The 2007 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight 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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. It began on March 9, 2007, and ended with the championship game on March 18. The quarterfinals were conducted at the homes of the seeded teams, and the Frozen Four was conducted at

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. A total of seven games were played.

Qualifying teams

The winners of the ECAC,

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, and

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tournaments all received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other five teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.

Bracket

''Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams'' Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

*G: Jessie Vetter, Wisconsin *D:

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, Wisconsin *D:

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, Wisconsin *F: Jinelle Zaugg, Wisconsin *F:

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, Minnesota Duluth *F: Sara Bauer*, Wisconsin * Most Outstanding Player

References

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