This season's candidates under the repeat appearance criteria: Boston College, Michigan State, Maine, Western Michigan, Minnesota, BU, Denver, UMass, Quinnipiac and Cornell.

'18: Duluth; '17: Runner-up
'17: Denver; '16: Frozen Four
'16: North Dakota; '15: Frozen Four
'15: Providence; '14: Regional Final
'14: Union; '13: Regional Final

2024: Champion: Denver; 2023: Regional semifinal
'23: Quinnipiac; 2022: Regional Final
'22: Denver; '21: Missed tournament
'21: UMass; '20: No tournament, 8th in pairwise
'20: N/A
'19: Duluth; '18: Champions