Wis.-Oshkosh defeated La Verne 3-0 in the DIII women’s volleyball tournament, winning its first title in program history.
The 64-team championship bracket was revealed during a selection event on Monday, November 17, which was aired live on NCAA.com. The Division III Women’s Volleyball committee chose the remaining 21 teams at-large from among the 43 that qualified automatically.
2025 DIII women’s volleyball tournament bracket
2025 NCAA DIII women’s volleyball tournament schedule
- Selection show: 1 p.m. ET Monday, Nov. 17 on NCAA.com
- Regionals: Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 20-22
- Thursday, Nov. 20 (First Round)
- Babson 3, Claremont-M-S 2
- Chris. Newport 3, Cortland 1
- Emory 3, Springfield 0
- Wittenberg 3, Otterbein 1
- Salisbury 3, Colorado Col. 2
- St. John Fisher 3, Wentworth 0
- WashU 3, Saint Benedict 0
- Wisconsin-Whitewater 3, Coe 0
- Colby 3, Marymount (Virginia) 0
- East Tex. Baptist 3, Maine Maritime 0
- Juniata 3, Grove City 0
- La Verne 3, Penn State-Behrend 1
- Trinity (Texas) 3, Manhattanville 0
- Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3, St. Mary’s (Maryland) 0
- Calvin 3, Hanover 0
- Dubuque 3, Cornell College 2
- Berry 3, Washington & Lee
- Hope 3, Southern Virginia 1
- Ithaca 3, Plymouth State 0
- Kean 3, Lasell 0
- William Smith 3, Lynchburg 2
- Franklin & Marshall 3, Williams 1
- Gustavus Adolphus 3, Edgewood 1
- St. Olaf 3, Northwestern-St. Paul 0
- Carnegie Mellon 3, Stevens 0
- Johns Hopkins 3, Stevenson 0
- MIT 3, Pacific Lutheran 0
- Tufts 3, Bridgewater State 0
- Virginia Wesleyan 3, John Jay 0
- Wesleyan (Connecticut) 3, NYU 1
- Illinois Wesleyan 3, Asbury 0
- Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3, Greenville 0
- Friday, Nov. 21 (Second Round)
- East Texas Baptist 3, Emory 0
- Christopher Newport 3, Juniata 0
- Colby 3, Babson 2
- Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3, Wittenberg 1
- La Verne 3, St. John Fisher 0
- Trinity (TX) 3, Salisbury 0
- WashU 3, Dubuque 0
- Calvin 3, Wisconsin-Whitewater 1
- Tufts 3, Kean 1
- Berry 3, Virginia Wesleyan 1
- Wesleyan (CT) 3, Ithaca, 2
- Carnegie Mellon 3, Hope 2
- Johns Hopkins 3, William Smith 1
- MIT 3, Franklin & Marshall 0
- Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3, Gustavus Adolphus 0
- Illinois Wesleyan 3, St. Olaf 2
- Thursday, Nov. 20 (First Round)
- Third Round: Saturday, Nov. 22
- Berry 3, Christopher Newport 1
- Colby 3, Wesleyan (Connecticut) 2
- East Tex. Baptist 3, Tufts 1
- La Verne 3, Johns Hopkins 2
- Trinity (Texas) 3, MIT 1
- Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3, Carnegie Mellon 2
- Calvin 3, Illinois Wesleyan 2
- WashU 3, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0
- Quarterfinals: Wednesday, Dec. 3
- No. 6 Trinity (TX) 3, No. 3 Colby 2
- No. 2 Wis.-Oshkosh 3, No. 7 Calvin 0
- No. 8 Berry 3, No. 1 East Texas Baptist 1
- No. 4 La Verne 3, No. 5 Wis.-Eau Claire 1
- Semifinals: Thursday, Dec. 4
- No. 2 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3, No. 6 Trinity (Texas) 0
- No. 4 La Verne 3, No. 8 Berry 2
- National Championship: Saturday, Dec. 6
- No. 2 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3, No. 4 La Verne 0
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NCAA DIII women’s volleyball championship history
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wis.-Oshkosh (32-3) | Jon Ellman | 3-0 | La Verne | Bloomington, IL |
| 2024 | Juniata (35-0) | Heather Pavlik | 3-2 | Wisconsin Whitewater | Salem, VA |
| 2023 | Juniata (35-0) | Heather Pavlik | 3-0 | Hope | Claremont, CA |
| 2022 | Juniata (34-1) | Heather Pavlik | 3-0 | Trinity (TX) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2021 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Kim Wudi | 3-0 | Calvin | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2019 | Johns Hopkins (35-0) | Matt Troy | 3-0 | Emory | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2018 | Emory (30-6) | Jenny McDowell | 3-0 | Calvin | Pittsburgh, Penn. |
| 2017 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (31-5) | Kurt Vlasich | 3-0 | Wittenberg | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 2016 | Calvin (33-1) | Amber Warners | 3-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| 2015 | Cal Lutheran (31-5) | Kellee Roesel | 3-0 | Wittenberg | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 2014 | Hope (34-2) | Becky Schmidt | 3-2 | Emory | Newport News, Va. |
| 2013 | Calvin (35-1) | Amber Warners | 3-2 | Cal Lutheran | Holland, Mich. |
| 2012 | St. Thomas (Minn.) (40-1) | Thanh Pham | 3-2 | Calvin | Holland, Mich. |
| 2011 | Wittenberg (37-3) | Paco Labrador | 3-0 | Christopher Newport | Washington-St. Louis |
| 2010 | Calvin (32-4) | Amber Warners | 3-1 | Emory | Washington-St. Louis |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis (34-4) | Rich Luenemann | 3-1 | Juniata | University Heights, Ohio |
| 2008 | Emory (35-6) | Jennifer McDowell | 3-1 | La Verne | Ill. Wesleyan |
| 2007 | Washington-St. Louis (33-5) | Rich Luenemann | 3-2 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Ill. Wesleyan |
| 2006 | Juniata (41-1) | Larry Bock | 3-2 | Washington-St. Louis | Salem, Va. |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (40-4) | Stacy Boudreau | 3-2 | Juniata | Salem, Va. |
| 2004 | Juniata (37-3) | Larry Bock | 3-0 | Washington-St. Louis | St. Mary’s (Minn.) |
| 2003 | Washington-St. Louis (38-3) | Rich Luenemann | 3-0 | New York University | La Verne |
| 2002 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (36-4) | Kris Russell | 3-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2001 | La Verne (27-1) | Don Flora | 3-2 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2000 | Central (Iowa) (40-2) | Megan Clayberg | 3-0 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Central (IA) |
| 1999 | Central (Iowa) (41-0) | Megan Clayberg | 3-0 | Trinity (Texas) | Juniata |
| 1998 | Central (Iowa) (37-2) | Megan Clayberg | 3-2 | UC San Diego | Juniata |
| 1997 | UC San Diego (27-5) | Ducan McFarland | 3-2 | Juniata | UC San Diego |
| 1996 | Washington-St. Louis (43-6) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | Juniata | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 1995 | Washington-St. Louis (42-3) | Teri Clemens | 3-2 | Cal Lutheran | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 1994 | Washington-St. Louis (42-2) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Ithaca |
| 1993 | Washington-St. Louis (40-2) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | Juniata | Juniata |
| 1992 | Washington-St. Louis (40-0) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | UC San Diego | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1991 | Washington-St. Louis (42-4) | Teri Clemens | 3-2 | UC San Diego | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1990 | UC San Diego (37-8) | Doug Dannevik | 3-2 | Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1989 | Washington-St. Louis (39-6) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | Ohio Northern | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1988 | UC San Diego (34-8) | Doug Dannevik | 3-2 | Benedictine (Ill.) | UC San Diego |
| 1987 | UC San Diego (31-4) | Doug Dannevik | 3-0 | Elmhusrt | Elmhurst |
| 1986 | UC San Diego (42-6) | Doug Dannevik | 3-2 | Calvin | Calvin |
| 1985 | Elmhurst (40-9) | Bill Walton | 3-0 | La Verne | Elmhurst |
| 1984 | UC San Diego (23-12) | Doug Dannevik | 3-0 | MIT | Elmhurst |
| 1983 | Elmhurst (57-4) | Bill Walton | 3-1 | UC San Diego | La Verne |
| 1982 | La Verne (30-10) | Jim Paschal | 3-1 | UC San Diego | UC San Diego |
| 1981 | UC San Diego (36-8) | Doug Dannevik | 3-2 | Juniata | Maryville, TN |
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