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Declan Walsh | NCAA.com | February 19, 2024
2023 DIII women's basketball semifinal: Transylvania vs. Smith College full replay
The 2024 NCAA Division III women's basketball championship begins with a selection show on Feb. 26 and continues through the national championship game on March 16 in Columbus, Ohio at the Capital Center Performance Arena.
Transylvania is the defending national champion after defeating Christopher Newport 57-52 to cap off a perfect 33-0 season and win its first-ever national championship in program history.
Here is the schedule for the 2024 DIII women's basketball championship (subject to change):
- The 2024DIII men's basketball championship selection show will be broadcast at 2:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 26 on NCAA.com
- First-and-second round games will be played on March 1-2 from 16 on-campus sites
- The sectional roundswill be played on March 8-9 from four on-campus sites
- Semifinals and championship games will be played on March 14 and March 16 from Capital Center Performance Arena
The tournament will consist of four regions of 16 teams each. Regional play will be hosted by the top 16 national seeds in the tournament. 42 teams will qualify by earning an automatic bid as conference champions, 21 teams will earn at-large bids and one team will be selected from a group of conference champions that do not meet the requirements for automatic selection.
Here's a look at the complete DIII women's basketball championship bracket:
Beginning in 1982, the DIII men's basketball tournament has been held every year except for 2020 and 2021, seasons that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington University-St. Louis has won a record four championships, followed by Hope with three.
Here's a 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. |
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