Men's Division III Soccer Championship
Founded1974
No. of teams62
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
St. Olaf (1st title)
Most titlesMessiah (11 titles)
Official websiteWebsite

The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship is an annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III collegiate men's soccer in the United States.

Messiah is the most successful team, with 11 titles.

St. Olaf College are the reigning champions, winning their first championship in 2023.[1]

History

It has been held each year since 1974, except 2020, when the Division III championship was established for universities that do not award athletics scholarships. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[2] Division III teams had previously competed as part of the NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship (now Division II). A total of 64 teams participate, making it the largest of the NCAA's men's soccer tournaments.

Traditionally, the tournament is held in November and December at the end of the regular season. The tournament finals were initially held on the campus of one of the teams participating in the semifinals. Since 2004, however, they have been held at the same pre-determined neutral site as the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship (added in 1986).

Selection format

Of the three NCAA divisions, Division III has the most complicated selection process. In 2012, the tournament was a 62-team, single-elimination tournament. Teams are divided into three pools. Pool A consists of the 36 conference champions, who all receive automatic bids to the tournament. Pool B consists of all teams which are not in conferences or which are in conferences that do not meet the requirements to be awarded an automatic bid. Four teams are selected from Pool B. Pool C consists of all the other teams, plus those Pool B teams not already selected. The remaining teams in the field are selected from Pool C. Two teams received first round byes, and the rest of the bracket was filled by geographical proximity. The early rounds of the championship were played at campus sites with the higher seeded team hosting the match. The semifinals and finals are played at a predetermined campus site. The 2012 Division III final rounds were held at Blossom Soccer Complex in San Antonio.[3]

Results

NCAA Division III men's soccer tournament
Year Site
(Host Team)
Championship Semifinalists
Champion Score Runner-Up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1974
Details
Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton (IL))
Brockport State 3–1 Swarthmore Westfield State 3–1 MacMurray
1975
Details
Brockport, NY
(Brockport State)
Babson 1–0 Brockport State Ohio Wesleyan 1–0 Johns Hopkins
1976
Details
Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown)
Brandeis 2–1
(2OT)
Elizabethtown 2–1 MacMurray
1977
Details
Wellesley, MA
(Babson)
Lock Haven 1–0 Cortland State Babson 1–0 Wooster
1978
Details
Lock Haven (2) 3–0 Washington St. Louis Cortland State 2–1
(OT)
North Adams State
1979
Details
Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Babson (2) 2–1 Glassboro State Washington St. Louis 2–1 Lock Haven
1980
Details
Wellesley, MA
(Babson)
Babson (3) 1–0
(OT)
Scranton Glassboro State 1–0 Washington St. Louis
1981
Details
Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown)
Glassboro State 2–1
(4OT)
Brandeis 4–2 Ohio Wesleyan
1982
Details
Greensboro, NC
(UNC Greensboro)
UNC Greensboro 2–1 Bethany (WV) Cortland State and Scranton
1983
Details
UNC Greensboro (2) 3–2 Claremont–Mudd–Scripps Plymouth State and Scranton
1984
Details
Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton)
Wheaton (IL) 2–1
(3OT)
Brandeis Kean and RIT
1985
Details
St. Louis, MO
(Washington St. Louis)
UNC Greensboro (3) 5–2 Washington St. Louis Fredonia State and Glassboro State
1986
Details
Greensboro, NC
(UNC Greensboro)
UNC Greensboro (4) 2–0 UC San Diego Fredonia State and Messiah
1987
Details
UNC Greensboro (5) 6–1 Washington St. Louis Cal State San Bernardino and Salem State
1988
Details
Rochester, NY
(RIT)
UC San Diego 3–0 RIT Messiah and Salem State
1989
Details
Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown)
Elizabethtown 2–0 Greensboro UC San Diego and RIT
1990
Details
Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
Glassboro State 1–1
(4OT, PK)
Ohio Wesleyan Salem State and Wheaton (IL)
1991
Details
San Diego, CA
(UC San Diego)
UC San Diego (2) 1–0 Trenton State Babson and Ohio Wesleyan
1992
Details
Union, NJ
(Kean)
Kean 3–1 Ohio Wesleyan Colorado College and RIT
1993
Details
Williamstown, MA
(Williams)
UC San Diego (3) 1–0 Williams Clarkson and Kenyon
1994
Details
Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Bethany (WV) 1–0
(2OT)
Johns Hopkins Trenton State & Wisconsin–Oshkosh
1995
Details
Williamstown, MA
(Williams)
Williams 2–1 Methodist Chapman and Muhlenberg
1996
Details
Gambier, OH
(Kenyon)
College of New Jersey 2–1
(OT)
Kenyon Chicago and Ithaca
1997
Details
Fredericksburg, VA
(Mary Washington)
Wheaton (IL) (2) 3–0 College of New Jersey Amherst and Mary Washington
1998
Details
Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
Ohio Wesleyan 2–1
(OT)
Greensboro Rowan and Williams
1999
Details
Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton)
St. Lawrence 2–0 Wheaton (IL) Alma and Richard Stockton
2000
Details
Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan)
Messiah 2–0 Rowan Linfield and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
2001
Details
Grantham, PA
(Messiah)
Richard Stockton 3–2 Redlands Messiah and Ohio Wesleyan
2002
Details
Canton, NY
(St. Lawrence)
Messiah (2) 1–0 Otterbein St. Lawrence and Trinity (TX)
2003
Details
Madison, NJ
(Drew)
Trinity (TX) 2–1 Drew Wheaton (MA) and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
2004
Details
Greensboro, NC Messiah (3) 4–0 UC Santa Cruz Geneseo State and Salisbury
2005
Details
Messiah (4) 1–0 Gustavus Adolphus Plattsburgh State and Wheaton (IL)
2006
Details
Lake Buena Vista, FL Messiah (5) 3–0 Wheaton (IL) NYU and Ohio Wesleyan
2007
Details
Middlebury 0–0
(4–3 pen)
Trinity (TX) Loras and Messiah
2008
Details
Greensboro, NC Messiah (6) 1–1
(3–0 pen)
Stevens Tech Amherst and Loras
2009
Details
San Antonio, TX Messiah (7) 2–0 Calvin Dominican (IL) and Williams
2010
Details
Messiah (8) 2–1
(OT)
Lynchburg Bowdoin and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
2011
Details
Ohio Wesleyan (2) 2–1 Calvin Montclair State and Oneonta State
2012
Details
Messiah (9) 5–1 Ohio Northern Loras and Williams
2013
Details
Messiah (10) 2–1
(2OT)
Rutgers–Camden Loras and Williams
2014
Details
Kansas City, MO Tufts 4–2 Wheaton (IL) Ohio Wesleyan and SUNY Oneonta
2015
Details
Amherst 2–1 Loras Calvin and SUNY Oneonta
2016
Details
Salem, VA Tufts (2) 1–0
(2OT)
Calvin Brandeis and St. Thomas (MN)
2017
Details
Greensboro, NC Messiah (11) 2–1 North Park Brandeis and Chicago
2018
Details
Tufts (3) 2–1 Calvin Chicago and Rochester (NY)
2019
Details
Tufts (4) 2–0 Amherst Calvin and Centre
2020 None Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States None
2021
Details
Greensboro, NC Connecticut College 1–1
(4–1 pen)
Amherst Chicago and Washington and Lee
2022
Details
Chicago 2–0 Williams Stevens and Mary Washington
2023
Details
Salem, VA St. Olaf 2–0 Amherst Washington and Lee and Washington College
2024
Details
Las Vegas, NV
2025
Details
Salem, VA

Champions

NCAA Division III men's soccer tournament is located in USA Midwest and Northeast
St. Olaf
St. Olaf
BU
BU
EC
EC
Kean
Kean
Williams
Williams
TCNJ
TCNJ
Middlebury
Middlebury
AC
AC
CC
CC
Stockton
Stockton
Bethany
Bethany
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence
Brockport
Brockport
↓ Trinity
↓ Trinity
Chicago
Chicago
Wheaton
Wheaton
RU
RU
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio Wesleyan
BC
BC
Tufts
Tufts
Messiah
Messiah
NCAA Division III national championships, by school: 13, 5, 2, 1
TeamTitlesYears
Messiah112000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017
Tufts42014, 2016, 2018, 2019
Babson31975, 1979, 1980
Ohio Wesleyan21998, 2011
Rowan1981, 1990
Wheaton (IL)1984, 1997
St. Olaf12023
Chicago2022
Connecticut College2021
Amherst2015
Middlebury2007
Trinity (TX)2003
Stockton2001
St. Lawrence1999
TCNJ1996
Williams1995
Bethany (WV)1994
Kean1992
Elizabethtown1989
Brandeis1976
Brockport1974

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
UNC Greensboro 51982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
UC San Diego31988, 1991, 1993
Lock Haven21977, 1978
  • Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division III.

See also

References

  1. "St. Olaf wins the 2023 NCAA DIII men's soccer championship". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  2. "DIII Men's Soccer Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  3. "DIII Men's College Soccer". NCAA.com.
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