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NCAA Division III men's soccer tournament

Men's Division III
Men's Soccer Championship
Organizing bodyNCAA
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
RegionUnited States
Number of teams62
Current champion(s)Amherst (2nd)
Most successful club(s)Messiah
(11 titles)
Websitencaa.com/soccer

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.

Amherst are the reigning champions, winning their second championship in 2024.

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.[1] 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.[2]

Results

Keys
Ed. Year Host city Championship Semifinalists
Champion Score Runner-Up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1
 1974 Wheaton, IL Brockport State (1)
3–1
 Swarthmore Westfield State
3–1
 MacMurray
2
 1975 Brockport, NY Babson (1)
1–0
 Brockport OWU
1–0
 Johns Hopkins
3
 1976 Elizabethtown, PA Brandeis (1)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Brockport Elizabethtown
2–1
 MacMurray
4
 1977 Wellesley, MA Lock Haven (1)
1–0
 Cortland Babson
1–0
 Wooster
5
 1978 Wellesley, MA Lock Haven (2)
3–0
 Washington (SL) Cortland
2–1 (a.e.t.)
 North Adams
6
 1979 Trenton, NJ Babson (2)
2–1
 Rowan Washington (SL)
2–1
 Lock Haven
7
 1980 Wellesley, MA Babson (3)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
 Scranton Rowan
1–0
 Washington (SL)
8
 1981 Elizabethtown, PA Rowan (1)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Scranton Brandeis
4–2
 OWU
9
 1982 Greensboro, NC UNCG (1)
2–1
 Bethany (WV) Cortland and Scranton
10
 1983 Greensboro, NC UNCG (2)
3–2
 Claremont Plymouth State and Scranton
11
 1984 Wheaton, IL Wheaton (IL) (1)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
 Brandeis Kean and RIT
12
 1985 St. Louis, MO UNCG (3)
5–2
 Washington (SL) Fredonia and Rowan
13
 1986 Greensboro, NC UNCG (4)
2–0
 UC San Diego Fredonia and Messiah
14
 1987 Greensboro, NC UNCG (5)
6–1
 Washington (SL) Cal State (SB) and Salem State
15
 1988 Rochester, NY UC San Diego
3–0
 RIT Messiah and Salem State
16
 1989 Elizabethtown, PA Elizabethtown (1)
2–0
 Greensboro UC San Diego and RIT
17
 1990 Delaware, OH Rowan (1)
1–1 (? p)
 OWU Salem State and Wheaton (IL)
18
 1991 San Diego, CA UC San Diego (2)
1–0
 TCNJ Babson and OWU
19
 1992 Union, NJ Kean (1)
3–1
 OWU Colorado and RIT
20
 1993 Williamstown, MA UC San Diego (3)
1–0
 Williams Clarkson and Kenyon
21
 1994 Trenton, NJ Bethany (WV)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
 Johns Hopkins Trenton State & Wisconsin–Oshkosh
22
 1995 Williamstown, MA Williams (1)
2–1
 Methodist Chapman and Muhlenberg
23
 1996 Gambier, OH TCNJ (1)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Kenyon Chicago and Ithaca
24
 1997 Fredericksburg, VA Wheaton (IL) (2)
3–0
 TCNJ Amherst and Mary Washington
25
 1998 Delaware, OH OWU (1)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
 Greensboro Rowan and Williams
26
 1999 Wheaton, IL St. Lawrence (1)
2–0
 Wheaton (IL) Alma and Stockton
27
 2000 Glassboro, NJ Messiah (1)
2–0
 Rowan Linfield and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
28
 2001 Grantham, PA Stockton (1)
3–2
 Redlands Messiah and OWU
29
 2002 Canton, NY Messiah (2)
1–0
 Otterbein St. Lawrence and Trinity
30
 2003 Madison, NJ Trinity (1)
2–1
 Drew Wheaton (MA) and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
31
 2004 Greensboro, NC Messiah (3)
4–0
 UC Santa Cruz Geneseo State and Salisbury
32
 2005 Greensboro, NC Messiah (4)
1–0
 Gustavus Adolphus Plattsburgh State and Wheaton (IL)
33
 2006 Lake Buena Vista, FL Messiah (5)
3–0
 Wheaton (IL) NYU and OWU
34
 2007 Lake Buena Vista, FL Middlebury
0–0 (4–3 p)
 Trinity Loras and Messiah
35
 2008 Greensboro, NC Messiah (6)
1–1 (3–0 p)
Stevens Amherst and Loras
36
 2009 San Antonio, TX Messiah (7)
2–0
 Calvin Dominican (IL) and Williams
37
 2010 San Antonio, TX Messiah (8)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Lynchburg Bowdoin and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
38
 2011 San Antonio, TX OWU (2)
2–1
 Calvin Montclair State and Oneonta State
39
 2012 San Antonio, TX Messiah (9)
5–1
 Ohio Northern Loras and Williams
40
 2013 San Antonio, TX Messiah (10)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Rutgers–Camden Loras and Williams
41
 2014 Kansas, MO Tufts
4–2
 Wheaton (IL) OWU and SUNY Oneonta
42
 2015 Kansas, MO Amherst (1)
2–1
 Loras Calvin and SUNY Oneonta
43
 2016 Salem, VA Tufts (2)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Calvin Brandeis and St. Thomas (MN)
44
 2017 Greensboro, NC Messiah (11)
2–1
 North Park Brandeis and Chicago
45
 2018 Greensboro, NC Tufts (3)
2–1
 Calvin Chicago and Rochester (NY)
46
 2019 Greensboro, NC Tufts (4)
2–0
 Amherst Calvin and Centre
–
 2020 –
(Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
 –
47
 2021 Greensboro, NC Connecticut College (1)
1–1 (4–1 p)
Amherst Chicago and Washington & Lee
48
 2022 Greensboro, NC Chicago (1)
2–0
 Williams Stevens and Mary Washington
49
 2023 Salem, VA St. Olaf (1)
2–0
 Amherst Washington and Lee and Washington (MD)
50
 2024 Las Vegas, NV Amherst (2)
4–3
 Connecticut College Middlebury and Washington & Lee
51
 2025 Salem, VA
52
 2026 Columbus, OH
53
 2027 Pittsburgh, PA

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
CC
CC
Stockton
Stockton
Bethany
Bethany
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence
Brockport
Brockport
↓ Trinity
↓ Trinity
Chicago
Chicago
AC
AC
Wheaton
Wheaton
RU
RU
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio Wesleyan
BC
BC
Tufts
Tufts
Messiah
Messiah
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NCAA Division III national championships, by school: 13, 5, 2, 1
Team Titles Winning years
Messiah
11
 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017
Tufts
4
 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
Babson
3
 1975, 1979, 1980
Amherst
2
 2015, 2024
Ohio Wesleyan 1998, 2011
Rowan 1981, 1990
Wheaton (IL) 1984, 1997
St. Olaf
1
 2023
Chicago 2022
Connecticut 2021
Middlebury 2007
Trinity (TX) 2003
Stockton 2001
St. Lawrence 1999
TCNJ 1996
Williams 1995
Bethany (WV) 1994
Kean 1992
Elizabethtown 1989
Brandeis 1976
Brockport 1974

Former programs

Team Titles Winning years
UNC Greensboro
5
 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
UC San Diego
3
 1988, 1991, 1993
Lock Haven
2
 1977, 1978
  • All of the above schools have reclassified their athletic programs from NCAA Division III. UC San Diego and UNC Greensboro are now Division I, and Lock Haven is Division II.

See also

References

  1. ^ "DIII Men's Soccer Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "DIII Men's College Soccer". NCAA.com.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_men%27s_soccer_tournament