24 current Division I schools have won the NCAA men's hockey title since the first tournament in 1948. Of those, Colorado College has waited longest for another: its last title came in 1957, 69 years ago. The most recent champion is Denver, in 2026.
| # | Team | Last title | Titles | How long ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado College | 1957 | 2 | 69 years ago |
| 2 | Cornell | 1970 | 2 | 56 years ago |
| 3 | Michigan Tech | 1975 | 3 | 51 years ago |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 1984 | 1 | 42 years ago |
| 5 | Rensselaer | 1985 | 2 | 41 years ago |
| 6 | Harvard | 1989 | 1 | 37 years ago |
| 7 | Northern Michigan | 1991 | 1 | 35 years ago |
| 8 | Lake Superior State | 1994 | 3 | 32 years ago |
| 9 | Michigan | 1998 | 9 | 28 years ago |
| 10 | Maine | 1999 | 2 | 27 years ago |
| 11 | Minnesota | 2003 | 5 | 23 years ago |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 2006 | 6 | 20 years ago |
| 13 | Michigan State | 2007 | 3 | 19 years ago |
| 14 | Boston University | 2009 | 5 | 17 years ago |
| 15 | Boston College | 2012 | 5 | 14 years ago |
| 16 | Yale | 2013 | 1 | 13 years ago |
| 17 | Union | 2014 | 1 | 12 years ago |
| 18 | Providence | 2015 | 1 | 11 years ago |
| 19 | North Dakota | 2016 | 8 | 10 years ago |
| 20 | Minnesota Duluth | 2019 | 3 | 7 years ago |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 2021 | 1 | 5 years ago |
| 22 | Quinnipiac | 2023 | 1 | 3 years ago |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 2025 | 1 | Last year |
| 24 | Denver | 2026 | 11 | This year |
Every NCAA champion since the first tournament in 1948 that still plays in Division I. Every other Division I school is still waiting for its first title.
Colorado College has waited longest of the current Division I champions: its last title came in 1957, 69 years ago.
Denver, in 2026.
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