DIII men's soccer: 2025 selection show
The 2025 NCAA DIII men's soccer championship is here. Sectionals begin on Friday, Nov. 22.
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Here's everything you need to know for the 2025 NCAA DIII men's soccer championship.
2025 DIII men's soccer championship bracket
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2025 DIII men's soccer championship schedule
All times listed in ET.
- Semifinals: 3 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5
- National championship: 12 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7
- Selection show: 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10 on krikya18.com
- First round:
- Tufts 5, Penn St. Harrisburg 0
- Brandeis 2, Stevens 1
- Messiah 1, Hobart 0
- Calvin 1, Grove City 0
- Connecticut Col. 6, Saint Joseph (CT)
- Babson 1, SUNY Oneonta 0
- Bowdoin 7, Lyon 2
- UMass Boston 4, Roger Williams 1
- Augusburg 3, Occidental 1
- Edgewood 3, Gustavus Adolphus 0
- Cortland 1, SUNY Delhi 0
- Catholic 1, Amherst 0
- UChicago 2, DePauw 0
- WashU 0, Wis.Whitewater 0 (PK)
- Trinity (TX) 5, Hardin-Simmons 0
- Texas Lutheran 3, Whitman 2
- St. Olaf 3, Wis. Superior 0
- Luther 4, Lake Forest 1
- Williams 4, La Roche 0
- Scranton 4, St. Joseph's (L.I) 0
- Macalester 2, Ill. Wesleyan 1
- Wis. - Eau Claire 3, MSOE 1
- Middlebury 2, SUNY Geneseo 1
- Wheaton (MA) 3, Neumann 0
- Lynchburg 4, Transylvania 0
- Chris. Newport 2, Berry 1
- Dickinson 5, N.C. Wesleyan 0
- Denison 1, Wash. & Lee 0
- Emory 3, Maryville (TN) 1
- Hampden-Sydney 3, Otterbein 0
- Wesleyan (CT) 8, Lehman 1
- Rowan 1, Bridgewater St. 0
- Second Round
- Friday, Nov. 15
- Sunday, Nov. 16
- Tufts 1, Brandeis 0
- Connecticut College 2, Babson 1
- Bowdoin 3, UMass Boston 2
- St. Olaf 1, Luther 0
- Williams 2, Scranton 1
- Macalester 2, Wis.-Eau Claire 1
- Wheaton (MA) 1, Middlebury 0
- Augsburg 1, Edgewood 0
- Cortland 2, Catholic 1
- WashU 1, UChicago 0
- Texas Lutheran 2, Trinity (TX) 0
- Lynchburg 2, Chris. Newport 1
- Dickinson 2, Denison 0
- Emory 3, Hampden-Sydney 0
- Rowan 2, Wesleyan 0
- Sectionals
- Saturday, Nov. 22
- Sunday, Nov. 23
2025 DIII men's soccer championship history
Amherst is the defending champion of DIII men's soccer after defeating Connecticut College on penalty kicks in the 2024 national championship. Below is the complete history of the DIII men's soccer championship:
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Amherst (16-2-4) | Justin Serpone | 0-0 (2OT, PK) | Connecticut College | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2023 | St. Olaf (20-3-3) | Justin Oliver | 2-1 (OT) | Amherst | Salem, Va. |
| 2022 | UChicago (22-0-1) | Julianna Sitch | 2-0 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2021 | Connecticut College (19-4-1) | Reuben Burk | 1-1 (2ot, pk) | Amherst | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Tufts (20-2-2) | Josh Shapiro | 2-0 | Amherst | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2018 | Tufts (18-0-3) | Josh Shapiro | 2-1 | Calvin | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2017 | Messiah (24-2-0) | Brad McCarty | 2-1 | North Park | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2016 | Tufts (14-5-2) | Josh Shapiro | 1-0 (2ot) | Calvin | Salem, Va. |
| 2015 | Amherst (17-1-2) | Justin Serpone | 2-1 | Loras | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2014 | Tufts (17-2-4) | Josh Shapiro | 4-2 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2013 | Messiah (24-1-1) | Brad McCarty | 2-1 (2ot) | Rutgers-Camden | San Antonio |
| 2012 | Messiah (23-0-2) | Brad McCarty | 5-1 | Ohio Northern | San Antonio |
| 2011 | Ohio Wesleyan (23-2-0) | Jay Martin | 2-1 | Calvin | San Antonio |
| 2010 | Messiah (23-1) | Brad McCarty | 2-1 (ot) | Lynchburg (Va.) | San Antonio |
| 2009 | Messiah (24-1) | Brad McCarty | 2-0 | Calvin | San Antonio |
| 2008 | *Messiah (22-2-2) | Dave Brandt | 1-1 (2ot, pk) | Stevens Institute | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2007 | *Middlebury (18-2-2) | Dave Saward | 0-0 (2ot, pk) | Trinity (Texas) | Lake Buena Vista, Fla. |
| 2006 | Messiah (21-1-2) | Dave Brandt | 3-0 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Lake Buena Vista, Fla. |
| 2005 | Messiah (24-0) | Dave Brandt | 1-0 | Gustavus Adolphus | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2004 | Messiah (23-2) | Dave Brandt | 4-0 | UC Santa Cruz | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2003 | Trinity (Texas) (24-0-0) | Paul McGinlay | 2-1 | Drew | Drew |
| 2002 | Messiah (23-2-1) | Dave Brandt | 1-0 | Otterbein | St. Lawrence |
| 2001 | Richard Stockton (25-1-1) | Jeff Haines | 3-2 | Redlands | Messiah |
| 2000 | Messiah (22-2-1) | Dave Brandt | 2-0 | Rowan | Rowan |
| 1999 | St. Lawrence (22-0) | Bob Durocher | 2-0 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 1998 | Ohio Wesleyan (18-6) | Jay Martin | 2-1 (2ot) | Greensboro | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1997 | Wheaton (Ill.) (24-0-1) | Joe Bean | 3-0 | TCNJ | Mary Washington |
| 1996 | TCNJ (17-5-1) | George Nazario | 2-1 (4ot) | Kenyon | Kenyon |
| 1995 | Williams (17-0-1) | Mike Russo | 2-1 | Methodist | Williams |
| 1994 | Bethany (W.Va.) (15-5-4) | John Cunningham | 1-0 (2ot) | Johns Hopkins | TCNJ |
| 1993 | UC San Diego (20-2-2) | Derek Armstrong | 1-0 | Williams | Williams |
| 1992 | Kean (18-6-1) | Tony Ochrimenko | 3-1 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kean |
| 1991 | UC San Diego (18-4-1) | Derek Armstrong | 1-0 | TCNJ | UC San Diego |
| 1990 | Rowan (20-3-2) | Dan Gilmore | 2-1 (4ot, pk) | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1989 | Elizabethtown (23-2) | Skip Roderick | 2-0 | Greensboro | Elizabethtown |
| 1988 | UC San Diego (23-0-2) | Derek Armstrong | 3-0 | Rochester Institute | Rochester Institute |
| 1987 | UNC Greensboro (17-7-1) | Michael Parker | 6-1 | Washington-St. Louis | UNC Greensboro |
| 1986 | UNC Greensboro (18-5) | Michael Parker | 2-0 | UC San Diego | UNC Greensboro |
| 1985 | UNC Greensboro (20-5) | Michael Parker | 5-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1984 | Wheaton (Ill.) (21-1-2) | Joe Bean | 2-1 (3ot) | Brandeis | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 1983 | UNC Greensboro (23-1-1) | Mike Berticelli | 3-2 | Claremont-M-S | UNC Greensboro |
| 1982 | UNC Greensboro (19-3) | Mike Berticelli | 2-1 | Bethany (W.Va.) | UNC Greensboro |
| 1981 | Rowan (19-1-2) | Dan Gilmore | 2-1 (4ot) | Scranton | Elizabethtown |
| 1980 | Babson (16-3-1) | Bill Rogers | 1-0 (ot) | Scranton | Babson |
| 1979 | Babson (13-2-4) | Bill Rogers | 2-1 | Rowan | TCNJ |
| 1978 | Lock Haven (18-2) | Michael Parker | 3-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Babson |
| 1977 | Lock Haven (14-4) | Michael Parker | 1-0 | SUNY Cortland | Babson |
| 1976 | Brandeis (15-2) | Mike Coven | 2-1 (2ot) | Brockport | Elizabethtown |
| 1975 | Babson (17-0-1) | Bob Hartwell | 1-0 | Brockport | Brockport |
| 1974 | Brockport (12-2-2) | Walk Kopczuk | 3-1 | Swarthmore | Wheaton (Ill.) |
*Penalty kicks
