NCAA DIII Men’s Volleyball 2025: Full Bracket, Schedule, Live Score

The NCAA DIII men’s volleyball championship for 2025 has arrived. On Monday, April 14, the selection show was broadcast live on NCAA.com.

The 19 teams competing for the title were revealed here by the NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Committee.

There are five at-large invitations and 14 automatic qualifiers via conference play in the tournament. The play-in rounds begin on Thursday, April 17, and the championship at the Cregger Center in Salem, Virginia, takes place on Sunday, April 27.

2025 DIII Men’s Volleyball Championship Bracket-

2025 NCAA DIII Men’s Volleyball Championship Schedule:

Selection show | Monday, April 14 live streamed on NCAA.com

*All times listed in Eastern Time

First round | Thursday, April 17
- Buffalo St. vs. Baruch, 6:30 p.m.
- Randolph-Macon vs. Nichols, TBA
- St. Joseph’s (L.I.) vs. Thiel, TBA
Second round | Friday, April 18
- NYU vs. Winner of Buffalo St./Baruch, TBA
- Cal Lutheran vs. Vassar, TBA
- Springfield vs. Mount Union, TBA
- Carthage vs. Aurora, TBA
- Stevens vs. Winner of Randolph-Macon/Nichols, TBA
- Juniata vs. Wentworth, TBA
- Southern Va. vs. Winner of St. Joseph’s (L.I.)/Thiel, TBA
- Messiah vs. Lancaster Bible, TBA
Quarterfinals | Saturday, April 19
Semifinals | Friday, April 25
National championship | Sunday, April 27

NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship History

In 2024, Cal Lutheran made a remarkable debut by capturing the NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship in its first-ever tournament appearance.

Historically, Springfield College has set the standard for excellence in Division III men’s volleyball. The program holds a record five national titles, dominating the early years of the championship by winning five of the first seven tournaments.

Explore the complete year-by-year results below to see how the tournament has evolved and which programs have left their mark on DIII volleyball history.

Year	Champion (Record)	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	Cal Lutheran (26-5)	Kevin Judd	3-0	Vassar	Dubuque, IA
2023	Stevens Institute (35-3)	Dan Buehring	3-1	North Central (IL)	Owings Mills, Md.
2022	Carthage (24-3)	JW Kieckhefer	3-1	Springfield	Kenosha, Wisc.
2021	Carthage (23-0)	JW Kieckhefer	3-2	Benedictine (IL)	Salem, Va.
2020	Canceled due to Covid-19	—	—	—	—
2019	SUNY New Paltz (28-7)	Radu Petrus	3-1	UC Santa Cruz	Union, NJ
2018	Springfield (31-2)	Charlie Sullivan	3-0	Stevens Institute	Kenosha, Wisc.
2017	Springfield (28-2)	Charlie Sullivan	3-1	SUNY New Paltz	Springfield, Mass.
2016	SUNY New Paltz (33-2)	Radu Petrus	3-1	Springfield	Rochester, N.Y.
2015	Stevens Institute (31-4)	Patrick Dorywalski	3-0	Springfield	Hoboken, N.J.
2014	Springfield (27-7)	Charlie Sullivan	3-0	Juniata	Huntingdon, Pa.
2013	Springfield (32-3)	Charlie Sullivan	3-0	Nazareth	Rochester, N.Y.
2012	Springfield (33-5)	Charlie Sullivan	3-0	Carthage	Springfield, Mass.