NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is an annual event that leads to the championship in women's volleyball from teams in Division I contested by the NCAA each winter since 1981. Texas won the most recent tournament, defeating Nebraska 3–0 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
SportVolleyball
Founded1981
No. of teams64
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Texas (4)
Most titlesStanford (9)
TV partner(s)ABC
Official websiteNCAA.com

History

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From 1970 through 1980, before the NCAA governed women's collegiate athletics, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women conducted the women's collegiate volleyball championships.

Volleyball was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA won the fight and assumed the AIAW's authority and membership.

The first NCAA championship tournament was held in 1981, with 20 schools competing for the title. The tournament expanded gradually, moving to 28 teams in 1982, 32 in 1986, 48 in 1993, 56 in 1997, and finally to its current size of 64 in 1998.[1]

There is also an NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, which until 2012 was open to members of all three NCAA divisions,, as there are far fewer men's programs than women's. However, starting in the 2011–12 school year (2011 women's season, 2012 men's season), a Division III championship was established. The National Collegiate championship now involves only Division I and II members; under NCAA rules, D-II schools can compete under D-I rules in any sport that does not have a dedicated D-II national championship.

Champions

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  • The following is a list of Division I champions and runners-up with the champion's overall record, city, site and other national semifinal participants.

See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships for the Division I volleyball champions from 1970 to 1981. NOTE: In 1981 there were both NCAA and AIAW champions.

NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship[2]
Year Host City
(University)
Host Arena Final Third Place Final / Semifinalists
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1981 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion USC (27–10) 3–2 UCLA San Diego State 3–0 Pacific
1982 Stockton, California
(Pacific)
Alex G. Spanos Center Hawaiʻi (33–1) 3–2 USC San Diego State 3–2 Stanford
1983 Lexington, Kentucky
(Kentucky)
Memorial Coliseum Hawaiʻi (2) (34–2) 3–0 UCLA Stanford 3–1 Pacific
1984 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion UCLA (33–6) 3–2 Stanford Pacific 3–1 San Jose State
1985 Kalamazoo, Michigan
(Western Michigan)
Read Fieldhouse Pacific (36–3) 3–1 Stanford USC 3–2 UCLA
1986 Stockton, California
(Pacific)
Alex G. Spanos Center Pacific (2) (39–3) 3–0 Nebraska Texas, Stanford
1987 Indianapolis Market Square Arena Hawaiʻi (3) (37–2) 3–1 Stanford Illinois, Texas
1988 Minneapolis
(Minnesota)
Williams Arena Texas (34–5) 3–0 Hawaiʻi Illinois, UCLA
1989 Honolulu, Hawaii
(Hawaiʻi)
Blaisdell Arena Long Beach State (32–5) 3–0 Nebraska UT Arlington, UCLA
1990 College Park, Maryland
(Maryland)
Cole Field House UCLA (2) (36–1) 3–0 Pacific LSU, Nebraska
1991 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion UCLA (3) (31–5) 3–2 Long Beach State LSU, Ohio State
1992 Albuquerque, New Mexico
(New Mexico)
University Arena Stanford (31–2) 3–1 UCLA Long Beach State, Florida
1993 Madison, Wisconsin
(Wisconsin)
UW Field House Long Beach State (2) (32–2) 3–1 Penn State BYU, Florida
1994 Austin, Texas
(Texas)
Frank Erwin Center Stanford (2) (32–1) 3–1 UCLA Penn State, Ohio State
1995 Amherst, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts)
Mullins Center Nebraska (32–1) 3–1 Texas Stanford, Michigan State
1996 Cleveland, Ohio
(Cleveland State)
CSU Convocation Center Stanford (3) (31–2) 3–0 Hawaiʻi Nebraska, Florida
1997 Spokane, Washington
(Washington State)
Spokane Arena Stanford (4) (33–2) 3–2 Penn State Long Beach State, Florida
1998 Madison, Wisconsin
(Wisconsin)
Kohl Center Long Beach State (3) (36–0) 3–2 Penn State Nebraska, Florida
1999 Honolulu, Hawaii
(Hawaiʻi)
Stan Sheriff Center Penn State (36–1) 3–0 Stanford Long Beach State, Pacific
2000 Richmond, Virginia
(VCU)
Richmond Coliseum Nebraska (2) (34–0) 3–2 Wisconsin Hawaiʻi, USC
2001 San Diego
(San Diego State)
Cox Arena Stanford (5) (33–2) 3–0 Long Beach State Arizona, Nebraska
2002 New Orleans
(New Orleans)
New Orleans Arena USC (2) (31–1) 3–1 Stanford Hawaiʻi, Florida
2003 Dallas Reunion Arena USC (3) (35–0) 3–1 Florida Hawaiʻi, Minnesota
2004 Long Beach, California
(Long Beach State)
Long Beach Arena Stanford (6) (30–6) 3–0 Minnesota USC, Washington
2005 San Antonio
(UTSA)
Alamodome Washington (32–1) 3–0 Nebraska Santa Clara, Tennessee
2006 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
Qwest Center Nebraska (3) (33–1) 3–1 Stanford UCLA, Washington
2007 Sacramento, California
(Sacramento State)
ARCO Arena Penn State (2) (34–2) 3–2 Stanford California, USC
2008 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
Qwest Center Penn State (3) (38–0) 3–0 Stanford Nebraska, Texas
2009 Tampa, Florida
(South Florida)
St. Pete Times Forum Penn State (4) (38–0) 3–2 Texas Hawaiʻi, Minnesota
2010 Kansas City, Missouri
(UMKC)
Sprint Center Penn State (5) (32–5) 3–0 California Texas, USC
2011 San Antonio
(UTSA)
Alamodome UCLA (4) (30–6) 3–1 Illinois Florida State, USC
2012 Louisville, Kentucky
(Louisville)
KFC Yum! Center Texas (2) (29–4) 3–0 Oregon Michigan, Penn State
2013 Seattle, Washington
(Washington)
KeyArena Penn State (6) (34–2) 3–1 Wisconsin Texas, Washington
2014 Oklahoma City
(Oklahoma)
Chesapeake Energy Arena Penn State (7) (36–3) 3–0 BYU Stanford, Texas
2015 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CenturyLink Center Omaha Nebraska (4) (32–4) 3–0 Texas Kansas, Minnesota
2016 Columbus, Ohio
(Ohio State)
Nationwide Arena Stanford (7) (27–7) 3–1 Texas Minnesota, Nebraska
2017 Kansas City, Missouri
(UMKC & Kansas)
Sprint Center Nebraska (5) (33–4) 3–1 Florida Penn State, Stanford
2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Minnesota)
Target Center Stanford (8) (34–1) 3–2 Nebraska BYU, Illinois
2019 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(Duquesne)
PPG Paints Arena Stanford (9) (30–4) 3–0 Wisconsin Baylor, Minnesota
2020[a] Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CHI Health Center Omaha Kentucky (24–1) 3–1 Texas Washington, Wisconsin
2021 Columbus, Ohio
(Ohio State)
Nationwide Arena Wisconsin (31–3) 3–2 Nebraska Louisville, Pittsburgh
2022 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CHI Health Center Omaha Texas (3) (28–1) 3–0 Louisville Pittsburgh, San Diego
2023 Tampa, Florida
(South Florida)
Amalie Arena Texas (4) (28–4) 3–0 Nebraska Pittsburgh, Wisconsin
2024 Louisville, Kentucky
(Louisville)
KFC Yum! Center Louisville vs Penn State Pittsburgh, Nebraska
2025 Kansas City, Missouri
(Kansas)
T-Mobile Center
2026 San Antonio, Texas
(UTSA)
Alamodome
2027 Columbus, Ohio
(Ohio State)
Nationwide Arena
  1. ^ Due to COVID-19, the NCAA moved its 2020–21 championship events in fall sports from fall 2020 to spring 2021. The NCAA is labeling the tournament as the "2020" edition, but the season as "2020–21".

Statistics

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Team titles

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Penn
State
 
Stanford
 
UCLA
 
Nebraska
 
⇙ Hawaiʻi
 
Long
Beach
State
 
USC
 
Texas
 
Pacific
 
Kentucky
 
Washington
 
Wisconsin
Schools with national championships
  — 9 championships,   – 7 championships,   – 5 championships,   – 4 championships,   – 3 championships
  – 2 championships,   – 1 championship
Team Number Year won
Stanford 9 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2016, 2018, 2019
Penn State 7 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Nebraska 5 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017
Texas 4 1988, 2012, 2022, 2023
UCLA 4 1984, 1990, 1991, 2011
Hawaiʻi 3 1982, 1983, 1987
Long Beach State 3 1989, 1993, 1998
USC 3 1981, 2002, 2003
Pacific 2 1985, 1986
Kentucky 1 2020
Washington 1 2005
Wisconsin 1 2021

Results by Team and Year

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  •  •  First Round (48 teams 1993 through 1996, 56 teams 1997, 64 teams 1998 through present, except 2020)
  •  20   28   32  Second Round (20 teams 1981, 28 teams 1982 through 1985, 32 teams 1986 to present)
  •  16  Round of 16
  •  QF  Quarterfinals
  •  SF  Semifinals
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  CH  National Champion
  •  16   32  The team achieved the placement shown, but the participation was later vacated. These vacated appearances are not included in the total columns.

Starting in 1993, the top 4 teams in each region were seeded. The 4 teams seeded No. 1 are shown with double underline, and 12 teams seeded between No. 2 and No. 4 are shown with dotted underline.

School Conference # 16 E8 F4 CG CH 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Stanford Pac-12 42 37 31 23 17 9 QF SF SF RU RU SF RU 16 16 QF QF CH 16 CH SF CH CH 16 RU 32 CH RU 16 CH 32 RU RU RU 16 QF 32 QF QF SF 32 CH SF CH CH 32 QF QF
Penn State Big Ten 43 35 20 13 10 7 16 28 16 16 28 16 32 32 32 QF 16 16 RU SF 16 QF RU RU CH QF 32 32 QF 16 16 QF CH CH CH CH 16 SF CH CH 16 16 SF QF QF 16 32 16 16
Nebraska Big Ten 42 39 32 17 11 5 16 28 QF QF RU QF 16 RU SF QF 16 32 QF CH SF QF SF 16 CH SF QF 16 QF RU CH QF SF QF 16 32 QF QF QF CH SF CH RU QF QF RU 16 RU
Texas Big 12 40 35 28 15 9 4 16 16 QF QF SF SF CH QF QF 16 QF QF 32 RU 16 16 QF 32 32 32 16 32 QF QF SF RU SF QF CH SF SF RU RU QF QF 16 RU QF CH CH
UCLA Pac-12 38 29 22 12 8 4 RU QF RU CH SF 32 16 SF SF CH CH RU QF RU QF 32 32 QF QF QF 32 QF QF 16 SF QF 16 32 32 CH 32 16 16 QF 16 32 32 16
Hawaii Big West 41 28 19 9 5 3 QF CH CH 28 16 QF CH RU QF 16 QF QF 16 QF RU QF 16 SF 16 SF SF 16 16 QF 32 QF SF 32 16 32 32 32 QF 32 16 32 32
Long Beach State Big West 27 13 10 8 5 3 28 32 16 CH QF RU SF CH QF 32 16 SF CH SF 16 RU 32 32 32 32 32
USC Pac-12 39 24 17 10 4 3 CH RU 28 QF SF 32 32 32 16 16 32 QF 16 16 16 16 32 SF QF CH CH SF 32 16 SF 32 32 SF SF QF QF 32 QF QF 32 32 32 32
Pacific West Coast 24 19 11 7 3 2 SF QF SF SF CH CH QF QF 16 RU 16 QF 16 16 32 16 32 16 SF 16 16 32 32
Wisconsin Big Ten 27 21 14 6 4 1 16 16 32 16 QF QF 32 RU 16 32 32 QF QF 16 32 RU QF 16 QF 16 QF RU SF CH QF SF
Washington Pac-12 27 17 12 5 1 1 32 QF 32 32 32 16 32 QF SF CH SF 32 QF 32 QF 32 16 SF 16 QF QF 32 16 QF SF 16
Kentucky SEC 25 14 4 1 1 1 QF QF 16 16 16 32 32 16 16 16 32 32 32 QF 16 16 CH 32 16 16
Florida SEC 34 30 17 8 2 - 16 QF SF SF 16 QF SF SF SF QF 16 QF SF RU 32 QF 16 16 16 16 16 QF 16 32 QF QF 32 RU 16 16 QF 16 16 32
Minnesota Big Ten 28 21 9 6 1 - 16 16 32 32 16 16 32 16 SF RU 32 QF 32 SF 16 16 QF 16 SF SF 16 16 SF 16 QF 16 32
Illinois Big Ten 27 19 7 4 1 - 16 QF SF SF QF 32 32 QF 32 16 16 32 32 16 16 16 16 RU 16 16 16 16 SF 16
BYU Big 12 36 24 11 3 1 - 16 16 16 28 QF QF QF 16 32 32 QF SF 32 32 QF QF QF 16 16 32 32 QF 16 16 RU 16 16 16 SF 32 16 16 32 32
Louisville ACC 32 9 4 2 1 - 28 32 32 32 32 16 16 32 32 32 16 16 32 32 32 32 32 QF 16 SF RU QF
California Pac-12 17 9 4 2 1 - 16 16 32 32 16 32 16 32 32 16 SF QF QF RU 32
Oregon Pac-12 20 9 4 1 1 - 16 32 32 32 16 16 32 RU 32 16 32 32 QF 16 QF QF
Pittsburgh ACC 19 5 4 3 - - 28 28 32 32 16 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 QF SF SF SF
Ohio State Big Ten 25 19 4 2 - - 16 32 SF 32 16 SF 16 16 16 32 32 16 16 16 QF 32 16 32 16 16 32 16 16 16 16 16 QF
San Diego State Mountain West 14 8 3 2 - - SF SF QF 16 28 16 16 32 16 32 16 32
LSU SEC 16 5 3 2 - - QF 32 16 SF SF 16 32 32 32 32 32
Arizona Pac-12 29 13 4 1 - - 16 16 16 28 16 32 32 32 16 16 16 32 32 16 QF SF QF 32 QF 32 32 16
Michigan Big Ten 20 7 2 1 - - 32 32 32 32 32 16 16 QF 16 SF 32 16 16 32
Michigan State Big Ten 20 7 3 1 - - SF QF 32 32 32 32 16 16 32 16 16 32 32 32 QF
Florida State ACC 25 5 2 1 - - 28 28 32 32 32 32 32 32 QF 32 SF 32 16 16 32 16 32
UT Arlington WAC 8 4 2 1 - - 28 16 16 QF SF 32
Tennessee SEC 18 6 1 1 - - 20 16 16 16 32 16 SF 32 32 32 32 32 16
San Diego West Coast 26 5 1 1 - - 32 32 32 32 16 32 16 32 32 16 32 32 16 32 32 SF
San Jose State Mountain West 12 5 1 1 - - 16 28 SF 16 16 16 32 32 32 32
Baylor Big 12 12 5 1 1 - - 32 16 32 32 32 SF 16 16 16 32
Kansas Big 12 12 3 1 1 - - 32 32 32 16 SF 32 16 32 32
Santa Clara West Coast 16 1 1 1 - - 32 32 32 SF 32
Purdue Big Ten 25 16 5 - - - 16 QF 16 28 16 16 32 32 16 16 32 16 QF 16 16 QF 32 32 32 32 16 QF QF 32 16
UC Santa Barbara Big West 30 10 4 - - - QF 28 16 28 28 32 32 32 32 16 16 16 32 32 32 32 QF 16 QF QF 16 32 32
Cal Poly Big West 17 8 4 - - - QF QF QF 16 QF 32 16 32 16 32 32 16 32 32
Texas A&M SEC 26 9 2 - - - 16 28 16 32 32 32 16 32 16 32 QF 32 QF 32 16 32 16 32 32 32 32 16
Pepperdine West Coast 27 7 2 - - - 20 28 28 32 32 32 32 32 32 16 16 32 16 QF 16 16 QF 32 32
Washington State Pac-12 18 5 2 - - - 32 32 32 QF 16 32 QF 32 32 16 32 32 32 16
Iowa State Big 12 17 5 2 - - - 32 32 16 QF 16 QF 16 32 32 32 32
Georgia Tech ACC 13 4 2 - - - 32 32 32 32 QF 16 32 QF 32 16
Notre Dame ACC 21 6 1 - - - 16 32 QF 16 16 32 16 32 32 32 32 16 32
Western Michigan MAC 13 5 1 - - - 28 QF 16 28 16 16 32 32 16 32
Duke ACC 20 4 1 - - - 16 28 32 32 32 16 16 32 32 32 32 32 QF 32
Missouri SEC 18 4 1 - - - 32 32 QF 32 16 32 32 16 16 32 32 32 32
North Carolina ACC 19 3 1 - - - 28 28 32 32 32 32 32 16 32 32 32 32 QF 32 16
Creighton Big East 13 3 1 - - - 32 32 32 16 QF 32 32 32 32 16
Oklahoma Big 12 12 3 1 - - - 32 QF 32 16 32 16 32 32
Houston Big 12 13 2 1 - - - 32 32 32 32 QF 16 32
Arkansas SEC 13 2 1 - - - 32 32 16 32 32 32 32 QF
Oral Roberts Summit 9 1 1 - - - QF 32
Fresno State Mountain West 5 1 1 - - - QF 32
Wyoming Mountain West 4 1 1 - - - 32 QF 32
Colorado State Mountain West 31 10 - - - - 28 16 16 32 16 16 32 32 32 16 16 16 16 32 32 32 16 32 32 16 32
Arizona State Pac-12 20 7 - - - - 16 16 28 28 16 32 32 16 32 16 16 32 32 32 32 16
Colorado Pac-12 21 4 - - - - 32 32 32 16 16 32 16 32 32 32 32 32 32 16
Utah Pac-12 18 4 - - - - 32 32 32 16 32 32 32 16 32 32 16 32 16 32 32
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 25 3 - - - - 32 32 32 32 32 16 32 16 16 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
Kansas State Big 12 18 3 - - - - 32 32 32 16 32 32 16 32 32 32 16 32
Loyola Marymount West Coast 15 3 - - - - 16 16 32 32 32 16 32
Georgia SEC 12 3 - - - - 16 16 32 32 16 32 32 32
New Mexico Mountain West 9 3 - - - - 16 32 16 16 32 32 32
Marquette Big East 12 2 - - - - 32 32 32 16 32 16 32
Texas Tech Big 12 9 2 - - - - 16 16 32 32
American Patriot 18 1 - - - - 16 32
Illinois State Missouri Valley 17 1 - - - - 28 28 28 28 32 32 16 32 32
Western Kentucky CUSA 16 1 - - - - 32 32 32 32 16 32 32 32
Cincinnati Big 12 13 1 - - - - 20 32 32 32 32 32 16
Miami (FL) ACC 12 1 - - - - 16 32 32 32 32 32
Wichita State American 11 1 - - - - 32 32 32 32 16 32 32
Ohio MAC 10 1 - - - - 32 16 32 32
Northwestern Big Ten 8 1 - - - - 16 28 28 28 32 32
Middle Tennessee CUSA 7 1 - - - - 32 16 32
Saint Mary's West Coast 7 1 - - - - 16 32 32
Indiana Big Ten 5 1 - - - - 32 32 16
Oregon State Pac-12 4 1 - - - - 28 16
Temple American 4 1 - - - - 16
St. John's Big East 3 1 - - - - 32 16
Dayton Atlantic 10 17 - - - - - 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
Missouri State Missouri Valley 13 - - - - - 28 32 32
Texas State Sun Belt 13 - - - - - 32 32 32 32
UCF Big 12 13 - - - - - 32 32 32 32 32
Fairfield MAAC 13 - - - - -
LIU Northeast 13 - - - - - 32
Florida A&M SWAC 12 - - - - - P P 32
Ball State MAC 11 - - - - - 32 32 32 32
Miami (OH) MAC 10 - - - - - 20 32 32
South Carolina SEC 10 - - - - - 28 32 32 32 32 32 32
Sacramento State Big Sky 10 - - - - - 32 32
Milwaukee Horizon 10 - - - - -
Alabama A&M SWAC 10 - - - - -
New Mexico State CUSA 10 - - - - - 32
Hofstra CAA 9 - - - - - 32
Charleston CAA 9 - - - - - 32 32
Yale Ivy League 9 - - - - - 32 32
Clemson ACC 8 - - - - - 32 32 32 32
Princeton Ivy League 8 - - - - - P
Stephen F. Austin WAC 8 - - - - - 32
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 8 - - - - - 32
Rice American 8 - - - - - 32 32 32
Lipscomb ASUN 8 - - - - -
Maryland Big Ten 7 - - - - - 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
Northern Illinois MAC 7 - - - - - 32 32 32
George Mason Atlantic 10 7 - - - - - 32 32
South Florida American 7 - - - - - 32 32 32
Liberty CUSA 7 - - - - -
New Hampshire America East 7 - - - - -
Albany America East 7 - - - - - 32
Northern Colorado Big Sky 7 - - - - -
High Point Big South 7 - - - - - 32
Samford SoCon 7 - - - - -
Idaho Big Sky 6 - - - - - 32 32 32
Siena MAAC 6 - - - - - P P
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 6 - - - - - P 32
Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 6 - - - - -
Colgate Patriot 6 - - - - - P
James Madison Sun Belt 6 - - - - -
Robert Morris Horizon 6 - - - - -
Utah State Mountain West 6 - - - - - 32 32
Winthrop Big South 6 - - - - -
Alabama State SWAC 6 - - - - -
Denver Summit 6 - - - - -
Howard MEAC 6 - - - - -
Arkansas State Sun Belt 5 - - - - - 32
Cal State Northridge Big West 5 - - - - - 32 32
Towson CAA 5 - - - - - P 32
UMBC America East 5 - - - - - P
Little Rock Ohio Valley 5 - - - - - 32
Nevada Mountain West 5 - - - - -
Penn Ivy League 5 - - - - - 32
Alabama SEC 5 - - - - - 32
Delaware CAA 5 - - - - - 32 32
Cleveland State Horizon 5 - - - - -
TCU Big 12 5 - - - - - 32 32 32 32
Jackson State SWAC 5 - - - - -
Lamar Southland 4 - - - - - 28 28
Idaho State Big Sky 4 - - - - - 32 32 32
Eastern Washington Big Sky 4 - - - - - 32 32
Bowling Green MAC 4 - - - - - 32 32
George Washington Atlantic 10 4 - - - - - 32 32 32
Radford Big South 4 - - - - -
Georgia Southern Sun Belt 4 - - - - -
Murray State Missouri Valley 4 - - - - -
Belmont Missouri Valley 4 - - - - -
Ole Miss SEC 4 - - - - -
Tulsa American 4 - - - - - 32 32
UNLV Mountain West 4 - - - - - 32 32
Sacred Heart Northeast 4 - - - - -
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 4 - - - - -
Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 4 - - - - - 32 32
South Dakota Summit 4 - - - - -
Wright State Horizon 4 - - - - - 32
Rhode Island Atlantic 10 3 - - - - - 28 32
NC State ACC 3 - - - - - 32 32
UC Irvine Big West 3 - - - - - 32 32
Weber State Big Sky 3 - - - - - 32 32
Montana Big Sky 3 - - - - - 32 32 32
Cornell Ivy League 3 - - - - -
Valparaiso Missouri Valley 3 - - - - - P P P
Brown Ivy League 3 - - - - -
Morgan State MEAC 3 - - - - -
Florida Atlantic American 3 - - - - -
Northern Arizona Big Sky 3 - - - - -
UTSA American 3 - - - - -
Florida International CUSA 3 - - - - - 32 32
Jacksonville ASUN 3 - - - - -
Binghamton America East 3 - - - - -
Jacksonville State CUSA 3 - - - - - 32
VCU Atlantic 10 3 - - - - -
Saint Louis Atlantic 10 3 - - - - - 32
North Dakota State Summit 3 - - - - -
Niagara MAAC 3 - - - - -
Auburn SEC 3 - - - - - 32 32
Morehead State Ohio Valley 3 - - - - - 32
Central Arkansas ASUN 3 - - - - -
East Tennessee State SoCon 3 - - - - -
SMU American 3 - - - - - 32 32
Providence Big East 2 - - - - - 28 28
Eastern Kentucky ASUN 2 - - - - - 28
Iowa Big Ten 2 - - - - - 32
Appalachian State Sun Belt 2 - - - - -
DePaul Big East 2 - - - - -
Sam Houston CUSA 2 - - - - -
Rider MAAC 2 - - - - - P P
Army Patriot 2 - - - - - P
Marshall Sun Belt 2 - - - - -
Chattanooga SoCon 2 - - - - - P
Butler Big East 2 - - - - -
Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 2 - - - - -
Villanova Big East 2 - - - - -
Bucknell Patriot 2 - - - - -
Georgetown Big East 2 - - - - -
Virginia ACC 2 - - - - -
Davidson Atlantic 10 2 - - - - -
Prairie View A&M SWAC 2 - - - - -
Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 2 - - - - -
Xavier Big East 2 - - - - -
Manhattan MAAC 2 - - - - -
Green Bay Horizon 2 - - - - -
San Francisco West Coast 2 - - - - -
Iona MAAC 2 - - - - -
UAB American 2 - - - - - 32
Tennessee State Ohio Valley 2 - - - - -
Tulane American 2 - - - - - 32
Furman SoCon 2 - - - - -
Portland State Big Sky 2 - - - - -
Purdue Fort Wayne Horizon 2 - - - - -
Austin Peay ASUN 2 - - - - -
Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 2 - - - - -
Hampton CAA 2 - - - - -
Cal State Bakersfield Big West 2 - - - - -
Boise State Mountain West 2 - - - - - 32
North Dakota Summit 2 - - - - -
Kennesaw State ASUN 2 - - - - -
Stony Brook CAA 2 - - - - -
Utah Valley WAC 2 - - - - -
South Alabama Sun Belt 2 - - - - -
Southeastern Louisiana Southland 2 - - - - -
Rutgers Big Ten 1 - - - - - 28
US International defunct 1 - - - - - 32
Gonzaga West Coast 1 - - - - - 32
Memphis American 1 - - - - -
North Texas American 1 - - - - -
Lehigh Patriot 1 - - - - -
Southern SWAC 1 - - - - -
Georgia State Sun Belt 1 - - - - -
Northeastern CAA 1 - - - - -
William & Mary CAA 1 - - - - -
UT Martin Ohio Valley 1 - - - - -
Nicholls Southland 1 - - - - -
South Dakota State Summit 1 - - - - -
Virginia Tech ACC 1 - - - - - 32
Cal State Fullerton Big West 1 - - - - -
South Carolina State MEAC 1 - - - - -
Central Michigan MAC 1 - - - - -
Duquesne Atlantic 10 1 - - - - -
IUPUI Horizon 1 - - - - -
Northwestern State Southland 1 - - - - -
Oakland Horizon 1 - - - - -
Seton Hall Big East 1 - - - - -
Harvard Ivy League 1 - - - - -
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 1 - - - - -
UNC Wilmington CAA 1 - - - - -
UT Rio Grande Valley WAC 1 - - - - -
Syracuse ACC 1 - - - - - 32
Bryant America East 1 - - - - -
Eastern Michigan MAC 1 - - - - -
Navy Patriot 1 - - - - -
Northern Kentucky Horizon 1 - - - - -
North Carolina A&T CAA 1 - - - - - 32
Campbell CAA 1 - - - - -
Mississippi State SEC 1 - - - - -
The Citadel Southern 1 - - - - -
UIC Missouri Valley 1 - - - - -
West Virginia Big 12 1 - - - - -
Delaware State MEAC 1 - - - - -
Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 1 - - - - -
Quinnipiac MAAC 1 - - - - -
Coppin State MEAC 1 - - - - -
Grand Canyon WAC 1 - - - - -
Omaha Summit 1 - - - - -
Wofford SoCon 1 - - - - -
Texas Southern SWAC - - - - - - P
Grambling State SWAC - - - - - - P P
Wagner Northeast - - - - - - P

Champions by decade

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Winners of two or more consecutive championships

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Wins Team Years
4 Penn State 2007–2010
2 Hawaiʻi 1982, 1983
Pacific 1985, 1986
UCLA 1990, 1991
Stanford 1996, 1997, 2018, 2019
USC 2002, 2003
Penn State 2013, 2014
Texas 2022, 2023

Common Matchups in Championship Final

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# of Times Matchup Record Years Played
4 Penn State vs Stanford Penn State 3–1 1997, 1999, 2007, 2008
3 Nebraska vs Texas Nebraska 2–1 1995, 2015, 2023
Stanford vs UCLA Stanford 2–1 1984, 1992, 1994
2 Hawaiʻi vs Stanford Tied 1–1 1987, 1996
Long Beach State vs Penn State Long Beach State 2–0 1993, 1998
Nebraska vs Stanford Tied 1–1 2006, 2018
Nebraska vs Wisconsin Tied 1–1 2000, 2021

Champions by state

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Champions by state
State Wins Years won
California 21 1981, 1984–1986, 1989–1994, 1996–1998, 2001–2004, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019
Pennsylvania 7 1999, 2007–2010, 2013, 2014
Nebraska 5 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017
Texas 4 1988, 2012, 2022, 2023
Hawaii 3 1982, 1983, 1987
Kentucky 1 2020
Washington 1 2005
Wisconsin 1 2021

Final 4 Appearances

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Team Number Champion Runner-up Semifinalist
Stanford 23 9 8 6
UCLA 12 4 4 4
USC 10 3 1 6
Washington 5 1 0 4
Cal 2 0 1 1
Arizona 1 0 0 1
Oregon 1 0 1 0
Nebraska 16 5 6 5
Penn State 13 7 3 3
Minnesota 6 0 1 5
Wisconsin 6 1 3 2
Illinois 4 0 1 3
Ohio State 2 0 0 2
Michigan State 1 0 0 1
Michigan 1 0 0 1
Florida 8 0 2 6
LSU 2 0 0 2
Kentucky 1 1 0 0
Tennessee 1 0 0 1
Texas 14 4 5 5
BYU 3 0 1 2
Baylor 1 0 0 1
Kansas 1 0 0 1
Pittsburgh 3 0 0 3
Louisville 2 0 1 1
Florida State 1 0 0 1
Pacific 7 2 1 4
Santa Clara 1 0 0 1
San Diego 1 0 0 1
Hawaiʻi 9 3 2 4
Long Beach State 8 3 2 3
San Diego State 2 0 0 2
San Jose State 1 0 0 1
UT Arlington 1 0 0 1

Current Conference Key

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Pac 12
Big Ten
SEC
Big 12
ACC
West Coast
Big West
Mountain West
WAC

Records

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  • Highest attendance: 21,726 (2024 Nebraska-Penn State semifinal match)
  • Lowest attendance for a championship match: 0 (2020)[3][a]
  • Lowest seed to win championship: 11 (Stanford, 2004)
  • Lowest seed in championship game: Unseeded (BYU, 2014)
  • Most championships: Stanford (9)
  • Most consecutive championships: Penn State (4, 2007–10)
  • Most consecutive postseason victories: Penn State (26)
  • Most championships by a head coach: Russ Rose (7)
  • Most championships by conference: Pac-12 (17)
  • Most appearances in championship match: Stanford (17)
  • Most semifinal appearances: Stanford (23)
  • Most semifinal appearances without a championship: Florida (8)
  • Undefeated seasons (since 1981): Long Beach State (1998), Nebraska (2000), USC (2003), Penn State (2008, 2009)

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  1. ^ The lowest attendance for a championship match with no artificial attendance restrictions was 2,000 for the 1983 final.

Most Outstanding Player

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In 1991 and now annually since 1996, the NCAA has awarded the most outstanding player(s) of the NCAA championship.[2]

Year Most Outstanding Player School
1991 Natalie Williams
Antoinnette White
UCLA
Long Beach State
1996 Kerri Walsh Stanford
1997 Terri Zemaitis Penn State
1998 Misty May
Lauren Cacciamani
Long Beach State (2)
Penn State (2)
1999 Lauren Cacciamani (2) Penn State (3)
2000 Greichaly Cepero Nebraska
2001 Logan Tom Stanford (2)
2002 Keao Burdine Southern California
2003 Keao Burdine (2) Southern California (2)
2004 Ogonna Nnamani Stanford (3)
2005 Christal Morrison Washington
2006 Sarah Pavan Nebraska (2)
2007 Megan Hodge Penn State (4)
2008 Megan Hodge (2) Penn State (5)
2009 Destinee Hooker Texas
2010 Deja McClendon Penn State (6)
2011 Rachael Kidder UCLA (2)
2012 Bailey Webster Texas (2)
2013 Micha Hancock Penn State (7)
2014 Megan Courtney Penn State (8)
2015 Mikaela Foecke Nebraska (3)
2016 Inky Ajanaku Stanford (4)
2017 Mikaela Foecke (2)
Kelly Hunter
Nebraska (4,5)
2018 Morgan Hentz
Kathryn Plummer
Stanford (5,6)
2019 Kathryn Plummer (2) Stanford (7)
2020 Madison Lilley Kentucky
2021 Anna Smrek Wisconsin
2022 Logan Eggleston Texas (3)
2023 Madisen Skinner Texas (4)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2015 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament Statistics and Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_volleyball_champs_records/2012/d1/DI.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Women's Volleyball Box Score: Texas vs. Kentucky". Kentucky Wildcats. April 24, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  4. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_volleyball_RB/2013/Att.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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