Note: 2020 tournament canceled because of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Locations, dates:

• Selection show: March 8, 9 p.m. EDT, NCAA.com

• First round: Campus sites, March 14

• Frozen Four: Agganis Arena, Boston, March 20 and 22

Qualifying teams: 8

Format: The top four teams according to the selection criteria will be seeded 1-4. The remaining four teams will be placed in the bracket based on relative strength as long as these pairings do not result in additional flights. All rounds are single elimination. More: NCAA Division I women's tournament selection process

Automatic qualifiers: Postseason tournament champions from CHA, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East and WCHA.