| Year: | 2013 |
| Gender: | women's |
| Ncaadiv: | Division I |
| Division: | National Collegiate |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Frozenfourarena: | Ridder Arena |
| Frozenfourcity: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Champions: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Champgamecount: | 5th |
| Champffcount: | 9th |
| Runnerup: | Boston University Terriers |
| Gamecount: | 2nd |
| Runnerffcount: | 2nd |
| Semifinal1: | Boston College Eagles |
| Frozenfourcount: | 4th |
| Semifinal2: | Mercyhurst Lakers |
| Frozenfourcount2: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Brad Frost |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mop: | Noora Räty |
| Mopteam: | Minnesota |
The 2013 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. Regional quarterfinals were contested on March 15 and 16, 2013. The Frozen Four was played on March 22 and 24, 2013 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, with the University of Minnesota as the host school.
The University of Minnesota won the title with a 6–3 win over Boston University, becoming the first NCAA women's hockey team ever to complete a perfect season (41–0–0).[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 | Minnesota | WCHA | 38–0–0 | Tournament champion | 11th | 2012 | |
| 2 | Cornell | ECAC | 27–6–1 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2012 | |
| 3 | Boston University | Hockey East | 28–6–3 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2012 | |
| 4 | Boston College | Hockey East | 27–7–3 | At-large bid | 5th | 2012 | |
| North Dakota | WCHA | 26–12–1 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2012 | ||
| Harvard | ECAC | 24–7–3 | At-large bid | 9th | 2010 | ||
| Mercyhurst | CHA | 29–7–1 | At-large bid | 9th | 2012 | ||
| Clarkson | ECAC | 28–9–0 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2010 |
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Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams