2026 national championship

NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship

December 4 & 6, 2026 · Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Championship finals

Championship archive

Seasons & results

2020 champion—
Runner-up—
Recorded finalCanceled ↗CANCELED

Match-by-match results have not been imported for this season. The recorded championship summary remains available above.

Coverage and sources

Imported from the supplied history workbook; its cited sources and coverage labels are retained. This import is not a new independent verification. Team links identify present-day profiles, not present-day division or conference membership in historical seasons.

Championship/final history from 1986 through 2025, including the canceled 2020 championship.

Every 2025 tournament result is normalized into a stable match source key.

Bracket results are complete. Event/official/team-stat enrichment is currently deep for the championship final, where an official structured box score was verified.

https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/soccer-women/d3/2025

NCAA_DIII_Womens_Tournament_1986_2025_enriched.xlsx

Only recorded games are displayed. Missing scores, dates and matches are not inferred.

All championship seasons · 40
SeasonChampionRunner-upFinal / status
2025WashU BearsEmory Eagles2-1 ↗COMPLETED
2024WashU BearsWilliam Smith Herons3-0 ↗COMPLETED
2023Cal Lutheran RegalsWashU Bears1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2022Johns Hopkins Blue JaysCWRU Spartans2-1 ↗COMPLETED
2021Chris Newport CaptainsTCNJ Lions2-0 ↗COMPLETED
2020——Canceled ↗CANCELED
2019Messiah FalconsWilliam Smith Herons1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2018Williams EphsMiddlebury Panthers1-1 (3-2 PK) ↗COMPLETED
2017Williams EphsUChicago Maroons1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2016WashU BearsMessiah Falcons1-1 (5-4 PK) ↗COMPLETED
2015Williams EphsWashU Bears1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2014Lynchburg HornetsWilliams Ephs0-0 (PK) ↗COMPLETED
2013William Smith HeronsTrinity Tigers2-0 ↗COMPLETED
2012Messiah FalconsEmory Eagles1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2011Messiah FalconsWheaton Thunder3-1 ↗COMPLETED
2010Hardin-Simmons CowgirlsMessiah Falcons2-1 ↗COMPLETED
2009Messiah FalconsWashU Bears1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2008Messiah FalconsWheaton Thunder5-0 ↗COMPLETED
2007Wheaton ThunderMessiah Falcons1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2006Wheaton ThunderTCNJ Lions2-0 ↗COMPLETED
2005Messiah FalconsTCNJ Lions1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2004Wheaton ThunderPuget Sound Loggers1-1 (PK) ↗COMPLETED
2003SUNY Oneonta Red DragonsUChicago Maroons2-1 (OT) ↗COMPLETED
2002Ohio Wesleyan Battling BishopsMessiah Falcons1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2001Ohio Wesleyan Battling BishopsAmherst Mammoths1-0 ↗COMPLETED
2000TCNJ LionsTufts Jumbos2-1 ↗COMPLETED
1999UC San Diego TritonsMacalester Scots1-0 ↗COMPLETED
1998Macalester ScotsTCNJ Lions1-0 (4 OT) ↗COMPLETED
1997UC San Diego TritonsWilliam Smith Herons1-0 ↗COMPLETED
1996UC San Diego TritonsTCNJ Lions2-1 ↗COMPLETED
1995UC San Diego TritonsMethodist Monarchs3-0 ↗COMPLETED
1994TCNJ LionsUC San Diego Tritons4-3 (3 OT) ↗COMPLETED
1993TCNJ LionsPlymouth State Panthers4-0 ↗COMPLETED
1992Cortland Red DragonsUMass Dartmouth Corsairs1-0 ↗COMPLETED
1991Ithaca BombersRochester Yellowjackets2-0 ↗COMPLETED
1990Ithaca BombersCortland Red Dragons1-0 (4 OT, PK) ↗COMPLETED
1989UC San Diego TritonsIthaca Bombers3-2 (3 OT) ↗COMPLETED
1988William Smith HeronsUC San Diego Tritons1-0 (2 OT) ↗COMPLETED
1987Rochester YellowjacketsWilliam Smith Herons1-0 ↗COMPLETED
1986Rochester YellowjacketsPlymouth State Panthers1-0 ↗COMPLETED
Finals datesDecember 4 & 6, 20262026 championship
Finals venueHistoric Crew StadiumColumbus, Ohio
Local program coverage421Division III women's teams

Tournament path

From the opening round to the national title.

01First & second rounds
02Sectionals
03Quarterfinals
04Semifinals
05National championship

The Division I semifinal and final stage is styled as the College Cup. Division II and III retain the NCAA championship naming used by the official competition pages.

Competition field

Division III programs.

Browse all 421 →

Teams qualify through conference automatic bids and NCAA selection. This page links the complete local program directory now; the 2026 selected field and bracket will appear only after an official NCAA release is ingested.

Qualification context

44 connected conferences.

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference8 programsAmerican Rivers Conference8 programsAmerican Southwest Conference6 programsAtlantic East Conference6 programsCentennial Conference11 programsCity University of New York Athletic Conference6 programsCoast-To-Coast Athletic Conference8 programsCollege Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin9 programsCollegiate Conference of the South8 programsConference of New England11 programsEmpire 812 programsGreat Northeast Athletic Conference14 programsHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference10 programsIndependent2 programsLandmark Conference10 programsLiberty League10 programsLittle East Conference9 programsMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference9 programsMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association9 programsMiddle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth9 programsMiddle Atlantic Conference Freedom9 programsMidwest Conference10 programsMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference12 programsNew England Small College Athletic Conference11 programsNew England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference12 programsNew Jersey Athletic Conference11 programsNorth Atlantic Conference8 programsNorth Coast Athletic Conference8 programsNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference13 programsNorthwest Conference9 programsOhio Athletic Conference9 programsOld Dominion Athletic Conf.13 programsPresidents' Athletic Conference13 programsSkyline Conference12 programsSouthern Athletic Association9 programsSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10 programsSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference9 programsSt. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9 programsState University of New York Athletic Conference12 programsUnited East Conference14 programsUniversity Athletic Association8 programsUpper Midwest Athletic Conference7 programsUSA South Athletic Conference10 programsWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8 programs