The 2023 NCAA DIII Football Championship Selection took place on Sunday, November 12th at 5:00 PM ET. Watch the show above.
The championship field consists of 32 teams in a single-elimination tournament. Twenty-eight of the 32 spots are filled by teams that win their conference, earning an automatic bid. The remaining five places will be given to big teams.
The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, National Championship, will be played on December 15, 2023 at Salem Stadium in Salem, Virginia.
North Central (IL) is the defending champion. The Cardinals have played in three consecutive Stagg Bowls (the DIII national championship game), winning two of them.
Here is the 2023 NCAA Division III Football Tournament schedule:
- Opening: Saturday, 18.11
- Second round: Saturday, 25.11
- Quarter-finals: Saturday, December 2
- Semi-finals: Saturday, December 9
- Championship: Friday, 15.12
Bracket
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DIII Championship History
| Year | Champion | Coach | Achieve | Other | page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in 2022 | north center (IL) | Brad Spencer | 28-21 (view, professional). | Mount Union | Annapolis, Maryland |
| in 2021 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Pete Fredenburg | 57-24 (view, professional). | North Central | Canton, Ohio |
| in 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| in 2019 | north center (IL) | Jeff Thorne | 41-14 (view, professional). | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Shenandoah, Texas |
| 2018 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Pete Fredenburg | 24-16 (display, other). | Mount Union | Shenandoah, Texas |
| in 2017 | Mount Union | Vince Kehres | 12-0 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Salem, VA. |
| 2016 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Pete Fredenburg | 10-7 (display, other). | Wisconsin – Oshkosh | Salem, VA. |
| 2015 | Mount Union | Vince Kehres | 49-35 (view, other). | St. Thomas, Minn. | Salem, VA. |
| in 2014 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 43-34 (view, professional). | Mount Union | Salem, VA. |
| in 2013 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 52-14 (display, other). | Mount Union | Salem, VA. |
| 2012 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 28-10 (display, other). | St. Thomas, Minn. | Salem, VA. |
| 2011 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 13-10 (display, other). | Mount Union | Salem, VA. |
| 2010 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 31-21 (view, expert). | Mount Union | Salem, VA. |
| in 2009 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 38-28 (display, other). | Mount Union | Salem, VA. |
| in 2008 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 31-26 (view, expert). | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Salem, VA. |
| in 2007 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 31-21 (display, other). | Mount Union | Salem, VA. |
| in 2006 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 35-16 (display, other). | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Salem, VA. |
| in 2005 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 35-28 (view, other). | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Salem, VA. |
| in 2004 | Linfield | Jay Locey | 28-21 (view, professional). | Mary Hardin Baylor | Salem, VA. |
| in 2003 | St. John’s, Minn. | John Gagliardi | 24-6 | Mount Union | Salem, VA. |
| in 2002 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 48-7 (display, other). | Trinity, Texas | Salem, VA. |
| in 2001 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 30-27 (display, other). | Bridgewater, Va. | Salem, VA. |
| in the year 2000 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 10-7 (display, other). | St. John’s, Minn. | Salem, VA. |
| in 1999 | Pacific Lutheran | Frosty Westering | 42-13 (display, other). | Rowan | Salem, VA. |
| in 1998 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 44-24 (display, other). | Rowan | Salem, VA. |
| in 1997 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 61-12 (view, expert). | Lycoming | Salem, VA. |
| in 1996 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 56-24 (view, other). | Rowan | Salem, VA. |
| in 1995 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Roger Harring | 36-7 (display, other). | Rowan | Salem, VA. |
| in 1994 | Albion | Pete Schmidt | 38-15 (display, other). | Washington & Jefferson | Salem, VA. |
| in 1993 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 34-24 (display, other). | Rowan | Salem, VA. |
| in 1992 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Roger Harring | 16-12 (display, other). | Washington & Jefferson | Bradenton, Florida |
| in 1991 | Ithaca | Jim Butterfield | 34-20 (display, other). | Dayton | Bradenton, Florida |
| in 1990 | Allegheny | Ken O’Keefe | 21-14 (display, other). | Lycoming | Bradenton, Florida |
| in 1989 | Dayton | Mike Kelly | 17-7 (display, other). | Union (NY) | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1988 | Ithaca | Jim Butterfield | 39-24 (view, other). | Central, Iowa | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1987 | Wagner | Walkt Hameline | 19-3 | Dayton | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1986 | Augustana (illustration) | Bob Reade | 31-3 | Salisbury | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1985 | Augustana (illustration) | Bob Reade | 20-7 (display, other). | Ithaca | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1984 | Augustana (illustration) | Bob Reade | 21-12 (display, other). | Central, Iowa | Kings Island, Ohio |
| in 1983 | Augustana (illustration) | Bob Reade | 21-17 (display, other). | Union (NY) | Kings Island, Ohio |
| in 1982 | West Georgia | Bobby Pate | 14-0 | Augustana (NY) | Phenix City, Ala. |
| one thousand nine hundred and eighty one | Extender | Bill Manlove | 24-10 (display, other). | Dayton | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1980 | Dayton | Rick Carter | 63-0 | Ithaca | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1979 | Ithaca | Jim Buttersfield | 14-10 (display, other). | Wittenberg | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1978 | Baldwin-Wallace | Lee Tressel | 24-10 (display, other). | Wittenberg | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1977 | Extender | Bill Manlove | 39-36 (view, other). | Wabash | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1976 | St. John’s, Minn. | John Gagliardi | 31-28 (view, other). | Towson | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1975 | Wittenberg | Dave Maurer | 28-0 | Ithaca | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1974 | Central, Iowa | Ron Schipper | 10-8 (display, other). | Ithaca | Phenix City, Ala. |
| in 1973 | Wittenberg | Dave Maurer | 41-0 | Juniata | Phenix City, Ala. |
