The NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament is an annual event that is organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champions of women's collegiate soccer among its Division III members are in the United States. It has been held every year since 1986, except for 2020.
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 third national title in 2025.
Champions NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship Year Site(Host Team[s]) Championship SemifinalistsChampionScoreRunner-up1986Details Cortland, NY(SUNY Cortland) Rochester 1–0 Plymouth State UC San Diego & Cortland1987Details Rochester, NY(Rochester) Rochester (2) 1–0 William Smith Plymouth State & St. Thomas (MN)1988Details Geneva, NY(William Smith) William Smith 1–0 UC San Diego Ithaca & Methodist1989Details San Diego, CA(UC San Diego) UC San Diego 3–2(3OT) Ithaca St. Thomas (MN) & William Smith1990Details Cortland, NY(Cortland State) Ithaca 1–0(4OT) Cortland Saint Benedict & Methodist1991Details Plymouth, NH(Plymouth State) Ithaca (2) 2–0Rochester (NY) UC San Diego & Plymouth State1992Details Fredericksburg, VA(Mary Washington) Cortland 1–0 UMass Dartmouth UC San Diego & Mary Washington1993Details Geneva, NY(William Smith) Trenton State 4–0Plymouth StateUC San Diego & William Smith1994Details San Diego, CA(UC San Diego) Trenton State (2) 4–3(3OT)UC San DiegoGeneseo & North Carolina Wesleyan1995Details Galloway, NJ(Richard Stockton) UC San Diego (2) 3–0 MethodistWilliam Smith & Richard Stockton1996Details Amherst, MA(Amherst) UC San Diego (3) 2–1 TCNJ Chicago & Amherst1997Details Elizabethtown, PA(Elizabethtown) UC San Diego (4) 1–0 William Smith Elizabethtown & Washington St. Louis1998Details Ithaca, NY(Ithaca) Macalester 1–0(4OT) TCNJ Ithaca & Willamette1999Details Williamstown, MA(Williams) UC San Diego (5) 1–0 Macalester Williams & TCNJ2000Details Medford, MA(Tufts) TCNJ (3) 2–1 Tufts Wisconsin–Stevens Point & Trinity (TX)2001Details Delaware, OH(Ohio Wesleyan) Ohio Wesleyan1–0AmherstWheaton (IL) & Willamette2002Details Geneva, NY(William Smith) Ohio Wesleyan (2) 1–0 Messiah William Smith & Trinity (TX)2003Details Oneonta, NY(SUNY Oneonta) SUNY Oneonta 2–1(OT) Chicago DePauw & TCNJ2004Details Greensboro, NCWheaton (IL) 1–1(5–4, pen)Puget SoundWheaton (MA) & Messiah2005DetailsMessiah1–0 TCNJChicago & Tufts2006Details Lake Buena Vista, FLWheaton (IL) (2)2–0Messiah & Virginia Wesleyan2007DetailsWheaton (IL) (3)1–0MessiahTCNJ & Western Connecticut State2008DetailsGreensboro, NC Messiah (2)5–0Wheaton (IL)William Smith & Williams2009Details San Antonio, TX Messiah (3)1–0Washington St. LouisTCNJ & Lynchburg2010DetailsHardin–Simmons2–1MessiahOtterbein & William Smith2011Details Messiah (4)3–1Wheaton (IL)Ithaca & William Smith2012Details Messiah (5)1–0EmoryWheaton (IL) & Misericordia2013DetailsWilliam Smith (2)2–0Trinity (TX)Capital & Middlebury2014Details Kansas City, MOLynchburg0–0(4–3, pen)WilliamsIllinois Wesleyan & Johns Hopkins2015DetailsWilliams2–1Washington St. LouisCentre & Messiah2016Details Salem, VAWashington St. Louis 1–1(5–4, pen)MessiahBrandeis & Chicago2017DetailsWilliams (2)1-0ChicagoTCNJ & Hardin–Simmons2018DetailsGreensboro, NCWilliams (3)1–1(3–2, pen)MiddleburyChristopher Newport & Washington St. Louis2019DetailsMessiah (6)1-0William Smith Pomona-Pitzer & Carnegie Mellon2020NoneNot played due to COVID-19None2021DetailsGreensboro, NC(UNC Greensboro)Christopher Newport2–0TCNJLoras & Wesleyan (CT)2022DetailsSalem, VA(Roanoke)Johns Hopkins2-1Case Western ReserveVirginia Wesleyan & Messiah2023DetailsSalem, VA(ODAC)Cal Lutheran1–0Washington St. LouisMessiah & Tufts2024DetailsLas Vegas, NV(UNLV)Washington St. Louis (2)3–0William SmithChristopher Newport & Emory2025DetailsSalem, VA(ODAC)Washington St. Louis (3)2–1EmoryChicago & Tufts 2026 Columbus, OH 2027 Pittsburgh, PA
Cumulative results Team Titles Years 6 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019 3 2015, 2017, 2018 1993, 1994, 2000 2016, 2024, 2025 2004, 2006, 2007 2 1990, 1991 2001, 2002 1986, 1987 1988, 2013 1 2023 2022 2021 2014 1992 2010 2003 1998
Former programs Team Titles Years D15 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
See also 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
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