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 1980-1981

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1980-1981

1980-1981 Season

Univ. of Minnesota finished first in the 1980-81 NCAA standings with 40 points. Northern Michigan Univ. (36 points) and Clarkson Univ. (35 points) followed.

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1980-1981 NCAA Standings

1980-1981 NCAA — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
CCHA
1.	Northern Michigan Univ.	44	27	3	14	-	-	201	158	43	36	0.82	Frozen Four
2.	Ohio State Univ.	39	24	3	12	-	-	189	149	40	31	0.79	-
3.	Ferris State College	36	20	2	14	-	-	166	144	22	26	0.72	-
4.	Bowling Green State Univ.	39	13	2	24	-	-	153	188	-35	20	0.51	-
5.	Western Michigan Univ.	36	15	2	19	-	-	178	165	13	17	0.47	-
6.	Lake Superior State Univ.	36	13	1	22	-	-	183	202	-19	13	0.36	-
7.	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	35	16	2	17	-	-	174	142	32	1	0.03	-
ECAC East
1.	Boston College	31	20	3	8	-	-	126	100	26	29	0.94	-
2.	Northeastern Univ.	26	13	0	13	-	-	140	139	1	24	0.92	-
3.	Univ. of Maine	34	23	0	11	-	-	197	147	50	24	0.71	-
4.	Providence College	33	17	1	15	-	-	165	143	22	25	0.76	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Univ. of New Hampshire	33	19	1	13	-	-	166	129	37	27	0.82	-
6.	Boston Univ.	29	14	0	15	-	-	115	116	-1	20	0.69	-
ECAC Ivy
1.	Cornell Univ.	31	19	1	11	-	-	144	110	34	25	0.81	Quarterfinal loss
2.	Yale Univ.	27	14	1	12	-	-	127	137	-10	23	0.85	-
3.	Princeton Univ.	25	12	0	13	-	-	93	111	-18	20	0.80	-
4.	Harvard Univ.	26	11	1	14	-	-	103	119	-16	17	0.65	-
5.	Dartmouth College	26	10	0	16	-	-	100	138	-38	16	0.62	-
6.	Brown Univ.	26	5	1	20	-	-	83	144	-61	7	0.27	-
ECAC West
1.	Clarkson Univ.	37	26	4	7	-	-	202	119	83	35	0.95	Quarterfinal loss
2.	Colgate Univ.	35	21	2	12	-	-	194	150	44	25	0.71	Quarterfinal loss
3.	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	29	16	0	13	-	-	158	118	40	20	0.69	-
4.	St. Lawrence Univ.	33	15	2	16	-	-	137	126	11	19	0.58	-
5.	Univ. of Vermont	34	9	2	23	-	-	136	173	-37	10	0.29	-
Independent
1.	Air Force Academy	26	13	0	13	-	-	103	128	-25	-	-	-
2.	Army (U.S. Military Academy)	35	21	1	13	-	-	230	160	70	-	-	-
3.	Northern Arizona University	21	14	0	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	US International Univ.	21	8	0	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WCHA
1.	Univ. of Minnesota	45	33	0	12	-	-	261	174	87	40	0.89	Final loss
2.	Michigan Tech	44	29	1	14	-	-	195	155	40	34	0.77	Frozen Four
3.	Univ. of Wisconsin	42	27	1	14	-	-	218	155	63	34	0.81	Champion
4.	Univ. of Denver	40	23	2	15	-	-	233	197	36	32	0.80	-
5.	Univ. of Michigan	40	23	0	17	-	-	185	161	24	30	0.75	-
6.	Univ. of North Dakota	38	21	2	15	-	-	186	168	18	30	0.79	-
7.	Colorado College	36	17	0	19	-	-	174	183	-9	24	0.67	-
8.	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	39	17	1	21	-	-	165	197	-32	22	0.56	-
9.	Univ. of Notre Dame	36	13	2	21	-	-	139	166	-27	19	0.53	-
10.	Michigan State Univ.	36	12	2	22	-	-	116	144	-28	15	0.42	-

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1980-1981 NCAA Player Stats

1980-1981 NCAA — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Aaron Broten (F)	45	47	59	106	24
2.	Steve Ulseth (F)	45	41	52	93	18
3.	Steve Bozek (F)	44	35	55	90	46
4.	Jeff Pyle (F)	40	35	53	88	20
5.	Bryan Erickson (F)	44	39	47	86	30

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1980-1981 NCAA Goalie Stats

1980-1981 NCAA — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Marc Behrend (G)	16	3.29	.909
2.	Jeff Nord (G)	24	3.73	.907
3.	Darren Eliot (G)	18	3.42	.904
4.	Don Sylvestri (G)	29	2.92	.904
5.	Terry Kleisinger (G)	21	3.62	.902

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1980-1981 NCAA Demographics

NCAA Games

NCAA — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/23/2026 10:30 PM UTC	Ohio State Univ.	Augustana Univ.	-
10/23/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Univ. of Minnesota	Univ. of North Dakota	5 - 3
10/22/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Univ. of Connecticut	Boston Univ.	5 - 4 (OT 64:11)
10/20/2026 11:00 PM UTC	St. Lawrence Univ.	Long Island Univ.	6 - 7
10/20/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Penn State Univ.	Robert Morris Univ.	2 - 5

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NCAA Transactions

NCAA — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/21/2026	Confirmed	Garett Drotts (F)	Augustana Univ.	Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls	Details
10/20/2026	Confirmed	Éliot L'Italien (F)	Cape Breton Eagles	Union College	Details
10/20/2026	Confirmed	Trace Frieden (F)	Cowichan Valley Capitals	Michigan Tech	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Jacob Frasca (F)	Merrimack College	Reading Royals	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Finley Merrill (F)	Niagara IceDogs	Harvard Univ.	Details

2026-2027 NCAA Free Agents

2026-2027 NCAA — Free Agents
Team	Player
Bentley Univ.	Jake Black (F)
Princeton Univ.	David Jacobs (F)
Sacred Heart Univ.	Mikey Adamson (D)
Bentley Univ.	Stevie Castagna (F)
Bemidji State Univ.	Adam Flammang (F)

2027-2028 NCAA Free Agents

2027-2028 NCAA — Free Agents
Team	Player
Univ. of Michigan	Jayden Perron (F)
Univ. of Michigan	Nicholas Moldenhauer (F)
Lindenwood Univ.	Michael Bevilacqua (D)
Bowling Green State Univ.	Tyler Hotson (F)
Western Michigan Univ.	William Whitelaw (F)

NCAA Team Comparison (Averages)

1980-1981 NCAA — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Air Force Academy	14	130	-	-	22.00
2.	Army (U.S. Military Academy)	7	0	-	-	-
3.	Boston College	29	1 225	5'11"	183 lbs	21.05
4.	Boston Univ.	27	1 207	5'11"	183 lbs	20.73
5.	Bowling Green State Univ.	27	1 110	5'11"	176 lbs	20.83
6.	Brown Univ.	26	1 071	6'0"	194 lbs	21.38
7.	Clarkson Univ.	25	1 534	5'11"	185 lbs	21.44
8.	Colgate Univ.	23	1 236	5'10"	174 lbs	21.46
9.	Colorado College	24	1 527	5'11"	176 lbs	22.33
10.	Cornell Univ.	31	1 444	5'10"	179 lbs	21.04
11.	Dartmouth College	26	1 011	5'10"	179 lbs	20.83
12.	Ferris State Univ.	28	1 282	6'0"	185 lbs	21.50
13.	Harvard Univ.	32	1 198	5'10"	174 lbs	20.60
14.	Kent State Univ.	1	0	-	-	-
15.	Lake Superior State Univ.	28	1 331	5'10"	181 lbs	21.65
16.	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	24	458	5'9"	183 lbs	21.08
17.	Michigan State Univ.	29	1 626	5'10"	174 lbs	21.15
18.	Michigan Tech	26	1 874	5'11"	183 lbs	21.35
19.	Northeastern Univ.	24	822	5'10"	179 lbs	20.40
20.	Northern Michigan Univ.	27	1 703	5'11"	176 lbs	21.43
21.	Ohio State Univ.	25	1 455	5'11"	181 lbs	21.08
22.	Princeton Univ.	26	1 257	5'10"	176 lbs	20.36
23.	Providence College	29	1 490	6'0"	181 lbs	21.00
24.	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	32	1 247	5'11"	176 lbs	21.10
25.	St. Lawrence Univ.	25	1 017	5'11"	183 lbs	21.15
26.	US International Univ.	10	336	5'10"	179 lbs	21.75
27.	Univ. of Denver	26	1 697	6'0"	179 lbs	21.00
28.	Univ. of Maine	32	1 201	5'10"	174 lbs	20.75
29.	Univ. of Michigan	28	1 876	5'11"	183 lbs	21.21
30.	Univ. of Minnesota	34	2 066	5'11"	179 lbs	21.04
31.	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	28	1 469	5'11"	179 lbs	20.64
32.	Univ. of New Hampshire	29	1 451	5'11"	183 lbs	20.89
33.	Univ. of North Dakota	24	1 479	6'0"	185 lbs	20.78
34.	Univ. of Notre Dame	30	1 805	5'11"	176 lbs	21.21
35.	Univ. of Vermont	33	1 593	5'11"	176 lbs	20.58
36.	Univ. of Wisconsin	33	1 725	5'11"	179 lbs	20.81
37.	Western Michigan Univ.	24	1 768	5'11"	190 lbs	21.47
38.	Yale Univ.	25	1 179	5'11"	181 lbs	20.60

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

NCAA — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jackson Nieuwendyk (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	11	12	14	26	10
2.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	13	11	14	25	8
3.	Ty Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	11	10	13	23	0
4.	Braidy Wassilyn (F)	2026-2027	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	11	10	11	21	0
5.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	12	10	11	21	8
6.	Dylan Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	11	6	15	21	4
7.	Carson Brière (F)	2026-2027	EC Peiting	Oberliga	10	9	11	20	24
8.	Poul Andersen (F)	2026-2027	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	11	9	11	20	0
9.	Jackson Pierson (F)	2026-2027	Herforder Ice Dragons	Oberliga	10	8	12	20	2
10.	Andrei Buyalsky (F)	2026-2027	Polonia Bytom	PHL	13	8	12	20	0

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NCAA All-Time Points

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

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

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.

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

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

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

NCAA — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tony Hrkac (F)	1986-1987	NCAA	48	46	70	116	2.42	48
2.	Bill Watson (F)	1984-1985	NCAA	46	49	60	109	2.37	48
3.	Dave Taylor (F)	1976-1977	NCAA	34	41	67	108	3.18	70
4.	David Merhar (F)	1968-1969	NCAA	-	57	50	107	-	-
5.	Aaron Broten (F)	1980-1981	NCAA	45	47	59	106	2.36	24

NCAA All-Time Goals Per Season

NCAA — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mike Donnelly (F)	1985-1986	NCAA	44	59	38	97	2.20	65
2.	David Merhar (F)	1968-1969	NCAA	-	57	50	107	-	-
3.	Jerry Walker (F)	1960-1961	NCAA	32	56	29	85	2.66	14
4.	Frank Chiarelli (F)	1951-1952	NCAA	18	55	24	79	4.39	6
5.	Tim Harrer (F)	1979-1980	NCAA	41	53	29	82	2.00	50

NCAA All-Time Assists Per Season

NCAA — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Wayne Gagné (D)	1986-1987	NCAA	43	13	76	89	2.07	38
2.	Paul Kariya (F)	1992-1993	NCAA	39	25	75	100	2.56	12
3.	Tony Hrkac (F)	1986-1987	NCAA	48	46	70	116	2.42	48
4.	Dave Taylor (F)	1976-1977	NCAA	34	41	67	108	3.18	70
5.	Dallas Gaume (F)	1985-1986	NCAA	47	32	67	99	2.11	18

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NCAA — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Todd Skoglund (F)	1993-1994	NCAA	34	6	8	14	0.41	267
2.	Bryan Fuss (F)	1996-1997	NCAA	34	17	18	35	1.03	211
3.	Jim Archibald (F)	1984-1985	NCAA	41	37	24	61	1.49	197
4.	Craig Paterson (D)	1992-1993	NCAA	37	4	11	15	0.41	196
5.	Steve Brent (F)	1993-1994	NCAA	35	2	5	7	0.20	195

List of NCAA Champions

NCAA — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Univ. of Denver
2025	Western Michigan Univ.
2024	Univ. of Denver
2023	Quinnipiac Univ.
2022	Univ. of Denver
2021	UMass
2019	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
2018	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
2017	Univ. of Denver
2016	Univ. of North Dakota
2015	Providence College
2014	Union College
2013	Yale Univ.
2012	Boston College
2011	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
2010	Boston College
2009	Boston Univ.
2008	Boston College
2007	Michigan State Univ.
2006	Univ. of Wisconsin
2005	Univ. of Denver
2004	Univ. of Denver
2003	Univ. of Minnesota
2002	Univ. of Minnesota
2001	Boston College
2000	Univ. of North Dakota
1999	Univ. of Maine
1998	Univ. of Michigan
1997	Univ. of North Dakota
1996	Univ. of Michigan
1995	Boston Univ.
1994	Lake Superior State Univ.
1993	Univ. of Maine
1992	Lake Superior State Univ.
1991	Northern Michigan Univ.
1990	Univ. of Wisconsin
1989	Harvard Univ.
1988	Lake Superior State Univ.
1987	Univ. of North Dakota
1986	Michigan State Univ.
1985	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)
1984	Bowling Green State Univ.
1983	Univ. of Wisconsin
1982	Univ. of North Dakota
1981	Univ. of Wisconsin
1980	Univ. of North Dakota
1979	Univ. of Minnesota
1978	Boston Univ.
1977	Univ. of Wisconsin
1976	Univ. of Minnesota
1975	Michigan Tech
1974	Univ. of Minnesota
1973	Univ. of Wisconsin
1972	Boston Univ.
1971	Boston Univ.
1970	Cornell Univ.
1969	Univ. of Denver
1968	Univ. of Denver
1967	Cornell Univ.
1966	Michigan State Univ.
1965	Michigan Tech
1964	Univ. of Michigan
1963	Univ. of North Dakota
1962	Michigan Tech
1961	Univ. of Denver
1960	Univ. of Denver
1959	Univ. of North Dakota
1958	Univ. of Denver
1957	Colorado College
1956	Univ. of Michigan
1955	Univ. of Michigan
1954	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)
1953	Univ. of Michigan
1952	Univ. of Michigan
1951	Univ. of Michigan
1950	Colorado College
1949	Boston College
1948	Univ. of Michigan