2026 DIII women’s lacrosse championship: Selection show info, schedule, dates
Here is everything you need to know before the 2026 DIII women’s lacrosse tournament that will feature a 47-team field in the single-elimination tournament.
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The championship bracket will be revealed on Monday, May 4 and live streamed here on NCAA.com. Thirty teams will have earned automatic qualification while the remaining 17 teams will be selected through at-large bids. Competition will kickoff on Saturday, May 9 and will conclude on Sunday, May 24 at Judson Stadium in Rochester, NY.
2026 DIII women’s lacrosse bracket
Here’s a look at the DIII women’s lacrosse bracket before selections are revealed on Monday, May 4.
2026 DIII women’s lacrosse tournament schedule
- Selection show: Monday, May 4 at 10:30 a.m. ET here on NCAA.com
- First round: Saturday, May 9
- Second round: Sunday, May 10
- Regionals: May 16-17
- Championship: Judson Stadium, Rochester NY
- Semifinals: May 22
- Finals: May 24
DIII women’s lacrosse championship history
The College of New Jersey holds the most DIII women’s lacrosse titles all-time with 13 while Middleburry, the four-time defending national champions, boasts the second most with 11. Check out all the DIII women’s lacrosse champions since 1985 down below.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 10-9 | Tufts | Salem, Va. |
| 2024 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 16-5 | Salisbury | Salem, Va. |
| 2023 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 17-9 | Gettysburg | Salem, Va. |
| 2022 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 13-5 | Tufts | Salem, Va. |
| 2021 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 14-13 | Tufts | Salem, Va. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 |
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| 2019 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 14-9 | Salisbury | Ashland, Va. |
| 2018 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 11-9 | Middlebury | Salem, Va. |
| 2017 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 6-5 | TCNJ | Salem, Va. |
| 2016 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 9-5 | Trinity (Conn.) | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 2015 | SUNY Cortland | Kelly Lickert-Orr | 17-6 | Trinity (Conn.) | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 2014 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 9-6 | Trinity (Conn.) | Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 2013 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 12-5 | Trinity (Conn.) | Owings Mills, Md. |
| 2012 | Trinity (Conn.) | Kate Livesay | 8-7 | Salisbury | Montclair State |
| 2011 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 16-5 | Bowdoin | Adelphi |
| 2010 | Salisbury | Jim Neston | 7-6 | Hamilton | Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 2009 | Franklin & Marshall | Lauren Paul | 11-10 (OT) | Salisbury | Salem, Va. |
| 2008 | Hamilton | Patty Kloidt | 13-6 | Franklin & Marshall | Salem, Va. |
| 2007 | Franklin & Marshall | Anne Phillips | 11-8 | Salisbury | William Smith |
| 2006 | TCNJ | Sharon Pfluger | 10-4 | Gettysburg | Stevens Institute |
| 2005 | TCNJ | Sharon Pfluger | 9-7 | Salisbury | TCNJ |
| 2004 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 13-11 (OT) | TCNJ | St. John Fisher |
| 2003 | Amherst | Christine Paradis | 11-9 | Middlebury | St. John Fisher |
| 2002 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 12-6 | TCNJ | Rowan |
| 2001 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 11-10 (2OT) | Amherst | Johns Hopkins |
| 2000 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 14-8 | Williams | TCNJ |
| 1999 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 10-9 | Amherst | Johns Hopkins |
| 1998 | TCNJ | Jennifer Hart | 12-11 (OT) | Williams | UMBC |
| 1997 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 14-9 | TCNJ | Lehigh |
| 1996 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 15-8 | Middlebury | Lehigh |
| 1995 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 14-13 | William Smith | TCNJ |
| 1994 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 29-11 | William Smith | Maryland |
| 1993 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 10-9 | William Smith | Maryland |
| 1992 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 5-3 | William Smith | Lehigh |
| 1991 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 7-6 | Ursinus | TCNJ |
| 1990 | Ursinus | Kim Lambdin | 7-6 | St. Lawrence | Princeton |
| 1989 | Ursinus | Betsy Meng Ramsey | 8-6 | TCNJ | West Chester |
| 1988 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 14-11 | William Smith | Haverford |
| 1987 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrener | 8-7 (OT) | Ursinus | Maryland |
| 1986 | Ursinus | Betsy Meng Ramsey | 12-10 | TCNJ | Maryland |
| 1985 | TCNJ | Melissa Magee | 7-4 | Ursinus | Penn |
