| Year: | 2008 |
| Gender: | women's |
| Ncaadiv: | Division I |
| Division: | National Collegiate |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Frozenfourarena: | DECC Arena |
| Frozenfourcity: | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Champions: | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Champgamecount: | 5th |
| Champffcount: | 5th |
| Runnerup: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Gamecount: | 3rd |
| Runnerffcount: | 3rd |
| Semifinal1: | Harvard Crimson |
| Frozenfourcount: | 5th |
| Semifinal2: | New Hampshire Wildcats |
| Frozenfourcount2: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Shannon Miller |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mop: | Kim Martin |
| Mopteam: | Minnesota Duluth |
| Attendance: | 4031 |
The 2008 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were conducted at the homes of the seeded teams and the Frozen Four was conducted in Duluth, MN It began on March 14, 2009, and ended with the championship game on March 22.[1]
The winners of the ECAC, WCHA, and Hockey East tournaments all received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other five teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | ECAC | 30–1–1 | Tournament champion | 7th | 2007 | |
| 2 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 31–4–1 | Tournament champion | 7th | 2007 | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 26–7–3 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2007 | |
| 4 | Minnesota | WCHA | 27–6–4 | At-large bid | 6th | 2006 | |
| Wisconsin | WCHA | 27–7–3 | At-large bid | 4th | 2007 | ||
| St. Lawrence | ECAC | 28–9–1 | At-large bid | 5th | 2007 | ||
| Mercyhurst | CHA | 27–7–3 | At-large bid | 4th | 2007 | ||
| Dartmouth | ECAC | 17–7–7 | At-large bid | 6th | 2007 |
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teamsNote: * denotes overtime period(s)[2]