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NCAA Division III Championships

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NCAA Division III Championship history

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All-time record: 101-65

1986

West Regional -- Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 1, Luther 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 1, Central 0; Central 4, St. Thomas (Minn.) 0; Central 4, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1

Finals -- Storm Lake, Iowa
Second place — Central 6, Allegheny (Pa.) 2; Central 4, Kean (N.J.) 1; Central 2, Trenton St. (N.J.) 1; Eastern Conn. St. 2, Central 0; Eastern Conn. St. 1, Central 0

1987

West Regional -- Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 1, Cal. St.-Stanislaus 0; Central 2, Luther 0; Central 7, Luther 2

Finals -- Willimantic, Conn.
Fourth place — Central 2, Montclair St. (N.J.) 1; E. Conn. St. 8, Central 4; Wis.-Whitewater 3, Central 1

1988

West Regional -- Decorah, Iowa
First place — Central 8, Luther 2; Central 4, St. Thomas (Minn.) 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 2, Central 1; Central 3, St. Thomas (Minn.) 2

Finals -- Elmhurst, Ill.
First place — Central 3, E. Connecticut St. 1; Allegheny (Pa.) 3, Central 1; Central 4, Montclair St. (N.J.) 3; Central 1, Allegheny (Pa.) 0; Central 3, Allegheny (Pa.) 2

1989

At-Large Regional -- Indianola, Iowa
First place — Central 1, Millikin (Ill.) 0; Central 3, Simpson 1; Simpson 2, Central 1; Central 4, Simpson 1

Finals -- Trenton, N.J.
Fourth place — Trenton St. (N.J.) 1, Central 0; Central 1, Allegheny (Pa.) 0; E. Connecticut St. 1, Central 0

1990

At-Large Regional -- Indianola, Iowa
First place — Central 3, Simpson 1; Central 8, Aurora (Ill.) 2; Central 2, Aurora (Ill.) 1

Finals -- Storm Lake, Iowa
Third place — Trenton St. (N.J.) 3, Central 1; Central 5, E. Connecticut St. 0; Central 2, Luther 0; Trenton St. (N.J.) 4, Central 2

1991

West Regional -- Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 1, UC San Diego 0; Central 2, Simpson 1; Central 4, Simpson 0

Finals -- Willimantic, Conn.
First place — Central 2, Eastern Conn. State 1; Central 2, Trenton State (N.J.) 1; Central 4, Eastern Conn. State 0

1992

Midwest Regional -- Lisle, Ill.
Third place — Ill. Benedictine 2, Central 1 (nine inn.); Central 1, Hope (Mich.) 0; Hope (Mich.) 8, Central 3

1993

West Regional -- Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 4, Wis.-River Falls 2; Central 6, St. Benedict (Minn.) 3; St. Benedict (Minn.) 4, Central 1; Central 8, St. Benedict (Minn.) 3

Finals -- Decatur, Ill.
First place — Central 3, Illinois Benedictine 1; Central 6, Trenton State (N.J.) 0; Central 7, Trenton State (N.J.) 3

1994

Regional -- Indianola, Iowa
First place — Central 6, Illinois Wesleyan 0; Central 5, Wis.-River Falls 0; Central 5, Simpson 2

Finals -- Salem, Va.
Third place — Central 4, Alma (Mich.) 3 (16 inn.); Central 2, Buena Vista 0; Trenton State (N.J.) 3, Central 2; Bridgewater State (N.J.) 1, Central 0

1995

Regional -- Lisle, Ill.
First place — Central 3, Aurora (Ill.) 2; Central 3, Illinois Benedictine 0; Central 4, Illinois Benedictine 2

Finals -- Storm Lake, Iowa
Third place — Central 2, Hope (Mich.) 1 (nine innings); Central 3, Trenton State (N.J.) 2; Chapman (Calif.) 2, Central 0; Trenton State (N.J.) 10, Central 2

1996

Regional -- Indianola, Iowa
Second place — Central 3, Buena Vista 2; Simpson 2, Central 1 (9 inn.); Central 3, Buena Vista 1; Simpson 5, Central 0

1997

Regional -- Eau Claire, Wis.
First place — Central 6, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1; Central 1, St. Mary’s (Minn.) 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 3, Central 2, (8 inn.); Central 2, St. Thomas (Minn.) 0

Finals -- Eau Claire, Wis.
Tie, fifth place — Wheaton (Mass.) 2, Central 1 (11 inn.); Coll. of New Jersey 2, Central 1

1998

Midwest Regional -- Indianola, Iowa
Second place — Central 3, St. Mary’s (Minn.) 2; Simpson 1, Central 0; Central 10, Chrisotpher Newport (Va.) 2; Simpson 1, Central 0 (10 inn.)

1999

Regional -- Indianola, Iowa
Third place — St. Mary’s (Minn.) 4, Central 2; Central 4, Cortland State (N.Y.) 4-2; Central 5, Webster (Mo.) 2; St. Mary’s (Minn.) 3, Central 2

2000

Regional -- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Third place — Central 2, Coe 1 (10 inn.); St. Mary’s (Minn.) 3, Central 0; Coe 12, Central 4

2001

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 2, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 1 (8 inn.); Central 1, La Verne (Calif.) 0; Central 4, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 3 (9 inn.)

Finals -- Eau Claire, Wis.
Second place — Central 1, Ithaca (N.Y.) 0; Central 3, Roanoke (Va.) 1; Muskingum (Ohio) 2, Central 0; Central 5, Wheaton (Mass.) 1; Muskingum (Ohio) 4, Central 1.

2002

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Third place – Central 1, Wartburg 0 (11 inn.); St. Thomas (Minn.) 1, Central 0; Coe 4, Central 1.

2003

Regional -- Tacoma, Wash.
First place — Central 5, East Texas Baptist 1; Central 2, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 1; Central 2, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 0 

Finals -- Salem, Va.
First place — Central 7, Western New England 0; Salisbury (Md.) 6, Central 0; Central 2, Wartburg 1; Central 3, Emory (Ga.) 2; Central 8, Illinois Wesleyan 3; Central 1, Salisbury (Md.) 0; Central 5, Salisbury (Md.) 3

2004

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Second place — Central 7, Clarke 1; Central 3, Washington (Mo.) 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 4, Central 1; Central 4, Washington (Mo.) 2; St. Thomas (Minn.) 3, Central 2

2006

Regional -- Rock Island, Ill.
Fourth place — Central 9, Aurora (Ill.) 1; Wis.-Eau Claire 7, Central 1; Coe 2, Central 1

2009

Regional -- Indianola, Iowa
Seventh place — Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 11, Central 4; Washington (Mo.) 5, Central 0

2010

Regional -- Indianola, Iowa
Seventh place —Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) 8, Central 4; Chicago 8, Central 2

2011

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Second place — Central 12, Benedictine (Ill.) 7; Coe 2, Central 1 (9 inn.); Central 3, Anderson (Ind.); Central 5, Wis.-Whitewater 2 (8 inn.); Central 7, Coe 3; Linfield (Ore.) 12, Central 0 (5 inn.)

2012

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Fourth place — Wis.-River Falls 6, Central 0; Central 10, St. Scholastica (Minn.) 2; Coe 2, Central 0

2013

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
First place — Central 1, Cornell 0; Central 3, Fontbonne (Mo.) 1; Central 9, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1 (5 inn.); Central 2, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1

Finals -- Eau Claire, Wis.
Seventh place (tie) —Montclair State (N.J.) 4, Central 1; Texas-Tyler 5, Central 4 (8 inn.)

2014

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Fourth place — North Central (Ill.) 5, Central 0; Luther 7, Central 3

2015

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
First place — Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 3, Central 2 (8 inn.); Central 4, Fontbonne (Mo.) 3; Central 7, Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 4; Central 2, Aurora (Ill.) 1; Central 10, Aurora (Ill.) 4

Super Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Second place — Linfield (Ore.) 9, Central 6; Linfield (Ore.) 10, Central 2 (6 inn.)

2017

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Fourth place -- St. Thomas (Minn.) 10, Central 2; Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) 2, Central 1 

2018

Regional -- St. Paul, Minnesota
Second place — Wis.-Oshkosh 5, Central 2; Central 2, Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) 1; Central 2, Wis.-Oshkosh 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 1, Central 0

2019

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Third place -- Lake Forest (Ill.) 10, Central 1 (6 inn.); Central 6, Saint Benedict (Minn.) 1; Wis.-La Crosse 5, Central 1

2023

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
Second place -- Central 3, Grinnell 2; Bethel (Minn.) 3, Central 2 (9 inn.); Central 2, Grinnell 1; Bethel (Minn.) 1, Central 0

2024

Regional -- Pella, Iowa
First place -- Central 10, Wis.-Superior 2 (5 inn.); Central 6, Wis.-Whitewater 1; Bethel (Minn.) 9, Central 6 (10 inn.); Central 9, Bethel (Minn.) 3

Super Regional - McMinnville, Oregon
Second place - Central 4, Linfield (Ore.) 2 (11 inn.); Linfield (Ore.) 11, Central 0 (5 inn.); Linfield (Ore.) 13, Central 1 (5 inn.)

2025

Regional -- Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Fourth place - Wis.-Stevens Point 3, Central 0; Concordia (Wis.) 8, Central 3