NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament

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NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament
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Association NCAA
Sport College indoor volleyball
Founded1981;44 years ago (1981)
Division Division II
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Lynn (1st)
Most titles Concordia–Saint Paul (9)
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament is the annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champions women's collegiate volleyball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1981, typically played in December after the fall regular season (the Division II men's tournament, conversely, is held in the spring). [1]

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The most successful program has been Concordia Saint Paul, who have won nine titles.

The most recent champions are the Lynn, who won their first national title in 2024.

History

From 1970 through 1980, before the NCAA governed women's collegiate athletics, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women alone 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 conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.

There is also an NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship for men's volleyball teams in Division I and Division II seeing as there are far fewer men's programs than women's.

Champions

NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship
YearSite
(Host Team)
ChampionshipThird Place Final / Semifinalists
ChampionGamesRunner-upThird-placeGamesFourth-place
1981
Details
Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
Sacramento State 3–0 Lewis Cal State Northridge 3–0 Florida Southern
1982
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Northridge, CA
(Cal State Northridge)
UC Riverside 3–0Cal State Northridge Portland State 3–0Sacramento State
1983
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Lakeland, FL
(Florida Southern)
Cal State Northridge3–2Portland State Air Force 3–0 Nebraska–Omaha
1984
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Portland, OR
(Portland State)
Portland State3–0Cal State NorthridgeSacramento State3–0 Sam Houston State
1985
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Portland State(2)3–1Cal State NorthridgeNebraska–Omaha3–2Sam Houston State
1986
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Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
UC Riverside(2)3–0Cal State NorthridgeNebraska–Omaha3–0 North Dakota State
1987
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Northridge, CA
(Cal State Northridge)
Cal State Northridge(2)3–2 Central Missouri State Nebraska–Omaha3–2 Ferris State
1988
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Fargo, ND
(North Dakota State)
Portland State(3)3–0Cal State NorthridgeNorth Dakota State3–2 Regis
1989
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Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
Cal State Bakersfield 3–0Sacramento StateNorth Dakota State3–1Florida Southern
1990
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West Texas State 3–0North Dakota StateCal State Bakersfield3–2Portland State
1991
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Canyon, TX
(West Texas State)
West Texas State(2)3–0Portland StateNorth Dakota State3–0Florida Southern
1992
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Portland, OR
(Portland State)
Portland State(4)3–2 Northern Michigan West Texas State3–0 Cal State Los Angeles
1993
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Marquette, MI
(Northern Michigan)
Northern Michigan3–1Cal State BakersfieldPortland State3–2 Northern Colorado
1994
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Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
Northern Michigan(2)3–1Cal State BakersfieldNorthern Colorado3–0Central Missouri State
1995
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Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Barry 3–1Northern MichiganCal State Bakersfield3–2Central Missouri State
1996
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Warrensburg, MO
(Central Missouri State)
Nebraska–Omaha3–2 Tampa Northern Michigan3–0Central Missouri State
1997
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Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
West Texas A&M(3)3–2BarryCal State Bakersfield3–0Northern Michigan
1998
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Kissimmee, FL Hawaii Pacific 3–1North Dakota StateRegis and Tampa
1999
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Battle Creek, MI BYU–Hawaii 3–0Tampa Northern Kentucky and West Texas A&M
2000
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Sioux Falls, SD
(Augustana–SD)
Hawaii Pacific(2)3–0 Augustana (SD) California (PA) and North Alabama
2001
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Allendale, MI
(Grand Valley State)
Barry(2)3–0South Dakota State UC San Diego and Grand Valley State
2002
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Canyon, TX
(West Texas A&M)
BYU Hawaii3–0 Truman State Grand Valley State and Tampa
2003
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San Bernardino, CA
(Cal State San Bernardino)
North Alabama3–1 Concordia–St. Paul Cal State San Bernardino and Grand Valley State
2004
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Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Barry(3)3–1Truman Minnesota–Duluth and Nebraska–Kearney
2005
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Kearney, NE
(Nebraska–Kearney)
Grand Valley State3–1Nebraska–KearneyCal State Los Angeles and Tampa
2006
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Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Tampa3–1North AlabamaMinnesota–Duluth and West Texas A&M
2007
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Topeka, KS
(Washburn)
Concordia–St. Paul3–1 Western Washington Washburn and West Texas A&M
2008
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St. Paul, MN
(Concordia–St. Paul)
Concordia–St. Paul(2)3–2Cal State San BernardinoGrand Valley State and Truman
2009
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Concordia–St. Paul(3)3–0West Texas A&MCal State San Bernardino and Flagler
2010
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Louisville, KY Concordia–St. Paul(4)3–1TampaCentral Missouri and Dowling
2011
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San Bernardino, CA
(Cal State San Bernardino)
Concordia–St. Paul(5)3–0Cal State San Bernardino Hillsdale and Tampa
2012
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Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Concordia–St. Paul(6)3–2TampaBYU–Hawaii and Indianapolis
2013
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Cedar Rapids, IA
(Upper Iowa University)
Concordia–St. Paul(7)3–0BYU–HawaiiWest Texas A&M and Wheeling Jesuit
2014
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Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
Tampa(2)3–0 Southwest Minnesota State Arkansas–Fort Smith and Grand Valley State
2015
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Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Wheeling Jesuit3–0 Palm Beach Atlantic Wayne State (NE) and Western Washington
2016
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Sioux Falls, SD
(Northern Sun)
Concordia–Saint Paul(8)3–0 Alaska–Anchorage Palm Beach Atlantic and Lewis
2017
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Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Concordia–Saint Paul(9)3–0Florida Southern Gannon and Rockhurst
2018
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Pittsburgh, PA
(Clarion)
Tampa(3)3–2Western WashingtonLewis and Washburn
2019
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Denver, CO
(Metro State Univ of Denver)
Cal State San Bernardino (1)3–1 Nebraska–Kearney Regis (CO) and Rockhurst
2020 Sioux Falls, SD
(Sanford Pentagon)
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
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Tampa, FL
(Tampa Spartans)
Tampa(4)3–0 Washburn Gannon and Western Washington
2022
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Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
West Texas A&M(4)3-1Concordia-St PaulCal State Los Angeles and UMSL
2023
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Moon Township, PA
(Clarion)
Cal State Los Angeles3–1West Texas A&MUMSL and Tampa
2024
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Sioux Falls, SD
(Northern Sun)
Lynn Fighting Knights 3–2 San Francisco State Angelo and Bentley
2025
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Nova Southeastern)

Records

Location of Champions

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Lynn
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CSULA
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Wheeling
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CSUSB
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Grand Valley State
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◀ Hawaii Pacific
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Northern Michigan
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Concordia
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Tampa
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West Texas A&M
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Barry
National Championships by school: ButtonViolet.svg 9, ButtonRed.svg 4, ButtonOrange.svg 3, ButtonYellow.svg 2, ButtonWhite.svg 1

Current Division II

TeamTitlesYears
Concordia St. Paul 92007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
Tampa 42006, 2014, 2018, 2021
West Texas A&M 1990, 1991, 1997, 2022
Barry 31995, 2001, 2004
Hawaii Pacific 21998, 2000
Northern Michigan 1993, 1994
Lynn 12024
Cal State Los Angeles 2023
Cal State San Bernardino 2019
Wheeling 2015
Grand Valley State 2005

Former Division II

SchoolTitlesYears
Portland State 41984, 1985, 1988, 1992
BYU Hawaii 21999, 2002
Cal State Northridge 1983, 1987
UC Riverside 1982, 1986
North Alabama 12003
Omaha 1996
Cal State Bakersfield 1989
Sacramento State 1981

See also

References

  1. "DIVISION II WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 5 February 2025.