Ice Hockey at the Top Colleges
Ice hockey is played by both men and women’s teams in the NCAA at the highly selective colleges. Overall, 22 of 61 highly selective colleges have men’s ice hockey teams and 17 of the 61 highly selective colleges have women’s ice hockey teams with a total of 1045 ice hockey players across both genders.
Of the 22 colleges with men’s ice hockey teams, 12 of them belong in Division 1 with 320 players and 10 of them belong in Division 3 with 284 players, totaling 604 players together in the 2021/2022 season.
Of the 17 colleges with women’s ice hockey teams, 10 of them belong in Division 1 with 262 players and 7 of them belong in Division 3 with 179 players, totaling 441 players together in the 2021/2022 season.
Women’s Ice Hockey NCAA Rules and Calendar for Athlete Recruitment
Men’s Ice Hockey NCAA Rules and Calendar for Athlete Recruitment
How do top colleges in Division 1 select their athlete recruits?
Athlete Recruitment to a Top NCAA Division 3 College
List of Highly Selective Colleges with Ice Hockey Teams
Below is a list of the top colleges that play ice hockey and the NCAA Division they belong in.
All data is compiled directly from the colleges’ athletic websites
| Ice Hockey at Highly Selective Colleges | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Women's | ||
| Division | Ice Hockey | Ice Hockey | |
| Amherst College | III | Yes | Yes |
| Babson College | III | Yes | No |
| Boston College | I | Yes | Yes |
| Boston University | I | Yes | Yes |
| Bowdoin College | III | Yes | Yes |
| Brown University | I | Yes | Yes |
| Colby College | III | Yes | Yes |
| Colgate University | I | Yes | Yes |
| Colorado College | III | Yes | No |
| Cornell University | I | Yes | Yes |
| Dartmouth College | I | Yes | Yes |
| Hamilton College | III | Yes | Yes |
| Harvard University | I | Yes | Yes |
| Middleburry College | III | Yes | Yes |
| Northeastern University | I | Yes | Yes |
| Princeton University | I | Yes | Yes |
| Tufts University | III | Yes | No |
| University of Michigan | I | Yes | No |
| University of Notre Dame | I | Yes | No |
| Wesleyan University | III | Yes | Yes |
| Williams College | III | Yes | Yes |
| Yale University | I | Yes | Yes |
| Total Players | 604 | 441 |
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