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 2017-2018

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2017-2018 NCAA Standings

2017-2018 NCAA — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Atlantic Hockey
1.	Mercyhurst Univ.	37	21	4	12	-	-	124	111	13	36	0.97	-
2.	Canisius College	38	19	2	17	-	-	117	108	9	34	0.89	-
3.	Air Force Academy	43	23	5	15	-	-	115	94	21	30	0.70	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Army (U.S. Military Academy)	36	15	6	15	-	-	93	91	2	30	0.83	-
5.	College of the Holy Cross	36	13	7	16	-	-	97	100	-3	30	0.83	-
6.	RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.)	37	15	2	20	-	-	114	127	-13	27	0.73	-
7.	Robert Morris Univ.	41	18	3	20	-	-	119	118	1	27	0.66	-
8.	American International College	39	15	4	20	-	-	88	116	-28	26	0.67	-
9.	Bentley Univ.	37	13	6	18	-	-	96	114	-18	23	0.62	-
10.	Niagara Univ.	36	11	3	22	-	-	93	123	-30	23	0.64	-
11.	Sacred Heart Univ.	39	13	4	22	-	-	107	135	-28	22	0.56	-
Big Ten
1.	Univ. of Notre Dame	40	28	2	10	-	-	117	87	30	53	1.33	Final loss
2.	Ohio State Univ.	41	26	5	10	-	-	131	85	46	45	1.10	Frozen Four
3.	Univ. of Michigan	40	22	3	15	-	-	136	121	15	38	0.95	Frozen Four
4.	Penn State Univ.	38	18	5	15	-	-	138	120	18	34	0.89	First round loss
5.	Univ. of Minnesota	38	19	2	17	-	-	102	100	2	33	0.87	-
6.	Univ. of Wisconsin	37	14	4	19	-	-	115	124	-9	28	0.76	-
7.	Michigan State Univ.	36	12	2	22	-	-	91	117	-26	21	0.58	-
ECAC
1.	Cornell Univ.	33	25	2	6	-	-	102	52	50	36	1.09	First round loss
2.	Union College	38	21	2	15	-	-	115	98	17	33	0.87	-
3.	Clarkson Univ.	40	23	6	11	-	-	122	75	47	29	0.73	First round loss
4.	Harvard Univ.	33	15	4	14	-	-	104	85	19	25	0.76	-
5.	Colgate Univ.	40	17	6	17	-	-	87	88	-1	23	0.58	-
6.	Dartmouth College	35	16	2	17	-	-	83	107	-24	23	0.66	-
7.	Princeton Univ.	36	19	4	13	-	-	131	110	21	22	0.61	First round loss
8.	Yale Univ.	31	15	1	15	-	-	87	88	-1	21	0.68	-
9.	Quinnipiac Univ.	38	16	4	18	-	-	105	106	-1	20	0.53	-
10.	Brown Univ.	31	8	4	19	-	-	67	104	-37	15	0.48	-
11.	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	37	6	4	27	-	-	73	129	-56	10	0.27	-
12.	St. Lawrence Univ.	37	8	2	27	-	-	80	122	-42	7	0.19	-
Hockey East
1.	Boston College	37	20	3	14	-	-	108	99	9	36	0.97	-
2.	Northeastern Univ.	38	23	5	10	-	-	136	81	55	33	0.87	First round loss
3.	Providence College	40	24	4	12	-	-	117	85	32	30	0.75	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Boston Univ.	40	22	4	14	-	-	124	105	19	28	0.70	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Univ. of Connecticut	36	15	2	19	-	-	100	102	-2	23	0.64	-
6.	Univ. of Maine	38	18	4	16	-	-	117	115	2	23	0.61	-
7.	UMass-Lowell	36	17	0	19	-	-	101	99	2	22	0.61	-
8.	UMass	39	17	2	20	-	-	104	119	-15	20	0.51	-
9.	Univ. of Vermont	37	10	7	20	-	-	79	112	-33	18	0.49	-
10.	Merrimack College	37	12	4	21	-	-	83	105	-22	16	0.43	-
11.	Univ. of New Hampshire	36	10	6	20	-	-	88	104	-16	15	0.42	-

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2017-2018 NCAA Player Stats

2017-2018 NCAA — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Adam Gaudette (F)	38	30	30	60	41
2.	Max Véronneau (F)	36	17	38	55	12
3.	Dylan Sikura (F)	35	22	32	54	22
4.	Ryan Kuffner (F)	36	29	23	52	6
5.	Henrik Borgström (F)	40	23	29	52	18

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2017-2018 NCAA Goalie Stats

2017-2018 NCAA — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Cale Morris (G)	37	1.94	.944
2.	Colton Point (G)	33	1.74	.944
3.	Matthew Galajda (G)	29	1.51	.939
4.	Mat Robson (G)	14	2.11	.933
5.	Corbin Kaczperski (G)	12	2.02	.933

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2017-2018 NCAA Demographics

NCAA Games

NCAA — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/22/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Univ. of Connecticut	Boston Univ.	-
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
10/18/2026 08:00 PM UTC	College of the Holy Cross	Army (U.S. Military Academy)	1 - 3
10/18/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Univ. of Denver	Univ. of Michigan	3 - 4

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NCAA Transactions

NCAA — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
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
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Marshall Paul (D)	Avon Old Farms School	Univ. of Connecticut	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)

2017-2018 NCAA — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Air Force Academy	32	2 166	5'11"	181 lbs	22.69
2.	American International College	29	1 855	6'0"	190 lbs	22.86
3.	Arizona State Univ.	28	1 379	6'1"	194 lbs	22.54
4.	Army (U.S. Military Academy)	29	1 929	6'0"	190 lbs	23.03
5.	Bemidji State Univ.	28	1 848	5'11"	183 lbs	23.18
6.	Bentley Univ.	27	1 685	5'11"	185 lbs	22.48
7.	Boston College	24	1 427	6'0"	187 lbs	21.00
8.	Boston Univ.	27	1 772	6'0"	190 lbs	20.89
9.	Bowling Green State Univ.	28	1 804	6'0"	190 lbs	22.00
10.	Brown Univ.	27	1 484	6'0"	187 lbs	22.15
11.	Canisius Univ.	30	2 107	6'0"	190 lbs	22.80
12.	Clarkson Univ.	27	1 712	6'0"	194 lbs	22.56
13.	Colgate Univ.	27	1 557	6'0"	192 lbs	22.07
14.	College of the Holy Cross	27	1 912	6'0"	187 lbs	22.63
15.	Colorado College	28	1 502	5'11"	181 lbs	21.89
16.	Cornell Univ.	26	1 435	6'1"	194 lbs	21.77
17.	Dartmouth College	28	1 538	6'0"	183 lbs	22.18
18.	Ferris State Univ.	27	1 846	6'0"	192 lbs	22.63
19.	Harvard Univ.	31	1 510	6'0"	187 lbs	21.68
20.	Lake Superior State Univ.	29	1 723	6'0"	190 lbs	22.66
21.	Mercyhurst Univ.	29	2 097	5'11"	185 lbs	23.10
22.	Merrimack College	28	1 850	6'0"	187 lbs	22.54
23.	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	28	1 645	6'0"	192 lbs	21.96
24.	Michigan State Univ.	25	1 337	6'0"	192 lbs	21.48
25.	Michigan Tech	27	1 777	6'0"	190 lbs	22.70
26.	Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato)	28	1 724	6'0"	187 lbs	22.75
27.	Niagara Univ.	28	1 689	6'0"	187 lbs	22.71
28.	Northeastern Univ.	30	1 806	6'0"	183 lbs	21.90
29.	Northern Michigan Univ.	28	1 878	5'11"	183 lbs	22.82
30.	Ohio State Univ.	27	1 947	6'0"	185 lbs	22.44
31.	Penn State Univ.	27	1 615	6'0"	190 lbs	22.00
32.	Princeton Univ.	28	1 573	6'0"	187 lbs	22.04
33.	Providence College	28	1 654	6'0"	192 lbs	21.79
34.	Quinnipiac Univ.	28	1 908	6'0"	190 lbs	22.14
35.	RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.)	27	1 742	6'0"	192 lbs	22.59
36.	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	28	1 518	6'0"	187 lbs	22.00
37.	Robert Morris Univ.	27	1 973	5'11"	190 lbs	23.04
38.	Sacred Heart Univ.	27	1 350	5'11"	183 lbs	22.48
39.	St. Cloud State Univ.	25	1 738	6'0"	187 lbs	21.96
40.	St. Lawrence Univ.	27	1 490	6'0"	192 lbs	22.11
41.	UMass-Lowell	29	1 770	6'0"	194 lbs	22.48
42.	Union College	28	1 632	6'0"	185 lbs	22.07
43.	Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville	27	1 765	5'11"	181 lbs	23.04
44.	Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage	30	1 637	5'11"	181 lbs	22.93
45.	Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks	27	1 622	5'11"	190 lbs	22.63
46.	Univ. of Connecticut	26	1 879	6'0"	190 lbs	21.96
47.	Univ. of Denver	26	1 735	6'0"	187 lbs	21.69
48.	Univ. of Maine	31	1 707	6'2"	201 lbs	21.87
49.	Univ. of Massachusetts	27	1 374	6'0"	190 lbs	21.74
50.	Univ. of Michigan	27	1 805	6'0"	196 lbs	21.48
51.	Univ. of Minnesota	29	1 827	6'0"	190 lbs	21.59
52.	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	26	1 643	6'0"	194 lbs	21.88
53.	Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha	26	1 913	6'0"	192 lbs	22.50
54.	Univ. of New Hampshire	28	1 816	6'0"	190 lbs	22.04
55.	Univ. of North Dakota	25	1 774	6'0"	194 lbs	21.96
56.	Univ. of Notre Dame	28	2 002	6'0"	194 lbs	21.68
57.	Univ. of Vermont	29	1 609	5'11"	187 lbs	22.24
58.	Univ. of Wisconsin	29	1 911	5'11"	187 lbs	21.86
59.	Western Michigan Univ.	27	1 463	6'1"	194 lbs	22.04
60.	Yale Univ.	27	1 382	6'0"	187 lbs	21.85

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	12	11	13	24	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