NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship

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.

Men's Division III Soccer Championship
Founded1974
Number of teams62
Current championsTufts (4 titles)
Most successful club(s)Messiah (11 titles)
WebsiteWebsite

Messiah is the most successful team, with 11 titles. Tufts is the reigning champion, having won their fourth title in 2019.[1]

History

It has been held each year since 1974 when the Division III championship was established for universities that do not award athletics scholarships. Division III teams had previously competed as part of the NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship (now Division II). A total of 62 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]

Champions
NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship
Year Finals Site
(Host)		 Final Match Third Place Match / Semifinalists Finals Attendance
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 100
1975
Details		 Brockport, NY
(Brockport State)		 Babson 1–0 Brockport State Ohio Wesleyan 1–0 Johns Hopkins 1,700
1976
Details		 Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown)		 Brandeis 2–1
(2OT)		 Elizabethtown 2–1 MacMurray 2,000
1977
Details		 Wellesley, MA
(Babson)		 Lock Haven 1–0 Cortland State Babson 1–0 Wooster 500
1978
Details		 Lock Haven (2) 3–0 Washington (MO) Cortland State 2–1
(OT)		 North Adams State 800
1979
Details		 Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)		 Babson (2) 2–1 Glassboro State Washington (MO) 2–1 Lock Haven 1,500
1980
Details		 Wellesley, MA
(Babson)		 Babson (3) 1–0
(OT)		 Scranton Glassboro State 1–0 Washington (MO) 3,000
1981
Details		 Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown)		 Glassboro State 2–1
(4OT)		 Brandeis 4–2 Ohio Wesleyan 1,100
1982
Details		 Greensboro, NC
(UNC Greensboro)		 UNC Greensboro 2–1 Bethany (WV) Cortland State and Scranton 1,200
1983
Details		 UNC Greensboro (2) 3–2 Claremont–Mudd–Scripps Plymouth State and Scranton 1,500
1984
Details		 Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton)		 Wheaton (IL) 2–1
(3OT)		 Brandeis Kean and RIT 3,000
1985
Details		 St. Louis, MO
(Washington)		 UNC Greensboro (3) 5–2 Washington (MO) Fredonia State and Glassboro State 2,688
1986
Details		 Greensboro, NC
(UNC Greensboro)		 UNC Greensboro (4) 2–0 UC San Diego Fredonia State and Messiah 2,100
1987
Details		 UNC Greensboro (5) 6–1 Washington (MO) Cal State San Bernardino and Salem State 2,500
1988
Details		 Rochester, NY
(RIT)		 UC San Diego 3–0 RIT Messiah and Salem State 1,207
1989
Details		 Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown)		 Elizabethtown 2–0 Greensboro UC San Diego and RIT 2,288
1990
Details		 Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)		 Glassboro State 1–1
(4OT, PK)		 Ohio Wesleyan Salem State and Wheaton (IL) 2,100
1991
Details		 San Diego, CA
(UC San Diego)		 UC San Diego (2) 1–0 Trenton State Babson and Ohio Wesleyan 1,550
1992
Details		 Union, NJ
(Kean)		 Kean 3–1 Ohio Wesleyan Colorado College and RIT 1,100
1993
Details		 Williamstown, MA
(Williams)		 UC San Diego (3) 1–0 Williams Clarkson and Kenyon 1,797
1994
Details		 Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)		 Bethany (WV) 1–0
(2OT)		 Johns Hopkins Trenton State & Wisconsin–Oshkosh 747
1995
Details		 Williamstown, MA
(Williams)		 Williams 2–1 Methodist Chapman and Muhlenberg 1,951
1996
Details		 Gambier, OH
(Kenyon)		 College of New Jersey 2–1
(OT)		 Kenyon Chicago and Ithaca 1,124
1997
Details		 Fredericksburg, VA
(Mary Washington)		 Wheaton (IL) (2) 3–0 College of New Jersey Amherst and Mary Washington 540
1998
Details		 Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)		 Ohio Wesleyan 2–1
(OT)		 UNC Greensboro Rowan and Williams 1,357
1999
Details		 Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton)		 St. Lawrence 2–0 Wheaton (IL) Alma and Richard Stockton 2,398
2000
Details		 Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan)		 Messiah 2–0 Rowan Linfield and Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1,525
2001
Details		 Grantham, PA
(Messiah)		 Richard Stockton 3–2 Redlands Messiah and Ohio Wesleyan 2,644
2002
Details		 Canton, NY
(St. Lawrence)		 Messiah (2) 1–0 Otterbein St. Lawrence and Trinity (TX) 456
2003
Details		 Madison, NJ
(Drew)		 Trinity (TX) 2–1 Drew Wheaton (MA) and Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2,003
2004
Details		 Greensboro, NC Messiah (3) 4–0 UC Santa Cruz Geneseo State and Salisbury 801
2005
Details		 Messiah (4) 1–0 Gustavus Adolphus Plattsburgh State and Wheaton (IL) 1,374
2006
Details		 Lake Buena Vista, FL Messiah (5) 3–0 Wheaton (IL) NYU and Ohio Wesleyan 605
2007
Details		 Middlebury 0–0
(4–3 pen)		 Trinity (TX) Loras and Messiah 502
2008
Details		 Greensboro, NC Messiah (6) 1–1
(3–0 pen)		 Stevens Tech Amherst and Loras 877
2009
Details		 San Antonio, TX Messiah (7) 2–0 Calvin Dominican (IL) and Williams 706
2010
Details		 Messiah (8) 2–1
(OT)		 Lynchburg Bowdoin and Wisconsin–Oshkosh 854
2011
Details		 Ohio Wesleyan (2) 2–1 Calvin Montclair State and Oneonta State 579
2012
Details		 Messiah (9) 5–1 Ohio Northern Loras and Williams 605
2013
Details		 Messiah (10) 2–1
(2OT)		 Rutgers–Camden Loras and Williams 639
2014
Details		 Kansas City, MO Tufts 4–2 Wheaton (IL) Ohio Wesleyan and SUNY Oneonta 750
2015
Details		 Amherst 2–1 Loras Calvin and SUNY Oneonta 864
2016
Details		 Salem, VA Tufts (2) 1–0
(2OT)		 Calvin Brandeis and St. Thomas (MN) 817
2017
Details		 Greensboro, NC Messiah (11) 2–1 North Park Brandeis and Chicago 669
2018
Details		 Tufts (3) 2–1 Calvin Chicago and Rochester (NY)
2019
Details		 Tufts (4) 2–0 Amherst Calvin and Centre

Summary

Team titles
RankTeamTitlesYears
1Messiah112000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017
2UNC Greensboro51982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
3Tufts42014, 2016, 2018, 2019
4Babson31975, 1979, 1980
UC San Diego1988, 1991, 1993
5Lock Haven21977, 1978
Ohio Wesleyan1998, 2011
Rowan (Glassboro State)1981, 1990
Wheaton (IL)1984, 1997
6Amherst12015
Middlebury2007
Trinity (TX)2003
Stockton (Richard Stockton)2001
St. Lawrence1999
TCNJ1996
Williams1995
Bethany (WV)1994
Kean1992
Elizabethtown1989
Brandeis1976
SUNY Brockport1974
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See also

References
  1. Pekale, Zach (December 7, 2019). "DIII men's soccer championship: Bracket, schedule, scores, how to watch". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. "DIII Men's College Soccer - Home - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.
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