NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament explained

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Sport:Women's college lacrosse
Founded:1985
Teams:46
Country:United States
Champion:Middlebury (10th Title)
Most Champs:TCNJ (12 Titles)
Tv:ESPNU

The NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament is a yearly single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion women's collegiate lacrosse team among its Division III members in the United States, held annually since 1985.[1]

The Middlebury Panthers are the current champions. The College of New Jersey, previously known as Trenton State, is the most successful program with twelve total titles.[2]

Results

See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the 1981 and 1982 Division III women's lacrosse champions.

style= colspan=8NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament
Year Site
(Host Team)
Championship ResultsSemifinalists
ChampionScoreRunner-Up
1985
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Philadelphia, PA
(Penn)
Trenton State7–4UrsinusDrew and Lynchburg
1986
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College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Ursinus12–10Trenton StateLynchburg and Wheaton (IL)
1987
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Trenton State (2)8–7
(OT)
UrsinusWestern Maryland and William Smith
1988
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Haverford, PA
(Haverford)
Trenton State (3)14–11William SmithJohns Hopkins and Ursinus
1989
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West Chester, PA
(West Chester)
Ursinus (2)8–6Trenton StateSt. Lawrence and William Smith
1990
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Princeton, NJ
(Princeton)
Ursinus (3)7–6St. LawrenceRoanoke and Trenton State
1991
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Ewing Township, NJ
(Trenton State)
Trenton State (4)7–6UrsinusFranklin & Marshall and William Smith
1992
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Bethlehem, PA
(Lehigh)
Trenton State5-3William SmithRoanoke and Ursinus
1993
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College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Trenton State (5)10–9William SmithFranklin & Marshall and Johns Hopkins
1994
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Trenton State (6)29–11William SmithJohns Hopkins and Middlebury
1995
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Ewing Township, NJ
(Trenton State)
Trenton State (7)15–14William SmithJohns Hopkins and Middlebury
1996
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Bethlehem, PA
(Lehigh)
TCNJ (8)15–8MiddleburyGoucher and Ursinus
1997
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Middlebury14–9TCNJJohns Hopkins and William Smith
1998
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Baltimore, MD
(UMBC)
TCNJ (9)12–11
(OT)
WilliamsHartwick and Middlebury
1999
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Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Middlebury (2)10–9AmherstTCNJ and William Smith
2000
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Ewing Township, NJ
(TCNJ)
TCNJ (10)14–8WilliamsMiddlebury and Salisbury State
2001
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Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Middlebury (3)11–10
(2OT)
AmherstMary Washington and TCNJ
2002
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Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan)
Middlebury (4)12–6TCNJAmherst and Mary Washington
2003
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Rochester, NY
(St. John Fisher)
Amherst11–9MiddleburyTCNJ and William Smith
2004
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Middlebury (5)13–11
(OT)
TCNJAmherst and Salisbury
2005
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Ewing Township, NJ
(TCNJ)
TCNJ (11)9–7SalisburyColorado College and Middlebury
2006
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Hoboken, NJ
(Stevens)
TCNJ (12)10–4GettysburgSUNY Cortland and Middlebury
2007
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Geneva, NY
(William Smith)
Franklin & Marshall11–8SalisburyGettysburg and Middlebury
2008
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Salem, VA
(Roanoke)
Hamilton13–6Franklin & MarshallTCNJ and Salisbury
2009
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Franklin & Marshall (2)11–10
(OT)
SalisburyGettysburg and Hamilton
2010
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Gettysburg, PA
(Gettysburg)
Salisbury7–6HamiltonFranklin & Marshall and Gettysburg
2011
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Garden City, NY
(Adelphi)
Gettysburg16–5BowdoinSUNY Cortland and TCNJ
2012
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Montclair, NJ
(Montclair State)
Trinity (CT)8–7SalisburySUNY Cortland and Middlebury
2013
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Stevenson, MD
(Stevenson)
Salisbury (2)12–5Trinity (CT)SUNY Cortland and Middlebury
2014
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Gettysburg, PA
(Gettysburg)
Salisbury (3)9–6Trinity (CT)Amherst and SUNY Cortland
2015
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Philadelphia, PACortland 17-6Trinity (CT)Middlebury and Franklin & Marshall
2016
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Middlebury (6)9-5Trinity (CT)SUNY Cortland and Franklin & Marshall
2017
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Salem, VA
(Roanoke)
Gettysburg (2)6-5TCNJTrinity (CT) and Washington & Lee
2018
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Gettysburg (3)11-9MiddleburySalisbury and TCNJ
2019
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Ashland, VA
(Randolph–Macon)
Middlebury (7)14–9SalisburyTufts and Wesleyan
2020
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
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Salem, VA
(Roanoke)
Salisbury (4)align=center 14-13Tufts Denison and St. John Fisher
2022
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Middlebury (8)13–5TuftsGettysburg and TCNJ
2023
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Middlebury (9)17–9GettysburgFranklin & Marshall and William Smith
2024
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Middlebury (10)16-5SalisburyFranklin & Marshall and William Smith
2025
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Babson Park, MA
(Babson)
2026
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NCAA vacated the 1992 Trenton State title due to use of an ineligible player during the tournament

Champions

Active programs

Team Titles Years
style=121985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006
style=101997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
style=42010, 2013, 2014, 2021
style=32011, 2017, 2018
style=31986, 1989, 1990
style=22007, 2009
style=12015
style=12012
style=12008
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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship Results . NCAA. January 13, 2016.
  2. Web site: DIII Women's College Lacrosse - History . NCAA.