NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament

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NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Association NCAA
Sport Women's college soccer
Founded1986;39 years ago (1986)
Division Division III
No. of teams64
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Washington St. Louis (2nd)
Most titles Messiah (6)
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament is an annual event organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champions of women's collegiate soccer among its Division III members in the United States. It has been held every year since 1986, except for 2020. [1]

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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 Washington St. Louis, who won their second national title in 2024.

Champions

NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship
YearSite
(Host Team[s])
ChampionshipSemifinalists
ChampionScoreRunner-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 Smith1–0UC San Diego Ithaca & Methodist
1989
Details
San Diego, CA
(UC San Diego)
UC San Diego3–2
(3OT)
IthacaSt. Thomas (MN) & William Smith
1990
Details
Cortland, NY
(Cortland State)
Ithaca1–0
(4OT)
Cortland Saint Benedict & Methodist
1991
Details
Plymouth, NH
(Plymouth State)
Ithaca (2)2–0Rochester (NY)UC San Diego & Plymouth State
1992
Details
Fredericksburg, VA
(Mary Washington)
Cortland1–0 UMass Dartmouth UC San Diego & Mary Washington
1993
Details
Geneva, NY
(William Smith)
Trenton State 4–0Plymouth StateUC 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)3–0MethodistWilliam 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)1–0William Smith Elizabethtown & Washington St. Louis
1998
Details
Ithaca, NY
(Ithaca)
Macalester 1–0
(4OT)
TCNJIthaca & Willamette
1999
Details
Williamstown, MA
(Williams)
UC San Diego (5)1–0Macalester Williams & TCNJ
2000
Details
Medford, MA
(Tufts)
TCNJ (3)2–1Tufts Wisconsin–Stevens Point & Trinity (TX)
2001
Details
Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
Ohio Wesleyan1–0Amherst 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 Oneonta2–1
(OT)
Chicago DePauw & TCNJ
2004
Details
Greensboro, NC Wheaton (IL)1–1
(5–4, pen)
Puget Sound Wheaton (MA) & Messiah
2005
Details
Messiah1–0TCNJChicago & Tufts
2006
Details
Lake Buena Vista, FL Wheaton (IL) (2)2–0Messiah & Virginia Wesleyan
2007
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Wheaton (IL) (3)1–0MessiahTCNJ & Western Connecticut State
2008
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Greensboro, NCMessiah (2)5–0Wheaton (IL)William Smith & Williams
2009
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San Antonio, TX Messiah (3)1–0Washington St. LouisTCNJ & Lynchburg
2010
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Hardin–Simmons 2–1Messiah Otterbein & William Smith
2011
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Messiah (4)3–1Wheaton (IL)Ithaca & William Smith
2012
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Messiah (5)1–0 Emory Wheaton (IL) & Misericordia
2013
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William Smith (2)2–0Trinity (TX) Capital & Middlebury
2014
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Kansas City, MO Lynchburg 0–0
(4–3, pen)
Williams Illinois Wesleyan & Johns Hopkins
2015
Details
Williams2–1Washington St. Louis Centre & Messiah
2016
Details
Salem, VA [2] Washington St. Louis1–1
(5–4, pen)
Messiah Brandeis & Chicago
2017
Details
Williams (2)1-0ChicagoTCNJ & Hardin–Simmons
2018
Details
Greensboro, NCWilliams (3)1–1
(3–2, pen)
Middlebury Christopher Newport & Washington St. Louis
2019
Details
Messiah (6)1-0William Smith Pomona-Pitzer & Carnegie Mellon
2020NoneNot played due to COVID-19 None
2021
Details
Greensboro, NC
(UNC Greensboro)
Christopher Newport2–0TCNJ 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 1–0Washington St. LouisMessiah & Tufts
2024
Details
Las Vegas, NV
(UNLV)
Washington St. Louis (2)3–0William SmithChristopher Newport & Emory
2025
Details
Salem, VA
(ODAC)
2026 Columbus, OH
(Capital)
2027 Pittsburgh, PA
(Presidents' Athletic Conference)

Cumulative results

TeamTitlesYears
Messiah 62005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019
Williams 32015, 2017, 2018
TCNJ 1993, 1994, 2000
Wheaton (IL) 2004, 2006, 2007
Washington St. Louis 22016, 2024
Ithaca 1990, 1991
Ohio Wesleyan 2001, 2002
Rochester 1986, 1987
William Smith 1988, 2013
Cal Lutheran 12023
Johns Hopkins 2022
Christopher Newport 2021
Lynchburg 2014
Cortland 1992
Hardin–Simmons 2010
Oneonta 2003
Macalester 1998

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
UC San Diego D151989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999

See also

Notes and references

  1. "DIVISION III WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA. Retrieved May 14, 2015.