| Year: | 2012 |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Division: | Division III |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Frozenfourarena: | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena |
| Frozenfourcity: | Henrietta, New York |
| Champions: | RIT Tigers |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Norwich Cadets |
| Gamecount: | 3rd |
| Semifinal1: | Plattsburgh Cardinals |
| Frozenfourcount: | 6th |
| Semifinal2: | Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties |
| Frozenfourcount2: | 6th |
| Coach: | Scott McDonald |
| Coachcount: | 1 |
| Mop: | Laura Chamberlain |
| Mopteam: | RIT |
| Attendance: | 1195 |
The 2012 NCAA Women's Division III Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play, that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The Frozen Four will be contested in the arenas of the teams with the better record.
The automatic qualifiers for the tournament include the postseason tournament champions from the following conferences: ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA and NESCAC. The Division III committee consists of the following members: Renee Hellert, New England College athletic director; Michael Letzeisen, ECAC administrator; Brad Marshall, head coach at St. Catherine; Jodi McKenna, head coach at Wesleyan; Steve Nelson, Wisconsin-Superior athletic director.
| Date | Time | Teams | Arena | Score | Notes |
| March 10 | 2:00 CT | Wisconsin River Falls at Gustavus Adolphus | Don Roberts Arena St. Peter, Minn. | Gustavus-Adolphus, 4-2 | |
| March 10 | 7:00 ET | Plattsburgh at Middlebury | Kenyon Arena Middlebury, Vermont | Plattsburgh, 4-2 | |
| March 10 | 3:00 ET | Amherst at Norwich | Kreitzberg, Arena Northfield, Vermont | Norwich, 5-0 | |
| March 10 | 2:00 ET | Concordia, Minn. at RIT | Frank Ritter Memorial Arena Rochester, New York | RIT, 5-2 | |