The NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship is an American intercollegiate college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the Division III national champion. It has been held annually since 1986 when the Division III championship was established for universities that do not award athletics scholarships. A third Division II championship was added in 1988.
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| Founded | 1986 |
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| No. of teams | 64 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Cal Lutheran (1st) |
| Most titles | Messiah (6 Titles) |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
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Traditionally, the tournament is held in November and December of each year following the end of the regular season. Originally, the tournament finals were held on the campus of one of the teams participating in the semifinals. Since 2004, however, it has been held at a predetermined neutral site.
The most successful program has been Messiah, with six national titles.
The current champions are Cal Lutheran, who won their first national title in 2023.
Champions
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| Year | Site (Host Team[s]) |
Championship | Semifinalists | ||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-Up | |||||
| 1986 Details |
Cortland, NY (SUNY Cortland) |
Rochester | 1–0 | Plymouth State | UC San Diego & Cortland | ||
| 1987 Details |
Rochester, NY (Rochester) |
Rochester (2) | 1–0 | William Smith | Plymouth State & St. Thomas (MN) | ||
| 1988 Details |
Geneva, NY (William Smith) |
William Smith | 1–0 | UC San Diego | Ithaca & Methodist | ||
| 1989 Details |
San Diego, CA (UC San Diego) |
UC San Diego | 3–2 (3OT) |
Ithaca | St. Thomas (MN) & William Smith | ||
| 1990 Details |
Cortland, NY (Cortland State) |
Ithaca | 1–0 (4OT) |
Cortland | Saint Benedict & Methodist | ||
| 1991 Details |
Plymouth, NH (Plymouth State) |
Ithaca (2) | 2–0 | Rochester (NY) | UC San Diego & Plymouth State | ||
| 1992 Details |
Fredericksburg, VA (Mary Washington) |
Cortland | 1–0 | UMass Dartmouth | UC San Diego & Mary Washington | ||
| 1993 Details |
Geneva, NY (William Smith) |
Trenton State | 4–0 | Plymouth State | UC San Diego & William Smith | ||
| 1994 Details |
San Diego, CA (UC San Diego) |
Trenton State (2) | 4–3 (3OT) |
UC San Diego | Geneseo & North Carolina Wesleyan | ||
| 1995 Details |
Galloway, NJ (Richard Stockton) |
UC San Diego (2) | 3–0 | Methodist | William Smith & Richard Stockton | ||
| 1996 Details |
Amherst, MA (Amherst) |
UC San Diego (3) | 2–1 | TCNJ | Chicago & Amherst | ||
| 1997 Details |
Elizabethtown, PA (Elizabethtown) |
UC San Diego (4) | 1–0 | William Smith | Elizabethtown & Washington University in St. Louis | ||
| 1998 Details |
Ithaca, NY (Ithaca) |
Macalester | 1–0 (4OT) |
TCNJ | Ithaca & Willamette | ||
| 1999 Details |
Williamstown, MA (Williams) |
UC San Diego (5) | 1–0 | Macalester | Williams & TCNJ | ||
| 2000 Details |
Medford, MA (Tufts) |
TCNJ (3) | 2–1 | Tufts | Wisconsin–Stevens Point & Trinity (TX) | ||
| 2001 Details |
Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan) |
Ohio Wesleyan | 1–0 | Amherst | Wheaton (IL) & Willamette | ||
| 2002 Details |
Geneva, NY (William Smith) |
Ohio Wesleyan (2) | 1–0 | Messiah | William Smith & Trinity (TX) | ||
| 2003 Details |
Oneonta, NY (SUNY Oneonta) |
SUNY Oneonta | 2–1 (OT) |
Chicago | DePauw & TCNJ | ||
| 2004 Details |
Greensboro, NC | Wheaton (IL) | 1–1 (5–4, pen) |
Puget Sound | Wheaton (MA) & Messiah | ||
| 2005 Details |
Messiah | 1–0 | TCNJ | Chicago & Tufts | |||
| 2006 Details |
Lake Buena Vista, FL | Wheaton (IL) (2) | 2–0 | Messiah & Virginia Wesleyan | |||
| 2007 Details |
Wheaton (IL) (3) | 1–0 | Messiah | TCNJ & Western Connecticut State | |||
| 2008 Details |
Greensboro, NC | Messiah (2) | 5–0 | Wheaton (IL) | William Smith & Williams | ||
| 2009 Details |
San Antonio, TX | Messiah (3) | 1–0 | Washington University in St. Louis | TCNJ & Lynchburg | ||
| 2010 Details |
Hardin–Simmons | 2–1 | Messiah | Otterbein & William Smith | |||
| 2011 Details |
Messiah (4) | 3–1 | Wheaton (IL) | Ithaca & William Smith | |||
| 2012 Details |
Messiah (5) | 1–0 | Emory | Wheaton (IL) & Misericordia | |||
| 2013 Details |
William Smith (2) | 2–0 | Trinity (TX) | Capital & Middlebury | |||
| 2014 Details |
Kansas City, MO | Lynchburg | 0–0 (4–3, pen) |
Williams | Illinois Wesleyan & Johns Hopkins | ||
| 2015 Details |
Williams | 2–1 | Washington University in St. Louis | Centre & Messiah | |||
| 2016 Details |
Salem, VA[1] | Washington University in St. Louis | 1–1 (5–4, pen) |
Messiah | Brandeis & Chicago | ||
| 2017 Details |
Williams (2) | 1-0 | Chicago | TCNJ & Hardin–Simmons | |||
| 2018 Details |
Greensboro, NC | Williams (3) | 1–1 (3–2, pen) |
Middlebury | Christopher Newport & Washington University in St. Louis | ||
| 2019 Details |
Messiah (6) | 1-0 | William Smith | Pomona-Pitzer & Carnegie Mellon | |||
| 2020 | None | Not played due to COVID-19 | None | ||||
| 2021 Details |
Greensboro, NC (UNC Greensboro) |
Christopher Newport | 2–0 | TCNJ | Loras & Wesleyan (CT) | ||
| 2022 Details |
Salem, VA (Roanoke) |
Johns Hopkins | 2-1 | Case Western Reserve | Misericordia & William Smith | ||
| 2023 Details |
Salem, VA (ODAC) |
Cal Lutheran | 1–0 | Washington St. Louis | Messiah & Tufts | ||
| 2024 Details |
Las Vegas, NV (UNLV) |
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| 2025 Details |
Salem, VA (ODAC) |
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| 2026 | Columbus, OH (Capital) |
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| 2027 | Pittsburgh, PA (Presidents' Athletic Conference) |
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Cumulative results
edit| Team | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Messiah | 6 | 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019 |
| Williams | 3 | 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| TCNJ | 1993, 1994, 2000 | |
| Wheaton (IL) | 2004, 2006, 2007 | |
| Ithaca | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 2001, 2002 | |
| Rochester | 1986, 1987 | |
| William Smith | 1988, 2013 | |
| Cal Lutheran | 1 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins | 2022 | |
| Christopher Newport | 2021 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 2016 | |
| Lynchburg | 2014 | |
| Cortland | 1992 | |
| Hardin–Simmons | 2010 | |
| Oneonta | 2003 | |
| Macalester | 1998 |
Former programs
edit| Team | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego D1 | 5 | 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 |
See also
edit- AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Championship
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II)
- NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
- NAIA Women's Soccer Championship
- Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
Notes and references
edit- ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
