The 2024 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship was announced at the Feb. 26 selection show. The first round begins on Friday, March 1st and continues through the National Championship Game on March 16th at the Capital Center Performance Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Transylvania defeated Christopher Newport 57-52 to record a perfect season at 33-0 and win the first national championship in program history, making them the reigning national champions.
2024 DIII women’s basketball championship schedule
All times Eastern. Click or tap each game for stats and scores.
Semifinals | March 14 at the Capital Center Performance Arena in Columbus, OH
- NYU 57, Transylvania 42 | FULL REPLAY
- Smith 61, Wartburg 54 | FULL REPLAY
Championship game |March 16 at the Capital Center Performance Arena in Columbus, OH
- Smith vs. NYU| 7 p.m.
First round | Friday, March 1:
- Widener 57, Springfield 50
- NYU 78, Millsaps 51
- UMass-Dartmouth 78, New Jersey City 69
- Messiah 58, Shenandoah 57
- Catholic 71, Penn State-Behrend 55
- Baldwin Wallace 59, Trinity (CT) 54
- Ohio Wesleyan 64, Emory 54
- St. John Fisher 55, Gettysburg 46
- Ohio Northern 62, Marymount (VA) 38
- Johns Hopkins 75, Marietta 66
- Hope 65, Ripon 54
- Trine 61, Gustavus Adolphus 58
- Illinois Wesleyan 75, Concordia-Moorhead 62
- Trinity (TX) 75, Mary Hardin-Baylor 71
- Bates 66, Brooklyn 51
- Wisconsin-Stout 71, WashU 61
- Bowdoin 69, Western New England 48
- Millikin 91, Willamette 83
- DeSales 53, Southern Virginia 42
- Smith 61, Maine Maritime 46
- Washington & Lee 68, Vassar 61
- SUNY New Paltz 70, Penn State-Harrisburg 52
- Transylvania 61, Chatham 40
- Rhode Island College 56, St. Joseph’s (ME) 37
- Scranton 60, Framingham State 39
- Christopher Newport 104, University of Mount St. Vincent 52
- DePauw 74, Berea 52
- Wisconsin-Oshkosh 57, Webster 42
- Wisconsin-Whitewater 86, Minnesota-Morris 47
- Wartburg 72, Wisconsin Lutheran 65
- Puget Sound 74, Carroll (WI) 65
- Hardin-Simmons 65, Occidental 53
Second round | Saturday, March 2:
- Bates 79, Widener 66
- Bowdoin 67, UMass Dartmouth 59
- Smith 69, Messiah 61
- NYU 93, DeSales 59
- Baldwin Wallace 65, SUNY New Paltz 42
- Washington & Lee 80, Catholic 70
- Transylvania 70, Ohio Wesleyan 55
- Rhode Island College 66, St. John Fisher 43
- Johns Hopkins 77, Christopher Newport 75
- Scranton 60, Ohio Northern 54
- Hope 70, DePauw 55 vs.
- Wisconsin-Oshkosh 74, Trine 48
- Wartburg 62, Illinois Wesleyan 59
- Wisconsin-Whitewater 89, Millikin 65
- Wisconsin-Stout 61, Puget Sound 40
- Hardin-Simmons 84, Trinity [TX] 62
Sectionals Day 1 | Friday, March 8:
- Wartburg 54, Bates 53
- Scranton 65, Johns Hopkins 53
- Smith 61, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 59
- Transylvania 63, Wisconsin-Stout 58
- NYU 73, Hardin-Simmons 55
- Bowdoin 78, Baldwin Wallace 48
- Washington & Lee 61, Rhode Island College 55
- Wisconsin-Whitewater 72, Hope 61 (2OT)
Sectionals Day 2 | March 9:
- NYU 68, Scranton 46
- Smith 52, Bowdoin 47
- Wartburg 68, Washington & Lee 58
- Transylvania 62, Wisconsin-Whitewater 48
NCAA DIII Women’s Championship History
Since 1982, the DIII Women’s Basketball Tournament has been held every year except for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Louis, from the University of Washington in St. Paul, recorded four championships and Hope won three.
Here is the 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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