The 2026 NCAA DIII women’s basketball championship is here, and we have you covered with everything you need to know about this year’s tournament.
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Forty-three teams automatically qualified, with 21 more earning at-large bids. The full 64-team field was revealed on Monday, Mar. 2 on NCAA.com. The national semifinals and final will be held at the Cregger Center in Salem, Virginia Mar. 19-21
2026 DIII women’s basketball championship bracket
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2026 NCAA DIII women’s basketball tournament schedule
*All times Eastern
Selection Show: Monday, March 2 at 2:30 p.m.
First round: Friday, March 6
Smith 73, Union (New York) 55
WashU 65, SUNY Geneseo 53
Baldwin Wallace 75, Wm. Paterson 51
Trine 90, Shenandoah 45
Messiah 64, Cortland 58
Southern Maine 62, JWU (Providence) 46
Chris. Newport 74, Gettysburg 62
SUNY New Paltz 67, vs. Immaculata 51
UChicago 60, Gustavus Adolphus 44
Wisconsin Lutheran 65, Saint Mary’s (Minnesota) 47
Illinois Wesleyan 61, Washington & Jeff. 53
Otterbein 60, Randolph-Macon 45
Wisconsin-La Crosse 78, LaGrange 52
Coe 69, Wisconsin-Platteville 51
Whitman 70, Claremont-M-S 54
Ripon 84, UW-River Falls 81
Bates 71, Merchant Marine 57
Ohio Wesleyan 68, DeSales 53
Denison 82, Southern Virginia 47
Johns Hopkins 100, Hunter 59
Bowdoin 51, Emmanuel (Massachusetts) 42
NYU 106, Maine-Farmington 44
John Carroll 84, TCNJ 49
Washington & Lee 73, Saint Mary’s (Maryland) 44
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 53, Webster 37
Wisconsin-Whitewater 70, Transylvania 65
Hope 103, Penn State-Behrend 65
Scranton 104, Framingham State 39
Bethel (Minnesota) 81, Millsaps 73
Carroll (Wisconsin) 74, DePauw 67
Concordia-M’head 73, Wisconsin-Superior 61
Hardin-Simmons 73, Austin 51
Second round: Saturday, March 7
Smith 80, Bates 74
WashU 73, Ohio Wesleyan 68
John Hopkins 59, Baldwin Wallace 46
Trine 63, Denison 54
NYU 70, Messiah 47
Southern ME 67, Bowdoin 59
Wash & Lee 61, Chris Newport 55
John Carroll 74, SUNY New Paltz 54
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 65, Wis. Lutheran 56
UChicago 62, Wisconsin-Whitewater 46
Otterbein 82, Scranton 43
Hope 90, Ill. Wesleyan 85
Wisconsin-La Crosse 80, Carroll (WI) 60
Bethel (MN) 57, Coe 48
Concordia-M’head 68, Ripon 65
Sectionals: Friday, March 13
2026 NCAA DIII women’s basketball championship history
NYU is coming off a back-to-back national titles, going 31-0 in both seasons, and will be looking for its fourth title in program history this March. Washington-St. Louis is the standard to meet with five total rings, winning four in a row between 1998-2001, with its last coming in 2010.
Here is the complete list of national champions dating back to 1982.
Year
Champion (Record)
Coach
Score
Runner-Up
Site
2025
NYU (31-0)
Meg Barber
77-49
Smtih
Salem, Virginia
2024
NYU (31-0)
Meg Barber
51-41
Smith
Columbus, Ohio
2023
Transylvania (33-0)
Juli Fulks
57-52
Christopher Newport
Dallas, Texas
2022
Hope (32-1)
Brian Morehouse
71-58
Wisconsin-Whitewater
Pittsburgh, Pa.
2021
Canceled due to Covid-19
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2020
Canceled due to Covid-19
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2019
Thomas More (32-0)
Jeff Hans
81-67
Bowdoin
Salem, Va.
2018
Amherst (33-0)
GP Gromacki
65-45
Bowdoin
Rochester, Minn.
2017
Amherst (33-0)
GP Gromacki
52-29
Tufts
Grand Rapids, Mich.
2016
Thomas More (33-0)
Jeff Hans
63-51
Tufts
Indianapolis
2015
Thomas More (33-0)*
Jeff Hans
83-63
George Fox
Grand Rapids, Mich.
2014
FDU-Florham (33-0)
Marc Mitchell
80-72
Whitman
Stevens Point, Wis.
2013
DePauw (35-0)
Kris Huffman
69-51
Wisconsin-Whitewater
Holland, Mich.
2012
Illinois Wesleyan (28-5)
Mia Smith
57-48
George Fox
Holland, Mich.
2011
Amherst (32-1)
GP Gromacki
64-55
Washington-St. Louis
Bloomington, Ill.
2010
Washington-St. Louis (29-2)
Nancy Fahey
65-59
Hope
Bloomington, Ill.
2009
George Fox (32-0)
Scott Rueck
60-53
Washington-St. Louis
Holland, Mich.
2008
Howard Payne (33-0)
Chris Kielsmeier
68-54
Messiah
Holland, Mich.
2007
DePauw (31-3)
Kris Huffman
55-52
Washington-St. Louis
Springfield, Mass.
2006
Hope (33-1)
Brian Morehouse
69-56
Southern Maine
Springfield, Mass.
2005
Milikin (29-2)
Lori Kerans
70-50
Randolph-Macon
Norfolk, Va.
2004
Wilmington (Ohio) (27-6)
Jerry Scheve
59-53
Bowdoin
Norfolk, Va.
2003
Trinity (Texas) (28-5)
Becky Geyer
60-58
Eastern Connecticut State
Terre Haute, Ind.
2002
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Shirley Egner
67-65
St. Lawrence
Terre Haute, Ind.
2001
Washington-St. Louis (28-2)
Nancy Fahey
67-45
Messiah
Danbury, Conn.
2000
Washington-St. Louis (30-0)
Nancy Fahey
79-33
Southern Maine
Danbury, Conn.
1999
Washington-St. Louis (30-0)
Nancy Fahey
74-65
St. Benedict
Danbury, Conn.
1998
Washington-St. Louis (28-2)
Nancy Fahey
77-69
Southern Maine
Gorham, Maine
1997
New York University (29-1)
Janice Quinn
72-70
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
New York City
1996
Wisconsin-Oshkosh (31-0)
Kathi Bennett
66-50
Mount Union
Oshkosh, Wis.
1995
Capital (33-0)
Dixie Jeffers
59-55
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Columbus, Ohio
1994
Capital (30-1)
Dixie Jeffers
82-63
Washington-St. Louis
Eau Claire, Wis.
1993
Central (Iowa) (24-5)
Gary Boeyink
71-63
Capital
Pella, Iowa
1992
Alma (24-3)
Charlie Goffnet
79-75
Moravian
Bethlehem, Pa.
1991
St. Thomas (Minn.) (29-2)
Ted Riverso
73-55
Muskingum
St. Paul, Minn.
1990
Hope (24-2)
Sue Wise
65-63
St. John Fisher
Holland, Mich.
1989
Elizabethtown (29-2)
Yvonne Kauffman
66-65
Cal State Stanislaus
Danville, Ky.
1988
Concordia-Moorhead (29-2)
Duane Siverson
65-57
St. John Fisher
Moorhead, Minn.
1987
Wiscons-Stevens Point (27-2)
Linda Wunder
81-74
Concordia-Moorehead
Scranton, Pa.
1986
Salem State (29-1)
Tim Shea
89-85
Bishop
Salem, Mass.
1985
Scranton (31-1)
Mike Strong
68-59
New Rochelle
DePere, Wis.
1984
Rust (26-5)
A.J. Stovall
51-49
Elizabethtown
Scranton, Pa.
1983
North Central (Ill.) (26-6)
Wayne Morgan
83-71
Elizabethtown
Worcester, Mass.
1982
Elizabethtown (26-1)
Yvonne Kauffman
67-66 (ot)
UNC Greensboro
Elizabethtown, Pa.
*Thomas More’s 2015 national title was vacated