Hobart successfully defended its championship by defeating Trinity 2–0.
[2] The move was done to keep the ratio of 1:6.5 bids per Division III programs and, with the revival of MCLA, that necessitated 13 teams being part of the tournament field.
The selection process remained unchanged and teams were sill selected according to the following manner: (Pool A) nine teams received bids as a result of being conference tournament champions from conferences that possessed an automatic bid, (Pool C) four additional teams received at-large bids based upon their records.
The higher-seeded team played host in all first round and quarterfinal matches.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [1] * Most Outstanding Player(s)