Sport | Indoor volleyball |
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First season | 1980 |
Country | United 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]
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.
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Year | Site | Championship match | |||||
Champion | Games | Runner-up | |||||
1980 | Pittsburg, KS | Azusa Pacific | 3–1 (15-3, 10-15, 15-2, 15-10) | East Texas State | |||
1981 | Athens, WV | Hawaii–Hilo | 3–1 (15-9, 15-10, 5-15, 15-8 | Southwestern (TX) | |||
1982 | Denver, CO | Hawaii–Hilo (2) | 3–0 (15-3, 16-14, 15-7) | Texas Wesleyan | |||
1983 | Rock Hill, SC | Hawaii–Hilo (3) | 3–0 (15-3, 15-8, 15-2) | St. Mary's (CA) | |||
1984 | St. Joseph, MO | Hawaii–Hilo (4) | 3–0 (16-14, 15-12, 15-6) | Brigham Young–Hawaii | |||
1985 | Milwaukee, WI | St. Mary's (CA) | 3–0 (15-11, 15-13, 15-3) | Biola | |||
1986 | Fort Worth, TX | Brigham Young–Hawaii | 2–1 (5-15, 15-10, 15-13) | Lewis & Clark | |||
1987 | Milwaukee, WI | Brigham Young–Hawaii (2) | 2–0 (15-3, 15-6) | Western Oregon | |||
1988 | Topeka, KS | Hawaii–Hilo (5) | 2–0 (15-6, 15-4) | Western Oregon | |||
1989 | Laie, HI | Fresno Pacific | 2–0 (15-3, 17-15) | Hawaii Pacific | |||
1990 | Hawaii Pacific | 3–1 (13-15, 15-8, 15-8, 15-5) | Texas Wesleyan | ||||
1991 | Hays, KS | Brigham Young–Hawaii (3) | 3–0 (15-5, 15-2, 15-2) | IUPUI | |||
1992 | 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 | Chattanooga, TN | Brigham Young–Hawaii (5) | 3–0 (15-5, 15-9, 15-6) | Western Oregon | |||
1995 | San Diego, CA | Brigham Young–Hawaii (6) | 3–1 (6-15, 15-12, 15-12, 15-5) | Puget Sound | |||
1996 | Brigham Young–Hawaii (7) | 3–0 (15-9, 15-9, 15-10) | Point Loma Nazarene | ||||
1997 | 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 | Fresno, CA | Columbia (MO) (2) | 3–1 (8-15, 16-14, 15-12, 15-7) | Fresno Pacific | |||
2000 | West Palm Beach, FL | Dickinson State | 3–1 (11-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-13) | Columbia (MO) | |||
2001 | Columbia (MO) (3) | 3–0 (30-25, 30-17, 30-14) | National American | ||||
2002 | San Diego, CA | National American | 3–0 (30-22, 30-19, 30-25) | Houston Baptist | |||
2003 | Fresno 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 | ||||
2005 | California Baptist (2) | 3–0 (30-26, 31-29, 30-28) | Columbia (MO) | ||||
2006 | Columbia, MO | National American (2) | 3–1 (31-33, 30-25, 33-31, 30-22) | Fresno Pacific | |||
2007 | Fresno Pacific (3) | 3–1 (30-28, 25-30, 30-25, 34-32) | California Baptist | ||||
2008 | Sioux City, IA | Fresno Pacific (4) | 3–2 (24-26, 27-29, 25-21, 25-15, 15-11) | Concordia Irvine | |||
2009 | Fresno Pacific (5) | 3–0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-12) | Georgetown | ||||
2010 | Fresno 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 | ||||
2012 | Concordia Irvine | 3–1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19) | Columbia (MO) | ||||
2013 | Texas–Brownsville (2) | 3–0 (27-25, 27-25, 25-22) | Biola | ||||
2014 | Park | 3–0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-16) | Texas–Brownsville | ||||
2015 | Columbia (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 | ||||
2018 | Park (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 | ||||
2020 | Missouri Baptist | 3–2 (23-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-19, 15-12) | Midland | ||||
2021 | Missouri 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) |
Team | Titles | Years |
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Columbia (MO) | 4 | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2015 |
Missouri Baptist | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
Park (MO) | 2 | 2014, 2018 |
Indiana Wesleyan | 1 | 2023 |
Jamestown | 1 | 2022 |
Marian (IN) | 1 | 2019 |
Team | Titles | Years |
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BYU Hawaii | 8 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Fresno Pacific | 6 | 1989, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Hawaii–Hilo | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988 |
California Baptist | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
National American (SD) | 2 | 2002, 2006 |
Texas–Brownsville | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
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