NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The NCAA Division III baseball tournament is an annual college baseball tournament held at the culmination of the spring regular season to determine the NCAA Division III baseball champion. The tournament has been played since 1976, soon after the formation of Division III.

Most of the 56 teams who qualify do so by winning an automatic bid that comes along with their conference's championship; others receive at-large bids. The initial round consists of six- and eight-team regionals held at pre-selected sites in eight regions: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic, South, Mideast, Midwest, Central, and West. The eight regional champions advance to the final round of the Division III Baseball Championship tournament.

The tournament final will be hosted in WellSpan Park in York, Pennsylvania beginning in 2027.

History The event was formerly held at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, just outside of Appleton for 18 years until it left for Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa following the 2018 championships. The championship was held in Cedar Rapids four times beginning in 2019 and hosted by the American Rivers Conference. Cedar Rapids was set to only host until 2022, but was awarded the 2023 championships after 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19. The championships will move to Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio for the 2024 NCAA championships.

In both the regional and final rounds, the tournament uses a "double elimination" format, in which teams must lose twice to be eliminated.

Marietta is the most successful program, with six national titles.

Denison are the reigning national champions, winning their first championship in 2026.

Results NCAA Division III Baseball ChampionshipYear SiteStadiumChampionship ResultsChampionScoreRunner-up1976Details Marietta, OH Pioneer Park 13–6 1977Details (2) 8–5 1978Details 5–3 1979Details (2) 3–0 1980Details 12–5 1981Details 14–1212 1982Details 11–6 1983Details (2) 36–8 1984Details 5–4 1985Details 11–6 1986Details (3) 11–6 1987Details 13–1210 1988Details Bristol, CT Muzzy Field (2) 7–5 1989Details 8–713 1990Details Battle Creek, MI C. O. Brown Stadium (2) 8–1 1991Details 9–0 1992Details 3–1 1993Details (2) 3–1 1994Details (2) 6–2 1995Details Salem, VA Kiwanis Field 5–3 1996Details Salem, VA Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium (2) 6–5 1997Details (2) 15–1 1998Details (3) 16–1 1999Details (2) 1–0 2000Details Grand Chute, WI Fox Cities Stadium (3) 6–2 2001Details 8–4 2002Details (4) 8–0 2003Details 15–7 2004Details 6–3 2005Details 11–4 2006Details (4) 7–2 2007Details 5–4 2008Details 5–4 2009Details (2) 3–2 2010Details 17–5 2011Details (5) 18–5 2012Details (6) 7–2 2013Details 4–1 2014Details (2) 7–0 2015Details 11–3, 6–2 2016Details 14–6, 10–7 2017Details 2–12, 12–4, 7–2 2018Details 8–1, 9–6 2019Details Cedar Rapids, IA Veterans Memorial Stadium (2) 6–4, 11–0 2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021Details Cedar Rapids, IA Veterans Memorial Stadium 6–1, 4–2 2022Details (5)11–6, 3–22023Details5–2, 6–11, 7–62024Details Eastlake, OH Classic Auto Group Park12–9, 10–16, 10–52025Details (3)18–3, 21–52026Details6–0, 10–1110, 4–3102027 York, PA WellSpan Park2028

Champions Active programs Team Titles Years 6 1981, 1983, 1986, 2006, 2011, 2012 5 1982, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2022 3 2005, 2014, 2025 1987, 1993, 2000 2 2003, 2019 1989, 1999 1991, 1997 1992, 1996 1985, 1994 1980, 1988 1978, 1979 1 2026 2024 2023 2021 2017 2016 2015 2013 2004 2010 2008 2007 1995 1984

Former programs Team Titles Years 2 2001, 2009 1976, 1977 1 2018

Of the former programs listed here, St. Thomas now plays Division I baseball, and Stanislaus State and UT Tyler play Division II baseball.

NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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