CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP(S) DATES
DIVISION I AND NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN
Updated 1/13/16
FORMULA
DI MEN'S BASEBALL
REGIONALS (16)
SUPER REGIONALS (8)
MEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
BEGIN FRIDAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY
BEGIN FRIDAY AFTER REGIONALS
BEGIN SATURDAY AFTER SUPER REGIONALS
DI MEN'S BASKETBALL
FIRST ROUND
SECOND/THIRD ROUNDS
REGIONALS
FINAL FOUR
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY BEFORE SECOND-ROUND GAMES
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE REGIONALS
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE FINAL FOUR
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL FALL ON THE MONDAY AFTER THE FIRST SUNDAY IN
APRIL, WITH THE SEMIFINALS PLAYED ON THE PRECEDING SATURDAY.
DI MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY*
REGIONALS (9)
FINALS
SATURDAY, NINE DAYS BEFORE FINALS
MONDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
NC MEN'S FENCING**
REGIONALS
FINALS
WEEKEND OF THE FIRST FULL WEEK IN MARCH (Saturday-Sunday)
TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING REGIONALS (Thursday-Sunday)
DI FOOTBALL
FIRST ROUNDS (4)
ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
SEMIFINALS (2)
FINAL
LAST SATURDAY IN NOVEMBER SECOND
FIRST SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
SECOND FRIDAY/SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
THIRD FRIDAY/SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
BETWEEN DEC 29 AND THE DAY BEFORE THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
DI MEN'S GOLF
REGIONALS (3)
FINALS
SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY
TUESDAY-SUNDAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY
NC MEN'S GYMNASTICS
THIRD WEEKEND IN APRIL (Thursday-Saturday)
DI MEN'S ICE HOCKEY
REGIONALS (4)
FROZEN FOUR
FRIDAY-SATURDAY OR SATURDAY-SUNDAY, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FROZEN FOUR
THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AFTER THE FIRST SUNDAY IN APRIL
DI MEN'S LACROSSE
FIRST ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS (2)
FINALS
SATURDAY OR SUNDAY PRIOR TO QUARTERFINALS
SATURDAY OR SUNDAY PRIOR TO SEMIFINALS
SATURDAY AND MONDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
NC MEN'S RIFLE**
SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
NC MEN'S SKIING**
CONCLUDE ON THE SECOND SATURDAY IN MARCH (Wednesday-Saturday)
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
DI MEN'S SOCCER
FIRST ROUNDS (16)
SECOND ROUNDS (16)
THIRD ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
COLLEGE CUP
DI MEN'S SWIMMING
ZONE MEET (5)*
FINALS
DI MEN'S TENNIS
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (16)
FINALS
FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP(S) DATES
DIVISION I AND NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN
Updated 1/13/16
FORMULA
THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Thursday)
SUNDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Sunday)
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)
SECOND WEEKEND IN DECEMBER; IF 1ST IS A SATURDAY IT WILL COUNT AS THE FIRST
WEEKEND (Thursday-Saturday or Friday-Sunday)
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Thursday-Saturday or Friday-Sunday)
CONDUCTED ON THE FOURTH THURSDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS IN ODD YEARS
FRIDAY-SATURDAY OR SATURDAY-SUNDAY, ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS IN EVEN YEARS
THURSDAY, ELEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (MONDAY) IN ODD YEARS
FRIDAY, TEN DAYS PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (MONDAY) IN EVEN YEARS
DI MEN'S TRACK, INDOOR*
SECOND FRIDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
DI MEN'S TRACK, OUTDOOR*
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS (2)
FINALS
CONCLUDES ON SATURDAY 11 DAYS PRIOR TO START OF FINALS (Friday-Saturday)
CONCLUDES ON SECOND SATURDAY IN JUNE (Wednesday-Saturday)
NC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
FIRST FULL WEEKEND IN MAY (Thursday and Saturday)
NC MEN'S WATER POLO
FIRST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY); THE CHAMPIONSHIP MAY BE CONDUCTED THE
FIRST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER (FRIDAY AND SATURDAY) ONLY IF A PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION HAS A
POLICY THAT PRECLUDES THE INSTITUTION FROM PARTICIPATING ON A SUNDAY
WRESTLING
REGIONALS (2)
FINALS
TWO WEEKENDS PRIOR TO THE FINALS (Friday-Saturday)
THIRD FULL WEEKEND IN MARCH (Thursday-Saturday)
* COMMON SITE FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITION
** COMBINED COMPETITION (MEN AND WOMEN)
FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP(S) DATES
DIVISION II MEN Updated
1/13/16
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
DII BASEBALL
REGIONALS (8)
FINALS
DII MEN'S BASKETBALL
REGIONALS (8)
ELITE EIGHT
FORMULA
THURSDAY-MONDAY PRIOR TO FINALS
BEGINS FOURTH SATURDAY IN MAY (Saturday-Saturday)
SECOND WEEKEND IN MARCH (Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday)
FOURTH WEEKEND IN MARCH (Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday)
Note: Elite Eight will always occur the week before the NCAA Division I Men's Final Four, even if the date
formula conflicts due to the number of weekends in March in given years. When there are 5 Saturday's in March,
the championship is 1 week later.
DII MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY*
REGIONALS (8)
FINALS
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Saturday)
SATURDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
DII FOOTBALL
FIRST ROUNDS (8)
SECOND ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
SATURDAY OF THE 12TH WEEK AFTER THE FIRST PERMISSIBLE DATE OF COMPETITION
SATURDAY OF THE 13TH WEEK AFTER THE FIRST PERMISSIBLE DATE OF COMPETITION
SATURDAY OF THE 14TH WEEK AFTER THE FIRST PERMISSIBLE DATE OF COMPETITION
SEMIFINALS (2)
FINAL
DII MEN'S GOLF
SUPER REGIONALS (5)
FINALS
DII MEN'S LACROSSE
SEMIFINALS (2)
FINALS
DII MEN'S SOCCER
OPENING ROUND (2)
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
FINALS*
DII MEN'S SWIMMING*
DII MEN'S TENNIS*
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS (16)
FINALS*
SATURDAY OF THE 15TH WEEK AFTER THE FIRST PERMISSIBLE DATE OF COMPETITION; HOWEVER, THE SEMIFINALS
MAY BE MOVED TO THE SUNDAY OF THE 15TH WEEK AFTER THE FIRST PERMISSIBLE DATE OF COMPETITION ONLY IF
THERE IS LIVE TELEVISION AND THE PROVISIONS OF NCAA BYLAW 31.1.4.1 (INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AGAINST
COMPETITION FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS) AND 31.1.4.4 (NOON START TIME RULE) ARE SATISFIED. SUCH A MOVE TO
SUNDAY COMPETITION WOULD STILL REQUIRE THE ADVANCE APPROVAL OF THE DIVISION II FOOTBALL COMMITTEE
SATURDAY OF THE 16TH WEEK AFTER THE FIRST PERMISSIBLE DATE OF COMPETITION
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS
THIRD FULL WEEK (Sunday-Saturday) WITH COMPETITION CONDUCTED
MONDAY-FRIDAY IN MAY
ONE WEEKEND PRIOR TO THE FINALS (Sunday; Saturday if conflict)
SUNDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
WEDNESDAY AFTER SELECTIONS/PRIOR TO FIRST ROUND (*Southeast region only )
THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday)
(*Southeast region must play Friday and Sunday)
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (SATURDAY OR SUNDAY)THURSDAY-SATURDAY ONE WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING
SECOND WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
TWO SUNDAYS PRIOR TO FINALS (Saturday-Tuesday)
SECOND T U E S D A Y O R WEDNESDAY IN MAY
(Tuesday-Friday or Wednesday-Saturday)
DII MEN'S TRACK, INDOOR*
SECOND FULL WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday)
DII MEN'S TRACK, OUTDOOR*
CONCLUDE LAST FULL WEEKEND IN MAY PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Thursday- Saturday)
DII WRESTLING
REGIONALS (4)
FINALS
TWO WEEKENDS PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday-Saturday, Saturday-Sunday)
COMPETITION WILL OCCUR ON THE FRIDAY-SATURDAY OF THE SECOND FULL WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday)
* COMMON SITE FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITION
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
DIII BASEBALL
REGIONALS (8)
FINALS
DIII MEN'S BASKETBALL
SINGLE GAME FIRST ROUNDS (3)
SINGLE GAME SECOND ROUNDS (3)
THREE GAME FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (13)
SECTIONALS (4)
FINALS
FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP(S) DATES
DIVISION III MEN
Updated 1/27/17
FORMULA
WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY PRIOR TO FINALS
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (Friday-Tuesday)
Note: Effective as of 2011
FIRST THURSDAY IN MARCH (Thursday prior to Second Round)
FIRST SATURDAY IN MARCH
FIRST FRIDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
SECOND FRIDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
THIRD FRIDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
Note: For the 2012-2013 seasone only, the Division III Men's Basketball Tournament will take place one week
prior to formula calculations
DIII MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY*
REGIONALS (8)
FINALS
SATURDAY PRIOR TO FINALS
SATURDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
DIII FOOTBALL
FIRST ROUNDS (16)
SECOND ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS
SEMIFINALS
FINAL
ONE WEEK BEFORE PRIOR TO SECOND ROUND (Saturday)
LAST SATURDAY IN NOVEMBER
FIRST SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
SECOND SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
THIRD SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
DIII MEN'S GOLF
FINALS
SECOND FULL WEEK IN MAY (Sunday-Saturday) WITH COMPETITION CONDUCTED TUESDAY-FRIDAY
DIII MEN'S ICE HOCKEY
FIRST ROUND (2)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
FINALS
WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO QUARTERFINALS
SATURDAY PRIOR TO FINALS
THIRD FULL WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday)
Note: For the 2010-2011 season only, the Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament will take place one week
prior to formula calculations.
DIII MEN'S LACROSSE
FIRST ROUNDS (7)
SECOND ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
SEMIFINALS (2)
FINALS
WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO THE SECOND ROUNDS
TWO WEEKENDS PRIOR TO FINALS (Saturday)
WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO SEMIFINALS
ONE WEEKEND PRIOR TO FINALS (Sunday)
SUNDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
DIII MEN'S SOCCER
SINGLE GAME FIRST ROUNDS (6)
SINGLE GAME SECOND ROUNDS (6)
THREE GAME FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (10)
SECTIONALS (8)
FINALS
WEDNESDAY BEFORE SECOND ROUND
SATURDAY BEFORE SECTIONALS
FRIDAY-SATURDAY OR SATURDAY-SUNDAY PRIOR TO SECTIONALS
FRIDAY-SATURDAY OR SATURDAY-SUNDAY BEFORE FINALS
WEEKEND AFTER THANKSGIVING (Friday-Saturday)
DIII MEN'S SWIMMING
THIRD WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
DIII MEN'S TENNIS
FIRST/SECOND/THIRD ROUNDS (8)
FINALS
SECOND FRIDAY IN MAY (Friday-Sunday)
TUESDAY PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Tuesday-Sunday)
DIII MEN'S TRACK, INDOOR*
SECOND WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday)
DIII MEN'S TRACK, OUTDOOR*
CONCLUDE LAST FULL WEEKEND IN MAY PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Thursday-Sunday)
DIII WRESTLING
REGIONALS (2)
FINALS
TWO WEEKENDS PRIOR TO THE FINALS (Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday)
SECOND FULL WEEKEND IN MARCH (Thursday-Saturday)
* COMMON SITE FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITION
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP(S) DATES
DIVISION I AND NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN
Updated 1/13/16
FORMULA
DI WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (16)
REGIONALS (4)
WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
SATURDAY-MONDAY OR SUNDAY-TUESDAY BEFORE REGIONALS
SATURDAY-MONDAY OR SUNDAY-TUESDAY BEFORE WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
SUNDAY AND TUESDAY FOLLOWING REGIONALS
NC WOMEN'S BOWLING
SECOND THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IN APRIL
DI WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY*
REGIONALS (9)
FINALS
SATURDAY, NINE DAYS BEFORE FINALS
MONDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
NC WOMEN'S FENCING**
TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING REGIONALS (Thursday-Sunday)
(REGIONALS ARE THE WEEKEND OF THE FIRST FULL WEEK IN MARCH (Sunday-Sunday)
DI FIELD HOCKEY
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (4)
FINALS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
DI WOMEN'S GOLF
REGIONALS (3)
FINALS
FIRST FULL WEEK IN MAY (Thursday-Saturday)
THIRD FULL WEEK IN MAY (Tuesday-Friday or Wednesday-Saturday)
NC WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
REGIONALS (6)
FINALS
FIRST SATURDAY IN APRIL
THIRD WEEKEND IN APRIL
NC WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY
QUATERFINALS (4)
FINALS
WEEKEND BEFORE FINALS (Friday or Saturday)
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY PRIOR TO MEN'S ICE HOCKEY REGIONALS
DI WOMEN'S LACROSSE
FIRST ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
FINALS
SATURDAY OR SUNDAY PRIOR TO QUARTERFINALS
SATURDAY OR SUNDAY PRIOR TO FINALS
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
NC WOMEN'S RIFLE**
SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
DI WOMEN'S ROWING
LAST FRIDAY IN MAY THROUGH LAST SUNDAY IN MAY OR FIRST SUNDAY IN JUNE
NC WOMEN'S SKIING**
CONCLUDE ON THE SECOND SATURDAY IN MARCH (Wednesday-Saturday
DI WOMEN'S SOCCER
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (16)
THIRD ROUNDS (8)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
COLLEGE CUP
THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday and Sunday)
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)
FIRST FULL WEEKEND IN DECEMBER (Friday and Sunday)
effective starting 2011:
FIRST ROUNDS (32)
SECOND ROUNDS (16)
QUARTERFINALS (4)
COLLEGE CUP
THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday and Sunday)
FIRST FULL WEEKEND IN DECEMBER (Friday and Sunday)
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP(S) DATES
DIVISION I AND NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN
Updated 1/13/16
FORMULA
DI SOFTBALL
REGIONALS (8)
REGIONAL
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday-Sunday) SUPERFRIDAY PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Friday-Saturday)
THURSDAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY (Thursday-Wednesday)
DI WOMEN'S SWIMMING
DIVING REGIONALS (5)*
FINALS
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS (Thursday-Saturday or Friday-Sunday)
CONDUCTED ON THE THIRD THURSDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
DI WOMEN'S TENNIS
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (16)
FINALS
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS IN EVEN YEARS
FRIDAY-SATURDAY OR SATURDAY-SUNDAY, ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS IN ODD YEARS
THURSDAY, ELEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Monday) IN EVEN YEARS
FRIDAY, TEN DAYS PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Monday) IN ODD YEARS
DI WOMEN'S TRACK, INDOOR*
SECOND FRIDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
DI WOMEN'S TRACK, OUTDOOR*
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS (2)
FINALS
CONCLUDES ON SATURDAY 11 DAYS PRIOR TO START OF FINALS (Friday-Saturday)
CONCLUDES ON SECOND SATURDAY IN JUNE (Wednesday-Saturday)
DI WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (16)
REGIONALS (4)
FINALS
NC WOMEN'S WATER POLO
FIRST THURSDAY/FRIDAY, FRIDAY/SATURDAY OR SATURDAY/SUNDAY
FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING
WEEKEND FOLLOWING FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (Friday-Saturday)
THURSDAY AND SATURDAY FOLLOWING REGIONALS
SECOND WEEKEND IN MAY (Friday-Sunday)
* COMMON SITE FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITION
** COMBINED COMPETITION (MEN AND WOMEN)
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
DII WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
REGIONALS (8)
ELITE EIGHT
FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP(S) DATES
DIVISION II WOMEN
Updated 1/13/16
FORMULA
SECOND WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday, Saturday and Monday)
FOURTH WEEKEND IN MARCH (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday)
Note: Elite Eight will always occur the week before the NCAA Division I Women's Final Four, even if the date
formula conflicts due to the number of weekends in March in given years. When there are 5 Saturday's in March,
the championship is 1 week later.
DII WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY*
REGIONALS (8)
FINALS
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FINALS (Saturday and Sunday)
SATURDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
DII FIELD HOCKEY
FIRST ROUNDS
FINALS
SATURDAY PRIOR TO FINALS
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
DII WOMEN'S GOLF
REGIONALS (4)
FINALS
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS (Sunday-Tuesday)
SECOND FULL WEEK IN MAY (Wednesday-Saturday)
DII WOMEN'S LACROSSE
THIRD FULL WEEKEND IN MAY (Saturday-Sunday)
DII WOMEN'S ROWING
LAST FRIDAY IN MAY THROUGH LAST SUNDAY IN MAY OR FIRST SUNDAY IN JUNE
DII WOMEN'S SOCCER
FIRST ROUNDS (8)
SECOND ROUNDS (8)
THIRD ROUND
QUARTERFINALS (4)
FINALS*
SECOND WEEKEND PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING (Friday)
SECOND WEEKEND PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING (Sunday; same as First Round)
WEEKEND PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING (Thursday or Friday)
WEEKEND PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING (Saturday or Sunday)
WEEKEND AFTER THANKSGIVING (Thursday- Saturday)
DII SOFTBALL
REGIONALS (16)
SUPER REGIONALS
FINALS
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PRIOR TO SUPER REGIONALS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY PRIOR TO THE FINALS
FOURTH SATURDAY IN MAY (Thursday-Monday)
DII WOMEN'S SWIMMING*
SECOND WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
DII WOMEN'S TENNIS*
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS(16)
FINALS*
TWO SUNDAYS PRIOR TO FINALS (Saturday-Tuesday)
SECOND TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY IN MAY
(Tuesday – Friday or Wednesday-Saturday, alternates)
DII WOMEN'S TRACK, INDOOR*
SECOND FULL WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday)
DII WOMEN'S TRACK, OUTDOOR*
CONCLUDE LAST FULL WEEKEND IN MAY PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Thursday-Saturday)
DII WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
REGIONALS (8)
FINALS
THURSDAY-SATURDAY OR FRIDAY-SUNDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
THURSDAY-SATURDAY THE WEEK AFTER REGIONALS
* COMMON SITE FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITION
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
DIII WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
FIRST ROUND/SECOND ROUNDS (16)
SECTIONALS (4)
FINALS
FORMULAS FOR DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP(S) DATES
DIVISION III WOMEN
Updated 1/27/17
FORMULA
FIRST WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday)
SECOND WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday)
THIRD WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday)
DIII WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY*
REGIONALS (8)
FINALS
SATURDAY PRIOR TO FINALS
SATURDAY PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING
DIII FIELD HOCKEY
FIRST ROUNDS (8)
SECOND/THIRD ROUNDS (4)
FINALS
WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO SECOND/THIRD ROUNDS
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS (Saturday-Sunday)
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING (Saturday-Sunday)
DIII WOMEN'S GOLF
SECOND TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY OF MAY
DIII WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY
FIRST ROUNDS (3)
FINALS
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)
THIRD FULL WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday and Saturday)
DIII WOMEN'S LACROSSE
FIRST ROUNDS (8)
REGIONALS (4)
FINALS
WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO REGIONALS
SECOND FULL WEEKEND IN MAY (Saturday-Sunday)
THIRD FULL WEEKEND IN MAY (Saturday-Sunday)
DIII WOMEN'S ROWING
LAST FRIDAY IN MAY THROUGH LAST SATURDAY IN MAY OR FIRST SATURDAY IN JUNE
DIII WOMEN'S SOCCER
FIRST ROUNDS (4)
FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS (12)
SECOND ROUNDS (4)
SECTIONALS
FINALS
WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO SECOND ROUND
FRIDAY-SATURDAY OR SATURDAY-SUNDAY PRIOR TO SECTIONALS
SATURDAY PRIOR TO SECTIONALS
FRIDAY, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY PRIOR TO FINALS
WEEKEND AFTER THANKSGIVING (Friday-Saturday)
DIII SOFTBALL
REGIONALS (8)
FINALS
SIX-TEAM SITES: FRIDAY-MONDAY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS
EIGHT-TEAM SITES: THURSDAY-MONDAY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS
WEEKEND PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Friday-Tuesday)
DIII WOMEN'S SWIMMING
THIRD WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY IN MARCH
DIII WOMEN'S TENNIS
FIRST/SECOND/THIRD ROUNDS (8)
FINALS
SECOND FRIDAY IN MAY (Friday-Sunday)
TUESDAY PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Tuesday-Sunday)
DIII WOMEN'S TRACK, INDOOR*
SECOND WEEKEND IN MARCH (Friday-Saturday)
DIII WOMEN'S TRACK, OUTDOOR*
CONCLUDE LAST FULL WEEKEND IN MAY PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY (Thursday-Saturday)
DIII WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
REGIONALS (8)
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FINALS (Friday-Sunday)
FINALS
THIRD WEEKEND IN NOVEMBER (Thursday-Saturday)
* COMMON SITE FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITION