The 2018 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2018 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 43rd national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with three regions consisting of six teams, and five consisting of eight, for a total of 58 teams participating in the tournament, up from 56 in 2017. The tournament champion was , who defeated in the championship series in two games.
This was the final DIII World Series contested with the current regional format and World Series location.
Bids
Automatic bids Source: NCAA +SchoolConferenceLast NCAA AppearanceAMCC2017 (Mideast Regional)ASC2007 (West Regional)CAC2017 (South Regional)Centennial1985 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)CCIW2017 College World SeriesCSAC2017 (Mideast Regional)CCC2013 (New England Regional)Empire 82017 (New York Regional)Great Northeast2017 (New England Regional)HCAC2011 (Mideast Regional)IIACFirst appearanceLandmark2015 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)Liberty2016 (New York Regional)Little East2017 College World SeriesMASCAC2010 (New England Regional)MIAA2017 (Midwest Regional)MAC Commonwealth2017 (New England Regional)MAC Freedom2017 (Mideast Regional)MWC2002 (Central Regional)MIACFirst appearanceNECC2016 (New England Regional)NESCAC2015 (New York Regional)NEWMAC2017 (New England Regional)NJAC2017 (South Regional)NAC2017 (New York Regional)NCAC2011 (South Regional)NEAC2017 (New England Regional)NACC2012 (Midwest Regional)NWCFirst appearanceOAC2015 (New York Regional)ODAC2017 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)PAC2016 (South Regional)Skyline2016 (Mideast Regional)SLIAC2017 (Central Regional)SAA2017 (West Regional)SCIAC2011 College World Series Runner-upSCAC2013 (West Regional)SUNYAC2017 World SeriesUSA South2017 (South Regional)UMACFirst appearance
At-large bids
Pool B +SchoolConferenceWisconsin–OshkoshWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceWisconsin–WhitewaterWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Pool C +SchoolConferenceAlverniaMiddle Atlantic ConferencesChristopher NewportCapital Athletic ConferenceConcordia (Chicago)Northern Athletics Collegiate ConferenceConcordia (TX)American Southwest ConferenceDenisonNorth Coast Athletic ConferenceMariettaOhio Athletic ConferenceOtterbeinOhio Athletic ConferenceRamapoNew Jersey Athletic ConferenceRandolph–MaconOld Dominion Athletic ConferenceRedlandsSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceSouthern MaineLittle East ConferenceSUNY CortlandState University of New York Athletic ConferenceUT TylerAmerican Southwest ConferenceThe College of New JerseyNew Jersey Athletic ConferenceVirginia WesleyanOld Dominion Athletic ConferenceWoosterNorth Coast Athletic Conference
Regionals Bold indicates winner.
New England Regional Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Massachusetts Maritime Academy)
Central Regional GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
South Regional Ting Park-Holly Springs, NC (Host: William Peace University)
Mid-Atlantic Regional WellSpan Park – York, PA (Host: Middle Atlantic Conferences)
Midwest Regional Frank Wade Municipal Stadium-Duluth, MN (Host: The College of Saint Scholastica)
New York Regional Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: State University of New York College at Cortland)
Mideast Regional Nicolay Field-Adrian, MI (Host: Adrian College)
West Regional Avista Stadium-Spokane, WA (Host: Whitworth College/Spokane Sports Commission)
World Series Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
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