List of NCAA Division III National Champions
List of NCAA Division III National Champions
The first NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament, took place in 1975 and featured 30 teams broken out into 8 regional groups. NCAA Division III was created in 1973, when what was known as the NCAA College Division was split into two separate groups (Division II and Division III) while the University Division was renamed Division I. The differentiator between Division II and III was the ability to offer athletic scholarship, which Division III schools (of which there are over 400) are not allowed to do.
Over the years, the format of the Division III Tournament has changed several times. The current tournament is a single-elimination format featuring 64 teams in 4 16-team sectionals, with the first two rounds being played at campus sites. Automatic bids are awarded to the champion of each of the 43 Division III conferences, while the remaining 21 bids are awarded at-large. Once the field narrowed down to 16, the highest-ranked team remaining in each sectional hosts the semifinal and final match-ups. The Final Four consists of the four sectional champions meeting at a predetermined neutral site to determine the champions.
Below is a list of NCAA Division III National Champions, Runners-Up, Final Four participants and coaches for each team:
| Year | National Champion / Coach | Runner-Up / Coach | Final Four / Coaches | |
| 1975 | LeMoyne-Owen | Glassboro State | Augustana (IL) | Brockport |
| Jerry Johnson | Jack Collins | Jim Borcherding | Mauro Panaggio | |
| 1976 | Scranton | Wittenberg | Augustana (IL) | Plattsburgh State |
| Bob Bessoir | Bob Hamilton | Jim Borcherding | Norm Law | |
| 1977 | Wittenberg | Oneonta State | Scranton | Hamline |
| Larry Hunter | F. Don Flewelling | Bob Bessoir | unknown | |
| 1978 | North Park | Widener | Albion | Stony Brook |
| Dan McCarrell | C. Alan Rowe | Mike Turner | Ron Bash | |
| 1979 | North Park (2) | SUNY Potsdam | Franklin & Marshall | Centre |
| Dan McCarrell (2) | Jerry Welsh | Glenn Robinson | Tom Bryant | |
| 1980 | North Park (3) | Upsala | Wittenberg | Longwood |
| Dan McCarrell (3) | Eddie Lyons | Larry Hunter | Ron Bash | |
| 1981 | SUNY Potsdam | Augustana (IL) | Ursinus | Otterbein |
| Jerry Welsh | Jim Borcherding | Skip Werley | Dick Reynolds | |
| 1982 | Wabash | SUNY Potsdam | Brooklyn | Stanislaus State |
| Mac Petty | Jerry Welsh | Mark Reiner | Doug Sanderson | |
| 1983 | Scranton (2) | Wittenberg | Roanoke | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| Bob Bessoir (2) | Larry Hunter | Ed Green | Dave Vander Meulen | |
| 1984 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Clark (MA) | DePauw | Upsala |
| Dave Vander Meulen | Wally Halas | Mike Steele | Eddie Lyons | |
| 1985 | North Park (4) | Potsdam State | Nebraska Wesleyan | Widener |
| Bosko Djurickovic | Jerry Welsh | Jerry Schmutte | C. Alan Rowe | |
| 1986 | Potsdam State (2) | LeMoyne-Owen | Nebraska Wesleyan | New Jersey City |
| Jerry Welsh (2) | Jerry Johnson | Jerry Schmutte | Charles Brown | |
| 1987 | North Park (5) | Clark (MA) | Wittenberg | Richard Stockton |
| Bosko Djurickovic (2) | Wally Halas | Larry Hunter | Gerry Matthews | |
| 1988 | Ohio Wesleyan | Scranton | Nebraska Wesleyan | Hartwick |
| Gene Mehaffey | Bob Bessoir | Jerry Schmutte | Nick Lambros | |
| 1989 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (2) | Trenton State | Southern Maine | Centre |
| Dave Vander Meulen (2) | Kevin Bannon | Bob Brown | Tom Bryant | |
| 1990 | Rochester | DePauw | Washington College | Calvin |
| Mike Neer | Royce Waltman | Tom Finnegan | Ed Douma | |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Platteville | Franklin & Marshall | Otterbein | Ramapo |
| Bo Ryan | Glenn Robinson | Dick Reynolds | Todd Meyer | |
| 1992 | Calvin | Rochester | Wisconsin-Platteville | New Jersey City |
| Ed Douma | Mike Neer | Bo Ryan | Charles Brown | |
| 1993 | Ohio Northern | Augustana (IL) | Rowan | UMass-Dartmouth |
| Joe Campoli | Steve Yount | John Giannini | Brian Baptiste | |
| 1994 | Lebanon Valley | NYU | Wittenberg | St. Thomas |
| Pat Flannery | Joe Nesci | Bill L. Brown | Steve Fritz | |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-Platteville (2) | Manchester (IN) | Rowan | Trinity (CT) |
| Bo Ryan (2) | Steve Alford | John Giannini | Stan Ogrodnik | |
| 1996 | Rowan | Hope | Illinois Wesleyan | Franklin & Marshall |
| John Giannini | Glenn Van Wieren | Dennie Bridges | Glenn Robinson | |
| 1997 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Williams | Alvernia |
| Dennie Bridges | Todd Raridon | Harry Sheehy | Jack McCloskey | |
| 1998 | Wisconsin-Platteville (3) | Hope | Williams | Wilkes |
| Bo Ryan (3) | Glenn Van Wieren | Harry Sheehy | Jerry Rickrode | |
| 1999 | Wisconsin-Platteville (4) | Hampden-Sydney | Connecticut College | William Paterson |
| Bo Ryan (4) | Tony Shaver | Glen Miller | Jose Rembimbas | |
| 2000 | Calvin (2) | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Salem State | Franklin & Marshall |
| Kevin Vande Streek | Terry Gibbons | Brian Meehan | Glenn Robinson | |
| 2001 | Catholic | William Paterson | Illinois Wesleyan | Ohio Northern |
| Mike Lonergan | Jose Rembimbas | Dennie Bridges | Joe Campoli | |
| 2002 | Otterbein | Elizabethtown | Carthage | Rochester |
| Dick Reynolds | Bob Schlosser | Bosko Djurickovic | Mike Neer | |
| 2003 | Williams | Gustavus Adolphus | Wooster | Hampden-Sydney |
| Dave Paulsen | Mark Hanson | Steve Moore | Tony Shaver | |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Williams | John Carroll | Amherst |
| Jack Bennett | Dave Paulsen | Mike Moran | David Hixon | |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (2) | Rochester | Calvin | York (PA) |
| Jack Bennett (2) | Mike Neer | Kevin Vande Streek | Jeff Gamber | |
| 2006 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wittenberg | Illinois Wesleyan | Amherst |
| Dave Macedo | Bill L. Brown | Scott Trost | David Hixon | |
| 2007 | Amherst | Virginia Wesleyan | Washington-St. Louis | Wooster |
| David Hixon | Dave Macedo | Mark Edwards | Steve Moore | |
| 2008 | Washington-St. Louis | Amherst | Hope | Ursinus |
| Mark Edwards | David Hixon | Glenn Van Wieren | Kevin Small | |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis (2) | Richard Stockton | Guilford | Franklin & Marshall |
| Mark Edwards (2) | Gerry Matthews | Tom Palombo | Glenn Robinson | |
| 2010 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (3) | Williams | Guilford | Randolph-Macon |
| Bob Semling | Mike Maker | Tom Palombo | Nathan Davis | |
| 2011 | St. Thomas | Wooster | Middlebury | Williams |
| Steve Fritz | Steve Moore | Jeff Brown | Mike Maker | |
| 2012 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (3) | Cabrini | Illinois Wesleyan | MIT |
| Pat Miller | Marcus Kahn | Ron Rose | Larry Anderson | |
| 2013 | Amherst (2) | Mary Hardin-Baylor | St. Thomas | North Central (IL) |
| David Hixon (2) | Ken DeWeese | Johnny Tauer | Todd Raridon | |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (4) | Williams | Amherst | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Pat Miller (2) | Mike Maker | David Hixon | Ron Rose | |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (4) | Augustana (IL) | Babson | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Bob Semling (2) | Grey Giovanine | Stephen Brennan | Dave Macedo | |
| 2016 | St. Thomas (2) | Benedictine | Christopher Newport | Amherst |
| Johnny Tauer | Keith Bunkenburg | John Krikorian | David Hixon | |
| 2017 | Babson | Augustana (IL) | Whitman | Williams |
| Stephen Brennan | Grey Giovanine | Eric Bridgeland | Kevin App | |
| 2018 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Ramapo | Springfield |
| Dale Wellman | Pat Juckem | Chuck McBreen | Charlie Brock | |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Swarthmore | Christopher Newport | Wheaton (IL) |
| Matt Lewis | Landry Kosmalski | John Krikorian | Mike Schauer | |
| 2020 | tournament cancelled | – | – | – |
| due to COVID-19 pandemic | – | – | – | |
| 2021 |
tournament cancelled | – | – | – |
| due to COVID-19 pandemic | – | – | – | |
| 2022 |
Randolph-Macon | Elmhurst | Marietta | Wabash |
| Josh Merkel | John Baines | Jon VanderWal | Kyle Brumett | |
| 2023 |
Christopher Newport | Mount Union | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Swarthmore |
| John Krikorian | Mike Fuline | Pat Miller | Landry Kosmalski | |
| 2024 |
Trine | Hampden-Sydney | Trinity (CT) | Guilford |
| Brooks Miller | Caleb Kimbrough | James Cosgrove | Tom Palombo | |
| 2025 |
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** these appearances were later vacated by the NCAA, and therefore are not counted towards either the team’s or coach’s totals
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