D3 Women's Basketball Colleges
100 D3 programs, and how many players each one loses after this season.
- players leave a typical team
- 4
- lose a guard
- 94%
2026-27 rosters, read September 29, 2026
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All 100 D3 schools
Most players leaving first. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster.
We could read 100 of the 377 rosters on this list so far, so it is still filling in.
100 schools
D3Waynesburg
Waynesburg, PA
9players leaving
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D3RPI
Troy, NY
7players leaving
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D3Webster
Saint Louis, MO
7players leaving
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D3Albright
Reading, PA
6players leaving
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D3Alma
Alma, MI
6players leaving
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D3Coe
Cedar Rapids, IA
6players leaving
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D3MSOE
Milwaukee, WI
6players leaving
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D3Mt. Aloysius
Cresson, PA
6players leaving
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D3William Smith
Geneva, NY
6players leaving
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D3Christopher Newport
Newport News, VA
5players leaving
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D3Concordia Chicago
River Forest, IL
5players leaving
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D3Concordia-WI
Mequon, WI
5players leaving
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D3Emory
Atlanta, GA
5players leaving
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D3Franklin & Marshall
Lancaster, PA
5players leaving
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D3Hendrix
Conway, AR
5players leaving
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D3Hollins University
Hollins, VA
5players leaving
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D3Howard Payne
Brownwood, TX
5players leaving
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D3Ithaca
Ithaca, NY
5players leaving
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D3Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
5players leaving
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D3Millsaps
Jackson, MS
5players leaving
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D3North Central IL
Naperville, IL
5players leaving
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D3Otterbein
Westerville, OH
5players leaving
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D3Tufts
Medford, MA
5players leaving
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D3UW-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
5players leaving
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D3Washington & Jefferson
Washington, PA
5players leaving
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D3Washington and Lee
Lexington, VA
5players leaving
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D3Wisconsin-Superior
Superior, WI
5players leaving
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D3Wooster
Wooster, OH
5players leaving
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D3Cal Lutheran
Thousand Oaks, CA
4players leaving
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D3Catholic
Washington, DC
4players leaving
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D3Eastern Mennonite
Harrisonburg, VA
4players leaving
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D3Franklin
Franklin, IN
4players leaving
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D3Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
4players leaving
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D3Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI
4players leaving
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D3Lake Forest
Lake Forest, IL
4players leaving
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D3LeTourneau
Longview, TX
4players leaving
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D3Lyon
Batesville, AR
4players leaving
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D3Macalester
Saint Paul, MN
4players leaving
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D3Millikin
Decatur, IL
4players leaving
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D3Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
4players leaving
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D3Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS
4players leaving
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D3Ripon
Ripon, WI
4players leaving
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D3Saint Benedict
St. Joseph, MN
4players leaving
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D3Scranton
Scranton, PA
4players leaving
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D3Shenandoah
Winchester, VA
4players leaving
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D3St. Olaf
Northfield, MN
4players leaving
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D3St. Thomas (Tex.)
Houston, TX
4players leaving
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D3UW-Stout
Menomonie, WI
4players leaving
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D3Wartburg
Waverly, IA
4players leaving
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D3Williams
Williamstown, MA
4players leaving
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D3Augsburg
Minneapolis, MN
3players leaving
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D3Bard
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
3players leaving
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D3Brandeis
Waltham, MA
3players leaving
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D3Brevard
Brevard, NC
3players leaving
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D3Centre
Danville, KY
3players leaving
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D3Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
3players leaving
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D3Haverford
Haverford, PA
3players leaving
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D3Heidelberg
Tiffin, OH
3players leaving
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D3Immaculata
Immaculata, PA
3players leaving
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D3Johnson & Wales - Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
3players leaving
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D3Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA
3players leaving
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D3Methodist
Fayetteville, NC
3players leaving
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D3Mount St. Joseph
Cincinnati, OH
3players leaving
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D3Muhlenberg
Allentown, PA
3players leaving
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D3Oglethorpe
Atlanta, GA
3players leaving
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D3Ozarks (Ark.)
Clarksville, AR
3players leaving
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D3Randolph-Macon
Ashland, VA
3players leaving
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D3Rhodes
Memphis, TN
3players leaving
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D3Roanoke
Salem, VA
3players leaving
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D3Rochester
Rochester, NY
3players leaving
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D3Rose-Hulman
Terre Haute, IN
3players leaving
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D3Schreiner
Kerrville, TX
3players leaving
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D3Southwestern-TX
Georgetown, TX
3players leaving
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D3St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
3players leaving
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D3Transylvania
Lexington, KY
3players leaving
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D3Virginia Wesleyan
Virginia Beach, VA
3players leaving
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D3William Peace
Raleigh, NC
3players leaving
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D3Augustana-IL
Rock Island, IL
2players leaving
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D3Berea
Berea, KY
2players leaving
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D3Crown
Saint Bonifacius, MN
2players leaving
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D3Greenville
Greenville, IL
2players leaving
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D3Illinois Tech
Chicago, IL
2players leaving
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D3John Carroll
University Heights, OH
2players leaving
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D3Lakeland WI
Plymouth, WI
2players leaving
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D3Meredith
Raleigh, NC
2players leaving
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D3Nebraska Wesleyan
Lincoln, NE
2players leaving
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D3Oberlin
Oberlin, OH
2players leaving
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D3St. Catherine
Saint Paul, MN
2players leaving
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D3Texas Lutheran
Seguin, TX
2players leaving
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D3The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ
2players leaving
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D3Westminster-PA
New Wilmington, PA
2players leaving
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D3Babson
Wellesley, MA
1player leaving
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D3Buena Vista
Storm Lake, IA
1player leaving
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D3Carleton
Northfield, MN
1player leaving
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D3East Texas Baptist
Marshall, TX
1player leaving
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D3Illinois Wesleyan
Bloomington, IL
1player leaving
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D3Kenyon
Gambier, OH
1player leaving
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D3Monmouth-IL
Monmouth, IL
1player leaving
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D3Spalding
Louisville, KY
1player leaving
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D3Thiel
Greenville, PA
1player leaving
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Questions
How many D3 women's basketball teams are there?
NextCommit's coach data lists 377 NCAA Division III women's basketball programs for 2026-27. This page shows the 100 whose 2026-27 rosters we could read in full on September 29, 2026.
How many players does a D3 women's basketball program lose each year?
The typical D3 women's basketball program on this list has 4 players in their last season on its 2026-27 roster. Guards are the most common opening: 94% of these programs lose at least one, then forwards at 74%.
What does "players leaving" mean?
Players in their last season on the college's 2026-27 roster page: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks do not change the count. Their spots open for recruits who start college in 2027.
Does a player leaving mean an open scholarship?
No. It means a roster spot the coaches have to refill, with high school recruits, transfers or walk-ons. How much athletic aid comes with a spot depends on the level, and Division III schools give none. Some players also get an extra year through a waiver.
Which positions does each school need?
That is Roster Needs, part of NextCommit Pro. It shows the positions each school is losing and filters your coach list to the programs that need your position. This page shows each school's total only.
How should I use this list?
Find schools at your level with players leaving, check which level fits you with the free Women's Basketball Recruit Score, then email the head coach or recruiting coordinator with your highlight film, stats, schedule and GPA. Follow up when you have something new to share.
How often is this data updated?
NextCommit reads college roster pages twice a year, after fall and spring rosters are posted. This page shows the September 29, 2026 read of 2026-27 rosters. Schools we could not read in full join the list when a later read passes.
How we got these numbers
We read each college's own roster page on September 29, 2026. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks don't change the count.
This list shows 100 of the 377 programs in NextCommit's coach data (27%). Schools whose roster we couldn't read in full aren't listed yet. We call a list complete when we can read at least 75% of its rosters.
Divisions are for the 2026-27 season. Saint Francis (PA) is listed in Division III, where it moved in 2026-27.
A player leaving is a spot to refill, not a scholarship offer. Coaches also fill spots from the transfer portal, some players get an extra year, and a roster page can lag behind the team. Use the numbers to decide where to look, then ask the coach.
Last updated November 3, 2026.
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