NCAA

Salem has a proud history of showcasing NCAA events. Through May 2025, Virginia’s Championship City has hosted 108 national championships since 1993. In each of those 30 years, our number one goal has been to create lasting memories for both the teams and the fans. We trust that whether you are cheering from the stands, exploring the natural beauty of Virginia’s Blue Ridge region, purchasing a special gift, or sampling a creation from one of our award-winning breweries or restaurants that you will enjoy an abundance of our famous southern hospitality. Welcome to Salem, and thanks for taking the time to get acquainted with our city during your visit.

YEAR	SPORT	DIVISION	HOST CONFERENCE	VENUE	RESULT
2025	Basketball-Women	DIII	ODAC	Cregger Center	NYU def. Smith, 77-49
2025	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	TBD
2025	Lacrosse-Women	DII	MEC	Kerr Stadium	TBD
2025	Volleyball-Men	DIII	CVC	Cregger Center	Southern Virginia def. Springfield 3-0
2025	Volleyball-Women	DIII	ODAC	Cregger Center	Juniata def. UW-Whitewater, 3-2
2024	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Middlebury def. Salisbury, 16-5
2023	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Cortland def. North Central, 38-37
2023	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Middlebury def. Gettysburg, 17-9
2023	Soccer-Men	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	St. Olaf def. Amherst, 2-1 (OT)
2023	Soccer-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	California Lutheran def. WashU, 1-0
2022	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Middlebury def. Tufts, 13-5
2022	Soccer-Men	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Chicago def. Williams, 2-0
2022	Soccer-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Johns Hopkins def. CWRU, 2-1
2022	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Christopher Newport def. Trine, 3-0
2021	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Salisbury def. Tufts, 14-13
2021	Lacrosse-Women	DII	MEC	Kerr Stadium	Lindenwood def. Queens (N.C.), 14-12
2021	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Virginia Wesleyan def. Texas Lutheran, 9-1
2021	Volleyball-Men	DIII	CVC	Salem Civic Center	Carthage def. Benedictine (Ill.), 3-2
2019	Basketball-Women	DIII	ODAC	Cregger Center	Thomas More def. Bowdoin, 81-67
2018	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Nebraska-Wesleyan def. UW-Oshkosh, 78-72
2018	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Gettysburg def. Middlebury, 11-9
2018	Softball	DII	MEC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Southern Indiana def. Saint Anselm, 4-0 and 8-3
2017	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Babson def. Augustana (Ill.), 79-78
2017	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. Mary Hardin-Baylor, 12-0
2017	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Gettysburg def. TCNJ, 6-5
2017	Softball	DII	MEC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Minnesota St. def. Angelo St., 5-1 and 5-1
2016	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	St. Thomas (Minn.) def. Benedictine, 82-76
2016	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mary Hardin-Baylor def. UW-Oshkosh, 10-7
2016	Soccer-Men	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Tufts def. Calvin, 1-0 (2 OT)
2016	Soccer-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	WashU def. Messiah, 1-1 (5-4 PKs)
2016	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	UT-Tyler def. Messiah, 7-0
2015	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Stevens-Point def. Augustana, 70-54
2015	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. St. Thomas (Minn.), 49-35
2015	Lacrosse-Women	DII	MEC	Kerr Stadium	Adelphi vs. Lock Haven
2015	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Tufts def. UT-Tyler, 7-4
2014	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Whitewater def. Williams, 75-73
2014	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	UW-Whitewater def. Mount Union, 43-34
2014	Lacrosse-Women	DII	MEC	Kerr Stadium	Adelphi def. Lock Haven, 7-5
2014	Softball	DII	MEC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	West Texas A&M def. Valdosta State, 3-2
2013	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	UW-Whitewater def. Mount Union, 52-14
2013	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Central Oklahoma def. Kutztown, 5-2
2012	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Whitewater def. Cabrini, 63-60
2012	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. St. Thomas (Minn.), 28-10
2012	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Pacific Lutheran def. Linfield, 3-0
2011	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	St. Thomas (Minn.) def. Wooster, 78-54
2011	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	UW-Whitewater def. Mount Union, 13-10
2011	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Linfield def. Christopher Newport, 6-2
2011	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	UC-San Diego def. Alabama-Huntsville, 10-3
2010	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Stevens Point def. Williams, 78-73
2010	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	UW-Whitewater def. Mount Union, 31-21
2009	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Washington-St. Louis def. Richard Stockton, 61-52
2009	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	UW-Whitewater def. Mount Union, 38-28
2009	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Franklin & Marshall def. Salisbury, 11-10 (OT)
2009	Lacrosse-Women	DII	WVIAC	Spartan Field	Adelphi def. Lock Haven, 16-4
2009	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Lock Haven def. Alabama-Huntsville, 8-0
2008	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Washington-St. Louis def. Amherst, 90-68
2008	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. UW-Whitewater, 31-26
2008	Lacrosse-Women	DIII	ODAC	Kerr Stadium	Hamilton def. Franklin & Marshall, 13-6
2008	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	UW-Eau Claire def. UW-Whitewater, 4-3
2007	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Amherst def. Virginia Wesleyan, 80-67
2007	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	UW-Whitewater def. Mount Union, 31-21
2007	Lacrosse-Women	DII	WVIAC	Spartan Field	LIU Post def. West Chester, 15-7
2007	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Linfield def. Washington-St. Louis, 10-2
2006	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Virginia Wesleyan def. Wittenberg, 59-56
2006	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. UW-Whitewater, 35-16
2006	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Lock Haven def. Emporia St., 3-0
2006	Volleyball-Women	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Juniata def. Washington-St. Louis, 3-2
2005	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Stevens Point def. Rochester (N.Y.), 73-49
2005	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. UW-Whitewater, 35-28
2005	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Lynn def. Kennesaw St., 5-3
2005	Volleyball-Women	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Whitewater def. Juniata, 3-2
2004	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Stevens Point def. Williams, 84-82
2004	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Linfield def. Mary Hardin-Baylor, 28-21
2004	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	St. Thomas (Minn.) def. Moravian, 2-0
2003	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Williams def. Gustavus Adolphus, 67-65
2003	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	St. John's (Minn.) def. Mount Union, 24-6
2003	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Central Iowa def. Salisbury, 5-3
2002	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Otterbein def. Elizabethtown, 102-83
2002	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. Trinity (Texas), 48-7
2002	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	St. Mary's (Texas) def. Grand Valley St., 4-0
2001	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Catholic def. William Paterson, 76-62
2001	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. Bridgewater (Va.), 30-27
2001	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Nebraska-Omaha def. Lewis, 4-0
2000	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Calvin def. UW-Eau Claire, 79-75
2000	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. St. John's (Minn.), 10-7
2000	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	St. Mary's (Minn.) def. Chapman, 5-0
1999	Baseball	DIII	ODAC	Salem Memorial Stadium	N.C. Wesleyan def. St. Thomas (Minn.), 1-0
1999	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Plateville def. Hampden-Sydney, 76-75 (OT)
1999	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Pacific Lutheran def. Rowan, 42-13
1999	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Humboldt St. def. Nebraska-Kearney, 7-2
1998	Baseball	DIII	ODAC	Salem Memorial Stadium	Eastern Connecticut def. Montclair St., 16-1
1998	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	UW-Plateville def. Hope, 69-56
1998	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. Rowan, 44-24
1998	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	UW-Stevens Point def. Chapman, 3-1
1997	Baseball	DIII	ODAC	Salem Memorial Stadium	Southern Maine def. Wooster, 15-1
1997	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Illinois Wesleyan def. Nebraska Wesleyan, 89-86
1997	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. Lycoming, 61-12
1997	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	California (Pa.) def. UW-Parkside, 2-1
1996	Baseball	DIII	ODAC	Salem Memorial Stadium	William Paterson def. Cal Lutheran, 6-5
1996	Basketball-Men	DIII	ODAC	Salem Civic Center	Rowan def. Hope, 100-93
1996	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. Rowan, 56-24
1996	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	TCNJ def. Chapman, 7-2
1995	Baseball	DIII	ODAC	Kiwanis Field	La Verne def. Methodist, 5-3
1995	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	UW-La Crosse def. Rowan, 36-7
1995	Softball	DII	WVIAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	Kennesaw St. def. Bloomsburg, 3-2
1994	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Albion def. Washington & Jefferson, 16-12
1994	Softball	DIII	ODAC	James I. Moyer Sports Complex	TCNJ def. Bridgewater St., 6-5
1993	Football	DIII	ODAC	Salem Stadium	Mount Union def. Rowan, 34-24