University of Minnesota Athletics
NCAA Tournament History
| Appearances |
| Record vs. Opponents |
| Finishes by School |
| Appearances Year by Year |
| All-Tournament Teams |
| All-Region Teams |
| NCAA Champions by Year |
NCAA Tournament Appearances |
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| 42 Appearances | ||
| 1953-54-61-71-74-75-76-79-80-81-83-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-2001-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-12-13-14-15-17-21-22-23-24-25 Total: 62-43 (.590) |
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| 23 Frozen Four Appearances | ||
| 1953-54-61-71-74-75-76-79-81-83-86-87-88-89-94-95-2002-03-05-12-14-22-23 Total: 21-20 (.512) |
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| 5 NCAA Championships | ||
| 1974-76-79-2002-03 | ||
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| 8 NCAA Runner-Up Finishes | ||
| 1953-54-71-75-81-89-2014-23 | ||
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| 8 NCAA Third-Place Finishes | ||
| 1961-86-87-94-95-2005-12-22 | ||
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| 2 NCAA Fourth-Place Finishes | ||
| 1983-88 |
NCAA Record vs. Opponents |
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| Team | Series | Last Meeting |
| Air Force | 1-0 | 3/24/07 (W, 4-3) |
| Boston College | 4-6 | 4/5/12 (L, 1-6) |
| Boston University | 6-4 | 3/30/24 (L, 3-6) |
| Bowling Green | 1-0 | 3/18/79 (W, 6-3) |
| Canisius | 1-0 | 3/23/23 (W, 9-2) |
| Clarkson | 3-0 | 3/26/93 (W, 2-1) |
| Colgate | 2-0 | 3/21/81 (W, 5-4) |
| Colorado College | 2-0 | 3/23/02 (W, 4-2) |
| Cornell | 1-0 | 3/27/05 (W, 2-1 OT) |
| Denver | 1-1 | 3/28/86 (W, 6-4) |
| Ferris State | 1-0 | 3/28/03 (W, 7-4) |
| Harvard | 3-2 | 4/1/89 (L, 3-4 OT) |
| Holy Cross | 0-1 | 3/24/06 (L, 3-4 OT) |
| Lake Superior State | 0-1 | 3/29/92 (L, 3-8) |
| Maine | 3-5 | 3/26/05 (W, 1-0 OT) |
| Massachusetts | 1-1 | 3/27/25 (L, 4-5 OT) |
| Mercyhurst | 1-0 | 3/27/03 (W, 9-2) |
| Michigan | 2-3 | 4/10/03 (W, 3-2 OT) |
| Michigan State | 3-2 | 3/22/97 (W, 6-3) |
| Michigan Tech | 3-1 | 3/26/81 (W, 7-2) |
| Minnesota Duluth | 0-2 | 3/27/15 (L, 1-4) |
| Minnesota State | 0-2 | 4/7/22 (L, 1-5) |
| New Hampshire | 4-0 | 4/12/03 (W, 5-1) |
| North Dakota | 3-2 | 4/10/14 (W, 3-2) |
| Northern Michigan | 0-1 | 3/22/80 (L, 3-4) |
| Notre Dame | 1-1 | 3/25/17 (L, 2-3 OT) |
| Omaha | 2-0 | 3/28/24 (W, 3-2) |
| Providence | 3-2 | 3/23/96 (W, 5-1) |
| Quinnipiac | 0-1 | 4/8/23 (L, 2-3 OT) |
| Rensselaer | 3-1 | 3/24/95 (W, 3-0) |
| Robert Morris | 1-0 | 3/29/14 (W, 7-3) |
| St. Cloud State | 2-0 | 3/25/23 (W, 4-1) |
| St. Lawrence | 0-1 | 4/1/88 (L, 2-3) |
| Western Michigan | 1-0 | 3/27/22 (W, 3-0) |
| Wisconsin | 2-1 | 3/25/89 (W, 4-2) |
| UMass-Lowell | 1-0 | 3/27/94 (W, 2-1 OT) |
| Union | 0-1 | 4/12/14 (L, 4-7) |
| Yale | 0-1 | 3/29/13 (L, 2-3 OT) |
| Total | 62-43 | |
All-Time NCAA Tournament Finishes by School |
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| Champion | |
| Denver | 10 |
| Michigan | 9 |
| North Dakota | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 6 |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Boston University | 5 |
| Boston College | 5 |
| Lake Superior State | 3 |
| Michigan State | 3 |
| Michigan Tech | 3 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 3 |
| Colorado College | 2 |
| Cornell | 2 |
| Maine | 2 |
| RPI | 2 |
| Bowling Green | 1 |
| Harvard | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Northern Michigan | 1 |
| Providence | 1 |
| Quinnipiac | 1 |
| Union | 1 |
| Western Michigan | 1 |
| Yale | 1 |
| Runner-Up | |
| Minnesota | 8 |
| Boston College | 7 |
| Boston University | 7 |
| North Dakota | 5 |
| Michigan Tech | 4 |
| Clarkson | 3 |
| Colorado College | 3 |
| Maine | 3 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| Cornell | 2 |
| Dartmouth | 2 |
| Denver | 2 |
| Harvard | 2 |
| Michigan State | 2 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 |
| Notre Dame | 2 |
| Quinnipiac | 2 |
| St. Lawrence | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Brown | 1 |
| Colgate | 1 |
| Ferris State | 1 |
| Lake Superior State | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Miami | 1 |
| Minnesota State | 1 |
| Northern Michigan | 1 |
| Providence | 1 |
| St. Cloud State | 1 |
| Third-Place* | |
| Michigan | 16 |
| Boston University | 10 |
| Minnesota | 8 |
| Boston College | 8 |
| North Dakota | 8 |
| Denver | 6 |
| Maine | 6 |
| Michigan State | 5 |
| Clarkson | 4 |
| Harvard | 4 |
| Colorado College | 3 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 3 |
| Providence | 3 |
| Dartmouth | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 |
| Notre Dame | 2 |
| Ohio State | 2 |
| RPI | 2 |
| St. Lawrence | 2 |
| Vermont | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Bemidji State | 1 |
| Bowling Green | 1 |
| Brown | 1 |
| Cornell | 1 |
| Miami | 1 |
| Michigan Tech | 1 |
| Minnesota State | 1 |
| Northeastern | 1 |
| Omaha | 1 |
| Penn State | 1 |
| RIT | 1 |
| St. Cloud State | 1 |
| UMass-Lowell | 1 |
| Union | 1 |
| Yale | 1 |
| Fourth-Place | |
| Boston College | 6 |
| Harvard | 6 |
| St. Lawrence | 5 |
| Boston University | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 3 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Colorado College | 2 |
| Cornell | 2 |
| Denver | 2 |
| Michigan Tech | 2 |
| Brown | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Northern Michigan | 1 |
| Providence | 1 |
| RPI | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
*In championships without a third-place game (after 1989), both teams are awarded third place. Denver's participation and Wisconsin's participation in 1992 tournament vacated.
NCAA Appearances Year by Year |
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| 1953 - Second Place | 1954 - Second Place | |
| Semifinals: Minnesota 3, RPI 2 | Semifinals: Minnesota 14, Boston College 1 | |
| Finals: Michigan 7, Minnesota 3 | Finals: RPI 5, Minnesota 4 (ot) | |
| 1961 - Third Place | 1971 - Second Place | |
| Semifinals: Denver 6, Minnesota 1 | Semifinals: Minnesota 6, Harvard 5 | |
| Third-Place: Minnesota 4, RPI 3 | Finals: Boston University 4, Minnesota 2 | |
| 1974 - NCAA Champions | 1975 - Second Place | |
| Semifinals: Minnesota 5, Boston University 4 | Semifinals: Minnesota 6, Harvard 4 | |
| Finals: Minnesota 4, Michigan Tech 2 | Finals: Michigan Tech 6, Minnesota 1 | |
| 1976 - NCAA Champions | 1979 - NCAA Champions | |
| Semifinals - Minnesota 4, Boston University 2 | Semifinals: Minnesota 4, New Hampshire 3 | |
| Finals - Minnesota 6, Michigan Tech 4 | Finals: Minnesota 4, North Dakota 3 | |
| 1980 | 1981 - Second Place | |
| First Round: Northern Michigan 4, Minnesota 3 | First Round: Minnesota 9, Colgate 4; Minnesota 5, Colgate 4 (Minnesota wins 14-8) | |
| Semifinal: Minnesota 7, Michigan Tech 2 | ||
| Finals: Wisconsin 6, Minnesota 3 | ||
| 1983 - Fourth Place | 1985 | |
| First Round: Minnesota 9, New Hampshire 6; Minnesota 7, New Hampshire 2 (Minnesota wins 16-8) | First Round: Minnesota 7, Boston College 5; Boston College 4, Minnesota 1 (Boston College wins 9-8) | |
| Semifinal: Harvard 5, Minnesota 3 | ||
| Third Place: Providence 4, Minnesota 3 | ||
| 1986 - Third Place | 1987 - Third Place | |
| First Round: Minnesota 6, Boston Univ. 5; Minnesota 5, Boston Univ. 3 (Minnesota wins 11-8) | First Round: Minnesota 4, Boston College 1; Boston College 3, Minnesota 2 (Minnesota wins 6-4) | |
| Semifinal: Michigan State 6, Minnesota 4 | Semifinal: Michigan State 5, Minnesota 3 | |
| Third-Place: Minnesota 6, Denver 4 | Third Place: Minnesota 6, Harvard 3 | |
| 1988 - Fourth Place | 1989 - Second Place | |
| First Round: Minnesota 4, Michigan State 2; Minnesota 4, Michigan State 3 (Minnesota wins 8-5) | First Round: Minnesota 4, Wisconsin 2; Minnesota 4, Wisconsin 2 (Minnesota wins series 2-0) | |
| Semifinal: St. Lawrence 3, Minnesota 2 | Semifinal: Minnesota 7, Maine 4 | |
| Third-Place: Maine 5, Minnesota 2 | Final: Harvard 4, Minnesota 3 (ot) | |
| 1990 | 1991 | |
| First Round: Minnesota 6, Clarkson 1; Minnesota 5, Clarkson 1 (Minnesota wins series 2-0) | First Round: Providence 4, Minnesota 3; Minnesota 8, Providence 4; Minnesota 8, Providence 3 (Minnesota wins series 2-1) | |
| Quarterfinals: Boston College 4, Minnesota 2; Minnesota 2, Boston College 1; Boston College 6, Minnesota 1 (Boston College wins series 2-1) | Quarterfinals: Maine 4, Minnesota 0; Maine 5, Minnesota 3 (Maine wins series 2-0) | |
| 1992 | 1993 | |
| West Regional: Lake Superior State 8, Minnesota 3 | East Regional: Minnesota 2, Clarkson 1; Maine 6, Minnesota 2 | |
| 1994 - Third Place | 1995 - Third Place | |
| West Regional: Minnesota 2, UMass-Lowell 1 (2ot) | West Regional: Minnesota 3, RPI 0; Minnesota 5, Colorado College 2 | |
| Semifinal: Boston University 4, Minnesota 1 | Semifinal: Boston University 7, Minnesota 3 | |
| 1996: | 1997 | |
| West Regional: Minnesota 5, Providence 1; Michigan 4, Minnesota 3 | West Regional: Minnesota 6, Michigan State 3; Michigan 7, Minnesota 4 | |
| 2001 | 2002 - NCAA Champions | |
| East Regional: Maine 5, Minnesota 4 (ot) | West Regional: Minnesota 4, Colorado College 2 | |
| Semifinal: Minnesota 3, Michigan 2 | ||
| Final: Minnesota 4, Maine 3 (ot) | ||
| 2003 - NCAA Champions | 2004 | |
| West Regional: Minnesota 9, Mercyhurst 2; Minnesota 7, Ferris State 4 | Midwest Regional: Minnesota 5, Notre Dame 2; Minnesota-Duluth 3, Minnesota 1 | |
| Semifinal: Minnesota 3, Michigan 2 (ot) | ||
| Final: Minnesota 5, New Hampshire 1 | ||
| 2005 - Third Place | 2006 | |
| West Regional: Minnesota 1, Maine 0 (ot); Minnesota 2, Cornell 1 (ot) | West Regional: Holy Cross 4, Minnesota 3 (ot) | |
| Semifinal: North Dakota 4, Minnesota 2 | ||
| 2007 | 2008 | |
| West Regional: Minnesota 4, Air Force 3; North Dakota 3, Minnesota 2 (ot) | Northeast Regional: Boston College 5, Minnesota 2 | |
| 2012 - Third Place | 2013 | |
| West Regional: Minnesota 7, Boston University 3; Minnesota 5, North Dakota 2 | West Regional: Yale 3, Minnesota 2 (ot) | |
| Semifinal: Boston College 6, Minnesota 1 | ||
| 2014 - Second Place | 2015 | |
| West Regional: Minnesota 7, Robert Morris 3; Minnesota 4, St. Cloud State 0 | Northwest Regional: UMD 4, Minnesota 1 | |
| Semifinal: Minnesota 3, North Dakota 2 | ||
| Final: Union 7, Minnesota 4 | ||
| 2017 | 2021 | |
| Northeast Regional: Notre Dame 3, Minnesota 2 (ot) | West Regional: Minnesota 7, Omaha 2; Minnesota State 4, Minnesota 0 | |
| 2022 - Third Place | 2023 - Second Place | |
| Northeast Regional: Minnesota 4, Massachusetts 3 (ot); Western Michigan 0, Minnesota 3 | Fargo Regional: Minnesota 9, Canisius 2; Minnesota 4, St. Cloud State 1 | |
| Semifinal: Minnesota State 5, Minnesota 1 | Semifinal: Minnesota 6, Boston University 2 | |
| Final: Minnesota 2, Quinnipiac 3 (ot) | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | |
| Sioux Falls Regional: Minnesota 3, Omaha 2; Boston University 6, Minnesota 3 | Fargo Regional: Minnesota 4, Massachusetts 5 (ot) | |
All-Tournament Teams |
| 1953 (2nd) |
| Jim Mattson, G |
| Tom Wegleitner, D |
| Dick Meredith, F |
| 1954 (2nd) |
| Ken Yackel, Sr., D |
| John Mayasich, F |
| 1961 (3rd) |
| Mike Larson, G |
| 1971 (2nd) |
| Bruce McIntosh, D |
| Dean Blais, F |
| 1974 (1st) |
| Brad Shelstad, G (MOP) |
| Les Auge, D |
| Mike Polich, F |
| 1975 (2nd) |
| Reed Larson, D |
| Warren Miller, F |
| 1976 (1st) |
| Tom Vannelli, F (MOP) |
| 1979 (1st) |
| Steve Janaszak, G (MOP) |
| Mike Ramsey, D |
| Eric Strobel, F |
| Steve Christoff, F |
| 1981 (2nd) |
| Mike Knoke, D |
| Aaron Broten, F |
| 1987 (3rd) |
| Corey Millen, F |
| 1989 (2nd) |
| Jon Anderson, F |
| Todd Richards, D |
| 2002 (1st) |
| Grant Potulny, F (MOP) |
| Adam Hauser, G |
| John Pohl, F |
| 2003 (1st) |
| Thomas Vanek, F (MOP) |
| Matt DeMarchi, D |
| Paul Martin, D |
| Travis Weber, G |
| 2014 (2nd) |
| Kyle Rau, F |
| Sam Warning, F |
All-Regional Teams |
| 1994 |
| Chris McAlpine, D |
| 1995 |
| Dan Trebil, D |
| Nick Checco, F |
| 1997 |
| Mike Crowley, D |
| Casey Hankinson, F |
| 2002 |
| Jordan Leopold, D |
| John Pohl, F (MOP) |
| 2003 |
| Matt DeMarchi, D |
| Keith Ballard, D |
| Grant Potulny, F |
| Thomas Vanek, F (MOP) |
| 2004 |
| Chris Harrington, D |
| Keith Ballard, D |
| 2005 |
| Evan Kaufmann, F |
| Garrett Smaagaard, F |
| Mike Vannelli, D |
| Kellen Briggs, G (MOP) |
| 2007 |
| Mike Carman, F |
| Mike Vannelli, D |
| 2012 |
| Kyle Rau, F |
| Nate Schmidt, D |
| Kent Patterson, G (MOP) |
| 2014 |
| Nate Condon, F |
| Justin Kloos, F (MOP) |
| Mike Reilly, D |
| Brady Skjei, D |
| Adam Wilcox, G |
| 2021 |
| Brock Faber, D |
| 2022 |
| Ben Meyers, F |
| Matthew Knies, F (MOP) |
| Jackson LaCombe, D |
| Justen Close, G |
| 2023 |
| Bryce Brodzinski, F (MOP) |
| Logan Cooley, F |
| Jackson LaCombe, D |
| Logan Cooley, F (Frozen Four) |
| Luke Mittelstadt, D (Frozen Four) |
| 2024 |
| Jaxon Nelson, F |
| 2025 |
| Jimmy Snuggerud, F |
NCAA Champions by Year |
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| 1952 | Michigan |
| 1953 | Michigan |
| 1955 | Michigan |
| 1956 | Michigan |
| 1957 | Colorado College |
| 1958 | Denver |
| 1959 | North Dakota |
| 1960 | Denver |
| 1961 | Denver |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech |
| 1963 | North Dakota |
| 1964 | Michigan |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech |
| 1966 | Michigan State |
| 1967 | Cornell |
| 1968 | Denver |
| 1969 | Denver |
| 1970 | Cornell |
| 1971 | Boston University |
| 1972 | Boston University |
| 1973 | Wisconsin |
| 1974 | Minnesota |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech |
| 1976 | Minnesota |
| 1977 | Wisconsin |
| 1978 | Boston University |
| 1979 | Minnesota |
| 1980 | North Dakota |
| 1981 | Wisconsin |
| 1982 | North Dakota |
| 1983 | Wisconsin |
| 1984 | Bowling Green |
| 1985 | RPI |
| 1986 | Michigan State |
| 1987 | North Dakota |
| 1988 | Lake Superior State |
| 1989 | Harvard |
| 1990 | Wisconsin |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan |
| 1992 | Lake Superior State |
| 1993 | Maine |
| 1994 | Lake Superior State |
| 1995 | Boston University |
| 1996 | Michigan |
| 1997 | North Dakota |
| 1998 | Michigan |
| 1999 | Maine |
| 2000 | North Dakota |
| 2001 | Boston College |
| 2002 | Minnesota |
| 2003 | Minnesota |
| 2004 | Denver |
| 2005 | Denver |
| 2006 | Wisconsin |
| 2007 | Michigan State |
| 2008 | Boston College |
| 2009 | Boston University |
| 2010 | Boston College |
| 2011 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 2012 | Boston College |
| 2013 | Yale |
| 2014 | Union |
| 2015 | Providence |
| 2016 | North Dakota |
| 2017 | Denver |
| 2018 | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2019 | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts |
| 2022 | Denver |
| 2023 | Quinnipiac |
| 2024 | Denver |
| 2025 | Western Michigan |