{"id":145233,"date":"2026-03-22T11:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/145233\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T11:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:11:10","slug":"denison-wins-2026-diii-womens-basketball-championship-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/145233\/","title":{"rendered":"Denison wins 2026 DIII women’s basketball championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denison defeated Scranton 55-41 to win the 2026 DIII women’s basketball championships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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<\/a>. The national semifinals and final were held at the Cregger Center in Salem, Virginia, March 19-21.<\/p>\n

2026 DIII women’s basketball championship bracket,<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49\u00a0Click or tap here for the interactive bracket<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Denison<\/p>\n

2026 NCAA DIII women’s basketball tournament schedule<\/p>\n

*All times Eastern\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tFinal: Saturday, March 21<\/p>\n

\tSelection Show<\/a>: Monday, March 2 at 2:30 p.m.
\n\tFirst round: Friday, March 6\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tSmith 73, Union (New York) 55<\/a>
\n\t\tWashU 65, SUNY Geneseo 53<\/a>
\n\t\tBaldwin Wallace 75, Wm. Paterson 51\u00a0<\/a>
\n\t\tTrine 90, Shenandoah 45<\/a>
\n\t\tMessiah 64, Cortland 58<\/a>
\n\t\tSouthern Maine 62, JWU (Providence) 46<\/a>
\n\t\tChris. Newport 74, Gettysburg 62<\/a>
\n\t\tSUNY New Paltz 67, vs. Immaculata 51<\/a>
\n\t\tUChicago 60, Gustavus Adolphus\u00a044<\/a>
\n\t\tWisconsin Lutheran 65, Saint Mary’s (Minnesota)\u00a047<\/a>
\n\t\tIllinois Wesleyan 61, Washington & Jeff. 53<\/a>
\n\t\tOtterbein 60, Randolph-Macon 45<\/a>
\n\t\tWisconsin-La Crosse 78, LaGrange 52<\/a>
\n\t\tCoe 69, Wisconsin-Platteville 51<\/a>
\n\t\tWhitman 70, Claremont-M-S 54<\/a>
\n\t\tRipon 84, UW-River Falls 81<\/a>
\n\t\tBates 71, Merchant Marine 57<\/a>
\n\t\tOhio Wesleyan 68, DeSales 53<\/a>
\n\t\tDenison 82, Southern Virginia 47<\/a>
\n\t\tJohns Hopkins 100, Hunter 59<\/a>
\n\t\tBowdoin 51, Emmanuel (Massachusetts) 42<\/a>
\n\t\tNYU 106, Maine-Farmington 44<\/a>
\n\t\tJohn Carroll 84, TCNJ 49<\/a>
\n\t\tWashington & Lee 73, Saint Mary’s (Maryland) 44<\/a>
\n\t\tWisconsin-Oshkosh 53, Webster 37<\/a>
\n\t\tWisconsin-Whitewater 70, Transylvania 65<\/a>
\n\t\tHope 103, Penn State-Behrend 65<\/a>
\n\t\tScranton 104, Framingham State 39<\/a>
\n\t\tBethel (Minnesota) 81, Millsaps 73<\/a>
\n\t\tCarroll (Wisconsin) 74,\u00a0DePauw 67<\/a>
\n\t\tConcordia-M’head 73, Wisconsin-Superior 61<\/a>
\n\t\tHardin-Simmons 73, Austin 51<\/a><\/p>\n

\tSecond round: Saturday, March 7\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tSmith 80, Bates 74<\/a>
\n\t\tWashU\u00a073,\u00a0Ohio Wesleyan 68<\/a>
\n\t\tJohn Hopkins\u00a059, Baldwin Wallace 46\u00a0<\/a>
\n\t\tTrine 63, Denison\u00a054<\/a>
\n\t\tNYU 70, Messiah<\/a>\u00a047<\/a>
\n\t\tSouthern ME 67, Bowdoin\u00a059<\/a>
\n\t\tWash & Lee\u00a061, Chris Newport 55<\/a>
\n\t\tJohn Carroll\u00a074,\u00a0SUNY New Paltz 54<\/a>
\n\t\tWisconsin-Oshkosh\u00a065, Wis. Lutheran 56<\/a>
\n\t\tUChicago 62,\u00a0Wisconsin-Whitewater\u00a046<\/a>
\n\t\tOtterbein 82,\u00a0Scranton\u00a043<\/a>
\n\t\tHope\u00a090,\u00a0Ill. Wesleyan\u00a085<\/a>
\n\t\tWisconsin-La Crosse\u00a080, Carroll (WI) 60<\/a>
\n\t\tBethel (MN)\u00a057, Coe 48<\/a>
\n\t\tConcordia-M’head<\/a>\u00a068,\u00a0<\/a>Ripon 65<\/a><\/p>\n

\tSectionals:\u00a0Friday, March 13<\/p>\n

\tSectionals\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Saturday, March 14<\/p>\n

\tSemifinals: Thursday, March 19<\/p>\n

2026 NCAA DIII women’s basketball championship history<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here is the complete list of national champions dating back to 1982.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tYear
\n\t\t\tChampion (Record)
\n\t\t\tCoach
\n\t\t\tScore
\n\t\t\tRunner-Up
\n\t\t\tSite<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2025\u00a0
\n\t\t\tNYU (31-0)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMeg Barber
\n\t\t\t77-49
\n\t\t\tSmtih
\n\t\t\tSalem, Virginia<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2024
\n\t\t\tNYU (31-0)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMeg Barber\u00a0
\n\t\t\t51-41
\n\t\t\tSmith\u00a0
\n\t\t\tColumbus, Ohio<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2023
\n\t\t\tTransylvania (33-0)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tJuli\u00a0Fulks
\n\t\t\t57-52
\n\t\t\tChristopher Newport
\n\t\t\tDallas, Texas<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2022
\n\t\t\tHope (32-1)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tBrian Morehouse
\n\t\t\t71-58
\n\t\t\tWisconsin-Whitewater
\n\t\t\tPittsburgh, Pa.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2021
\n\t\t\tCanceled due to Covid-19
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2020
\n\t\t\tCanceled due to Covid-19
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2019
\n\t\t\tThomas More (32-0)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tJeff Hans
\n\t\t\t81-67
\n\t\t\tBowdoin
\n\t\t\tSalem, Va.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2018
\n\t\t\tAmherst (33-0)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tGP Gromacki
\n\t\t\t65-45
\n\t\t\tBowdoin
\n\t\t\tRochester, Minn.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2017
\n\t\t\tAmherst (33-0)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tGP Gromacki
\n\t\t\t52-29
\n\t\t\tTufts
\n\t\t\tGrand Rapids, Mich.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2016
\n\t\t\tThomas More (33-0)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tJeff Hans
\n\t\t\t63-51
\n\t\t\tTufts
\n\t\t\tIndianapolis<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2015
\n\t\t\tThomas More (33-0)<\/a>*
\n\t\t\tJeff Hans
\n\t\t\t83-63
\n\t\t\tGeorge Fox
\n\t\t\tGrand Rapids, Mich.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2014
\n\t\t\tFDU-Florham (33-0)<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMarc Mitchell
\n\t\t\t80-72
\n\t\t\tWhitman
\n\t\t\tStevens Point, Wis.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2013
\n\t\t\tDePauw (35-0)
\n\t\t\tKris Huffman
\n\t\t\t69-51
\n\t\t\tWisconsin-Whitewater
\n\t\t\tHolland, Mich.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2012
\n\t\t\tIllinois Wesleyan (28-5)
\n\t\t\tMia Smith
\n\t\t\t57-48
\n\t\t\tGeorge Fox
\n\t\t\tHolland, Mich.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2011
\n\t\t\tAmherst (32-1)
\n\t\t\tGP Gromacki
\n\t\t\t64-55
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis
\n\t\t\tBloomington, Ill.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2010
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis (29-2)
\n\t\t\tNancy Fahey
\n\t\t\t65-59
\n\t\t\tHope
\n\t\t\tBloomington, Ill.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2009
\n\t\t\tGeorge Fox (32-0)
\n\t\t\tScott Rueck
\n\t\t\t60-53
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis
\n\t\t\tHolland, Mich.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2008
\n\t\t\tHoward Payne (33-0)
\n\t\t\tChris Kielsmeier
\n\t\t\t68-54
\n\t\t\tMessiah
\n\t\t\tHolland, Mich.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2007
\n\t\t\tDePauw (31-3)
\n\t\t\tKris Huffman
\n\t\t\t55-52
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis
\n\t\t\tSpringfield, Mass.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2006
\n\t\t\tHope (33-1)
\n\t\t\tBrian Morehouse
\n\t\t\t69-56
\n\t\t\tSouthern Maine
\n\t\t\tSpringfield, Mass.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2005
\n\t\t\tMilikin (29-2)
\n\t\t\tLori Kerans
\n\t\t\t70-50
\n\t\t\tRandolph-Macon
\n\t\t\tNorfolk, Va.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2004
\n\t\t\tWilmington (Ohio) (27-6)
\n\t\t\tJerry Scheve
\n\t\t\t59-53
\n\t\t\tBowdoin
\n\t\t\tNorfolk, Va.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2003
\n\t\t\tTrinity (Texas) (28-5)
\n\t\t\tBecky Geyer
\n\t\t\t60-58
\n\t\t\tEastern Connecticut State
\n\t\t\tTerre Haute, Ind.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2002
\n\t\t\tWisconsin-Stevens Point
\n\t\t\tShirley Egner
\n\t\t\t67-65
\n\t\t\tSt. Lawrence
\n\t\t\tTerre Haute, Ind.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2001
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis (28-2)
\n\t\t\tNancy Fahey
\n\t\t\t67-45
\n\t\t\tMessiah
\n\t\t\tDanbury, Conn.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2000
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis (30-0)
\n\t\t\tNancy Fahey
\n\t\t\t79-33
\n\t\t\tSouthern Maine
\n\t\t\tDanbury, Conn.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1999
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis (30-0)
\n\t\t\tNancy Fahey
\n\t\t\t74-65
\n\t\t\tSt. Benedict
\n\t\t\tDanbury, Conn.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1998
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis (28-2)
\n\t\t\tNancy Fahey
\n\t\t\t77-69
\n\t\t\tSouthern Maine
\n\t\t\tGorham, Maine<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1997
\n\t\t\tNew York University (29-1)
\n\t\t\tJanice Quinn
\n\t\t\t72-70
\n\t\t\tWisconsin-Eau Claire
\n\t\t\tNew York City<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1996
\n\t\t\tWisconsin-Oshkosh (31-0)
\n\t\t\tKathi Bennett
\n\t\t\t66-50
\n\t\t\tMount Union
\n\t\t\tOshkosh, Wis.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1995
\n\t\t\tCapital (33-0)
\n\t\t\tDixie Jeffers
\n\t\t\t59-55
\n\t\t\tWisconsin-Oshkosh
\n\t\t\tColumbus, Ohio<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1994
\n\t\t\tCapital (30-1)
\n\t\t\tDixie Jeffers
\n\t\t\t82-63
\n\t\t\tWashington-St. Louis
\n\t\t\tEau Claire, Wis.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1993
\n\t\t\tCentral (Iowa) (24-5)
\n\t\t\tGary Boeyink
\n\t\t\t71-63
\n\t\t\tCapital
\n\t\t\tPella, Iowa<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1992
\n\t\t\tAlma (24-3)
\n\t\t\tCharlie Goffnet
\n\t\t\t79-75
\n\t\t\tMoravian
\n\t\t\tBethlehem, Pa.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1991
\n\t\t\tSt. Thomas (Minn.) (29-2)
\n\t\t\tTed Riverso
\n\t\t\t73-55
\n\t\t\tMuskingum
\n\t\t\tSt. Paul, Minn.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1990
\n\t\t\tHope (24-2)
\n\t\t\tSue Wise
\n\t\t\t65-63
\n\t\t\tSt. John Fisher
\n\t\t\tHolland, Mich.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1989
\n\t\t\tElizabethtown (29-2)
\n\t\t\tYvonne Kauffman
\n\t\t\t66-65
\n\t\t\tCal State Stanislaus
\n\t\t\tDanville, Ky.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1988
\n\t\t\tConcordia-Moorhead (29-2)
\n\t\t\tDuane Siverson
\n\t\t\t65-57
\n\t\t\tSt. John Fisher
\n\t\t\tMoorhead, Minn.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1987
\n\t\t\tWiscons-Stevens Point (27-2)
\n\t\t\tLinda Wunder
\n\t\t\t81-74
\n\t\t\tConcordia-Moorehead
\n\t\t\tScranton, Pa.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1986
\n\t\t\tSalem State (29-1)
\n\t\t\tTim Shea
\n\t\t\t89-85
\n\t\t\tBishop
\n\t\t\tSalem, Mass.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1985
\n\t\t\tScranton (31-1)
\n\t\t\tMike Strong
\n\t\t\t68-59
\n\t\t\tNew Rochelle
\n\t\t\tDePere, Wis.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1984
\n\t\t\tRust (26-5)
\n\t\t\tA.J. Stovall
\n\t\t\t51-49
\n\t\t\tElizabethtown
\n\t\t\tScranton, Pa.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1983
\n\t\t\tNorth Central (Ill.) (26-6)
\n\t\t\tWayne Morgan
\n\t\t\t83-71
\n\t\t\tElizabethtown
\n\t\t\tWorcester, Mass.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1982
\n\t\t\tElizabethtown (26-1)
\n\t\t\tYvonne Kauffman
\n\t\t\t67-66 (ot)
\n\t\t\tUNC Greensboro
\n\t\t\tElizabethtown, Pa.<\/p>\n

*Thomas More’s 2015 national title was vacated
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