The 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eight schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.
[1] In the sixth year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament.
Note: each * denotes one overtime period ESPN had US television rights to the semifinals and national championship after entering into a multi-year contract to carry the event.
[3] The Quarterfinals were streamed on ncaa.com while ESPNU and ESPN3 carried the Women's Frozen Four and Championship.
[4] Quarterfinals Women's Frozen Four and Championship * Most Outstanding Player[5]