The NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament is annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion women's collegiate lacrosse among its Division III members in the United States. It has been held every year since 1985, except for 2020.
Middlebury Panthers are the current champions, winning their twelfth title—and fifth consecutive—in 2026.
TCNJ, previously known as Trenton State also has won twelve titles.
Results See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the 1981 and 1982 Division III women's lacrosse champions. NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournamentYear Site(Host Team)Championship ResultsSemifinalistsChampionScoreRunner-up1985DetailsPhiladelphia, PA(Penn) Trenton State 7–4 Ursinus Drew and Lynchburg1986DetailsCollege Park, MD(Maryland) Ursinus 12–10 Trenton State Lynchburg and Wheaton (MA)1987Details Trenton State (2) 8–7(OT) Ursinus Western Maryland and William Smith1988DetailsHaverford, PA(Haverford) Trenton State (3) 14–11 William Smith Johns Hopkins and Ursinus1989DetailsWest Chester, PA(West Chester) Ursinus (2) 8–6 Trenton State St. Lawrence and William Smith1990DetailsPrinceton, NJ(Princeton) Ursinus (3) 7–6 St. Lawrence Roanoke and Trenton State1991DetailsEwing Township, NJ(Trenton State) Trenton State (4) 7–6 Ursinus Franklin & Marshall and William Smith1992DetailsBethlehem, PA(Lehigh) Trenton State † 5-3 William Smith Roanoke and Ursinus1993DetailsCollege Park, MD(Maryland) Trenton State (5) 10–9 William Smith Franklin & Marshall and Johns Hopkins1994Details Trenton State (6) 29–11 William Smith Johns Hopkins and Middlebury1995DetailsEwing Township, NJ(Trenton State) Trenton State (7) 15–14 William Smith Johns Hopkins and Middlebury1996DetailsBethlehem, PA(Lehigh) TCNJ (8) 15–8 Middlebury Goucher and Ursinus1997Details Middlebury 14–9 TCNJ Johns Hopkins and William Smith1998Details Baltimore, MD(UMBC) TCNJ (9) 12–11(OT) Williams Hartwick and Middlebury1999Details Baltimore, MD(Johns Hopkins) Middlebury (2) 10–9 Amherst TCNJ and William Smith2000DetailsEwing Township, NJ(TCNJ) TCNJ (10) 14–8 Williams Middlebury and Salisbury State2001DetailsBaltimore, MD(Johns Hopkins) Middlebury (3) 11–10(2OT) Amherst Mary Washington and TCNJ2002DetailsGlassboro, NJ(Rowan) Middlebury (4) 12–6 TCNJ Amherst and Mary Washington2003DetailsRochester, NY(St. John Fisher) Amherst 11–9 Middlebury TCNJ and William Smith2004Details Middlebury (5) 13–11(OT) TCNJ Amherst and Salisbury2005DetailsEwing Township, NJ(TCNJ) TCNJ (11) 9–7 Salisbury Colorado College and Middlebury2006DetailsHoboken, NJ(Stevens) TCNJ (12) 10–4 Gettysburg SUNY Cortland and Middlebury2007DetailsGeneva, NY(William Smith) Franklin & Marshall 11–8 Salisbury Gettysburg and Middlebury2008DetailsSalem, VA(Roanoke) Hamilton 13–6 Franklin & Marshall TCNJ and Salisbury2009Details Franklin & Marshall (2) 11–10(OT) Salisbury Gettysburg and Hamilton2010DetailsGettysburg, PA(Gettysburg) Salisbury 7–6 Hamilton Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg2011DetailsGarden City, NY(Adelphi) Gettysburg 16–5 Bowdoin SUNY Cortland and TCNJ2012DetailsMontclair, NJ(Montclair State) Trinity (CT) 8–7 Salisbury SUNY Cortland and Middlebury2013DetailsStevenson, MD(Stevenson) Salisbury (2) 12–5 Trinity (CT) SUNY Cortland and Middlebury2014DetailsGettysburg, PA(Gettysburg) Salisbury (3) 9–6 Trinity (CT) Amherst and SUNY Cortland2015DetailsPhiladelphia, PA Cortland 17-6 Trinity (CT) Middlebury and Franklin & Marshall2016Details Middlebury (6) 9-5 Trinity (CT) SUNY Cortland and Franklin & Marshall2017DetailsSalem, VA(Roanoke)Gettysburg (2)6-5TCNJTrinity (CT) and Washington & Lee2018DetailsGettysburg (3)11-9MiddleburySalisbury and TCNJ 2019Details Ashland, VA(Randolph–Macon) Middlebury (7) 14–9 Salisbury Tufts and Wesleyan 2020Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021DetailsSalem, VA(Roanoke) Salisbury (4) 14-13 Tufts Denison and St. John Fisher 2022Details Middlebury (8) 13–5 Tufts Gettysburg and TCNJ 2023DetailsMiddlebury (9) 17–9 Gettysburg Franklin & Marshall and William Smith 2024DetailsMiddlebury (10) 16–5 SalisburyFranklin & Marshall and William Smith 2025DetailsMiddlebury (11) 10–9 TuftsColby and Gettysburg 2026DetailsRochester, NY(RIT)Middlebury (12) 8–6Wesleyan Salisbury and Tufts 2027Tampa, FL(Tampa) 2028Rochester, NY(RIT) † NCAA vacated the 1992 Trenton State title due to use of an ineligible player during the tournament
Champions Active programs Team Titles Years 12 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006 12 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 4 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021 3 2011, 2017, 2018 3 1986, 1989, 1990 2 2007, 2009 1 2015 1 2012 1 2008 1 2003
Finals appearances by state StateTitlesUniversityRunners-upUniversity New Jersey 12 TCNJ (12) 6 TCNJ (6) Vermont 12 Middlebury (12) 3 Middlebury (3) Pennsylvania 8 Gettysburg (3), Ursinus (3), Franklin & Marshall (2) 6 Ursinus (3), Gettysburg (2), Franklin & Marshall (1) Maryland 4 Salisbury (4) 6 Salisbury (6) New York 2 Cortland (1), Hamilton (1) 7 William Smith (5), Hamilton (1), St. Lawrence (1) Massachusetts 1 Amherst (1) 7 Tufts (3), Amherst (2), Williams (2) Connecticut 1 Trinity (1) 5 Trinity (4), Wesleyan (1) Maine 0 1 Bowdoin (1)
See also AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Champions NCAA women's lacrosse championships (Division I, Division II) NCAA men's lacrosse championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References
External links DIII Women's College Lacrosse