| Firsttournamentever: | true |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Gender: | women's |
| Ncaadiv: | Division I |
| Division: | National Collegiate |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Frozenfourarena: | Mariucci Arena |
| Frozenfourcity: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Champions: | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Champgamecount: | 1st |
| Champffcount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | St. Lawrence Saints |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Runnerffcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Dartmouth Big Green |
| Frozenfourcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Harvard Crimson |
| Frozenfourcount2: | 1st |
| Coach: | Shannon Miller |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Maria Rooth |
| Mopteam: | Minnesota Duluth |
| Attendance: | 5178 |
The 2001 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The 2001 tournament was the first women's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NCAA. The tournament began on March 23, 2001, and ended with the championship game on March 25.[1]
The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 18.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth | ECAC | 26–3–1 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 26–5–4 | Tournament champion |
| 3 | Harvard | ECAC | 23–10–0 | At-large bid |
| 4 | St. Lawrence | ECAC | 23–7–3 | At-large bid |