| Association | NCAA |
|---|---|
| Sport | Women's college lacrosse |
| Founded | 1985; 40 years ago (1985) |
| Division | Division III |
| No. of teams | 46 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion | Middlebury (11th) |
| Most titles | TCNJ (12) |
| Broadcaster | ESPNU |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
TheNCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament is annualsingle-elimination tournament hosted by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national championwomen's collegiate lacrosse among itsDivision III members in theUnited States. It has been held every year since 1985, except for 2020.[1]
Middlebury Panthers are the current champions, winning their eleventh title—and fourth consecutive—in 2025.
TCNJ, previously known as Trenton State, has been the most successful program, with twelve titles.
SeeAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the 1981 and 1982 Division III women's lacrosse champions.
| NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament | |||||||
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| Year | Site (Host Team) | Championship Results | Semifinalists | ||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 1985 Details | Philadelphia, PA (Penn) | Trenton State | 7–4 | Ursinus | Drew andLynchburg | ||
| 1986 Details | College Park, MD (Maryland) | Ursinus | 12–10 | Trenton State | Lynchburg andWheaton (IL) | ||
| 1987 Details | Trenton State (2) | 8–7 (OT) | Ursinus | Western Maryland andWilliam Smith | |||
| 1988 Details | Haverford, PA (Haverford) | Trenton State (3) | 14–11 | William Smith | Johns Hopkins and Ursinus | ||
| 1989 Details | West Chester, PA (West Chester) | Ursinus (2) | 8–6 | Trenton State | St. Lawrence and William Smith | ||
| 1990 Details | Princeton, NJ (Princeton) | Ursinus (3) | 7–6 | St. Lawrence | Roanoke and Trenton State | ||
| 1991 Details | Ewing Township, NJ (Trenton State) | Trenton State (4) | 7–6 | Ursinus | Franklin & Marshall and William Smith | ||
| 1992 Details | Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh) | Trenton State † | 5-3 | William Smith | Roanoke and Ursinus | ||
| 1993 Details | College Park, MD (Maryland) | Trenton State (5) | 10–9 | William Smith | Franklin & Marshall and Johns Hopkins | ||
| 1994 Details | Trenton State (6) | 29–11 | William Smith | Johns Hopkins andMiddlebury | |||
| 1995 Details | Ewing Township, NJ (Trenton State) | Trenton State (7) | 15–14 | William Smith | Johns Hopkins and Middlebury | ||
| 1996 Details | Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh) | TCNJ (8) | 15–8 | Middlebury | Goucher and Ursinus | ||
| 1997 Details | Middlebury | 14–9 | TCNJ | Johns Hopkins and William Smith | |||
| 1998 Details | Baltimore, MD (UMBC) | TCNJ (9) | 12–11 (OT) | Williams | Hartwick and Middlebury | ||
| 1999 Details | Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins) | Middlebury (2) | 10–9 | Amherst | TCNJ and William Smith | ||
| 2000 Details | Ewing Township, NJ (TCNJ) | TCNJ (10) | 14–8 | Williams | Middlebury andSalisbury State | ||
| 2001 Details | Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins) | Middlebury (3) | 11–10 (2OT) | Amherst | Mary Washington and TCNJ | ||
| 2002 Details | Glassboro, NJ (Rowan) | Middlebury (4) | 12–6 | TCNJ | Amherst and Mary Washington | ||
| 2003 Details | Rochester, NY (St. John Fisher) | Amherst | 11–9 | Middlebury | TCNJ and William Smith | ||
| 2004 Details | Middlebury (5) | 13–11 (OT) | TCNJ | Amherst and Salisbury | |||
| 2005 Details | Ewing Township, NJ (TCNJ) | TCNJ (11) | 9–7 | Salisbury | Colorado College and Middlebury | ||
| 2006 Details | Hoboken, NJ (Stevens) | TCNJ (12) | 10–4 | Gettysburg | SUNY Cortland and Middlebury | ||
| 2007 Details | Geneva, NY (William Smith) | Franklin & Marshall | 11–8 | Salisbury | Gettysburg and Middlebury | ||
| 2008 Details | Salem, VA (Roanoke) | Hamilton | 13–6 | Franklin & Marshall | TCNJ and Salisbury | ||
| 2009 Details | Franklin & Marshall (2) | 11–10 (OT) | Salisbury | Gettysburg and Hamilton | |||
| 2010 Details | Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) | Salisbury | 7–6 | Hamilton | Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg | ||
| 2011 Details | Garden City, NY (Adelphi) | Gettysburg | 16–5 | Bowdoin | SUNY Cortland and TCNJ | ||
| 2012 Details | Montclair, NJ (Montclair State) | Trinity (CT) | 8–7 | Salisbury | SUNY Cortland and Middlebury | ||
| 2013 Details | Stevenson, MD (Stevenson) | Salisbury (2) | 12–5 | Trinity (CT) | SUNY Cortland and Middlebury | ||
| 2014 Details | Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) | Salisbury (3) | 9–6 | Trinity (CT) | Amherst and SUNY Cortland | ||
| 2015 Details | Philadelphia, PA | Cortland | 17-6 | Trinity (CT) | Middlebury and Franklin & Marshall | ||
| 2016 Details | Middlebury (6) | 9-5 | Trinity (CT) | SUNY Cortland and Franklin & Marshall | |||
| 2017 Details | Salem, VA (Roanoke) | Gettysburg (2) | 6-5 | TCNJ | Trinity (CT) andWashington & Lee | ||
| 2018 Details | Gettysburg (3) | 11-9 | Middlebury | Salisbury and TCNJ | |||
| 2019 Details | Ashland, VA (Randolph–Macon) | Middlebury (7) | 14–9 | Salisbury | Tufts and Wesleyan | ||
| 2020 | Canceled due toCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2021 Details | Salem, VA (Roanoke) | Salisbury (4) | 14-13 | Tufts | Denison andSt. John Fisher | ||
| 2022 Details | Middlebury (8) | 13–5 | Tufts | Gettysburg and TCNJ | |||
| 2023 Details | Middlebury (9) | 17–9 | Gettysburg | Franklin & Marshall and William Smith | |||
| 2024 Details | Middlebury (10) | 16-5 | Salisbury | Franklin & Marshall and William Smith | |||
| 2025 Details | Babson Park, MA (Babson) | Middlebury (11) | 10-9 | Tufts | Colby and Gettysburg | ||
| 2026 Details | |||||||
†NCAA vacated the 1992 Trenton State title due to use of an ineligible player during the tournament
| Team | Titles | Years |
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| TCNJ (Trenton State) | 12[a] | 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006 |
| Middlebury | 11 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Salisbury | 4 | 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021 |
| Gettysburg | 3 | 2011, 2017, 2018 |
| Ursinus | 3 | 1986, 1989, 1990 |
| Franklin & Marshall | 2 | 2007, 2009 |
| Cortland | 1 | 2015 |
| Trinity (CT) | 1 | 2012 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 2008 |
| Amherst | 1 | 2003 |
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