The 2023 NCAA DIII Football Championship selection show took place on Sunday, November 12 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Watch the show above.
The championship field consists of 32 teams in a single-elimination tournament. 28 of the 32 spots will be filled by teams that win their conference and receive an automatic bid. The remaining five places are awarded to large teams.
The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the national championship, will be played on December 15, 2023 at Salem Stadium in Salem, Virginia.
North Central (IL) is the reigning champion. The Cardinals have played in three consecutive Stagg Bowls (the DIII championship game), winning two of them.
Here is the 2023 NCAA Division III Football Tournament schedule:
- Opening round: Saturday November 18th
- Second round: Saturday, November 25th
- Quarterfinals: Saturday, December 2nd
- Semi-final: Saturday December 9th
- Championship: Friday, December 15th
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DIII Championship History
| Year | champion | Trainer | score | Second | website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Central (IL) | Brad Spencer | 28-21 | Mount Union | Annapolis, Maryland |
| 2021 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Pete Fredenburg | 57-24 | North Central | Canton, Ohio |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | North Central (IL) | Jeff Thorne | 41-14 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Shenandoah, Texas |
| 2018 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Pete Fredenburg | 24-16 | Mount Union | Shenandoah, Texas |
| 2017 | Mount Union | Vince Kehres | 12-0 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2016 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Pete Fredenburg | 10-7 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2015 | Mount Union | Vince Kehres | 49-35 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 43-34 | Mount Union | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2013 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 52-14 | Mount Union | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2012 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 28-10 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2011 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 13-10 | Mount Union | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2010 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 31-21 | Mount Union | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2009 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 38-28 | Mount Union | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2008 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 31-26 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2007 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lance Leipold | 31-21 | Mount Union | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2006 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 35-16 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2005 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 35-28 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2004 | Linfield | Jay Locey | 28-21 | Mary Hardin Baylor | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2003 | St. John’s (Minn.) | John Gagliardi | 24-6 | Mount Union | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2002 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 48-7 | Trinity (Texas) | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2001 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 30-27 | Bridgewater (Virginia) | Salem, Virginia. |
| 2000 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 10-7 | St. John’s (Minn.) | Salem, Virginia. |
| 1999 | Pacific Lutheran | Frosty Westering | 42-13 | rowan | Salem, Virginia. |
| 1998 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 44-24 | rowan | Salem, Virginia. |
| 1997 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 61-12 | Lycoming | Salem, Virginia. |
| 1996 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 56-24 | rowan | Salem, Virginia. |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Roger Harring | 36-7 | rowan | Salem, Virginia. |
| 1994 | Albion | Pete Schmidt | 38-15 | Washington & Jefferson | Salem, Virginia. |
| 1993 | Mount Union | Larry Kehres | 34-24 | rowan | Salem, Virginia. |
| 1992 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Roger Harring | 16-12 | Washington & Jefferson | Bradenton, Florida. |
| 1991 | Ithaca | Jim Butterfield | 34-20 | Dayton | Bradenton, Florida. |
| 1990 | Allegheny | Ken O’Keefe | 21-14 | Lycoming | Bradenton, Florida. |
| 1989 | Dayton | Mike Kelly | 17-7 | Union (NY) | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1988 | Ithaca | Jim Butterfield | 39-24 | Central (Iowa) | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1987 | wagner | Walks Hameline | 19-3 | Dayton | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1986 | Augustana (Illustrated) | Bob Reade | 31-3 | Salisbury | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1985 | Augustana (Illustrated) | Bob Reade | 20-7 | Ithaca | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1984 | Augustana (Illustrated) | Bob Reade | 21-12 | Central (Iowa) | Kings Island, Ohio |
| 1983 | Augustana (Illustrated) | Bob Reade | 21-17 | Union (NY) | Kings Island, Ohio |
| 1982 | West Georgia | Bobby Godfather | 14-0 | Augustana (NY) | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1981 | Widener | Bill Manlove | 24-10 | Dayton | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1980 | Dayton | Rick Carter | 63-0 | Ithaca | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1979 | Ithaca | Jim Buttersfield | 14-10 | Wittenberg | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1978 | Baldwin Wallace | Lee Tressel | 24-10 | Wittenberg | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1977 | Widener | Bill Manlove | 39-36 | Wabash | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1976 | St. John’s (Minn.) | John Gagliardi | 31-28 | Towson | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1975 | Wittenberg | Dave Maurer | 28-0 | Ithaca | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1974 | Central (Iowa) | Ron Schipper | 10-8 | Ithaca | Phenix City, Ala. |
| 1973 | Wittenberg | Dave Maurer | 41-0 | Juniata | Phenix City, Ala. |