Division III women's soccer tournament history
The first Division III women's soccer championship was held in 1986. With the 2019 title, Messiah has claimed a record six national championships, passing UC San Diego who won five national championships before leaving for Division II. TCNJ (formerly Trenton St.), Wheaton (Ill.) and Williams have each collected three titles.
| Year | Champion | Record | Score | Runner-up |
| 1986 | Rochester | 13-2-1 | 1-0 | Plymouth State |
| 1987 | Rochester | 18-1 | 1-0 | William Smith |
| 1988 | William Smith | 18-1-1 | 1-0 | UC San Diego * |
| 1989 | UC San Diego * | 19-1-1 | 3-2 (3 OT) | Ithaca |
| 1990 | Ithaca | 18-5-2 | 1-0 (4 OT, PKs) | Cortland State |
| 1991 | Ithaca | 19-2-3 | 2-0 | Rochester |
| 1992 | Cortland State | 17-2-3 | 1-0 | Mass-Dartmouth |
| 1993 | Trenton State # | 20-1-3 | 4-0 | Plymouth State |
| 1994 | Trenton State # | 15-0 | 4-3 (3 OT) | UC San Diego * |
| 1995 | UC San Diego * | 19-2 | 3-0 | Methodist |
| 1996 | UC San Diego * | 21-1 | 2-1 | TCNJ |
| 1997 | UC San Diego * | 20-2 | 1-0 | William Smith |
| 1998 | Macalester | 22-1-1 | 1-0 | TCNJ |
| 1999 | UC San Diego * | 19-1-2 | 1-0 | Macalester |
| 2000 | TCNJ | 23-1 | 2-1 | Tufts |
| 2001 | Ohio Wesleyan | 22-1 | 1-0 | Amherst |
| 2002 | Ohio Wesleyan | 24-0 | 1-0 | Messiah |
| 2003 | Oneonta State | 21-1-3 | 2-1 (OT) | Chicago |
| 2004 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 25-1 | 1-1 (2 OT, PKs) | Puget Sound |
| 2005 | Messiah | 23-0 | 1-0 | TCNJ |
| 2006 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 24-2 | 2-0 | TCNJ |
| 2007 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 27-0 | 1-0 | Messiah |
| 2008 | Messiah | 23-0-2 | 5-0 | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 2009 | Messiah | 25-0-1 | 1-0 | Washington U. |
| 2010 | Hardin-Simmons | 24-0-1 | 2-1 | Messiah |
| 2011 | Messiah | 23-0-1 | 3-1 | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 2012 | Messiah | 24-1-1 | 1-0 | Emory |
| 2013 | William Smith | 23-1-0 | 2-0 | Trinity (Tx.) |
| 2014 | Lynchburg | 26-0-2 | 0-0 (2 OT, PKs) | Williams |
| 2015 | Williams | 21-1-2 | 1-0 | Washington U. |
| 2016 | Washington U. | 18-2-4 | 1-1 (2 OT, PKs) | Messiah |
| 2017 | Williams | 22-1-1 | 1-0 | Chicago |
| 2018 | Williams | 19-1-4 | 1-1 (2 OT, PKs) | Middlebury |
| 2019 | Messiah | 22-1-3 | 1-0 | William Smith |
| 2020 | - - - - - - - - - - - no tournament due to Covid-19 pandemic - - - - - - - - - - - | |||
| 2021 | Christopher Newport | 22-0-1 | 2-0 | TCNJ |
| 2022 | Johns Hopkins | 23-0-2 | 2-1 | Case Western Reserve |
* - No longer in Division III
# - Trenton State is now known as the College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
