| Year: | 2022 |
| Ncaadiv: | Division I |
| Division: | National Collegiate |
| Gender: | women's |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Frozenfourarena: | Pegula Ice Arena |
| Frozenfourcity: | University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Champions: | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
| Gamecount: | 7th |
| Coach: | Nadine Muzerall |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Northeastern Huskies |
| Frozenfourcount: | 2nd |
| Semifinal2: | Yale Bulldogs |
| Frozenfourcount2: | 1st |
| Mop: | Paetyn Levis |
| Mopteam: | Ohio State |
The 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This was the first year the tournament featured an expanded field of 11 teams.[1] The first round and quarterfinals were played on at the campuses of seeded teams on March 10 and 12, 2022, while the Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2022 at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. Ohio State won the tournament with a 3–2 win over Minnesota-Duluth making it their first national championship.[2]
In the first year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other seven teams were selected at-large. The top five teams were then seeded.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | WCHA | 29–6–0 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2021 | |
| 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 29–8–1 | At-large bid | 19th | 2020 | |
| 3 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 30–4–2 | Tournament champion | 6th | 2021 | |
| 4 | Colgate | ECAC | 30–7–1 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2021 | |
| 5 | Yale | ECAC | 25–8–1 | At-large bid | 1st | Never | |
| Wisconsin | WCHA | 25–7–1 | At-large bid | 16th | 2021 | ||
| Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 24–11–1 | At-large bid | 13th | 2021 | ||
| Clarkson | ECAC | 22–11–3 | At-large bid | 10th | 2020 | ||
| Syracuse | CHA | 15–10–6 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2019 | ||
| Quinnipiac | ECAC | 25–9–3 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2016 | ||
| Harvard | ECAC | 22–9–1 | At-large bid | 12th | 2015 |
Note: each * denotes one overtime period[3]
ESPN had US television rights to the semifinals and national championship after entering into a multi-year contract to carry the event.[4] The Quarterfinals were streamed on ESPN+, CollegeSportsLive, and BigTen+. ESPN+ carried the Frozen Four and the Championship, while ESPNU also carried the Championship.[5]
Women's Frozen Four and Championship