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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
- Sectionals: Friday-Saturday, March 13-14
- Semifinals: Thursday, March 19
- Final: Saturday, March 21
- 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
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
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