DII men's tennis: 2026 selection show
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the 2026 Division II men's tennis championship.
The tournament begins with the preliminary round on Monday, May 11 and Tuesday, May 12, with the championship set for Sunday, May 24. The finals will be held in Surprise, Arizona, hosted by Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.
Preliminary rounds will be played May 11-12 at sixteen regional sites. The winning team from each site will advance to the finals, May 20-24.
2026 DII men's tennis team championship bracket
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2026 DII men's tennis team championship schedule
All times are in ET.
- Selection show: Monday, May 4
- Preliminary Round: Monday, May 11 - Tuesday, May 12
- Monday, May 11
- No. 2 Ferris State vs. No. 7 Drury | 9 a.m.
- No. 1 Catawba vs. No. 8 Mount Olive | 10 a.m.
- No. 2 Columbus St. vs. No. 7 Belmont Abbey | 10 a.m.
- No. 2 Fairmont St. vs. No. 7 Bloomsburg | 10 a.m.
- No. 2 West Florida vs. No. 7 West Alabama | 10 a.m.
- No. 4 Saint Leo vs. No. 5 Lee | 10 a.m.
- No. 1 UIndy vs. No. 8 Findlay | 11 a.m.
- No. 4 Tiffin vs. No. 5 Grand Valley State | 11 a.m.
- No. 1 Lubbock Christian vs. No. 8 Midwestern St. | 12 p.m.
- No. 2 Harding vs. No. 3 Neb.-Kearney | 12 p.m.
- No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas vs. No. 3 Adelphi | 12 p.m.
- No. 2 UT Tyler vs. 3 Cameron | 12 p.m.
- No. 4 Davis & Elkins vs. No. 5 West Va. Wesleyan | 12 p.m.
- No. 3 Wayne State (MI) vs. No. 6 Northwood | 12:30 p.m.
- No. 1 Queens (NY) vs. No. 4 Assumption | 1 p.m.
- No. 1 Barry vs. No. 8 Tuskegee | 2 p.m.
- No. 2 Biola vs. No. 3 Hawaii Pacific | 2 p.m.
- No. 3 Jefferson vs. No. 6 West Virginia St. | 2 p.m.
- No. 3 Rollins vs. No. 6 Florida Southern | 2 p.m.
- No. 4 Flagler vs. No. 5 Lander | 2 p.m.
- No. 4 North Georgia vs. No. 5 Wingate | 2 p.m.
- No. 4 Northwest Mo. St. vs. No. 5 Ouachita Baptist | 3 p.m.
- No. 1 Azusa Pacific vs. No. 8 Point Loma | 5:30 p.m.
- Monday, May 11
- First Round: Wednesday, May 20
- Quarterfinals: Thursday, May 21
- Semifinals: Saturday, May 23
- Championship: Sunday, May 24
DII men's tennis championship history
Lander is the most successful DII program in the nation, with eight national titles since 1963, but have not held the trophy since 2000. Valdosta State is coming off back-to-back championships.
🏆 RELIVE THE 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP: See how Valdosta State defended its title
| Year | Champion | Points/Score | Runner-Up | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Valdosta State | 4-2 | Washburn | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2024 | Valdosta State | 4-3 | Flagler | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2023 | Barry | 4-2 | Columbus State | Orlando, Fla. |
| 2022 | Barry | 4-1 | Wayne State | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2021 | Barry | 4-1 | Columbus State | Surprise, Ariz. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Barry | 4-3 | Columbus State | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2018 | Columbus State | 5-4 | Barry | Surprise, Ariz. |
| 2017 | West Florida | 5-2 | Barry | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2016 | Hawaii Pacific | 5-3 | Saint Leo | Denver, Colo. |
| 2015 | Barry | 5-3 | Hawaii Pacific | Surprise, Ariz. |
| 2014 | West Florida | 5-3 | Hawaii Pacific | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2013 | Barry | 5-4 | Armstrong Atlantic | Surprise, Ariz. |
| 2012 | Armstrong Atlantic | 5-0 | West Florida | Louisville, Ky. |
| 2011 | Valdosta State | 5-2 | Barry | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2010 | Barry | 5-4 | Valdosta St. | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2009 | Armstrong Atlantic State | 5-4 | Barry | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2008 | Armstrong Atlantic State | 5-0 | Barry | Houston, Texas |
| 2007 | Lynn | 5-1 | Valdosta State | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2006 | Valdosta State | 5-2 | Lynn | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2005 | West Fla. | 5-0 | North Florida | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2004 | West Fla. | 5-2 | Valdosta St. | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2003 | BYU-Hawaii | 5-4 | Hawaii Pacific | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2002 | BYU-Hawaii | 5-4 | Drury | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2001 | Rollins | 5-0 | Hawaii Pacific | West Fla. |
| 2000 | Lander | 5-2 | Hawaii Pacific | West Fla. |
| 1999 | Lander | 5-1 | Barry | West Fla. |
| 1998 | Lander | 5-1 | Barry | Springfield, Mo. |
| 1997 | Lander | 5-1 | West Fla. | Springfield, Mo. |
| 1996 | Lander | 4-1 | Rollins | Central Okla. |
| 1995 | Lander | 4-2 | North Fla. | UC Davis |
| 1994 | Lander | 5-3 | Hampton | Southwest Baptist |
| 1993 | Lander | 5-2 | Hampton | Central Okla. |
| 1992 | UC Davis | 5-1 | Hampton | Central Okla. |
| 1991 | Rollins | 5-3 | Cal Poly | Central Okla. |
| 1990 | Cal Poly | 5-4 | UC Davis | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1989 | Hampton | 5-1 | Cal Poly | Southwest Baptist |
| 1988 | Chapman | 5-2 | Hampton | Sonoma St. |
| 1987 | Chapman | 5-1 | Hampton | Cal St. Northridge |
| 1986 | Cal Poly | 5-4 | Chapman | Cal St. Northridge |
| 1985 | Chapman | 5-4 | Hampton | Cal St. Northridge |
| 1984 | SIU Edwardsville | 5-4 | Texas St. | Texas St. |
| 1983 | SIU Edwardsville | 5-4 | Texas St. | Texas St. |
| 1982 | SIU Edwardsville | 22-13 | Cal St. Bakersfield | Florida Int'l |
| 1981 | SIU Edwardsville | 22-12 | Rollins, Texas St. | Ark.-Little Rock |
| 1980 | SIU Edwardsville | 24-12 | Nicholls St. | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1979 | SIU Edwardsville | 21-15 | San Diego | Ark.-Little Rock |
| 1978 | SIU Edwardsville | 14-12 | Hampton, San Diego | San Diego |
| 1977 | UC Irvine | 20-15 | SIU Edwardsville | San Diego |
| 1976 | Hampton | 23-18 | UC Irvine | Northwest Mo. St. |
| 1975 | UC Irvine, San Diego | 22 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | |
| 1974 | San Diego | 25-20 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine |
| 1973 | UC Irvine | 28-17 | Cal Poly | East Stroudsburg |
| 1972 | UC Irvine, Rollins | 22 | Kalamazoo | |
| 1971 | UC Irvine | 25-22 | Rollins | DePauw |
| 1970 | UC Irvine | 25-12 | Cal Poly | Cal St. Hayward |
| 1969 | Cal St. Northridge | 17-16 | Truman | East Stroudsburg |
| 1968 | Fresno St. | 19-14 | Cal St. L.A. | Ft. Worth, Texas |
| 1967 | Long Beach St. | 18-14 | Lamar | Chicago |
| 1966 | Rollins | 17-12 | Cal St. L.A., Long Beach St. | Sewanee |
| 1965 | Cal St. L.A. | 20-16 | Redlands | Cal St. L.A. |
| 1964 | Cal St. L.A., Southern Ill. | 15 | DePauw | |
| 1963 | Cal St. L.A. | 9-7 | Southern Ill. | Washington-St. Louis |
