| Year: | 2011 |
| Gender: | women's |
| Ncaadiv: | Division I |
| Division: | National Collegiate |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Frozenfourarena: | Tullio Arena |
| Frozenfourcity: | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Champions: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Champgamecount: | 5th |
| Champffcount: | 5th |
| Runnerup: | Boston University Terriers |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Runnerffcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Cornell Big Red |
| Frozenfourcount: | 2nd |
| Semifinal2: | Boston College Eagles |
| Frozenfourcount2: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Mark Johnson |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mop: | (Tie) Meghan Duggan[1] and Hilary Knight |
| Mopteam: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Attendance: | 3956 |
The 2011 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The Frozen Four was hosted by Mercyhurst College at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.[2]
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 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 34–2–2 | Tournament champion | 6th | 2009 | |
| 2 | Cornell | ECAC | 30–2–1 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2010 | |
| 3 | Boston University | Hockey East | 25–6–4 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2010 | |
| 4 | Boston College | Hockey East | 23–6–6 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2009 | |
| Minnesota | WCHA | 26–9–2 | At-large bid | 9th | 2010 | ||
| Mercyhurst | CHA | 29–5–0 | At-large bid | 7th | 2010 | ||
| Dartmouth | ECAC | 22–11–0 | At-large bid | 8th | 2009 | ||
| Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 22–7–3 | At-large bid | 10th | 2010 |
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]