NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship

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Men's Division III Soccer Championship
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Founded1974
Number of teams62
Current championsConnecticut College (1 title)
Most successful club(s)Messiah (11 titles)
WebsiteWebsite

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.

Messiah is the most successful team, with 11 titles. Connecticut College is the reigning champion, winning their first championship in 2021.[1]

History[]

It has been held each year since 1974, except 2020, when the Division III championship was established for universities that do not award athletics scholarships. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[2] 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.[3]

Champions[]

NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship
Year Finals Site
(Host) 		Final Match Third Place Match / Semifinalists
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
1975
Details 		Brockport, NY
(Brockport State) 		Babson 1–0 Brockport State Ohio Wesleyan 1–0 Johns Hopkins
1976
 Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown) 		Brandeis 2–1
(2OT) 		Elizabethtown 2–1 MacMurray
1977
 Wellesley, MA
(Babson) 		Lock Haven 1–0 Cortland State Babson 1–0 Wooster
1978
 Lock Haven (2) 3–0 Washington (MO) Cortland State 2–1
(OT) 		North Adams State
1979
 Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State) 		Babson (2) 2–1 Glassboro State Washington (MO) 2–1 Lock Haven
1980
 Wellesley, MA
(Babson) 		Babson (3) 1–0
(OT) 		Scranton Glassboro State 1–0 Washington (MO)
1981
 Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown) 		Glassboro State 2–1
(4OT) 		Brandeis 4–2 Ohio Wesleyan
1982
 Greensboro, NC
(UNC Greensboro) 		UNC Greensboro 2–1 Bethany (WV) Cortland State and Scranton
1983
 UNC Greensboro (2) 3–2 Claremont–Mudd–Scripps Plymouth State and Scranton
1984
 Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton) 		Wheaton (IL) 2–1
(3OT) 		Brandeis Kean and RIT
1985
 St. Louis, MO
(Washington) 		UNC Greensboro (3) 5–2 Washington (MO) Fredonia State and Glassboro State
1986
 Greensboro, NC
(UNC Greensboro) 		UNC Greensboro (4) 2–0 UC San Diego Fredonia State and Messiah
1987
 UNC Greensboro (5) 6–1 Washington (MO) Cal State San Bernardino and Salem State
1988
 Rochester, NY
(RIT) 		UC San Diego 3–0 RIT Messiah and Salem State
1989
 Elizabethtown, PA
(Elizabethtown) 		Elizabethtown 2–0 Greensboro UC San Diego and RIT
1990
 Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan) 		Glassboro State 1–1
(4OT, PK) 		Ohio Wesleyan Salem State and Wheaton (IL)
1991
 San Diego, CA
(UC San Diego) 		UC San Diego (2) 1–0 Trenton State Babson and Ohio Wesleyan
1992
 Union, NJ
(Kean) 		Kean 3–1 Ohio Wesleyan Colorado College and RIT
1993
 Williamstown, MA
(Williams) 		UC San Diego (3) 1–0 Williams Clarkson and Kenyon
1994
 Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State) 		Bethany (WV) 1–0
(2OT) 		Johns Hopkins Trenton State & Wisconsin–Oshkosh
1995
 Williamstown, MA
(Williams) 		Williams 2–1 Methodist Chapman and Muhlenberg
1996
 Gambier, OH
(Kenyon) 		College of New Jersey 2–1
(OT) 		Kenyon Chicago and Ithaca
1997
 Fredericksburg, VA
(Mary Washington) 		Wheaton (IL) (2) 3–0 College of New Jersey Amherst and Mary Washington
1998
 Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan) 		Ohio Wesleyan 2–1
(OT) 		UNC Greensboro Rowan and Williams
1999
 Wheaton, IL
(Wheaton) 		St. Lawrence 2–0 Wheaton (IL) Alma and Richard Stockton
2000
 Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan) 		Messiah 2–0 Rowan Linfield and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
2001
 Grantham, PA
(Messiah) 		Richard Stockton 3–2 Redlands Messiah and Ohio Wesleyan
2002
 Canton, NY
(St. Lawrence) 		Messiah (2) 1–0 Otterbein St. Lawrence and Trinity (TX)
2003
 Madison, NJ
(Drew) 		Trinity (TX) 2–1 Drew Wheaton (MA) and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
2004
 Greensboro, NC Messiah (3) 4–0 UC Santa Cruz Geneseo State and Salisbury
2005
 Messiah (4) 1–0 Gustavus Adolphus Plattsburgh State and Wheaton (IL)
2006
 Lake Buena Vista, FL Messiah (5) 3–0 Wheaton (IL) NYU and Ohio Wesleyan
2007
 Middlebury 0–0
(4–3 pen) 		Trinity (TX) Loras and Messiah
2008
 Greensboro, NC Messiah (6) 1–1
(3–0 pen) 		Stevens Tech Amherst and Loras
2009
 San Antonio, TX Messiah (7) 2–0 Calvin Dominican (IL) and Williams
2010
 Messiah (8) 2–1
(OT) 		Lynchburg Bowdoin and Wisconsin–Oshkosh
2011
 Ohio Wesleyan (2) 2–1 Calvin Montclair State and Oneonta State
2012
 Messiah (9) 5–1 Ohio Northern Loras and Williams
2013
 Messiah (10) 2–1
(2OT) 		Rutgers–Camden Loras and Williams
2014
 Kansas City, MO Tufts 4–2 Wheaton (IL) Ohio Wesleyan and SUNY Oneonta
2015
Details 		Amherst 2–1 Loras Calvin and SUNY Oneonta
2016
 Salem, VA Tufts (2) 1–0
(2OT) 		Calvin Brandeis and St. Thomas (MN)
2017
 Greensboro, NC Messiah (11) 2–1 North Park Brandeis and Chicago
2018
 Tufts (3) 2–1 Calvin Chicago and Rochester (NY)
2019
 Tufts (4) 2–0 Amherst Calvin and Centre
2020 Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021
 Greensboro, NC Connecticut College 1–1
(4–1 pen) 		Amherst Chicago and Washington and Lee

Summary[]

Team titles[]

Rank Team Titles Years
1 Messiah 11 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017
2 UNC Greensboro 5 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
3 Tufts 4 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
4 Babson 3 1975, 1979, 1980
UC San Diego 1988, 1991, 1993
5 Lock Haven 2 1977, 1978
Ohio Wesleyan 1998, 2011
Rowan (Glassboro State) 1981, 1990
Wheaton (IL) 1984, 1997
6 Connecticut Col. 1 2021
Amherst 2015
Middlebury 2007
Trinity (TX) 2003
Stockton (Richard Stockton) 2001
St. Lawrence 1999
TCNJ 1996
Williams 1995
Bethany (WV) 1994
Kean 1992
Elizabethtown 1989
Brandeis 1976
SUNY Brockport 1974

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Connecticut College wins first-ever DIII men's soccer championship in penalty kicks". NCAA. NCAA.org. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "DIII Men's Soccer Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  3. ^ "DIII Men's College Soccer". NCAA.com.

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