The 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship was announced at the Feb. 26 selection show. The first round begins on Friday, March 1st and continues through the National Championship Game on March 16th at the Capital Center Performance Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Transylvania defeated Christopher Newport 57-52 to record a perfect season at 33-0 and win the first national championship in program history, making them the reigning national champions. 2024 DIII women's basketball championship schedule All times Eastern. Click or tap each game for stats and scores. Semifinals | March 14 at the Capital Center Performance Arena in Columbus, OH NYU 57, Transylvania 42 | FULL REPLAY Smith 61, Wartburg 54 | FULL REPLAY Championship game |March 16 at the Capital Center Performance Arena in Columbus, OH Smith vs. NYU| 7 p.m. First round | Friday, March 1: Widener 57, Springfield 50 NYU 78, Millsaps 51 UMass-Dartmouth 78, New Jersey City 69 Messiah 58, Shenandoah 57 Catholic 71, Penn State-Behrend 55 Baldwin Wallace 59, Trinity (CT) 54 Ohio Wesleyan 64, Emory 54 St. John Fisher 55, Gettysburg 46 Ohio Northern 62, Marymount (VA) 38 Johns Hopkins 75, Marietta 66 Hope 65, Ripon 54 Trine 61, Gustavus Adolphus 58 Illinois Wesleyan 75, Concordia-Moorhead 62 Trinity (TX) 75, Mary Hardin-Baylor 71 Bates 66, Brooklyn 51 Wisconsin-Stout 71, WashU 61 Bowdoin 69, Western New England 48 Millikin 91, Willamette 83 DeSales 53, Southern Virginia 42 Smith 61, Maine Maritime 46 Washington & Lee 68, Vassar 61 SUNY New Paltz 70, Penn State-Harrisburg 52 Transylvania 61, Chatham 40 Rhode Island College 56, St. Joseph's (ME) 37 Scranton 60, Framingham State 39 Christopher Newport 104, University of Mount St. Vincent 52 DePauw 74, Berea 52 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 57, Webster 42 Wisconsin-Whitewater 86, Minnesota-Morris 47 Wartburg 72, Wisconsin Lutheran 65 Puget Sound 74, Carroll (WI) 65 Hardin-Simmons 65, Occidental 53 Second round | Saturday, March 2: Bates 79, Widener 66 Bowdoin 67, UMass Dartmouth 59 Smith 69, Messiah 61 NYU 93, DeSales 59 Baldwin Wallace 65, SUNY New Paltz 42 Washington & Lee 80, Catholic 70 Transylvania 70, Ohio Wesleyan 55 Rhode Island College 66, St. John Fisher 43 Johns Hopkins 77, Christopher Newport 75 Scranton 60, Ohio Northern 54 Hope 70, DePauw 55 vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 74, Trine 48 Wartburg 62, Illinois Wesleyan 59 Wisconsin-Whitewater 89, Millikin 65 Wisconsin-Stout 61, Puget Sound 40 Hardin-Simmons 84, Trinity [TX] 62 Sectionals Day 1 | Friday, March 8: Wartburg 54, Bates 53 Scranton 65, Johns Hopkins 53 Smith 61, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 59 Transylvania 63, Wisconsin-Stout 58 NYU 73, Hardin-Simmons 55 Bowdoin 78, Baldwin Wallace 48 Washington & Lee 61, Rhode Island College 55 Wisconsin-Whitewater 72, Hope 61 (2OT) Sectionals Day 2 | March 9: NYU 68, Scranton 46 Smith 52, Bowdoin 47 Wartburg 68, Washington & Lee 58 Transylvania 62, Wisconsin-Whitewater 48 NCAA DIII Women's Championship History Since 1982, the DIII Women's Basketball Tournament has been held every year except for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Louis, from the University of Washington in St. Paul, recorded four championships and Hope won three. Here is the complete history of the DIII Women's Basketball Championship Game: YEAR CHAMPION (RECORD) COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SITE 2023 Transylvania (33-0) Juli Fulks 57-52 Christopher Newport Dallas, Texas 2022 Hope (32-1) Brian Morehouse 71-58 Wisconsin-Whitewater Pittsburgh, Pa. 2021 Canceled due to Covid-19 -- -- -- -- 2020 Canceled due to Covid-19 -- -- -- -- 2019 Thomas More (32-0) Jeff Hans 81-67 Bowdoin Salem, Va. 2018 Amherst (33-0) GP Gromacki 65-45 Bowdoin Rochester, Minn. 2017 Amherst (33-0) GP Gromacki 52-29 Tufts Grand Rapids, Mich. 2016 Thomas More (33-0) Jeff Hans 63-51 Tufts Indianapolis 2015 Thomas More (33-0)* Jeff Hans 83-63 George Fox Grand Rapids, Mich. 2014 FDU-Florham (33-0) Marc Mitchell 80-72 Whitman Stevens Point, Wis. 2013 DePauw (35-0) Kris Huffman 69-51 Wisconsin-Whitewater Holland, Mich. 2012 Illinois Wesleyan (28-5) Mia Smith 57-48 George Fox Holland, Mich. 2011 Amherst (32-1) GP Gromacki 64-55 Washington-St. Louis Bloomington, Ill. 2010 Washington-St. Louis (29-2) Nancy Fahey 65-59 Hope Bloomington, Ill. 2009 George Fox (32-0) Scott Rueck 60-53 Washington-St. Louis Holland, Mich. 2008 Howard Payne (33-0) Chris Kielsmeier 68-54 Messiah Holland, Mich. 2007 DePauw (31-3) Kris Huffman 55-52 Washington-St. Louis Springfield, Mass. 2006 Hope (33-1) Brian Morehouse 69-56 Southern Maine Springfield, Mass. 2005 Milikin (29-2) Lori Kerans 70-50 Randolph-Macon Norfolk, Va. 2004 Wilmington (Ohio) (27-6) Jerry Scheve 59-53 Bowdoin Norfolk, Va. 2003 Trinity (Texas) (28-5) Becky Geyer 60-58 Eastern Connecticut State Terre Haute, Ind. 2002 Wisconsin-Stevens Point Shirley Egner 67-65 St. Lawrence Terre Haute, Ind. 2001 Washington-St. Louis (28-2) Nancy Fahey 67-45 Messiah Danbury, Conn. 2000 Washington-St. Louis (30-0) Nancy Fahey 79-33 Southern Maine Danbury, Conn. 1999 Washington-St. Louis (30-0) Nancy Fahey 74-65 St. Benedict Danbury, Conn. 1998 Washington-St. Louis (28-2) Nancy Fahey 77-69 Southern Maine Gorham, Maine 1997 New York University (29-1) Janice Quinn 72-70 Wisconsin-Eau Claire New York City 1996 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (31-0) Kathi Bennett 66-50 Mount Union Oshkosh, Wis. 1995 Capital (33-0) Dixie Jeffers 59-55 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Columbus, Ohio 1994 Capital (30-1) Dixie Jeffers 82-63 Washington-St. Louis Eau Claire, Wis. 1993 Central (Iowa) (24-5) Gary Boeyink 71-63 Capital Pella, Iowa 1992 Alma (24-3) Charlie Goffnet 79-75 Moravian Bethlehem, Pa. 1991 St. Thomas (Minn.) (29-2) Ted Riverso 73-55 Muskingum St. Paul, Minn. 1990 Hope (24-2) Sue Wise 65-63 St. John Fisher Holland, Mich. 1989 Elizabethtown (29-2) Yvonne Kauffman 66-65 Cal State Stanislaus Danville, Ky. 1988 Concordia-Moorhead (29-2) Duane Siverson 65-57 St. John Fisher Moorhead, Minn. 1987 Wiscons-Stevens Point (27-2) Linda Wunder 81-74 Concordia-Moorehead Scranton, Pa. 1986 Salem State (29-1) Tim Shea 89-85 Bishop Salem, Mass. 1985 Scranton (31-1) Mike Strong 68-59 New Rochelle DePere, Wis. 1984 Rust (26-5) A.J. Stovall 51-49 Elizabethtown Scranton, Pa. 1983 North Central (Ill.) (26-6) Wayne Morgan 83-71 Elizabethtown Worcester, Mass. 1982 Elizabethtown (26-1) Yvonne Kauffman 67-66 (ot) UNC Greensboro Elizabethtown, Pa.