'1"	190 lbs	-
6.	Brown Univ.	24	915	5'11"	181 lbs	21.11
7.	Clarkson Univ.	24	1 266	6'0"	190 lbs	20.60
8.	Colgate Univ.	24	1 199	5'10"	176 lbs	21.14
9.	Colorado College	28	1 380	5'10"	176 lbs	21.38
10.	Cornell Univ.	31	1 251	5'10"	174 lbs	20.61
11.	Dartmouth College	26	1 307	5'10"	174 lbs	21.38
12.	Ferris State Univ.	28	724	6'0"	187 lbs	21.73
13.	Harvard Univ.	31	1 000	5'10"	174 lbs	19.86
14.	Lake Superior State Univ.	28	1 178	5'9"	174 lbs	21.06
15.	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	23	213	5'11"	185 lbs	21.00
16.	Michigan State Univ.	27	1 390	5'11"	174 lbs	21.23
17.	Michigan Tech	29	1 577	5'11"	183 lbs	20.50
18.	Northeastern Univ.	26	1 056	5'11"	185 lbs	21.50
19.	Northern Michigan Univ.	27	1 981	5'10"	181 lbs	21.81
20.	Ohio State Univ.	25	2 043	5'10"	179 lbs	21.31
21.	Princeton Univ.	23	903	5'11"	179 lbs	19.78
22.	Providence College	28	1 310	6'0"	181 lbs	20.30
23.	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	30	1 381	5'11"	176 lbs	20.82
24.	St. Lawrence Univ.	27	1 077	5'11"	176 lbs	21.57
25.	US International Univ.	15	417	5'10"	179 lbs	20.58
26.	Univ. of Denver	29	1 538	6'0"	179 lbs	21.18
27.	Univ. of Illinois-Chicago	1	26	6'4"	220 lbs	19.00
28.	Univ. of Maine	29	593	5'10"	181 lbs	20.60
29.	Univ. of Michigan	31	1 638	5'11"	181 lbs	20.33
30.	Univ. of Minnesota	33	1 764	5'11"	179 lbs	20.72
31.	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	28	1 480	5'11"	181 lbs	20.94
32.	Univ. of New Hampshire	25	1 096	5'10"	181 lbs	20.42
33.	Univ. of North Dakota	26	1 839	5'11"	183 lbs	21.19
34.	Univ. of Notre Dame	33	1 658	5'10"	179 lbs	20.64
35.	Univ. of Vermont	30	1 526	5'10"	174 lbs	20.90
36.	Univ. of Wisconsin	30	1 622	5'10"	176 lbs	20.93
37.	Western Michigan Univ.	27	1 282	5'11"	185 lbs	20.93
38.	Yale Univ.	25	1 082	5'11"	179 lbs	20.67

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Mario Valery-Trabucco (F)	2026-2027	Venezuela	-	3	7	0	7	18
2.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	3	3	3	6	6
3.	Kaden Nelson (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	2	4	1	5	7
4.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	3	3	2	5	2
5.	Jimmy Vesey (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	3	2	3	5	2
6.	Mason Morelli (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	3	1	4	5	6
7.	Torkel Jennersjö (F)	2026-2027	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	3	1	4	2
8.	Chase Priskie (D)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	3	2	2	4	2
9.	Jackson Nieuwendyk (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	2	1	3	4	0
10.	Camden Shasby (D)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	2	1	3	4	2

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Regular Season

NCAA All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tom Ross (F)	155	138	186	324
2.	Mike Zuke (F)	163	133	177	310
3.	Jim Montgomery (F)	170	103	198	301
4.	Steve Colp (F)	138	132	168	300
5.	John Mayasich (F)	111	144	154	298

NCAA All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chuck Delich (F)	109	156	123	279
2.	Frank Chiarelli (F)	80	155	111	266
3.	John Mayasich (F)	111	144	154	298
4.	Denny Felsner (F)	162	139	122	261
5.	Tom Ross (F)	155	138	186	324

NCAA All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gagné (D)	160	42	199	241
2.	Jim Montgomery (F)	170	103	198	301
3.	Greg Johnson (F)	155	74	198	272
4.	Theran Welsh (D)	161	34	194	228
5.	Paul Polillo (F)	165	82	189	271

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Dan Mandich (D)	145	51	138	617
2.	Jim Archibald (F)	159	75	144	540
3.	Chris Tamer (D)	169	19	78	515
4.	Darcy Martini (D)	124	19	63	499
5.	Craig Paterson (D)	136	10	34	494

NCAA All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brandon Kruse (F)	189	41	127	168
2.	Connor Ford (F)	185	57	85	142
3.	Cameron Wright (F)	185	74	61	135
4.	Bryce Brodzinski (F)	185	60	59	119
5.	Connor Caponi (F)	185	18	20	38

NCAA All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jamie Baby (F)	11	20	51	4.64
2.	Ray Chaisson (F)	32	62	125	3.91
3.	Bill Munro (F)	36	71	134	3.72
4.	Abbie Moore (F)	61	102	206	3.38
5.	Paul Midghall (F)	63	93	211	3.35

NCAA All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tony Hrkac (F)	1986-1987	48	46	116
2.	Bill Watson (F)	1984-1985	46	49	109
3.	Dave Taylor (F)	1976-1977	34	41	108
4.	David Merhar (F)	1968-1969	-	57	107
5.	Aaron Broten (F)	1980-1981	45	47	106

NCAA All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mike Donnelly (F)	1985-1986	44	59	97
2.	David Merhar (F)	1968-1969	-	57	107
3.	Jerry Walker (F)	1960-1961	32	56	85
4.	Frank Chiarelli (F)	1951-1952	18	55	79
5.	Tim Harrer (F)	1979-1980	41	53	82

NCAA All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gagné (D)	1986-1987	43	76	89
2.	Paul Kariya (F)	1992-1993	39	75	100
3.	Tony Hrkac (F)	1986-1987	48	70	116
4.	Dave Taylor (F)	1976-1977	34	67	108
5.	Dallas Gaume (F)	1985-1986	47	67	99

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Todd Skoglund (F)	1993-1994	34	14	267
2.	Bryan Fuss (F)	1996-1997	34	35	211
3.	Jim Archibald (F)	1984-1985	41	61	197
4.	Craig Paterson (D)	1992-1993	37	15	196
5.	Steve Brent (F)	1993-1994	35	7	195

NCAA Division I NCAA 1979-1980

NCAA Team Rosters

1979-1980 NCAA Standings

1979-1980 NCAA Player Stats

1979-1980 NCAA Goalie Stats

NCAA Stories

1979-1980 NCAA Demographics

NCAA Games

NCAA Transactions

2026-2027 NCAA Free Agents

2027-2028 NCAA Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NCAA Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

NCAA All-Time Points

NCAA All-Time Goals

NCAA All-Time Assists

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min.

NCAA All-Time Games Played

NCAA All-Time Points Per Game

NCAA All-Time Points Per Season

NCAA All-Time Goals Per Season

NCAA All-Time Assists Per Season

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of NCAA Champions

NCAA Awards