The 2001 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in

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play to determine the national champion of women's

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Division I

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. The 2001 tournament was the first women's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NCAA. The tournament began on March 23, 2001, and ended with the championship game on March 25.

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 18.

Brackets

Frozen Four –
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All-Tournament Team

*G:

Tuula Puputti Tuula Katriina Puputti (born 5 November 1977) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender and current general manager of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team and women's national under-18 ice hockey team, and Developer of Girls' Hockey ...

, Minnesota–Duluth *D:

Isabelle Chartrand Isabelle Chartrand (born April 20, 1978) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a member of the Canadian national ice hockey team, she won Olympic gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2001 IIHF Women's World Champion ...

, St. Lawrence *D: Brittny Ralph, Minnesota-Duluth *F: Amanda Sargeant, St. Lawrence *F:

Maria Rooth Maria Elisabeth Rooth (born 2 November 1979 in Ängelholm, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey player to have her jersey retired. Rooth was alternate captain and one of ...

, Minnesota–Duluth* *F:

Tammy Lee Shewchuk Tammy Lee "Barbie" Shewchuk (born December 31, 1977 in Saint-Laurent, Quebec) is a women's ice hockey player. Shewchuk was a member of the 2000 and 2001 gold medal teams at the Women's World Hockey Championships. She also competed at the 2002 Win ...

, Harvard * Most Outstanding Player(s)

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