Here is a breakdown of everything you need to know for the 2026 DIII men's tennis team championship.
The men's championship will begin with a selection show live streamed on vipkrikya888.com on Monday, May 4 at 12:30 p.m. ET. First round of play will begin Thursday, May 7, and the championship set for Friday, May 22 at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
It is a 44-team, single-elimination tournament. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played at the championship site. Thirty-five conference champions will receive automatic bids into the tournament, while nine teams will get at-large bids.
2026 DIII men's tennis team championship bracket
2026 DIII men's tennis team championship schedule
- Selection show: Monday, May 4 at 12:30 p.m. ET on vipkrikya888.com
- First/second/third rounds: Thursday, May 7 - Sunday, May 10
- Quarterfinals: Tuesday, May 19 | Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, TN
- Semifinals: Wednesday, May 20 | Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, TN
- Championship: Friday, May 22 | Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, TN
Championship history
Denison defeated Case Western, 4-2, to win the 2025 national championship, the first in school history.
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Below is a full list of every team that’s won the national title.
| Year | Champion | Points/Score | Runner-Up | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Denison | 4-2 | Case Western | Claremont, California |
| 2024 | UChicago | 5-4 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2023 | Case Western | 5-2 | Tufts | Orlando, Fla. |
| 2022 | UChicago | 5-2 | Case Western | Orlando, Fla. |
| 2021 | Emory | 5-2 | Case Western | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Emory | 5-3 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| 2018 | Middlebury | 5-3 | Bowdoin | Claremont, Cailf. |
| 2017 | Emory | 5-2 | Claremont-M-S | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 2016 | Bowdoin | 5-0 | Middlebury | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| 2015 | Claremont M-S | 5-0 | Middlebury | Mason, Ohio |
| 2014 | Amherst | 5-3 | Claremont-M-S | Claremont, Calif. |
| 2013 | Williams | 5-2 | Claremont-M-S | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| 2012 | Emory | 5-3 | Kenyon | Cary, N.C. |
| 2011 | Amherst | 5-2 | Emory | Claremont, Calif. |
| 2010 | Middlebury | 5-1 | Amherst | Oberlin, Ohio |
| 2009 | UC Santa Cruz | 5-0 | Amherst | Claremont, Calif. |
| 2008 | Washington-St. Louis | 5-3 | Emory | Lewiston, Maine |
| 2007 | UC Santa Cruz | 5-1 | Emory | Washington University |
| 2006 | Emory | 4-1 | Middlebury | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| 2005 | UC Santa Cruz | 4-1 | Middlebury | Santa Cruz |
| 2004 | Middlebury | 4-3 | Williams | Bates |
| 2003 | Emory | 4-0 | Williams | Gust. Adolphus |
| 2002 | Williams | 4-3 | Emory | UC Santa Cruz |
| 2001 | Williams | 4-1 | UC Santa Cruz | DePauw |
| 2000 | Trinity (Tex.) | 4-3 | Gust. Adolphus | Kalamazoo |
| 1999 | Williams | 4-1 | Kalamazoo | Claremont-M-S |
| 1998 | UC Santa Cruz | 4-2 | Williams | Williams |
| 1997 | Washington (Md.) | 4-2 | Kalamazoo | Wash. & Lee |
| 1996 | UC Santa Cruz | 4-2 | Emory | Emory |
| 1995 | UC Santa Cruz | 4-1 | Washington (Md.) | Kalamazoo |
| 1994 | Washington (Md.) | 5-4 | Claremont-M-S | Redlands |
| 1993 | Kalamazoo | 5-2 | UC Santa Cruz | Kalamazoo |
| 1992 | Kalamazoo | 5-1 | UC Santa Cruz | Emory |
| 1991 | Kalamazoo | 7-2 | UC Santa Cruz | Claremont-M-S |
| 1990 | Swarthmore | 5-1 | UC Santa Cruz | Swarthmore |
| 1989 | UC Santa Cruz | 5-4 | Swarthmore | Kalamazoo |
| 1988 | Wash. & Lee | 5-4 | UC Santa Cruz | Wash. & Lee |
| 1987 | Kalamazoo | 6-3 | Wash. & Lee | Salisbury |
| 1986 | Kalamazoo | 6-3 | Wash. & Lee | Claremont-M-S |
| 1985 | Swarthmore | 5-4 | Kalamazoo | Wash. & Lee |
| 1984 | Redlands | 7-2 | Gust. Adolphus | Emory |
| 1983 | Redlands | 5-4 | Claremont-M-S | Albany (N.Y.) |
| 1982 | Gust. Adolphus | 19-14 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo |
| 1981 | Claremont-M-S / Swarthmore | 9 | Bates | Salisbury |
| 1980 | Gust. Adolphus | 14-13 | Claremont-M-S | Claremont-M-S |
| 1979 | Redlands | 17-13 | Gust. Adolphus | Millsaps |
| 1978 | Kalamazoo | 20-12 | Wash. & Lee | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1977 | Swarthmore | 15-12 | Claremont-M-S | Millsaps |
| 1976 | Kalamazoo | 18-15 | Claremont-M-S | Millsaps |
