NCAA Division III field hockey tournament

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NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
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Founded1981
Number of teams24
Current champions Middlebury (8)
Most successful team(s) TCNJ (11)
Television broadcasters ESPNU
Website NCAA

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]

Contents

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

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

NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
YearSite
(Host Team)		ChampionshipThird Place Final / Semifinalists
ChampionScoreRunner-UpThird-placeScoreFourth-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 StateFranklin & Marshall2–0 Denison
1983
Details 		Ithaca, NY
(Ithaca)		Trenton State(2)2–1IthacaFranklin & Marshall1–0Denison
1984
Details 		Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)		 Bloomsburg 3–2 Messiah Ithaca, Trenton State
1985
Details 		Madison, NJ
(Drew)		Trenton State(3)1–0 Millersville Bloomsburg4–1 Drew
1986
Details 		Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)		 Salisbury State 3–2BloomsburgTrenton State1–0 Bentley
1987
Details 		Geneva, NY
(William Smith)		Bloomsburg(2)1–0 William Smith Salisbury State1–0 Southern Maine
1988
Details 		Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)		Trenton State(4)3–2
(2OT, PS)		BloomsburgSalisbury State2–0 Cortland State
1989
Details 		Cortland, NY
(SUNY Cortland)		 Lock Haven 2–1Trenton StateCortland State3–2
(2OT, PS)		 St. Lawrence
1990
Details 		Bloomsburg, PA
(Bloomsburg)		Trenton State(5)2–1BloomsburgMessiah2–1Lock Haven
1991
Details 		Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)		Trenton State(6)1–0Bloomsburg Hartwick 3–2Lock Haven
1992
Details 		William Smith1–0Trenton StateMessiah1–0
(2OT)		Salisbury State
1993
Details 		Fredericksburg, VA
(Mary Washington)		Cortland State1–0 Mary Washington Trenton State1–0 Trinity (CT)
1994
Details 		Grantham, PA
(Messiah)		Cortland State(2)2–1Trenton StateMessiah1–0
(OT)		 Middlebury
1995
Details 		Trenton, NJ
(TCNJ)		Trenton State(7)2–1Messiah Eastern Mennonite 3–2
(2OT)		 Wellesley
1996
Details 		TCNJ(8)2–1HartwickCortland State3–0 Lebanon Valley
1997
Details 		Annville, PA
(Lebanon Valley)		William Smith(2)3–0Cortland StateLebanon Valley and Messiah
1998
Details 		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)1–0SpringfieldRowan and Salisbury
2001
Details 		Springfield, MA
(Springfield)		Cortland State(3)1–0MessiahTCNJ and Skidmore
2002
Details 		Rowan1–0MessiahTCNJ and Salisbury
2003
Details 		Annville, PA
(Lebanon Valley)		Salisbury(2)4–1MiddleburyTCNJ and Cortland State
2004
Details 		Westfield, MA
(Westfield State)		Salisbury(3)6–3MiddleburyMiddlebury and William Smith
2005
Details 		Lexington, VA
(Washington & Lee)		Salisbury(4)1–0Messiah Bowdoin and Ursinus
2006
Details 		Geneva, NY
(William Smith)		Ursinus3–2MessiahBowdoin and Lebanon Valley
2007
Details 		Collegeville, PA
(Ursinus)		Bowdoin4–3MiddleburyLebanon Valley and Salisbury
2008
Details 		Bowdoin(2)3–2
(OT)		 Tufts Messiah and Ursinus
2009
Details 		South Hadley, MA
(Mount Holyoke)		Salisbury(5)1–0MessiahTufts and Ursinus
2010
Details 		Newport News, VA
(Christopher Newport)		Bowdoin(3)2–1
(2OT, PS)		MessiahSkidmore and Urisnus
2011
Details 		Dudley, MA
(Nichols)		TCNJ(10)3–1MiddleburyBowdoin and Ursinus
2012
Details 		Geneva, NY
(William Smith)		Tufts2–1 Montclair State DePauw and Mary Washington
2013
Details 		Norfolk, VA
(Old Dominion)		Bowdoin(4)1–0Salisbury Christopher Newport and Skidmore
2014
Details 		Lexington, VA
(Washington & Lee)		TCNJ(11)2–0BowdoinMiddlebury and Salisbury
2015
Details 		Middlebury(2)1–0BowdoinTCNJ and Ursinus
2016
Details 		Geneva, NY
(William Smith)		Messiah2–1
(2OT, PS)		Tufts Babson and Salisbury
2017
Details 		Louisville, KY
(Louisville)		Middlebury(3)4–0MessiahFranklin & Marshall and TCNJ
2018
Details 		Manheim, PA
(MAC/CC)		Middlebury(4)2–0TuftsJohns Hopkins and Rowan
2019
Details 		Middlebury(5)1–0Franklin & MarshallJohns Hopkins and Salisbury
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details 		Hartford, CT
(Trinity)		Middlebury(6)4–1 [3] [4] [5] Johns Hopkins Trinity (CT) and Rowan
2022
Details 		Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan)		Middlebury(7)1–0
(1OT)		Johns HopkinsRowan and Williams
2023
Details 		Newport News, VA
(Christopher Newport)		Middlebury(8)2–0Johns HopkinsBabson and Kean
2024
Details 		Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan)
2025
Details 		Hartford, CT
(Trinity)

Champions

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TCNJ
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Middlebury
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Salisbury
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Bowdoin
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Cortland
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William Smith
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Messiah
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Tufts
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UC
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Ithaca
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Rowan
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TeamTitlesYears
TCNJ 111981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2014
Middlebury 81998, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Salisbury 51986, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
Bowdoin 42007, 2008, 2010, 2013
Cortland 31993, 1994, 2001
William Smith 1992, 1997, 2000
Messiah 12016
Tufts 2012
Ursinus 2006
Rowan 2002
Ithaca 1982

Former Division III members

TeamTitlesYears
Bloomsburg 21984, 1987
Lock Haven 11989

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References

  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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