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 2025-2026

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2025-2026 NCAA Standings

2025-2026 NCAA — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Atlantic Hockey
1.	Bentley Univ.	40	21	-	11	2	1	122	94	28	68	1.70	Conference Champion
2.	Sacred Heart Univ.	40	21	-	14	2	0	118	96	22	67	1.68	Conference Final loss
3.	College of the Holy Cross	38	17	-	16	1	2	113	116	-3	55	1.45	Conference SF loss
4.	Air Force Academy	37	16	-	14	2	1	108	112	-4	53	1.43	Conference QF loss
5.	RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.)	36	15	-	16	2	1	93	96	-3	50	1.39	Conference QF loss
6.	Robert Morris Univ.	40	16	-	19	0	2	103	128	-25	50	1.25	Conference SF loss
7.	Canisius Univ.	35	15	-	16	2	0	107	105	2	49	1.40	First round loss
8.	Niagara Univ.	37	12	-	20	1	3	93	118	-25	41	1.11	Conference QF loss
9.	Army (U.S. Military Academy)	35	10	-	14	2	3	91	96	-5	37	1.06	First round loss
10.	Mercyhurst Univ.	37	6	-	28	0	0	65	143	-78	18	0.49	Conference QF loss
Big Ten
1.	Univ. of Michigan	39	26	-	7	5	0	178	92	86	88	2.26	Frozen Four
2.	Michigan State Univ.	37	23	-	7	3	2	136	79	57	77	2.08	Conference SF loss
3.	Univ. of Wisconsin	37	20	-	12	3	0	139	112	27	66	1.78	Frozen Four
4.	Penn State Univ.	37	19	-	11	2	3	136	117	19	64	1.73	Conference SF loss
5.	Ohio State Univ.	37	13	-	13	1	8	119	134	-15	49	1.32	Conference Final loss
6.	Univ. of Minnesota	36	10	-	20	1	2	97	125	-28	34	0.94	Conference QF loss
7.	Univ. of Notre Dame	37	6	-	21	3	2	103	151	-48	26	0.70	Conference QF loss
CCHA
1.	Augustana Univ.	37	21	-	9	1	2	109	74	35	67	1.81	Conference SF loss
2.	Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato)	40	21	-	9	1	2	111	81	30	67	1.68	Conference Champion
3.	Michigan Tech	39	20	-	12	3	1	126	106	20	67	1.72	Conference SF loss
4.	Univ. of St. Thomas	38	19	-	11	2	1	131	109	22	62	1.63	Conference Final loss
5.	Bowling Green State Univ.	36	15	-	9	3	2	107	88	19	53	1.47	Conference QF loss
6.	Bemidji State Univ.	36	8	-	17	5	2	98	103	-5	36	1.00	Conference QF loss
7.	Lake Superior State Univ.	36	10	-	18	1	4	92	121	-29	36	1.00	Conference QF loss
8.	Ferris State Univ.	37	7	-	25	1	2	91	138	-47	25	0.68	Conference QF loss
9.	Northern Michigan Univ.	34	3	-	26	0	3	56	132	-76	12	0.35	Did not make playoffs
ECAC
1.	Quinnipiac Univ.	40	24	-	10	3	0	162	95	67	78	1.95	Conference QF loss
2.	Dartmouth College	35	23	-	6	0	2	125	75	50	71	2.03	Conference Champion
3.	Cornell Univ.	34	21	-	10	1	1	109	69	40	66	1.94	Conference SF loss
4.	Union College	37	20	-	11	2	1	140	98	42	65	1.76	Conference QF loss
5.	Princeton Univ.	34	17	-	12	1	1	103	90	13	54	1.59	Conference Final loss
6.	Clarkson Univ.	38	16	-	17	2	0	111	111	0	52	1.37	Conference SF loss
7.	Harvard Univ.	34	16	-	14	0	2	92	100	-8	50	1.47	Conference QF loss
8.	Colgate Univ.	37	11	-	19	2	1	99	125	-26	38	1.03	Conference QF loss
9.	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	35	11	-	21	0	2	80	115	-35	35	1.00	First round loss
10.	Yale Univ.	31	6	-	20	2	2	79	115	-36	24	0.77	First round loss
11.	St. Lawrence Univ.	35	7	-	25	0	0	85	151	-66	21	0.60	First round loss
12.	Brown Univ.	31	5	-	20	0	4	63	119	-56	19	0.61	First round loss
Hockey East
1.	Providence College	36	21	-	10	2	1	120	82	38	68	1.89	Conference QF loss
2.	UMass	36	19	-	12	3	1	101	83	18	64	1.78	Conference SF loss
3.	Merrimack College	39	21	-	15	0	1	121	110	11	64	1.64	Conference Champion

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2025-2026 NCAA Player Stats

2025-2026 NCAA — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Ethan Wyttenbach (F)	40	25	34	59	20
2.	T.J. Hughes (F)	40	22	35	57	22
3.	Max Plante (F)	40	25	27	52	23
4.	Michael Hage (F)	39	13	39	52	14
5.	Gavin McKenna (F)	35	15	36	51	36

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2025-2026 NCAA Goalie Stats

2025-2026 NCAA — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Johnny Hicks (G)	21	1.19	.957
2.	Joshua Kotai (G)	35	1.99	.938
3.	Michael Hrabal (G)	29	1.95	.937
4.	Nick Bevilacqua (G)	12	1.66	.935
5.	Oliver Auyeung-Ashton (G)	18	2.67	.930

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2025-2026 NCAA Demographics

NCAA Games

NCAA — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/10/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Boston Univ.	Harvard Univ.	-
11/08/2026 12:00 PM GMT-7	Arizona State Univ.	Univ. of Denver	0 - 1 (OT 61:27)
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT-6	Univ. of Minnesota	Univ. of Wisconsin	0 - 6
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT-6	Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha	St. Cloud State Univ.	5 - 3
11/07/2026 07:30 PM GMT-5	Long Island Univ.	Robert Morris Univ.	0 - 3

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NCAA Transactions

NCAA — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
11/08/2026	Confirmed	Samuel Hrenak (G)	Fargo Force	St. Cloud State Univ.	Details
11/06/2026	Confirmed	Gage Nagel (F)	Moose Jaw Warriors	Princeton Univ.	Details
11/05/2026	Confirmed	Peter Green (D)	Brampton Steelheads	Arizona State Univ.	Details
11/05/2026	Confirmed	Ryan Kaczynski (F)	Soo Greyhounds	Boston Univ.	Details
11/05/2026	Confirmed	Matthew Humphries (G)	Oshawa Generals	Providence College	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)
Western Michigan Univ.	William Whitelaw (F)
Univ. of Connecticut	Joey Muldowney (F)
Bowling Green State Univ.	Brody Waters (F)
Bowling Green State Univ.	Tyler Hotson (F)

NCAA Team Comparison (Averages)

2025-2026 NCAA — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Air Force Academy	31	1 672	6'0"	183 lbs	22.71
2.	Arizona State Univ.	28	1 513	6'0"	187 lbs	22.04
3.	Army (U.S. Military Academy)	30	1 732	6'0"	187 lbs	23.30
4.	Augustana Univ.	27	1 620	6'0"	181 lbs	23.00
5.	Bemidji State Univ.	28	1 661	5'11"	185 lbs	23.04
6.	Bentley Univ.	31	1 925	6'0"	185 lbs	23.32
7.	Boston College	27	1 681	6'0"	192 lbs	21.22
8.	Boston Univ.	28	1 344	6'1"	192 lbs	20.46
9.	Bowling Green State Univ.	28	1 763	6'0"	190 lbs	22.89
10.	Brown Univ.	28	1 425	6'1"	192 lbs	22.71
11.	Canisius Univ.	30	1 832	6'1"	190 lbs	23.40
12.	Clarkson Univ.	27	1 515	6'1"	192 lbs	22.63
13.	Colgate Univ.	26	1 662	6'0"	187 lbs	23.08
14.	College of the Holy Cross	30	1 922	6'0"	185 lbs	22.93
15.	Colorado College	28	1 427	6'0"	190 lbs	21.96
16.	Cornell Univ.	31	1 481	6'2"	196 lbs	21.84
17.	Dartmouth College	27	1 441	6'0"	183 lbs	22.37
18.	Ferris State Univ.	30	2 275	6'0"	192 lbs	23.57
19.	Harvard Univ.	29	1 766	6'1"	192 lbs	21.52
20.	Lake Superior State Univ.	30	1 956	6'0"	187 lbs	23.07
21.	Lindenwood Univ.	28	1 155	5'11"	183 lbs	22.64
22.	Long Island Univ.	30	1 486	6'0"	185 lbs	22.97
23.	Mercyhurst Univ.	33	1 554	6'0"	181 lbs	22.97
24.	Merrimack College	28	1 546	6'0"	187 lbs	22.43
25.	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	29	1 384	6'0"	192 lbs	22.24
26.	Michigan State Univ.	27	1 769	6'1"	194 lbs	21.52
27.	Michigan Tech	33	1 599	6'0"	187 lbs	22.03
28.	Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato)	27	1 928	6'0"	185 lbs	22.93
29.	Niagara Univ.	27	1 602	6'0"	187 lbs	23.41
30.	Northeastern Univ.	27	1 635	6'0"	187 lbs	22.30
31.	Northern Michigan Univ.	29	1 572	6'0"	187 lbs	22.62
32.	Ohio State Univ.	26	1 919	6'0"	190 lbs	22.62
33.	Penn State Univ.	27	1 742	6'0"	185 lbs	22.00
34.	Princeton Univ.	30	1 758	6'0"	192 lbs	22.43
35.	Providence College	26	1 363	6'1"	190 lbs	21.85
36.	Quinnipiac Univ.	27	1 835	6'0"	183 lbs	22.11
37.	RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.)	27	1 811	6'1"	190 lbs	23.26
38.	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	28	1 636	6'1"	187 lbs	22.61
39.	Robert Morris Univ.	29	1 816	6'0"	185 lbs	22.90
40.	Sacred Heart Univ.	29	1 963	6'0"	190 lbs	23.34
41.	St. Cloud State Univ.	28	1 980	6'1"	192 lbs	22.93
42.	St. Lawrence Univ.	30	1 453	6'0"	187 lbs	22.70
43.	Stonehill College	28	1 708	6'0"	187 lbs	23.14
44.	UMass-Lowell	31	1 442	6'1"	190 lbs	22.48
45.	Union College	27	1 836	6'0"	190 lbs	23.04
46.	Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage	31	1 375	6'0"	183 lbs	22.94
47.	Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks	31	1 329	6'0"	183 lbs	22.74
48.	Univ. of Connecticut	25	1 805	6'0"	185 lbs	22.04
49.	Univ. of Denver	26	1 839	6'0"	185 lbs	21.54
50.	Univ. of Maine	28	1 662	5'11"	183 lbs	22.71
51.	Univ. of Massachusetts	27	1 552	6'2"	198 lbs	21.85
52.	Univ. of Michigan	29	1 759	6'0"	190 lbs	21.10
53.	Univ. of Minnesota	25	1 568	6'1"	194 lbs	21.64
54.	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	26	1 705	6'0"	190 lbs	22.15
55.	Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha	27	1 372	5'11"	185 lbs	22.70
56.	Univ. of New Hampshire	27	1 553	6'0"	190 lbs	22.81
57.	Univ. of North Dakota	27	1 695	6'1"	194 lbs	21.78
58.	Univ. of Notre Dame	27	1 743	6'0"	196 lbs	22.15
59.	Univ. of St. Thomas	28	2 033	6'0"	187 lbs	22.93
60.	Univ. of Vermont	30	1 734	6'0"	192 lbs	22.53
61.	Univ. of Wisconsin	26	1 879	6'0"	185 lbs	22.12
62.	Western Michigan Univ.	29	1 821	6'0"	187 lbs	22.38
63.	Yale Univ.	29	1 438	6'0"	179 lbs	22.62

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.	Ty Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	15	12	23	35	2
2.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	16	13	20	33	8
3.	Dylan Jackson (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	15	12	21	33	6
4.	Cody Monds (F)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	16	12	21	33	0
5.	Jake Witkowski (F)	2026-2027	Deeside Dragons	NIHL 1	9	17	14	31	2
6.	Poul Andersen (F)	2026-2027	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	19	16	15	31	4
7.	Danny Weight (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	16	12	19	31	2
8.	Phil Marinaccio (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	15	11	19	30	15
9.	Braidy Wassilyn (F)	2026-2027	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	19	13	16	29	2
10.	Andrei Buyalsky (F)	2026-2027	Polonia Bytom	PHL	17	13	15	28	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