NYU wined over Smith with a score of 77-49 on Saturday, March 22, securing their second consecutive DIII women’s basketball championship title. The Violets concluded the season with an impeccable record of 31-0, achieving a flawless season.
The 2025 DIII women’s basketball championship commenced with the selection show on Monday, March 3, at 3 p.m. ET, broadcast live on NCAA.com.
The tournament featured 64 teams in a single-elimination format, comprising 43 automatic qualifiers and 21 at-large selections.
2025 DIII Women’s Basketball Championship Bracket-
2025 DIII women’s basketball championship results
First round
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- Jeff 76., Messiah vs. Wash. 72 (OT)
- Wash. & Lee 65, Merchant Marine 53
- Amherst 64, Vassar 49
- Bates 55, Southern Va. 53
- Montclair St. 67, Chris. Newport 64
- Western New Eng. 62, Tufts 51
- Elizabethtown 99, SUNY Brockport 67
- Carnegie Mellon 69, Bridgewater State 58
- Cortland 48, Endicott 46
- Trinity (CT) 59, UMass Dartmouth 56
- Bethel (MN) 71, DePauw 65
- Wis.-La Crosse 79, Colorado Col. 52
- McMurry 79, Cal Lutheran 63
- Whitman 77, Wis.-Superior 54
- Wartburg 57, Wis.-Stevens Point 56
- Trine 81, Transylvania 74 (OT)
- Ohio Wesleyan 87, Immaculata 42
- Baldwin Wallace 63, La Roche 53
- Smith 69, SUNY Cobleskill 59
- Scranton 93, Mt. St. Mary (NY) 35
- SUNY Geneseo 74, Catholic 63
- Gettysburg 64, Stevens 46
- Randolph-Macon 52, Piedmont 31
- Johns Hopkins 75, Saint Joseph (CT) 50
- Bowdoin 66, Brooklyn 42
- NYU 102, Gallaudet 62
- Wis.-Oshkosh 61, Calvin 52
- Wis.-Whitewater 75, Principia 53
- Texas Lutheran 62, East Texas Baptist 59
- Wis.-Stout 87, Ripon 57
- Gustavus Adolphus 61, Wis. Lutheran 49 (OT)
- Ill. Wesleyan 95, Centre 57
Second round
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- Baldwin Wallace 75, Wash. & Lee 71
- Ohio Wesleyan 78, Wash. & Jeff. 65
- Smith 52, Amherst 50
- Scranton 70, Bates 49
- SUNY Geneseo 71, Montclair St. 49
- Gettysburg 55, Western New Eng. 52
- Randolph-Macon 62, Elizabethtown 56
- Johns Hopkins 68, Carnegie Mellon 58
- Bowdoin 67, Cortland 54
- NYU 83, Trinity (CT) 45
- Wis.-Oshkosh 59, Bethel (MN) 49
- Wis.-Whitewater 50, Wis.-La Crosse 49
- McMurry 66, Texas Lutheran 63
- Wis.-Stout 75, Whitman 69
- Ill. Wesleyan 82, Trine 50
- Gustavus Adolphus 56, Wartburg 50
Sectionals
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- NYU 74, SUNY Geneseo 53
- Gustavus Adolphus 71, McMurry 58
- Wis.-Stout 62, Wis.-Whitewater 56
- Baldwin Wallace 68, Ohio Wesleyan 65
- Gettysburg 56, Randolph-Macon 49
- Smith 53, Bowdoin 47
- Scranton 52, Johns Hopkins, 46
- Wis.-Oshkosh 63, Ill. Wesleyan 43
Sectionals
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- NYU 76, Gettysburg 51
- Smith 61, Gustavus Adolphus 50
- Wis.-Stout 81, Scrnton 77
- Wis. Oshkosh 60, Baldwin Wallace 53
Semifinals
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- NYU 74, Wis.-Stout 55
- Smith 49, Wis.-Oshkosh 47
Championship
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- NYU 77, Smith 49
2025 DIII Women’s Basketball Championship History-
Here is every DIII women’s basketball champion and runner-up from the last decade:
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NYU (31-0) | Meg Barber | 77-49 | Smith | Salem, Virginia |
| 2024 | NYU (31-0) | Meg Barber | 51-41 | Smith | Columbus, Ohio |
| 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. |
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