2025 DIII men's volleyball championship: Springfield vs. Southern Virginia full replay
Here's everything you need to know about the 2026 DIII men's volleyball championships.
The championship bracket was revealed during a selection show on Monday, April 13. Ten teams will participate in a play-in on April 16 before the second round takes place on April 17.
2026 DIII men's volleyball championship bracket
Here's a look at this year's bracket before the competition kicks off on Thursday, April 16.
👉Click or tap here for the interactive bracket
2026 DIII men's volleyball championship schedule
👉Click or tap for list of qualifiers for the 2026 DIII men's volleyball championship
- Selection show: 10 a.m. ET Monday, April 13 on krikya888s.com
- First round: Thursday, April 16
- Second round: Friday, April 17
- Springfield vs. Buffalo State/New Jersey City | TBA
- SUNY New Paltz vs. NYU | TBA
- Stevens vs. MIT/St. Joseph's (Long Island) | TBA
- Cal Lutheran vs. Endicott/Lancaster Bible | TBA
- Carthage vs. Dominica (IL)/Thiel | TBA
- Southern Virginia vs. Loras | TBA
- Juniata vs. Wentworth/Wittenberg | TBA
- Messiah vs. Randolph-Macon | TBA
- Quarterfinals: Sunday, April 18
- Semifinals: Saturday, April 23
- Championship: Monday, April 25
2026 DIII men's volleyball championship history
Southern Virginia captured its first DIII men's volleyball title in 2025. Springfield leads the way with five titles since 2012.
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Virginia (36-1) | Tom Peterson | 3-0 | Springfield | Salem, Va. |
| 2024 | Cal Lutheran (26-5) | Kevin Judd | 3-0 | Vassar | Dubuque, IA |
| 2023 | Stevens Institute (35-3) | Dan Buehring | 3-1 | North Central (IL) | Owings Mills, Md. |
| 2022 | Carthage (24-3) | JW Kieckhefer | 3-1 | Springfield | Kenosha, Wisc. |
| 2021 | Carthage (23-0) | JW Kieckhefer | 3-2 | Benedictine (IL) | Salem, Va. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | SUNY New Paltz (28-7) | Radu Petrus | 3-1 | UC Santa Cruz | Union, NJ |
| 2018 | Springfield (31-2) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Stevens Institute | Kenosha, Wisc. |
| 2017 | Springfield (28-2) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-1 | SUNY New Paltz | Springfield, Mass. |
| 2016 | SUNY New Paltz (33-2) | Radu Petrus | 3-1 | Springfield | Rochester, N.Y. |
| 2015 | Stevens Institute (31-4) | Patrick Dorywalski | 3-0 | Springfield | Hoboken, N.J. |
| 2014 | Springfield (27-7) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Juniata | Huntingdon, Pa. |
| 2013 | Springfield (32-3) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Nazareth | Rochester, N.Y. |
| 2012 | Springfield (33-5) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Carthage | Springfield, Mass. |
