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The NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship is an annual single-elimination tournament conducted by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
to determine the national champion of women's
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collegiate
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in the
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. The tournament has been held every year since 1981. The tournament also included teams from Division II between 1984 and 1991 due to a lack of programs in that division; the
NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship The NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is an annual single-elimination tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's Division II collegiate field hockey in the United St ...
resumed in 1992. The most successful team is
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, with 11 titles. Middlebury are the five-time defending champions, defeating
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in the 2022 final, 1–0 in overtime.


Format

Currently, 24 teams compete in each national championship tournament. The first three rounds are played at campus sites on the fields of higher-seeded teams. The semifinal and championship rounds are held at a pre-determined site. The 2017 finals were hosted in
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by the
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.


Champions


Summary

* Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division III.


See also

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NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship The NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship is an American intercollegiate field hockey tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I national champion. The championship is contested ...
*
NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship The NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is an annual single-elimination tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's Division II collegiate field hockey in the United St ...
* AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Field Hockey Champions *
USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame The USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame honors the achievements of sportsperson, athletes and/or Coach (sports), coaches of USA field hockey teams. The permanent home of USA Field Hockey's hall of fame is located at Ursinus College#Athletics, Ursinus Coll ...


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NCAA Division III Field hockey
{{Major women's sport leagues in North America NCAA3 1981 establishments in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1981