{"id":148048,"date":"2024-04-18T19:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=148048"},"modified":"2024-04-18T19:26:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:26:44","slug":"ncaa-d-iii-hockey-mens-national-tournament-going-from-12-teams-to-14-teams-while-womens-tournament-moving-from-11-teams-to-12-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2024\/04\/18\/ncaa-d-iii-hockey-mens-national-tournament-going-from-12-teams-to-14-teams-while-womens-tournament-moving-from-11-teams-to-12-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA D-III hockey men&#8217;s national tournament going from 12 teams to 14 teams, while women&#8217;s tournament moving from 11 teams to 12 teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-107556 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ncaa_logo-1024x1006-150x147.png\" alt=\"NCAA allowing athletes\u2019 uniforms to include patches supporting social justice issues\" width=\"150\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ncaa_logo-1024x1006-150x147.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ncaa_logo-1024x1006-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ncaa_logo-1024x1006-768x755.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ncaa_logo-1024x1006-696x684.png 696w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ncaa_logo-1024x1006-428x420.png 428w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ncaa_logo-1024x1006-855x840.png 855w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ncaa_logo-1024x1006.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The NCAA Division III Management Council took action this week to support expanding the football championship bracket from 32 to 40 teams and to change the championship access ratio for all team sports to 1:6.<\/p>\n<p>This means men&#8217;s hockey will go from a 12-team tournament to a 14-team tournament and women&#8217;s hockey from 11 teams to 12 teams.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there will also be a single at-large pool for bids, combining the previously used Pools B and C.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the council approved the use of the NCAA Power Index for selection of at-large berths to team sports championships. 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