The 2025 NCAA DIII softball tournament saw its 64-team field revealed via a selection show on May 12 on krikya18.com. The 2025 tournament consists of two selection pools: automatic qualifiers from conference tournament titles and at-large berths.

Here's the full selection release.

➡️ Watch live: Every 2025 DIII softball tournament game

Matchups begin Thursday, May 15 with the regional round and continue through the finals, ending Wednesday, June 4 at Inspiration Field in Bloomington, IL.

2025 NCAA DIII softball tournament bracket

➡️ Click or tap here to see the interactive championship bracket | Super regional brackets

2025 DIII softball championship schedule

• Super regionals | Thursday-Friday, May 22-23
  • Marshall, Texas – East Texas Baptist
    • Thursday, May 22
      • Game 1: Texas Lutheran vs. East Texas Baptist, 3 p.m.
    • Friday, May 23
      • Game 2: Texas Lutheran vs. East Texas Baptist, 2 p.m.
      • ​​​​​​​Game 3 (if necessary): Texas Lutheran vs. East Texas Baptist, 4:30 p.m.
  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Moravian
    • Thursday, May 22
      • ​​​​​​​Game 1: Randolph-Macon vs. Moravian, 2 p.m.
    • Friday, May 23
      • ​​​​​​​Game 2:  Randolph-Macon vs. Moravian, 1 p.m.
      • Game 3 (if necessary):  Randolph-Macon vs. Moravian, 3:30 p.m.
  • Winona, Minnesota – Saint Mary’s
    • Thursday, May 22
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 1: Wis.-Whitewater vs. Saint Mary's, 3 p.m.
    • Friday, May 23
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 2: Wis.-Whitewater vs. Saint Mary's, 2 p.m.
      • Game 3 (if necessary):  Wis.-Whitewater vs. Saint Mary's, 4:30 p.m.
  • McMinnville, Oregon - Linfield
    • Thursday, May 22
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 1: Ill. Wesleyan vs. Linfield, 7 p.m.
    • Friday, May 23
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 2: Ill. Wesleyan vs. Linfield, 5 p.m.
      • Game 3 (if necessary): Ill. Wesleyan vs. Linfield, 7:30 p.m.​​​​​​​
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia- Virginia Wesleyan
    • Thursday, May 22
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 1: Gettysburg vs. Va. Wesleyan, 2 p.m.​​​​​​​
    • Friday, May 23
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 2: Gettysburg vs. Va. Wesleyan, 1 p.m.
      • Game 3 (if necessary): Gettysburg vs. Va. Wesleyan, 3:30 p.m.
  • Angola, Indiana – Trine
    • Thursday, May 22
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 1: Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Trine, 2 p.m.
    • Friday, May 23
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 2: Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Trine, 1 p.m.
      • Game 3 (if necessary):  Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Trine, 3:30 p.m.
  • Glassboro, New Jersey – Rowan
    • Thursday, May 22
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 1: Salisbury vs. Rowan, 2 p.m.
    • Friday, May 23
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 2: Salisbury vs. Rowan, 1 p.m.
      • Game 3 (if necessary): Salisbury vs. Rowan, 3:30 p.m.
  • Redlands, California- Redlands
    • Thursday, May 22
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 1: Emory vs. Redlands, 5 p.m.
    • Friday, May 23
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Game 2: Emory vs. Redlands, 4 p.m.
      • Game 3 (if necessary):  Emory vs. Redlands, 6:30 p.m.
• Finals | Thursday-Wednesday, May 29-June 4 at Inspiration Field, Bloomington, IL.

• Selection show | Monday, May 12 
  • Rewatch the selection show here
• Regionals | Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17 | Click or tap here for regional brackets | All times eastern
  • Angola, Indiana – Trine
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Trine 8, No. 4 Pittsburg-Greensburg 3
      • Game 2: No. 2 Baldwin Wallace 13, No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Trine 9, No. 2 Baldwin Wallace 1
      • Game 4: No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Clair 4, No. 4 Pittsburg-Greensburg 1
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Clair 8, No. 2 Baldwin Wallace 7 (10 innings)
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 1 Trine 9, No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Clair 1
  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Moravian
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Moravian 10, No. 4 Worcester State 2
      • Game 2: No. 3 Williams 4, No. 2 Eastern 1
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3:  No. 1 Moravian 1, No. 3 Williams 0
      • Game 4: No 2 Eastern 6, No. 4 Worcester State 4 (8 innings)
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 5: No. 2 Eastern 4, No. 3 Williams 0
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 6: No. 1 Moravian 3, No. 2 Eastern 1
  • Bloomington, Illinois – Illinois Wesleyan
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan 6, No. 4 Bethany Lutheran 3 
      • Game 2: No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan 2, No. 2 Greenville 1
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan 6, No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan 1
      • Game 4: No. 4 Bethany Lutheran 4, No. 2 Greenville 1
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 4 Bethany Lutheran 1, No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan 0
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan 5, No. 4 Bethany Lutheran 3
  • Cleveland, Ohio – Case Western Reserve
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater 5, No. 4 Penn College 0
      • Game 2: No. 2 Case Western Reserve 10, No. 3 Lebanon Valley 2 
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7, No. 2 Case Western Reserve 6
      • Game 4: No. 3 Lebanon Valley 5, No. 4 Penn College 1
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 2 Case Western Reserve 7, No. 3 Lebanon Valley 1
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7, No. 2 Case Western Reserve 3
  • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Gettysburg
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Gettysburg 8, No. 4 John Jay 0
      • Game 2: No. 3 MIT 8, No. 2 Ramapo 1
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Gettysburg 9, No. 3 MIT 4
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 4: No. 2 Ramapo 5, No. 4 John Jay 0
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 2 Ramapo 7, No. 3 MIT 3
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 6: No. 1 Gettysburg 2, No. 2 Ramapo
  • Glassboro, New Jersey – Rowan
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Rowan 8, No. 4 Cortland 0
      • Game 2: No. 2 Tufts 8, No. 3 Rensselaer 1
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 3: No. 1 Rowan 3, No. 2 Tufts 2
      • Game 4: No. 4 Cortland 10, No. 3 Rensselaer 5
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 4 Cortland 9, No. 2 Tufts 2
        • loser eliminated
    • Sunday May 18
      • Game 6: No. 1 Rowan 2, No. 4 Courtland 0 
  • Ithaca, New York - Ithaca
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Texas Lutheran 3, No. 4 UMass Boston 1
      • Game 2: No. 2 Ithaca 2, No. 3 Springfield 1
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Texas Lutheran 3, No. 2 Ithaca 1
      • Game 4: No. 4 UMass Boston 4, vs. No. 3 Springfield 2
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 2 Ithaca 11, No. 4 UMass Boston 0
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 1 Texas Lutheran 9, No. 2 Ithaca 1
  • Marshall, Texas – East Texas Baptist
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 East Texas Baptist 13, No. 4 Marymount (VA) 1
      • Game 2: No. 2 Belhaven 3, No. 3 St. Thomas (TX) 1
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 East Texas Baptist 13, No. 3 St. Thomas (TX) 3
      • Game 4: No. 2 Belhaven 14, No. 4 Marymount (VA) 1
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 3 St. Thomas 5, No. 2 Belhaven 2
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 1 East Texas Baptist 7, No. 3 St. Thomas 6
  • McMinnville, Oregon - Linfield
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Linfield 12, No. 4 JWU (Providence) 2 
      • Game 2: No. 3 Lewis & Clark 7, No. 2 Chapman 4 
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Linfield 12, No. 3 Lewis & Clark 2
      • Game 4: No. 2 Chapman 5, No. 4 JWU (Providence) 0
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 2 Chapman 10, No. 3 Lewis & Clark 1
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 1 Linfield 5, No. 2 Chapman 3
  • Winona, Minnesota – Saint Mary’s
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Saint Mary's (MN) 5, No. 4 Husson 2
      • Game 2: No. 2 Simpson 9, No. 3 DePauw 5
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Saint Mary's (MN) 3, No. 2 Simpson 1
      • Game 4: No. 3 DePauw 3, No. 4 Husson 0
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 2 Simpson 8, No. 3 DePauw 3
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 2 Simpson 3, No. 1 Saint Mary's 2
      • Game 7 (if necessary): No. 1 Saint Mary's 10, No. 2 Simpson 2
  • Montgomery, Alabama – Huntingdon
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Huntingdon 4, No. 4 Berry 1
      • Game 2: No. 3 Emory 6, No. 2 Transylvania 2 | 1:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Huntingdon 5, No. 3 Emory 3
      • Game 4: No. 4 Berry 1, No. 2 Transylvania 0
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 3 Emory 2, No. 4 Berry 1
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 3 Emory 5, No. 1 Huntingdon 4
      • Game 7 (if necessary): No. 3 Emory 4, No. 1 Huntingdon 3
  • Newport News, Virginia – Christopher Newport
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Christopher Newport 12, No. 4 Farmingdale State 0 
      • Game 2: No. 2 Randolph-Macon 3, No. 3 Alfred 2
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 2 Randolph-Macon 4, No. 1 Christopher Newport 3
      • Game 4:  No. 3 Alfred 6, No. 4 Farmingdale State 5
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 1 Christopher Newport 8, No. 3 Alfred 3
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 2 Randolph-Macon 6, No. 1 Christopher Newport 2
  • Oshkosh, Wisconsin- Wisconsin-Oshkosh
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6, No. 4 Concordia Wisconsin 0
      • Game 2: No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3, No. 2 Central (IA) 0
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1, No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0
      • Game 4: No. 4 Concordia Wisconsin 8, No. 2 Central (IA) 3
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 5: No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4, No. 4 Concordia Wisconsin 1
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 6: No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 5, No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2
      • Game 7 (if necessary): No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3, No. 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1
  • Salisbury, Maryland – Salisbury
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Salisbury 6, No. 4 Westminster (PA) 0 
      • Game 2: No. 3 Mount Union 8, No. 2 Pfeiffer 0
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Salisbury 5, No. 3 Mount Union 3
      • Game 4: No. 3 Pfeiffer 3, No. 4 Westminster (PA) 1
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 5: No. 3 Pfeiffer 2, No. 3 Mount Union 1
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 6: No. 1 Salisbury 5, No. 3 Pfeiffer 4
  • St. Louis, Missouri – WashU
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Redlands 13, No. 4 Lake Forest 5
      • Game 2: No. 3 Wartburg 4, No. 2 WashU 3 
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Redlands 8, No. 3 Wartburg 0
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 4: No. 2 WashU 4, No. 4 Lake Forest 2
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 2 WashU 3, No. 3 Wartburg 2
        • loser eliminated
    • Sunday, May 18
      • Game 6: No. 1 Redlands 2, No. 2 WashU 0 
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia- Virginia Wesleyan
    • Thursday, May 15
      • Game 1: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 11, No. 4 Western New England 1
      • Game 2: No. 2 Swarthmore 6, No. 3 Messiah 2
    • Friday, May 16
      • Game 3: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 5, No. 2 Swarthmore 1
      • Game 4: No. 3 Messiah 6, No. 4 Western New England 2
        • loser eliminated
      • Game 5: No. 3 Messiah 1, No. 2 Swarthmore 0
        • loser eliminated
    • Saturday May 17
      • Game 6: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 12, No. 3 Messiah 4

DIII softball championship history

The DIII softball national championship dates back to 1982, with Eastern Connecticut State claiming the first national title over TCNJ and going undefeated in the finals series. Most recently, East Texas Baptist won the 2024 DIII softball national championship, securing its first title since 2010 and second in program history. They beat Belhaven, 9-5. 

Here's a look at the full history of championship winners since 1982: