NCAA DIII Rowing Championship 2025: Full Selection List Revealed

The institutions who will compete in the 2025 NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championship have been chosen by the NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Committee.

The Ivy League and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference will host the finals, which will take place at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, New Jersey, from May 30 to May 31.

Eight teams compete for the team championship. Two boats with eight rowers and a coxswain must be fielded by each squad. Four conferences are automatically qualified to create “Pool A.” The final four teams are chosen from “Pool C,” which consists of the remaining Pool B institutions and conferences with automatic bids that did not win their conference’s AQ.

Conferences receiving automatic qualification are as follows:

Conferences receiving automatic qualification

Conference	AQ Team
Liberty League	Ithaca
Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference	St. Mary’s (Maryland)
New England Small College Athletic Conference	Tufts
New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference	Wellesley

Pool C
Bates
Pacific Lutheran
Wesleyan (Connecticut)
Williams

Seeding for each boat classification

Seed	I Eights	II Eights
1	Tufts	Tufts
2	Williams	Wesleyan (CT)
3	Wesleyan (CT)	Williams
4	Bates	Bates
5	Ithaca	Wellesley
6	St. Mary’s (MD)	Ithaca
7	Wellesley	St. Mary’s (MD)
8	Pacific Lutheran	Pacific Lutheran

Tufts won its first national championship in 2024 at the NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championships, which were hosted at Bethel, Ohio’s Harsha Lake.

Visit NCAA.com to get up-to-date information on all the races in the NCAA Championships, including results and a webcast.

2025 NCAA DIII Rowing Championship Schedule

All times ET.

• Selection show | Tuesday, May 13
• Day one | Friday, May 30
• Day two | Saturday, May 31

History of NCAA DIII Women’s Rowing Championship

The NCAA DIII Women’s Rowing Championship has showcased the best small-college rowing programs since it was first contested in 2002. The event has grown into a premier spring championship, emphasizing not only athletic performance but also the academic and community values central to DIII.

Held annually, the championship typically features eight teams, each racing with a first varsity eight (1V8+) and second varsity eight (2V8+) boat. Points from both races determine the national champion.

Tufts won the 2024 NCAA DIII rowing championship, its first in program history. See the full championship history below:

Year	Champion	Coach	Points	Runner-Up	Points	Host or Site
2024	Tufts	Lily Siddall	54	Wesleyan, Williams	47	Bethel, OH
2023	Wellesley	Tessa Spillane	54	Wesleyan	45	Pennsauken, New Jersey
2022	Wellesley	Tessa Spillane	51	Bates	50	Sarasota, Fla.
2021	Bates	Peter Steenstra	42	Hamilton	33	Sarasota, Fla.
2020	Canceled due to Covid-19
2019	Bates	Peter Steenstra	46	WPI	41	Indianapolis, Ind.
2018	Bates	Peter Steenstra	56	Wellesley	45	Sarasota, Fla.
2017	Bates	Peter Steenstra	39	Williams	38	West Windsor, N.J.
2016	Wellesley	Tessa Spillane	40	Bates	36	Gold River, Calif.
2015	Bates	Peter Steenstra	39	Trinity (Conn.)	38	Gold River, Calif.
2014	Trinity (Conn.)	Wesley Ng	40	Williams	33	Indianapolis
2013	Williams	Kate Maloney	42	Bates	35	Indianapolis
2012	Williams	Kate Maloney	42	Bates	37	West Windsor, N.J.
2011	Williams	Brad Hemmerly	19	Bates	16	Gold River, Calif.
2010	Williams	Justin Moore	26	Bates	19	Gold River, Calif.
2009	Williams	Justin Moore	24	Bates	19	Cherry Hill, N.J.
2008	Williams	Justin Moore	25	Trinity (Conn.)	21	Gold River, Calif.
2007	Williams	Justin Moore	18	Trinity (Conn.)	16	Oak Ridge, Tenn.
2006	Williams	Justin Moore	21	Ithaca	15	West Windsor, N.J.
2005	*Ithaca	Becky Robinson	10	Smith	10	Gold River, Calif.
2004	Ithaca	Becky Robinson	7	Smith	10	Gold River, Calif.
2003	Colby	Stew Stokes	10	Puget Sound	12	Indianapolis
2002	Williams	Justin Moore	9	Colby	11	Indianapolis