NCAA DIII Softball Championship 2025: Updated Bracket, Schedule and Game Results

2025 NCAA DIII Softball Bracket and Schedule

On May 12, NCAA.com announced the 64-team field for the 2025 NCAA DIII softball tournament. There will be two selection pools for the 2025 tournament: at-large slots and automatic qualifiers via conference tournament titles.

At Inspiration Field in Bloomington, IL, games start on Thursday, May 15 with the regional round and go all the way to the finals, which conclude on Wednesday, June 4.

Bracket for the 2025 NCAA DIII Softball Tournament-

NCAA DIII softball tournament bracket

DIII Softball Championship Schedule, Selection Information 2025

Selection show | Monday, May 12 at 11 a.m.
- Rewatch the selection show here
Regionals | Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17 | Click or tap here for regional brackets | All times eastern
- Angola, Indiana – Trine
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Trine vs. No. 4 Pittsburg-Greensburg | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Baldwin Wallace vs. No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Moravian
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Moravian vs. No. 4 Worcester State | 12 p.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Eastern vs. No. 3 Williams | 2:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Bloomington, Illinois – Illinois Wesleyan
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan vs. No. 4 Bethany Lutheran | 12 p.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Greenville vs. No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan | 2:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 12 p.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 2:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 5 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Cleveland, Ohio – Case Western Reserve
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater vs. No. 4 Penn College | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Case Western Reserve vs. No. 3 Lebanon Valley | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Gettysburg
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Gettysburg vs. No. 4 John Jay | 11:30 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Ramapo vs. No. 3 MIT | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 2 p.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 4:30 p.m.
- Glassboro, New Jersey – Rowan
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Rowan vs. No. 4 Cortland | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Tufts vs. No. 3 Rensselaer | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Ithaca, New York – Ithaca
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Texas Lutheran vs. No. 4 UMass Boston | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Ithaca vs. No. 3 Springfield | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Marshall, Texas – East Texas Baptist
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 East Texas Baptist vs. No. 4 Marymount (VA) | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Belhaven vs. No. 3 St. Thomas (TX) | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- McMinnville, Oregon – Linfield
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Linfield vs. No. 4 JWU (Providence) | 2:30 p.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Chapman vs. No. 3 Lewis & Clark | 5 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 12 p.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 2:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 5 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 12 p.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 2:30 p.m.
- Winona, Minnesota – Saint Mary’s
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Saint Mary’s (MN) vs. No. 4 Husson | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Simpson vs. No. 3 DePauw | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Montgomery, Alabama – Huntingdon
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Huntingdon vs. No. 4 Berry | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Transylvania vs. No. 3 Emory | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Newport News, Virginia – Christopher Newport
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Christopher Newport vs. No. 4 Farmingdale State | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Randolph-Macon vs. No. 3 Alfred | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin– Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh vs. No. 4 Concordia Wisconsin | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Central (IA) vs. No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Salisbury, Maryland – Salisbury
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Salisbury vs. No. 4 Westminster (PA) | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Pfeiffer vs. No. 3 Mount Union | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- St. Louis, Missouri – WashU
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Redlands vs. No. 4 Lake Forest | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 WashU vs. No. 3 Wartburg | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
- Virginia Beach, Virginia– Virginia Wesleyan
  - Thursday, May 15
    - Game 1: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan vs. No. 4 Western New England | 11 a.m.
    - Game 2: No. 2 Swarthmore vs. No. 3 Messiah | 1:30 p.m.
  - Friday, May 16
    - Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser | 1:30 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser | 4 p.m.
      - loser eliminated
  - Saturday May 17
    - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 11 a.m.
    - Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser | 1:30 p.m.
Super regionals | Thursday-Friday, May 22-23
Finals | Thursday-Wednesday, May 29-June 4 at Inspiration Field, Bloomington, IL.

History of the DIII Softball Championship-

Eastern Connecticut State defeated TCNJ and went undefeated in the finals series to win the first national softball championship in 1982, marking the beginning of the DIII softball era. Most recently, East Texas Baptist won the 2024 DIII softball national championship, which was the school’s second-ever win and its first since 2010. Belhaven was defeated 9–5.

The complete history of championship winners since 1982 can be seen here:

Year	Champion (Record)	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	East Texas Baptist (48-3)	Janae Shirley	9-5	Belhaven	Marshall, Texas
2023	Trine (46-6)	Don Danklefsen	1-0	Salisbury	Marshall, Texas
2022	Christopher Newport (47-1)	Keith Parr	3-0	Trine	Salem, Va.
2021	Virginia Wesleyan (46-6-1)	Brandon Elliott	9-1	Texas Lutheran	Salem, Va.
2020	Canceled due to COVID-19	—	—	—	—
2019	Texas Lutheran (40-8)	Wade Wilson	6-1	Emory	Tyler, Texas
2018	Virginia Wesleyan (55-3)	Brandon Elliott	3-1	Illinois Wesleyan	Oklahoma City, Okla.
2017	Virginia Wesleyan (54-3)	Brandon Elliott	1-0	St. John Fisher	Oklahoma City, Okla.
2016	Texas-Tyler (49-5)	Mike Reed	7-0	Messiah	Salem, Va.
2015	Tufts (51-0)	Cheryl Milligan	7-4	Texas-Tyler	Salem, Va.
2014	Tufts (47-4)	Cheryl Milligan	6-0	Salisbury	Tyler, Texas
2013	*Tufts (46-3)	Cheryl Milligan	6-5	Cortland State	Eau Claire, Wis.
2012	*Pacific Lutheran (45-11)	Erin Van Nostrand	3-0	Linfield	Salem, Va.
2011	Linfield (51-3)	Jackson Vaughan	6-2	Christopher Newport	Salem Va.
2010	East Texas Baptist (40-12)	Janae Schlabs-Shirley	5-4	Linfield	Eau Claire, Wisc.
2009	*Messiah (43-4)	Amy Weaver	2-0	Coe	Montclair, N.J.
2008	*Wisconsin-Eau Claire (36-11)	Leslie Huntington	4-3	Wisconsin-Whitewater	Salem Va.
2007	Linfield (45-7)	Jackson Vaughan	10-2	Washington-St. Louis	Salem Va.
2006	*Rutgers-Camden (47-5)	Carl Taylor	3-2	St. Thomas (Minn.)	Raleigh, N.C.
2005	*St. Thomas (Minn.) (43-6)	John Tschida	9-3	Salisbury	Raleigh, N.C.
2004	St. Thomas (Minn.) (46-3)	John Tschida	2-0	Moravian	Salem Va.
2003	Central (Iowa) (39-5-1)	George Wares	5-3	Salisbury	Salem Va.
2002	Ithaca (37-13)	Deb Pallozzi	1-0	Lake Forest	Eau Claire, Wisc.
2001	*Muskingum (47-6)	Donna Newberry	4-1	Central (Iowa)	Eau Claire, Wisc.
2000	*Saint Mary (Minn.) (40-6)	John Tschida	5-0	Chapman	Salem Va.
1999	Simpson (47-4-1)	Henry Christowski	6-0	Chapman	Eau Claire, Wisc.
1998	Wisconsin-Stevens Point (43-15)	Dean Shuda	3-1	Chapman	Salem Va.
1997	Simpson (39-7)	Henry Christowski	2-1	Montclair State	Eau Claire, Wisc.
1996	*TCNJ (41-3)	Sally Miller	7-2	Chapman	Salem Va.
1995	*Chapman (43-5)	Lesle Lloyd	4-2	TCNJ	Storm Lake, Iowa
1994	*TCNJ (48-4)	June Walker	6-5	Bridgewater State	Salem Va.
1993	*Central (Iowa) (38-2)	George Wares	7-3	TCNJ	Decatur, Ill.
1992	*TCNJ (48-2)	June Walker	4-0	Buena Vista	Pella, Iowa
1991	*Central (Iowa) (42-6)	George Wares	4-0	Eastern Connecticut State	Willimantic, Conn.
1990	Eastern Connecticut State (34-5)	Jeff Anderson	1-0	TCNJ	Storm Lake, Iowa
1989	*TCNJ (46-3)	June Walker	8-7	Eastern Connecticut State	Ewing, N.J.
1988	Central (Iowa) (35-10)	George Wares	3-2	Allegheny	Elmherst, Ill.
1987	*TCNJ (46-3)	June Walker	1-0	Wisconsin-Whitewater	Willimantic, Conn.
1986	Eastern Connecticut State (36-11)	Clyde Washburne	1-0	Central (Iowa)	Storm Lake, Iowa
1985	Eastern Connecticut State (39-9)	Clyde Washburne	1-0	TCNJ	Willimantic, Conn.
1984	*Buena Vista (29-8-1)	Marge Willadsen	3-1	TCNJ	De Pere, Wisc.
1983	TCNJ (41-7)	June Walker	7-0	Buena Vista	Willimantic, Conn.
1982	*Eastern Connecticut State (27-10)	Clyde Washburne	2-0	TCNJ	Ewing, N.J.