NCAA Division III field hockey tournament

The NCAA Division III field hockey tournament is an annual single-elimination tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's Division III collegiate field hockey in the United States. The tournament has been held every year since 1981.[1]

NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
Founded1981
Number of teams24
Current championsMiddlebury (8)
Most successful team(s)TCNJ (11)
Television broadcastersESPNU
WebsiteNCAA

The tournament also included teams from Division II between 1984 and 1991 due to a lack of programs in that division; the NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship resumed in 1992.

The most successful team is The College of New Jersey, with 11 titles. Middlebury are the six-time defending champions, defeating Johns Hopkins in the 2023 final, 2–0.[2]

Format

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Currently, 24 teams compete in each national championship tournament. The first three rounds are played at campus sites on the fields of higher-seeded teams. The semifinal and championship rounds are held at a pre-determined site. The 2017 finals were hosted in Louisville, Kentucky by the University of Louisville.

Results

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NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
Year Site
(Host Team)
Championship Third Place Final / Semifinalists
Champion Score Runner-Up Third-place Score Fourth-place
1981
Details
Westfield, MA
(Westfield State)
Trenton State 2–0 Franklin & Marshall Westfield State 3–2
(2OT)
Elizabethtown
1982
Details
Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown)
Ithaca 2–1
(2OT, PS)
Trenton State Franklin & Marshall 2–0 Denison
1983
Details
Ithaca, NY
(Ithaca)
Trenton State (2) 2–1 Ithaca Franklin & Marshall 1–0 Denison
1984
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Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Bloomsburg 3–2 Messiah Ithaca, Trenton State
1985
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Madison, NJ
(Drew)
Trenton State (3) 1–0 Millersville Bloomsburg 4–1 Drew
1986
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Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Salisbury State 3–2 Bloomsburg Trenton State 1–0 Bentley
1987
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Geneva, NY
(William Smith)
Bloomsburg (2) 1–0 William Smith Salisbury State 1–0 Southern Maine
1988
Details
Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Trenton State (4) 3–2
(2OT, PS)
Bloomsburg Salisbury State 2–0 Cortland State
1989
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Cortland, NY
(SUNY Cortland)
Lock Haven 2–1 Trenton State Cortland State 3–2
(2OT, PS)
St. Lawrence
1990
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Bloomsburg, PA
(Bloomsburg)
Trenton State (5) 2–1 Bloomsburg Messiah 2–1 Lock Haven
1991
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Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Trenton State (6) 1–0 Bloomsburg Hartwick 3–2 Lock Haven
1992
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William Smith 1–0 Trenton State Messiah 1–0
(2OT)
Salisbury State
1993
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Fredericksburg, VA
(Mary Washington)
Cortland State 1–0 Mary Washington Trenton State 1–0 Trinity (CT)
1994
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Grantham, PA
(Messiah)
Cortland State (2) 2–1 Trenton State Messiah 1–0
(OT)
Middlebury
1995
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Trenton, NJ
(TCNJ)
Trenton State (7) 2–1 Messiah Eastern Mennonite 3–2
(2OT)
Wellesley
1996
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TCNJ (8) 2–1 Hartwick Cortland State 3–0 Lebanon Valley
1997
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Annville, PA
(Lebanon Valley)
William Smith (2) 3–0 Cortland State Lebanon Valley and Messiah
1998
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Geneva, NY
(William Smith)
Middlebury 3–2
(OT)
William Smith Rowan and Trinity (CT)
1999
Details
Trenton, NJ
(TCNJ)
TCNJ (9) 4–1 Amherst Cortland State and Springfield
2000
Details
Salisbury, MD
(Salisbury)
William Smith (3) 1–0 Springfield Rowan and Salisbury
2001
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Springfield, MA
(Springfield)
Cortland State (3) 1–0 Messiah TCNJ and Skidmore
2002
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Rowan 1–0 Messiah TCNJ and Salisbury
2003
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Annville, PA
(Lebanon Valley)
Salisbury (2) 4–1 Middlebury TCNJ and Cortland State
2004
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Westfield, MA
(Westfield State)
Salisbury (3) 6–3 Middlebury Middlebury and William Smith
2005
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Lexington, VA
(Washington & Lee)
Salisbury (4) 1–0 Messiah Bowdoin and Ursinus
2006
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Geneva, NY
(William Smith)
Ursinus 3–2 Messiah Bowdoin and Lebanon Valley
2007
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Collegeville, PA
(Ursinus)
Bowdoin 4–3 Middlebury Lebanon Valley and Salisbury
2008
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Bowdoin (2) 3–2
(OT)
Tufts Messiah and Ursinus
2009
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South Hadley, MA
(Mount Holyoke)
Salisbury (5) 1–0 Messiah Tufts and Ursinus
2010
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Newport News, VA
(Christopher Newport)
Bowdoin (3) 2–1
(2OT, PS)
Messiah Skidmore and Urisnus
2011
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Dudley, MA
(Nichols)
TCNJ (10) 3–1 Middlebury Bowdoin and Ursinus
2012
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Geneva, NY
(William Smith)
Tufts 2–1 Montclair State DePauw and Mary Washington
2013
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Norfolk, VA
(Old Dominion)
Bowdoin (4) 1–0 Salisbury Christopher Newport and Skidmore
2014
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Lexington, VA
(Washington & Lee)
TCNJ (11) 2–0 Bowdoin Middlebury and Salisbury
2015
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Middlebury (2) 1–0 Bowdoin TCNJ and Ursinus
2016
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Geneva, NY
(William Smith)
Messiah 2–1
(2OT, PS)
Tufts Babson and Salisbury
2017
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Louisville, KY
(Louisville)
Middlebury (3) 4–0 Messiah Franklin & Marshall and TCNJ
2018
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Manheim, PA
(MAC/CC)
Middlebury (4) 2–0 Tufts Johns Hopkins and Rowan
2019
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Middlebury (5) 1–0 Franklin & Marshall Johns Hopkins and Salisbury
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
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Hartford, CT
(Trinity)
Middlebury (6) 4–1[3][4][5] Johns Hopkins Trinity (CT) and Rowan
2022
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Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan)
Middlebury (7) 1–0
(1OT)
Johns Hopkins Rowan and Williams
2023
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Newport News, VA
(Christopher Newport)
Middlebury (8) 2–0 Johns Hopkins Babson and Kean
2024
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Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan)
2025
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Hartford, CT
(Trinity)

Champions

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TCNJ
 
Middlebury
 
Salisbury
 
Bowdoin
 
Cortland
 
William Smith
 
Messiah
 
Tufts
 
UC
 
Ithaca
 
Rowan
NCAA Division III national championships, by school:   11,   8,   5,   4,   3,   1
Team Titles Years
TCNJ 11 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2014
Middlebury 8 1998, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Salisbury 5 1986, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
Bowdoin 4 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013
Cortland 3 1993, 1994, 2001
William Smith 1992, 1997, 2000
Messiah 1 2016
Tufts 2012
Ursinus 2006
Rowan 2002
Ithaca 1982

Former Division III members

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Team Titles Years
Bloomsburg 2 1984, 1987
Lock Haven 1 1989

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Field Hockey Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Division III Field Hockey - Championship History". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  3. ^ NCAA.com. "Middlebury beats Johns Hopkins 4-1 to win 2021 NCAA DIII field hockey championship, 4th in a row | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  4. ^ "Johns Hopkins Shuts Out #10 Trinity, 1-0, To Advance to NCAA Championship". Johns Hopkins University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  5. ^ "#1 Middlebury Downs #4 Rowan 4-1 In NCAA Semifinals". Middlebury College. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
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