NAIA women's volleyball championship

Last updated
NAIA women's volleyball championship
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Sport Indoor volleyball
First season1980
CountryUnited States and Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Indiana Wesleyan (1st)
Most titles BYU-Hawaii (10)
Official website NAIA.org

The NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA women's collegiate indoor volleyball in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1980. [1]

Contents

The most successful program has been BYU–Hawaii, with ten NAIA national titles. Of active NAIA programs, Columbia College is the most successful, with four national titles.

The current champions are Indiana Wesleyan, who won its first national title in 2023.

Results

NAIA Women's Volleyball Championship
YearSiteChampionship match
ChampionGamesRunner-up
1980 Flag of Kansas.svg
Pittsburg, KS
Azusa Pacific 3–1
(15-3, 10-15, 15-2, 15-10)
East Texas State
1981 Flag of West Virginia.svg
Athens, WV
Hawaii–Hilo 3–1
(15-9, 15-10, 5-15, 15-8
Southwestern (TX)
1982 Flag of Colorado.svg
Denver, CO
Hawaii–Hilo (2)3–0
(15-3, 16-14, 15-7)
Texas Wesleyan
1983 Flag of South Carolina.svg
Rock Hill, SC
Hawaii–Hilo (3)3–0
(15-3, 15-8, 15-2)
St. Mary's (CA)
1984 Flag of Missouri.svg
St. Joseph, MO
Hawaii–Hilo (4)3–0
(16-14, 15-12, 15-6)
Brigham Young–Hawaii
1985 Flag of Wisconsin.svg
Milwaukee, WI
St. Mary's (CA)3–0
(15-11, 15-13, 15-3)
Biola
1986 Flag of Texas.svg
Fort Worth, TX
Brigham Young–Hawaii 2–1
(5-15, 15-10, 15-13)
Lewis & Clark
1987 Flag of Wisconsin.svg
Milwaukee, WI
Brigham Young–Hawaii (2)2–0
(15-3, 15-6)
Western Oregon
1988 Flag of Kansas.svg
Topeka, KS
Hawaii–Hilo (5)2–0
(15-6, 15-4)
Western Oregon
1989 Flag of Hawaii.svg
Laie, HI
Fresno Pacific 2–0
(15-3, 17-15)
Hawaii Pacific
1990Hawaii Pacific3–1
(13-15, 15-8, 15-8, 15-5)
Texas Wesleyan
1991 Flag of Kansas.svg
Hays, KS
Brigham Young–Hawaii (3)3–0
(15-5, 15-2, 15-2)
IUPUI
1992 Flag of California.svg
San Diego, CA
Brigham Young–Hawaii (4)3–0
(15-8, 15-8, 15-10)
California Baptist
1993 Puget Sound 3–0
(15-3, 15-8, 15-11)
Hawaii–Hilo
1994 Flag of Tennessee.svg
Chattanooga, TN
Brigham Young–Hawaii (5)3–0
(15-5, 15-9, 15-6)
Western Oregon
1995 Flag of California.svg
San Diego, CA
Brigham Young–Hawaii (6)3–1
(6-15, 15-12, 15-12, 15-5)
Puget Sound
1996Brigham Young–Hawaii (7)3–0
(15-9, 15-9, 15-10)
Point Loma Nazarene
1997 Flag of Illinois.svg
Kankakee, IL
Brigham Young–Hawaii (8)3–0
(15-3, 15-7, 15-4)
Biola
1998 Columbia (MO) 3–0
(16-14, 15-5, 15-1)
Northwest Nazarene
1999 Flag of California.svg
Fresno, CA
Columbia (MO) (2)3–1
(8-15, 16-14, 15-12, 15-7)
Fresno Pacific
2000 Flag of Florida.svg
West Palm Beach, FL
Dickinson State 3–1
(11-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-13)
Columbia (MO)
2001Columbia (MO) (3)3–0
(30-25, 30-17, 30-14)
National American
2002 Flag of California.svg
San Diego, CA
National American3–0
(30-22, 30-19, 30-25)
Houston Baptist
2003Fresno Pacific (2)3–1
(30-28, 30-25, 25-30, 30-20)
Columbia (MO)
2004 California Baptist 3–1
(30-23, 30-27, 32-34, 30-16)
Concordia Irvine
2005California Baptist (2)3–0
(30-26, 31-29, 30-28)
Columbia (MO)
2006 Flag of Missouri.svg
Columbia, MO
National American (2)3–1
(31-33, 30-25, 33-31, 30-22)
Fresno Pacific
2007Fresno Pacific (3)3–1
(30-28, 25-30, 30-25, 34-32)
California Baptist
2008 Flag of Iowa.svg
Sioux City, IA
Fresno Pacific (4)3–2
(24-26, 27-29, 25-21, 25-15, 15-11)
Concordia Irvine
2009Fresno Pacific (5)3–0
(25-15, 25-18, 25-12)
Georgetown
2010Fresno Pacific (6)3–0
(25-20, 25-18, 25-19)
Columbia (MO)
2011 Texas–Brownsville 3–1
(25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20)
Concordia Irvine
2012Concordia Irvine3–1
(25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19)
Columbia (MO)
2013Texas–Brownsville (2)3–0
(27-25, 27-25, 25-22)
Biola
2014 Park 3–0
(25-23, 25-19, 25-16)
Texas–Brownsville
2015Columbia (MO) (4)3–0
(25-23, 25-23, 25-19)
Missouri Baptist
2016 Hastings 3–2
(23-25, 15-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-6)
Dordt
2017 Lindsey Wilson 3–1
(25-16, 25-23, 20-25, 25-14)
Dordt
2018Park (2)3–2
(19-25, 25-15, 17-25, 25-20, 16-14)
Columbia (MO)
2019 Marian 3–0
(25–20, 25–20, 25–21)
Westmont
2020Missouri Baptist3–2
(23-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-19, 15-12)
Midland
2021Missouri Baptist (2)3–2
(25-18, 20-25, 25-15, 14-25, 15-8)
Park
2022 Jamestown 3–2
(25-21, 21-25, 25-27, 25-22, 15-13)
Corban
2023 Indiana Wesleyan 3–2
(20-25, 25-20, 13-25, 25-17, 15-10)
Northwestern (IA)

Champions

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
Columbia (MO) 41998, 1999, 2001, 2015
Missouri Baptist 22020, 2021
Park (MO) 22014, 2018
Indiana Wesleyan 12023
Jamestown 12022
Marian (IN) 12019

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
BYU Hawaii 81985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Fresno Pacific 61989, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Hawaii–Hilo 51981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988
California Baptist 22004, 2005
National American (SD) 22002, 2006
Texas–Brownsville 22011, 2013

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References

  1. "NAIA Volleyball Championship Results" (PDF). naia.org. NAIA. Retrieved 28 May 2024.