Who has won the most Frozen Fours? List of past winners of NCAA men’s hockey championship
At the 2023 Frozen Four, Quinnipiac earned its first-ever national championship when Jacob Quillan lifted the Bobcats to an overtime win over Minnesota.
That won’t be the case in 2024, as all four programs in this year’s Frozen Four know a thing or two about raising a national banner.
The teams in this year’s Frozen Four make up four of the seven most successful programs in NCAA history. It includes Michigan and Denver, two schools that tied at the top of the leaderboard for the most national champions won in the sport, as well as Boston College and Boston University, two staples in college hockey with numerous titles.
The Pioneers are the most recent champions out of the group after winning it all in 2022. The Eagles, who won the national championship in 2012, are next, followed by the Terriers, who claimed the 2009 title. The Wolverines are searching for their first national championship in over 25 years, with their last title coming in 1998.
No matter the result, another chapter will be added to the illustrious history of one of college hockey’s most prominent programs. It’s just a matter of who it will be.
Here is a look at the past champions of the NCAA Frozen Four and who has won the most titles in college hockey.
MORE: Frozen Four 2024 schedule, bracket, results
Who has won the most NCAA Frozen Fours?
Michigan and Denver are tied for the most NCAA Division I men’s college hockey championships. Both have nine, with Denver last winning in 2022. Michigan has not won since 1998.
North Dakota is in second with eight. Wisconsin has six, and Boston College, Boston University, and Minnesota each have five.
Here’s a look at all the past winners and how many times each program has won.
| Team | Championships | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 9 | 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998 |
| Denver | 9 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022 |
| North Dakota | 8 | 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006 |
| Boston College | 5 | 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
| Boston University | 5 | 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003 |
| Lake Superior State | 3 | 1988, 1992, 1994 |
| Michigan State | 3 | 1966, 1986, 2007 |
| Michigan Tech | 3 | 1962, 1965, 1975 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 3 | 2011, 2018, 2019 |
| Colorado College | 2 | 1950, 1957 |
| Cornell | 2 | 1967, 1970 |
| Maine | 2 | 1993, 1999 |
| RPI | 2 | 1954, 1985 |
| Bowling Green | 1 | 1984 |
| Harvard | 1 | 1989 |
| UMass | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Michigan | 1 | 1991 |
| Providence | 1 | 2015 |
| Union | 1 | 2014 |
| Yale | 1 | 2013 |
| Quinnipiac | 1 | 2023 |
List of every NCAA Frozen Four champion
Last year, Quinnipiac joined a number of programs that earned their first NCAA title over the past decade.
Since 2010, UMass, Union, Yale, Providence, Minnesota-Duluth, and Quinnipiac all earned their program’s first national titles. Minnesota-Duluth won its first in 2011, then went back-to-back in 2018 and 2019 to push the school’s total to three.
Here are all the Frozen Four tournament winners:
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Quinnipiac | 3-2 (OT) | Minnesota |
| 2022 | Denver | 5-1 | Minnesota State |
| 2021 | UMass | 5-0 | St. Cloud State |
| 2020 | N/A (Canceled due to COVID) | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-0 | UMass |
| 2018 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2-1 | Notre Dame |
| 2017 | Denver | 3-2 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 2016 | North Dakota | 5-1 | Quinnipiac |
| 2015 | Providence | 4-3 | Boston University |
| 2014 | Union | 7-4 | Minnesota |
| 2013 | Yale | 4-0 | Quinnipiac |
| 2012 | Boston College | 4-1 | Ferris State |
| 2011 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-2 (OT) | Michigan |
| 2010 | Boston College | 5-0 | Wisconsin |
| 2009 | Boston University | 4-3 (OT) | Miami (Ohio) |
| 2008 | Boston College | 4-1 | Notre Dame |
| 2007 | Michigan State | 3-1 | Boston College |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | 2-1 | Boston College |
| 2005 | Denver | 4-1 | North Dakota |
| 2004 | Denver | 1-0 | Maine |
| 2003 | Minnesota | 5-1 | New Hampshire |
| 2002 | Minnesota | 4-3 (OT) | Maine |
| 2001 | Boston College | 3-2 (OT) | North Dakota |
| 2000 | North Dakota | 4-2 | Boston College |
| 1999 | Maine | 3-2 (OT) | New Hampshire |
| 1998 | Michigan | 3-2 (OT) | Boston College |
| 1997 | North Dakota | 6-4 | Boston University |
| 1996 | Michigan | 3-2 (OT) | Colorado College |
| 1995 | Boston University | 6-2 | Maine |
| 1994 | Lake Superior State | 5-3 | Wisconsin |
| 1993 | Maine | 5-4 | Lake Superior State |
| 1992 | Lake Superior State | 5-3 | Wisconsin |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan | 8-7 (3OT) | Boston University |
| 1990 | Wisconsin | 7-3 | Colgate |
| 1989 | Harvard | 4-3 (OT) | Minnesota |
| 1988 | Lake Superior State | 4-3 (OT) | St. Lawrence |
| 1987 | North Dakota | 5-3 | Michigan State |
| 1986 | Michigan State | 6-5 | Harvard |
| 1985 | RPI | 2-1 | Providence |
| 1984 | Bowling Green | 5-4 (4OT) | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 1983 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | Harvard |
| 1982 | North Dakota | 5-2 | Wisconsin |
| 1981 | Wisconsin | 6-3 | Minnesota |
| 1980 | North Dakota | 5-2 | Northern Michigan |
| 1979 | Minnesota | 4-3 | North Dakota |
| 1978 | Boston University | 5-3 | Boston College |
| 1977 | Wisconsin | 6-5 (OT) | Michigan |
| 1976 | Minnesota | 6-4 | Michigan Tech |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech | 6-1 | Minnesota |
| 1974 | Minnesota | 4-2 | Michigan Tech |
| 1973 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | Denver |
| 1972 | Boston University | 4-0 | Cornell |
| 1971 | Boston University | 4-2 | Minnesota |
| 1970 | Cornell | 6-4 | Clarkson |
| 1969 | Denver | 4-3 | Cornell |
| 1968 | Denver | 4-0 | North Dakota |
| 1967 | Cornell | 4-1 | Boston University |
| 1966 | Michigan State | 6-1 | Clarkson |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech | 8-2 | Boston College |
| 1964 | Michigan | 6-3 | Denver |
| 1963 | North Dakota | 6-5 | Denver |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech | 7-1 | Clarkson |
| 1961 | Denver | 12-2 | North Dakota |
| 1960 | Denver | 5-3 | Michigan Tech |
| 1959 | North Dakota | 4-3 (OT) | Michigan State |
| 1958 | Denver | 6-2 | North Dakota |
| 1957 | Colorado College | 13-6 | Michigan |
| 1956 | Michigan | 7-5 | Michigan Tech |
| 1955 | Michigan | 5-3 | Colorado College |
| 1954 | RPI | 5-4 (OT) | Minnesota |
| 1953 | Michigan | 7-3 | Minnesota |
| 1952 | Michigan | 4-1 | Colorado College |
| 1951 | Michigan | 7-1 | Brown |
| 1950 | Colorado College | 13-4 | Boston University |
| 1949 | Boston College | 4-3 | Dartmouth |
| 1948 | Michigan | 8-4 | Dartmouth |
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