The NCAA DIII field hockey tournament bracket has been released, with 26 teams from across the country competing for field hockey glory.
18 slots are allocated to automatic qualifiers and the remaining eight slots are allocated to multiple candidates selected by the selection committee. The four semifinals will advance to Jennings Family Stadium in Newport News, Virginia, where Christopher Newport University will host the final two rounds of the tournament Nov. 17-19.
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Here’s a look at the complete NCAA DIII field hockey tournament schedule (every EST):
- The first round – Wednesday, Nov. 8:
Hartwick in Rowan | 2 p.m
Stevens in Cortland | 2 p.m
Keystone at Lynchburg | 2:30 p.m
Denison at York (PA) | 4 p.m
Ithaca at Endicott| 4 p.m
St. Mary’s in Kean | 5 p.m
Worcester State at Williams | 6 p.m
Susquehanna and William Smith | 6 p.m
Southern Maine at Tufts | 6 p.m
Johnson and Wales (Providence) at Bates 6 p.m
- Second round – Saturday, Nov. 11:
Endicott OR Ithaca vs. Johns Hopkins | 10am (Baltimore)
Worcester State OR Williams vs. Salisbury | 1pm (Baltimore)
Susquehanna OR William Smith vs. Middlebury | 11am (Grantham, Pennsylvania)
Stevens OR Cortland vs. Messiah 2pm (Grantham, Pennsylvania)
Kean OR Mary’s (MD) vs. Christopher Newport | 11am (Newport News, Virginia)
Johnson and Wales (Providence) OR Bates vs. Babson | 11am (Babson Park, Massachusetts)
- Third round: Sunday, Nov. 12 campus locations
- Semifinals: 12 and 3 pm ET Friday, Nov. 17 at Jennings Family Stadium in Newport News, Virginia
- National Championship: 1pm ET Sunday, Nov. 19 at Jennings Family Stadium in Newport News, Virginia
2023 DIII field hockey bracket
Middlebury stands as the undisputed team to beat, winning the last two DIII field hockey championships and a total of five losses in that stretch. Region V leaders Johns Hopkins, which has reached back-to-back state championship games, and host Christopher Newport, which sits atop Region VI with a 16-0 overall record, also stand out as expected contenders.
DIII field hockey championship history
| A YEAR | REALLY (RECORD) | THE COACH | RESULT | RUNNER UP | THE SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middlebury (21-1) | Katharine DeLorenzo | 1-0 | Johns Hopkins | Glassboro, NJ |
| 2021 | Middlebury (22-0) | Katharine DeLorenzo | 4-1 | Johns Hopkins | Hartford, CT |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Middlebury (21-1) | Katharine DeLorenzo | 1-0 | Franklin & Marshall | Mannheim, Penn. |
| 2018 | Middlebury (21-1) |
Katharine DeLorenzo |
2-0 | Tufts | Mannheim, Penn. |
| 2017 | Middlebury (20-2) | Katharine DeLorenzo | 4-0 | The Messiah | Bellamine |
| 2016 | The Messiah | Brooke Good | 1-0 (2OT) | Tufts | Geneva |
| 2015 | Middlebury (20-2) | Katharine DeLorenzo | 1-0 | Bowdoin | Washington & Lee |
| 2014 | TCNJ (23-1) | Sharon Pfluger | 2-0 | Bowdoin | Washington & Lee |
| 2013 | Bowdoin (18-3) | Nicky Pearson | 1-0 | Salisbury | The Old Kingdom |
| 2012 | Songs (19-2) | Tina McDavitt | 2-1 | Montclair State | William Smith |
| 2011 | TCNJ (24-2) | Sharon Pfluger | 3-1 | Middlebury | Nichols |
| 2010 | Bowdoin (20-1) | Nicky Pearson | 2-1 (2 overs)* | The Messiah | Christopher Newport |
| 2009 | Salisbury (20-1) | Dawn Chamberlin | 1-0 | The Messiah | Mount Holyoke |
| 2008 | Bowdoin (20-1) | Nicky Pearson | 3-2 (2 overs) | Tufts | Ursinus |
| 2007 | Bowdoin (20-0) | Nicky Pearson | 4-3 | Middlebury | Ursinus |
| 2006 | Ursinus (21-3) | Laura Moliken | 3-2 | The Messiah | William Smith |
| 2005 | Salisbury (21-1) | Dawn Chamberlin | 1-0 | The Messiah | Washington & Lee |
| 2004 | Salisbury (22-0) | Dawn Chamberlin | 6-3 | Middlebury | Westfield State |
| 2003 | Salisbury (20-1 | Dawn Chamberlin | 4-1 | Middlebury | Lebanon Valley |
| 2002 | Rowan (21-0) | Penny Kempf | 1-0 | The Messiah | Springfield |
| 2001 | SUNY Cortland (19-2) | Cynthia Wetmore | 1-0 | The Messiah | Springfield |
| 2000 | William Smith (20-1) | Sally Scatton | 1-0 | Springfield | Salisbury |
| 1999 | TCNJ (20-0) | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 4-1 | Amherst | TCNJ |
| 1998 | Middlebury (17-1) | Missy Foote | 3-2 (minimum) | William Smith | William Smith |
| 1997 | William Smith (22-1) | Sally Scatton | 3-0 | SUNY Cortland | Lebanon Valley |
| 1996 | TCNJ (21-1) | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 2-1 | Hartwick | TCNJ |
| 1995 | TCNJ (20-0) | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 2-1 | The Messiah | TCNJ |
| 1994 | SUNY Cortland (24-1) | Pat Rudy | 2-1 | TCNJ | The Messiah |
| 1993 | SUNY Cortland (22-1-1) | Pat Rudy | 1-0 | Mary Washington | Mary Washington |
| 1992 | William Smith (22-1) | Sally Scatton | 1-0 | TCNJ | TCNJ |
| 1991 | TCNJ (19-0-1) | Sharon Goldbrenner | 1-0 | Bloomsburg | TCNJ |
| 1990 | TCNJ (18-0-1) | Sharon Goldbrenner | 2-1 | Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg |
| 1989 | Lock Haven (17-4-2) | Sharon Taylor | 2-1 | TCNJ | SUNY Cortland |
| 1988 | TCNJ (21-0-2) | Sharon Goldbrenner | 3-2 (2 overs)* | Bloomsburg | TCNJ |
| 1987 | Bloomsburg (24-1) | Jan Hutchinson | 1-0 | William Smith | William Smith |
| 1986 | Salisbury (21-0) | Karen Weaver | 3-2 | Bloomsburg | TCNJ |
| 1985 | TCNJ (22-3) | Sharon Goldbrenner | 2-1 | Millersville | Drew |
| 1984 | Bloomsburg (19-0) | Jan Hutchinson | 3-2 | The Messiah | TCNJ |
| 1983 | TCNJ (23-1) | Melissa Magee | 2-1 | Ithaca | Ithaca |
| 1982 | Ithaca (18-3) | Doris Kostrinsky | 2-1 (2 overs)* | TCNJ | Elizabethtown |
| 1981 | TCNJ (20-0) | Melissa Magee | 2-0 | Franklin & Marshall | Westfield State |
