Main logo used by the NCAA in Divisions I, II, and III.
This is a list of current and former varsity ice hockey programs that played under NCAA guidelines and/or predated the NCAA's oversight of ice hockey.
Current teams
Time in the NAIA is included for any team so long as they played at the varsity level. as of July 4, 2024.
Division I
Distribution of teams by state (2023) 1; 2; 3; 4; 6; 7; 11
Men's
Institution
Location
Nickname
First season
Number of seasons
Conference
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Bulldogs
1895–96
128
ECAC Hockey
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Crimson
1897–98
123
ECAC Hockey
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Tigers
1899–1900
121
ECAC Hockey
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
Black Knights
1903–04
121
AHA
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
Big Green
1905–06
117
ECAC Hockey
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Big Red
1899–1900
107
ECAC Hockey
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Engineers
1901–02
104
ECAC Hockey
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan
Huskies
1919–20
103
CCHA
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Golden Gophers
1921–22
103
Big Ten
Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York
Golden Knights
1920–21
102
ECAC Hockey
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wolverines
1922–23
102
Big Ten
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Eagles
1917–18
100
Hockey East
University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Tommies
1920–21
100
CCHA
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire
Wildcats
1922–23
98
Hockey East
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Bears
1897–98
97
ECAC Hockey
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Terriers
1917–18
96
Hockey East
Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
Raiders
1915–16
94
ECAC Hockey
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Minutemen
1908–09
92
Hockey East
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
Huskies
1929–30
92
Hockey East
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Huskies
1931–32
89
NCHC
St. Lawrence University
Canton, New York
Saints
1925–26
84
ECAC Hockey
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tigers
1937–38
84
NCHC
Union College
Schenectady, New York
Dutchmen
1903–04
83
ECAC Hockey
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Spartans
1921–22
82
Big Ten
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Fighting Hawks
1929–30
82
NCHC
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Bulldogs
1930–31
80
NCHC
American International College
Springfield, Massachusetts
Yellow Jackets
1948–49
76
AHA
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Badgers
1921–22
75
Big Ten
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Pioneers
1949–50
75
NCHC
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nanooks
1925–26
74
Independent
Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island
Friars
1926–27
73
Hockey East
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Catamounts
1925–26
68
Hockey East
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota
Beavers
1947–48
68
CCHA
Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts
Warriors
1956–57
68
Hockey East
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Fighting Irish
1911–12
67
Big Ten
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
Huskies
1911–12
65
Hockey East
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Buckeyes
1963–64
61
Big Ten
Rochester Institute of Technology
Henrietta, New York
Tigers
1964–65
60
AHA
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts
Crusaders
1913–14
59
AHA
Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Lakers
1966–67
58
CCHA
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
River Hawks
1967–68
57
Hockey East
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, Colorado
Falcons
1968–69
56
AHA
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
Falcons
1969–70
55
CCHA
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
Mavericks
1969–70
55
CCHA
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Broncos
1973–74
50
NCHC
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Black Bears
1922–23
49
Hockey East
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan
Bulldogs
1975–76
49
CCHA
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut
Bobcats
1975–76
49
ECAC Hockey
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan
Wildcats
1976–77
48
CCHA
Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts
Falcons
1977–78
47
AHA
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
RedHawks
1978–79
46
NCHC
Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts
Skyhawks
1978–79
45
Independent
Canisius University
Buffalo, New York
Golden Griffins
1980–81
44
AHA
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Seawolves
1979–80
43
Independent
Mercyhurst University
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lakers
1987–88
37
AHA
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Pioneers
1993–94
31
AHA
Niagara University
Lewiston, New York
Purple Eagles
1996–97
28
AHA
University of Nebraska Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Mavericks
1997–98
27
NCHC
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
Nittany Lions
1909–10
18
Big Ten
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Colonials
2004–05
18
AHA
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Sun Devils
2015–16
9
NCHC
Long Island University
Brooklyn, New York
Sharks
2020–21
4
Independent
Lindenwood University
St. Charles, Missouri
Lions
2022–23
2
Independent
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Vikings
2023–24
1
CCHA
Women's
Institution
Location
Nickname
First season
Number of seasons
Conference
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Bears
1967–68
55
ECAC Hockey
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Big Red
1972–73
51
ECAC Hockey
Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island
Friars
1974–75
50
Hockey East
Rochester Institute of Technology
Henrietta, New York
Tigers
1975–76
49
AHA
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire
Wildcats
1977–78
47
Hockey East
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
Big Green
1977–78
46
ECAC Hockey
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Crimson
1977–78
46
ECAC Hockey
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Bulldogs
1977–78
46
ECAC Hockey
St. Lawrence University
Canton, New York
Saints
1978–79
46
ECAC Hockey
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Tigers
1979–80
44
ECAC Hockey
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
Huskies
1980–81
44
Hockey East
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Eagles
1994–95
30
Hockey East
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Pioneers
1996–97
28
NEWHA
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Engineers
1996–97
27
ECAC Hockey
Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
Raiders
1997–98
27
ECAC Hockey
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Black Bears
1997–98
27
Hockey East
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Golden Gophers
1997–98
27
WCHA
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota
Beavers
1998–99
26
WCHA
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
Mavericks
1998–99
26
WCHA
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Huskies
1998–99
26
WCHA
University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Tommies
1998–99
26
WCHA
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Catamounts
1998–99
26
Hockey East
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts
Crusaders
1999–2000
25
Hockey East
Mercyhurst University
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lakers
1999–2000
25
AHA
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Bulldogs
1999–2000
25
WCHA
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Buckeyes
1999–2000
25
WCHA
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Badgers
1999–2000
25
WCHA
Union College
Schenectady, New York
Dutchwomen
1999–2000
24
ECAC Hockey
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
Huskies
2000–01
24
Hockey East
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont
Purple Knights
2000–01
23
NEWHA
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut
Bobcats
2001–02
23
ECAC Hockey
Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York
Golden Knights
2003–04
21
ECAC Hockey
Saint Anselm College
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Hawks
2004–05
19
NEWHA
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Terriers
2005–06
19
Hockey East
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Colonials
2004–05
18
AHA
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Orange
2008–09
16
AHA
Lindenwood University
St. Charles, Missouri
Lions
2011–12
13
AHA
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
Nittany Lions
2012–13
12
AHA
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, New Hampshire
Ravens
2012–13
12
NEWHA
Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts
Warriors
2015–16
9
Hockey East
Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut
Eagles
2016–17
7
NEWHA
Long Island University
Brooklyn, New York
Sharks
2019–20
5
NEWHA
Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts
Skyhawks
2022–23
2
NEWHA
Assumption University (Worcester)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Greyhounds
2023–24
1
NEWHA
Division II
Men's
Institution
Location
Nickname
First season
Number of seasons
Conference
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont
Purple Knights
1922–23
65
Northeast-10
Assumption University (Worcester)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Greyhounds
1918–19
60
Northeast-10
Saint Anselm College
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Hawks
1969–70
54
Northeast-10
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire
Penmen
1975–76
48
Northeast-10
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, New Hampshire
Ravens
2002–03
22
Northeast-10
Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut
Eagles
2016–17
7
Northeast-10
Women's
No women's ice hockey programs currently play under Division II regulations. The NCAA allows D-II members to play under Division I regulations in any sport that does not have a D-II national championship, and all D-II members that sponsor varsity women's hockey choose to play as D-I.
Of the six schools that play under D-II regulations in men's ice hockey, four currently have women's varsity teams, all of which play in the NEWHA. Assumption started women's varsity play in 2023–24 as a NEWHA member.
Division III
Men's
Distribution of teams by state (2023) 1; 2; 3; 4; 7; 9; >10 • Wisconsin (11) • New York (17) • Massachusetts (19)
† UMass Boston's program began in 1980, however, the school merged in 1982 with Boston State College, which had started its ice hockey program in 1962.
^Binghamton is planning on restarting its men's program. They previous played 5 years at the D-III level.
^Simon Fraser plans to elevate their current BCIHL club-level team to DI "in 12–24 months" from December 2023 and re-establish another club team to continue play in the BCIHL.
Women's
Institution
Location
Nickname
First season
Conference
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Fightin' Blue Hens
2025–26
AHA
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
Lady Tigers
TBD
TBA
Division III
Men's
Institution
Location
Nickname
First season
Conference
Hiram College
Hiram, Ohio
Terriers
2025–26[1]
TBA
St. John Fisher University
Pittsford, New York
Cardinals
2025–26[2]
UCHC
Western Connecticut University
Danbury, Connecticut
Wolves
2025–26[3]
LEC
Women's
Institution
Location
Nickname
First season
Conference
St. John Fisher University
Pittsford, New York
Cardinals
2025–26
UCHC
Western Connecticut University
Danbury, Connecticut
Wolves
2026–27[3]
LEC
Former teams
Defunct teams are listed at the level and in the conference they were when they ceased sponsoring ice hockey as a varsity sport. For programs that ended prior to the delineation of college hockey in 1961, all will be listed under Division I classification.
Division I
Men's
Institution
Location
Nickname
First season
Last season
Total seasons
Conference
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama
Chargers[a]
1985–86
2020–21
36
WCHA
Iona College
New Rochelle, New York
Gaels
1967–68
2002–03
36
MAAC
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Flames
1966–67
1995–96
30
CCHA
Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Stags
1974–75
2002–03
29
MAAC
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quakers
1896–97
1977–78
27
ECAC Hockey
Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts
Maroons
1904–05
1941–42
27
Independent
Columbia University
New York, New York
Lions
1896–97
1937–38
23
Independent
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Golden Bears
1928–29
1948–49
19
Independent
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Trojans
1924–25
1941–42
18
PCC
Bates College
Lewiston, Maine
Bobcats
1919–20
1934–35
16
Independent
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Bruins[5]
1926–27
1940–41
15
PCC
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Golden Flashes
1980–81
1993–94
13
CCHA
Loyola University of Los Angeles[b]
Westchester, California
Lions[6][7]
1928–29
1940–41
13
PCC
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hilltoppers
1922–23
1932–33
11
Independent
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Orangemen
1911–12
1939–40
11
Independent
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Panthers
1896–97
1938–39
10
Penn-Ohio League
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
Warriors
1999–2000
2007–08[8]
9
CHA
United States International University
San Diego, California
Gulls
1979–80
1987–88
9
GWHC
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Billikens
1970–71
1978–79
9
CCHA
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota
Bison
1925–26
1950–51
9
Independent
University of Findlay
Findlay, Ohio
Oilers
1996–97
2003–04
8
CHA
Carnegie Tech[c]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tartans
1905–06
1939–40
8
Penn-Ohio League
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
Hoyas
1939–40
1948–49
6
Independent
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
Fighting Illini
1937–38
1942–43
6
Independent
Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota
Knights
1919–20
1924–25
6
MIAC
Western Reserve University[d]
Cleveland, Ohio
Red Cats
1909–10
1940–41
6
Penn-Ohio League
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
Lumberjacks
1981–82
1985–86
5
GWHC
Case Institute of Technology[d]
Cleveland, Ohio
Rough Riders
1909–10
1940–41
5
Penn-Ohio League
Fenn College[e]
Cleveland, Ohio
Foxes
1937–38
1940–41
4
Penn-Ohio League
John Carroll University
University Heights, Ohio
Blue Streaks
1937–38
1940–41
4
Penn-Ohio League
Lafayette University
Easton, Pennsylvania
Leopards
1936–37
1940–41
4
Independent
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington
Bulldogs[9]
1936–37
1939–40
4
PCC
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Huskies
1935–36
1938–39
4
PCC
St. Stephen's College
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Scarlet
1928–29
1931–32
4
Independent
State University of New York at Albany
Albany, New York
Statesmen
1915–16
1920–21
4
Independent
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
None
1894–95
1897–98
4
BHL
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Cowboys
1948–49
1950–51[10]
3
Independent
Massachusetts State College–Fort Devens
Ayer, Massachusetts
Chiefs
1946–47
1948–49
3
Independent
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dukes
1937–38
1939–40
3
Penn-Ohio League
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
Ducks
1910–11
1915–16
3
Independent
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Yellowjackets
1906–07
1911–12
3
Independent
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Bobcats
1970–71
1972–73
2
CCHA
Baldwin Wallace College
Berea, Ohio
Yellow Jackets[11]
1937–38
1938–39
2
Penn-Ohio League
Occidental College
Los Angeles, California
Tigers
1926–27
1927–28
2
Independent
Fordham University
New York, New York
Rams
1919–20
1920–21
2
Independent
New York University
New York, New York
Violets
1912–13
1926–27
2
Independent
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
None
1904–05
1908–09
2
Independent
Haverford College
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Fords
1897–98
1900–01
2
Independent
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
None
1896–97
1897–98
2
BHL
Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, California
None
1926–27
1926–27
1
Independent
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Garnet
1900–01
1900–01
1
Independent
Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
None
1897–98
1897–98
1
Independent
^Dropped hockey after the 2020–21 season (though officially "suspended") due to inability to find a new conference home after the demise of its former home league of the men's WCHA.[4]
^Merged with Marymount College in 1973 to form the current Loyola Marymount University.
^At the time the university was the separate Carnegie Institute of Technology, which merged with the Mellon Institute of Technology in 1967 to form the current Carnegie Mellon University.
^ abThe Case Institute of Technology merged with Western Reserve University in 1967 to form the current Case Western Reserve University.
^College acquired by Cleveland State University in 1965
Men's programs beginning after World War II thru 1975
† Boston State merged with UMass Boston in 1982.
Men's programs beginning after 1975 thru 2000
Men's programs after 2000
Men's programs starting after 2000
References
^"Hiram College to add men's D-III hockey in 2025-26 season, names Curto head coach". April 18, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^"St. John Fisher University Announces New NCAA Division III Hockey Teams". St. John Fisher University. January 10, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ ab"Western Connecticut State to add men's and women's ice hockey programs". April 18, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^"UAH Suspends Men's Hockey Program in Absence of Conference Membership" (Press release). UAH Chargers. May 5, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^Hron, Jayson (July 8, 2013). "Commentary: West Coast has intriguing history, offers potential for NCHC :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^"LMU Ice Hockey History". 27 March 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
^"LMU Athletics — Building Champions". Retrieved November 14, 2018.
^"Wayne State University to discontinue men's hockey program". Wayne State University. September 26, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^"Tradition and Transformation: 125 Years in 125 Items: Photographs". Retrieved November 14, 2018.
^"University of Wyoming Athletics: Discontinued Sports – Ice Hockey". Retrieved November 15, 2018.