Current season, competition or edition: 2025 NCAA Division III baseball tournament | |
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| Association | NCAA |
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| Sport | College baseball |
| Founded | 1976; 50 years ago (1976) |
| Division | Division III |
| No. of teams | 56 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion | Wisconsin–Whitewater (3rd) |
| Most titles | Marietta (6 titles) |
| Broadcaster | ESPNU |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
TheNCAA Division III baseball tournament is an annualcollege baseball tournament held at the culmination of the spring regular season to determine theNCAADivision III baseball champion. The tournament has been played since 1976, soon after the formation of Division III.[1]
Most of the 56 teams who qualify do so by winning an automatic bid that comes along with their conference's championship; others receive at-large bids. The initial round consists of six- and eight-team regionals held at pre-selected sites in eight regions: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic, South, Mideast, Midwest, Central, and West. The eight regional champions advance to the final round of the Division III Baseball Championship tournament.
The tournament final will be hosted inClassic Park inEastlake, Ohio beginning in 2024.
The event was formerly held atFox Cities Stadium inGrand Chute, Wisconsin, just outside ofAppleton for 18 years until it left forVeterans Memorial Stadium inCedar Rapids, Iowa following the 2018 championships.[2] The championship was held in Cedar Rapids four times beginning in 2019 and hosted by theAmerican Rivers Conference.[3] Cedar Rapids was set to only host until 2022, but was awarded the 2023 championships after 2020 was cancelled due toCOVID-19. The championships will move toClassic Park inEastlake, Ohio for the 2024 NCAA championships.[4]
In both the regional and final rounds, the tournament uses a "double elimination" format, in which teams must lose twice to be eliminated.
Marietta is the most successful program, with six national titles.[5]
Wisconsin–Whitewater are the reigning national champions, winning their third championship in 2025.[6]
| Team | Titles | Years |
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| Marietta | 6 | 1981, 1983, 1986, 2006, 2011, 2012 |
| Eastern Connecticut State | 5 | 1982, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2022 |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 3 | 2005, 2014, 2025 |
| Montclair State | 1987, 1993, 2000 | |
| Chapman | 2 | 2003, 2019 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | 1989, 1999 | |
| Southern Maine | 1991, 1997 | |
| William Paterson | 1992, 1996 | |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 1985, 1994 | |
| Ithaca | 1980, 1988 | |
| Rowan | 1978, 1979 | |
| Misericordia | 1 | 2024 |
| Lynchburg | 2023 | |
| Salisbury | 2021 | |
| Cal Lutheran | 2017 | |
| Trinity (TX) | 2016 | |
| Cortland | 2015 | |
| Linfield | 2013 | |
| George Fox | 2004 | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 2010 | |
| Trinity (CT) | 2008 | |
| Kean | 2007 | |
| La Verne | 1995 | |
| Ramapo | 1984 |
| Team | Titles | Years |
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| Stanislaus State | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 2001, 2009 | |
| Texas–Tyler | 1 | 2018 |
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