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. |
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