Sports season
The2025–26 NCHC season will be the 13th season of play for theNational Collegiate Hockey Conference and took place during the2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . The season will begin on October 3, 2025, and the conference tournament is set to concluded on March 21, 2026.
^ 10th season of NCAA coaching, 16th season overall. Powers was head coach of Arizona State during its last five seasons of club play in theACHA (2010–2015). ^ NCAA coaching record only. Members of the media were polled prior to the season and asked to both rank member programs as well as vote for an all-conference team, player of the year and rookie of the year.[ 3] [ 4]
Rank Team 1 Western Michigan (19) 2 Denver (4) 3 North Dakota (5) 4 Arizona State (2) 5 Colorado College 6 Minnesota Duluth 7 Omaha 8 St. Cloud State 9 Miami
Non-conference record [ edit ] Regular season record [ edit ] Team AHA Big Ten CCHA ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independent Total Arizona State 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 Colorado College 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 Denver 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 Miami 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 Minnesota Duluth 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 North Dakota 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 Omaha 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 St. Cloud State 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 Western Michigan 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 Overall 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0
Conference Tournament [ edit ] 2026 NCHC Tournament
Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Final Arizona State – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Colorado College – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Denver – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Miami – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Minnesota Duluth – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – North Dakota – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Omaha – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – St. Cloud State – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Western Michigan – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
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Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Final Arizona State – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Colorado College – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Denver – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Miami – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Minnesota Duluth – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – North Dakota – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Omaha – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – St. Cloud State – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Western Michigan – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Final Arizona State – – 34 – – 44 40 43 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Colorado College – – 16 – – 28 31 36 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Denver – – 20 – – 7 3 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Miami – – 4 – – 12 24 29 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Minnesota Duluth – – 7 – – 4 5 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – North Dakota – – 14 – – 5 10 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Omaha – – 3 – – 22 20 33 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – St. Cloud State – – 29 – – 31 25 17 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Western Michigan – – 15 – – 26 18 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.
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