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2024 DIII wrestling championship: full replay
The 2025 NCAA DIII wrestling championships will be held March 14-15 at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. Here's everything you need to know about the championships. Qualifiers were announced on March 3, with the official brackets revealed on Tuesday, March 11.
Click or tap here for the full list of qualifiers
2025 NCAA DIII wrestling championships schedule
- Qualifiers announced | Monday, March 3
- Brackets announced | Tuesday, March 11
- Prelims, consolation first round | Friday, March 14 at 10 a.m.
- Championship quarterfinals and consolation second round wrestle-backs; consolation third round | Friday, March 14 at 5 p.m.
- Championship semifinals and consolation wrestle-back quarterfinals; consolation semifinals; seventh-, fifth- and third-place matches | Saturday, March 15 at 10 a.m.
- Championship finals | Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m.
Qualifying meets
For 2025, the Division III Championships Committee has allocated 210 positions for the championships. Each qualifying tournament will qualify its champion, second-place finisher and third-place finisher from each weight class.
| Qualifying Tournaments | Dates | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Region I | March 1 - 2 | Wesleyan University - Middletown, Conn. |
| Region II | March 1 - 2 | Lycoming College - Williamsport, Pa. |
| Region III | March 1 - 2 | Messiah University - Mechanicsville, Pa. |
| Region IV | March 1 - 2 | Averett University - Danville, Va. |
| Region V | March 1 - 2 | Wabash College - Crawfordsville, Ind. |
| Region VI | Feb. 28 - March 1 | American Rivers Conference - Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Region VII | March 1 - 2 | Augsburg University - Minneapolis, Minn. |
NCAA DIII wrestling championships future sites
Next year's NCAA championships will be held in Iowa March 13-14. See additional information below:
| DIII WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP SITE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | City | Venue | Host |
| 2026 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Alliant Energy Powerhouse | American Rivers Conference |
NCAA DIII wrestling championships history
The DIII wrestling national championship dates back to 1974, skipping 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, with the first-ever championship trophy going to Wilkes. Wartburg and Augsurg both hold 15 national titles, making them the winningest teams in championship history.
Below is a list of all DIII wrestling champs since 1974.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | POINTS | RUNNER-UP | POINTS | HOST OR SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Augsburg | Tony Valek | 95 | Wartburg | 87.5 | La Crosse, Wis. |
| 2023 | Augsburg | Tony Valek | 101 | Wartburg | 66.5 | Roanoke, Va |
| 2022 | Wartburg | Eric Keller | 79 | Wabash | 78 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2021 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Augsburg | Jim Moulsoff | 130.0 | Loras (Iowa) | 66.0 | Roanoke, Va |
| 2018 | Wartburg | Eric Keller | 136.5 | Augsburg | 82 | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2017 | Wartburg | Eric Keller | 129.5 | Augsburg | 79 | La Crosse, Wis. |
| 2016 | Wartburg | Eric Keller | 129.5 | Messiah College | 100.0 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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2015 |
Augsburg | Jim Moulsoff | 100 | Wartburg | 89.5 | Hershey, Penn. |
| 2014 | Wartburg | Eric Keller | 103.5 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 67 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2013 | Wartburg | Jim Miller/Eric Keller | 103 | Elmhurst | 82 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2012 | Wartburg | Jim Miller/Eric Keller | 141.5 | Augsburg | 86.5 | La Crosse, Wis. |
| 2011 | Wartburg | Jim Miller/Eric Keller | 117 | Augsburg | 88.5 | La Crosse, Wis. |
| 2010 | Augsburg | Mark Matzek | 110.5 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 100.5 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2009 | Wartburg | Jim Miller | 117.5 | Augsburg | 105 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2008 | Wartburg | Jim Miller | 147 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 100 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2007 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 135.5 | Wartburg | 99.5 | Loras |
| 2006 | Wartburg | Jim Miller | 145.5 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 106 | TCNJ |
| 2005 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 162 | Wartburg | 104.5 | St. Olaf |
| 2004 | Wartburg | Jim Miller | 156.5 | Augsburg | 140.5 | Loras |
| 2003 | Wartburg | Jim Miller | 166.5 | Augsburg | 84.5 | Ohio Northern |
| 2002 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 87 | Upper Iowa/Wartburg | 81 | Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
| 2001 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 119.5 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 72 | Wartburg |
| 2000 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 136 | Wartburg | 88 | Ohio Northern |
| 1999 | Wartburg | Jim Miller | 117.5 | Augsburg | 116 | TCNJ |
| 1998 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 132 | Wartburg | 90 | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 1997 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 122 | Wartburg | 80 | Ohio Northern |
| 1996 | Wartburg | Jim Miller | 95.5 | Augsburg | 89.5 | SUNY Cortlnd |
| 1995 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 84.5 | TCNJ | 76.5 | Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1994 | Ithaca | John Murray | 77.75 | Wartburg | 75 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 1993 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 93 | Wartburg | 92 | Coast Guard |
| 1992 | Brockport | Donald Murray | 76.5 | Augsburg | 62.5 | TCNJ |
| 1991 | Augsburg | Jeff Swenson | 92 | TCNJ | 59.5 | Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1990 | Ithaca | John Murray | 81 | Augsburg | 64 | Ithaca |
| 1989 | Ithaca | John Murray | 72.5 | Delware Valley | 64.5 | John Carroll |
| 1988 | St. Lawrence | John Clark | 71 | Montclair State | 66.75 | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 1987 | TCNJ | Dave Icenhower | 107.5 | Brockport | 70.75 | Buffalo |
| 1986 | Montclair State | Steve Strellner | 87.25 | Brockport | 78 | TCNJ |
| 1985 | TCNJ | Dave Icenhower | 67 | Central (Iowa) | 59.25 | Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1984 | TCNJ | Dave Icenhower | 96.75 | Augsburg | 68.5 | Binghamton |
| 1983 | Brockport | Donald Murray | 85.75 | TCNJ | 80.75 | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 1982 | Brockport | Donald Murray | 111.5 | TCNJ | 93.5 | SUNY Cortlnd |
| 1981 | TCNJ | Dave Icenhower | 111.75 | Brockport | 100 | John Carroll |
| 1980 | Brockport | Donald Murray | 111.25 | TCJN | 99.25 | Coast Guard |
| 1979 | TCNJ | Dave Icenhower | 77.75 | Brockport | 77.5 | Humboldt State |
| 1978 | Buffalo | Edward Michael | 91.75 | Millersville | 90 | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 1977 | Brockport | Donald Murray | 99.25 | Humboldt State | 93 | Binghamton |
| 1976 | Montclair State | Larry Sciacchetano | 143 | John Carroll | 112.25 | Coe |
| 1975 | John Carroll | Tony DeCarlo | 111 | Montclair State | 96 | John Carroll |
| 1974 | Wilkes | John Reese | 135.5 | John Carroll | 86.5 | Wilkes |
