NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

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NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
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Sports current event.svg 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Association NCAA
Sport College indoor volleyball
Founded1981;44 years ago (1981)
Division Division I
No. of teams64
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Most recent
champion
Penn State (8)
Most titles Stanford (9)
Broadcaster ABC
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is an annual event organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate volleyball among its Division I members in the United States. It has been contested every winter since 1981, except 2020. [1]

Contents

Penn State won the most recent tournament, defeating Louisville 3–1 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Stanford has been the most successful program, with nine national titles.

History

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.

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.[ citation needed ]

Champions

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]
YearHost City
(University)
Host ArenaFinalThird Place Final / Semifinalists
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
1981 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion USC (2710)3–2 UCLA San Diego State 3–0 Pacific
1982 Stockton, California
(Pacific)
Alex G. Spanos Center Hawaiʻi (331)3–2USCSan Diego State3–2 Stanford
1983 Lexington, Kentucky
(Kentucky)
Memorial Coliseum Hawaiʻi (2) (342)3–0UCLAStanford3–1Pacific
1984 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion UCLA (336)3–2StanfordPacific3–1 San Jose State
1985 Kalamazoo, Michigan
(Western Michigan)
Read Fieldhouse Pacific (363)3–1StanfordUSC3–2UCLA
1986 Stockton, California
(Pacific)
Alex G. Spanos Center Pacific (2) (393)3–0 Nebraska Texas, Stanford
1987 Indianapolis Market Square Arena Hawaiʻi (3) (372)3–1Stanford Illinois, Texas
1988 Minneapolis
(Minnesota)
Williams Arena Texas (345)3–0HawaiʻiIllinois, UCLA
1989 Honolulu, Hawaii
(Hawaiʻi)
Blaisdell Arena Long Beach State (325)3–0Nebraska UT Arlington, UCLA
1990 College Park, Maryland
(Maryland)
Cole Field House UCLA (2) (36–1)3–0Pacific LSU, Nebraska
1991 Los Angeles
(UCLA)
Pauley Pavilion UCLA (3) (31–5)3–2Long Beach StateLSU, Ohio State
1992 Albuquerque, New Mexico
(New Mexico)
University Arena Stanford (312)3–1UCLALong Beach State, Florida
1993 Madison, Wisconsin
(Wisconsin)
UW Field House Long Beach State (2) (322)3–1 Penn State BYU, Florida
1994 Austin, Texas
(Texas)
Frank Erwin Center Stanford (2) (321)3–1UCLAPenn State, Ohio State
1995 Amherst, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts)
Mullins Center Nebraska (321)3–1TexasStanford, Michigan State
1996 Cleveland, Ohio
(Cleveland State)
CSU Convocation Center Stanford (3) (312)3–0HawaiʻiNebraska, Florida
1997 Spokane, Washington
(Washington State)
Spokane Arena Stanford (4) (332)3–2Penn StateLong Beach State, Florida
1998 Madison, Wisconsin
(Wisconsin)
Kohl Center Long Beach State (3) (360)3–2Penn StateNebraska, Florida
1999 Honolulu, Hawaii
(Hawaiʻi)
Stan Sheriff Center Penn State (361)3–0StanfordLong Beach State, Pacific
2000 Richmond, Virginia
(VCU)
Richmond Coliseum Nebraska (2) (340)3–2 Wisconsin Hawaiʻi, USC
2001 San Diego
(San Diego State)
Cox Arena Stanford (5) (332)3–0Long Beach State Arizona, Nebraska
2002 New Orleans
(New Orleans)
New Orleans Arena USC (2) (311)3–1StanfordHawaiʻi, Florida
2003 Dallas Reunion Arena USC (3) (350)3–1FloridaHawaiʻi, Minnesota
2004 Long Beach, California
(Long Beach State)
Long Beach Arena Stanford (6) (306)3–0MinnesotaUSC, Washington
2005 San Antonio
(UTSA)
Alamodome Washington (321)3–0Nebraska Santa Clara, Tennessee
2006 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
Qwest Center Nebraska (3) (331)3–1StanfordUCLA, Washington
2007 Sacramento, California
(Sacramento State)
ARCO Arena Penn State (2) (342)3–2Stanford California, USC
2008 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
Qwest Center Penn State (3) (380)3–0StanfordNebraska, Texas
2009 Tampa, Florida
(South Florida)
St. Pete Times Forum Penn State (4) (380)3–2TexasHawaiʻi, Minnesota
2010 Kansas City, Missouri
(UMKC)
Sprint Center Penn State (5) (325)3–0CaliforniaTexas, USC
2011 San Antonio
(UTSA)
Alamodome UCLA (4) (306)3–1Illinois Florida State, USC
2012 Louisville, Kentucky
(Louisville)
KFC Yum! Center Texas (2) (294)3–0 Oregon Michigan, Penn State
2013 Seattle, Washington
(Washington)
KeyArena Penn State (6) (342)3–1WisconsinTexas, Washington
2014 Oklahoma City
(Oklahoma)
Chesapeake Energy Arena Penn State (7) (363)3–0BYUStanford, Texas
2015 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CenturyLink Center Omaha Nebraska (4) (324)3–0Texas Kansas, Minnesota
2016 Columbus, Ohio
(Ohio State)
Nationwide Arena Stanford (7) (277)3–1TexasMinnesota, Nebraska
2017 Kansas City, Missouri
(UMKC & Kansas)
Sprint Center Nebraska (5) (334)3–1FloridaPenn State, Stanford
2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Minnesota)
Target Center Stanford (8) (341)3–2NebraskaBYU, Illinois
2019 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(Duquesne)
PPG Paints Arena Stanford (9) (30–4)3–0Wisconsin Baylor, Minnesota
2020 [a] Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CHI Health Center Omaha Kentucky (24–1)3–1TexasWashington, Wisconsin
2021 Columbus, Ohio
(Ohio State)
Nationwide Arena Wisconsin (31–3)3–2Nebraska Louisville, Pittsburgh
2022 Omaha, Nebraska
(Nebraska)
CHI Health Center Omaha Texas (3) (28–1)3–0LouisvillePittsburgh, San Diego
2023 Tampa, Florida
(South Florida)
Amalie Arena Texas (4) (28–4)3–0NebraskaPittsburgh, Wisconsin
2024 Louisville, Kentucky
(Louisville)
KFC Yum! Center Penn State (8) (352)3–1LouisvillePittsburgh, Nebraska
2025 Kansas City, Missouri
(Kansas)
T-Mobile Center Pittsburgh, Wisconsin
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

Team titles

Usa edcp relief location map.png
Gold pog.svg
Penn
State
Orange pog.svg
Stanford
Red pog.svg
UCLA
Blue pog.svg
Nebraska
Green pog.svg
⇙ Hawaiʻi
Green pog.svg
Long
Beach
State
Green pog.svg
USC
Red pog.svg
Texas
Black pog.svg
Pacific
White pog.svg
Kentucky
White pog.svg
Washington
White pog.svg
Wisconsin
Schools with national championships
Orange pog.svg — 9 championships, Gold pog.svg – 8 championships, Blue pog.svg – 5 championships, Red pog.svg – 4 championships, Green pog.svg – 3 championships
Black pog.svg – 2 championships, White pog.svg – 1 championship
TeamNumberYear won
Stanford 9 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2016, 2018, 2019
Penn State 8 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2024
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

Starting in 1993, the NCAA seeded the top 4 seeds in each region. This was expanded to the top 8 seeds in each region in 2022. For these seasons, teams' seeds are shown in superscript to the left of the result.

SchoolConference
(as of 2025)
#16QFSFCGCH 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 24 25

Stanford    
ACC 44393223179QFSFSFRURUSFRU1616QFQFCH⁴16¹CH¹SF¹CH¹CH²16¹RU32¹CH¹RU²16³CH²32¹RU¹RU¹RU¹16¹QF³32¹QF²QF¹SF²32²CH¹SF¹CH¹CH32¹QF¹QF²QF²16
Penn State    
Big Ten 45362114118162816162816323232QF1616³RU²SF⁴16²QF¹RU¹RU¹CH³QF32³32³QF¹16¹16¹QF¹CH¹CH¹CH¹CH²16¹SF¹CH²CH²16⁴16¹SF²QF³QF⁴1632⁴16⁵16¹CH⁸32
Nebraska    
Big Ten 444134181151628QFQFRUQF16RUSFQF1632¹QF¹CH¹SF²QF¹SF³16¹CH¹SF¹QF³16¹QF¹RU¹CH¹QF¹SF³QF¹16¹32¹QF²QF⁴QF¹CH¹SF²CH²RU²QF²QF³RU²16¹RU¹SF¹QF
Texas    
SEC 42372915941616QFQFSFSFCHQFQF16QF¹QF32²RU⁴16³16³QF⁴323232²1632²QF¹QF¹SF¹RU³SF¹QF¹CH¹SF¹SF¹RU¹RU²QF²QF¹16¹RU¹QF¹CH²CH³16¹QF
UCLA    
Big Ten 3929221284RUQFRUCHSF3216SFSFCHCHRU¹QF¹RU²QF3232³QF⁴QF²QF32²QF⁴QF⁴16¹SF²QF⁴16²3232³CH²32³16⁴16³QF⁴163232⁴16⁸32
Hawaii    
Big West 422819953QFCHCH2816QFCHRUQF16QF²QF³16¹QF¹RU²QF¹16²SF³16²SF¹SF¹16²16³QF³32²QF³SF⁴32³1632³3232QF32³1632⁸✖32
Big West 271310853283216CHQFRUSF¹CH²QF32²16¹SF¹CH²SF16¹RU3232323232
USC    
Big Ten 4124171043CHRU28QFSF323232161632²QF1616³16⁴16⁴32¹SF¹QF¹CH¹CH²SF³32²16²SF3232²SF²SF²QF²QF32¹QF³QF³3232⁶32⁸32⁶32⁴32
Pacific    
West Coast 241911732SFQFSFSFCHCHQFQF16RU16QF³16⁴16⁴32²1632³16¹SF¹16³163232
Wisconsin    
Big Ten 29231674116163216¹QF²QF32²RU²16⁴3232⁴QF³QF³16²32³RU¹QF²16¹QF16²QF¹RU¹SF¹CH¹QF¹SF²QF³SF
Washington    
Big Ten 28171251132QF323232⁴1632³QF²SF¹CH²SF²32²QF²32QF32⁴16¹SF¹16²QF²QF²3216²QF²SF⁴16⁸✖
Kentucky    
SEC 27165211QFQF161616⁴32321616⁴16⁴32⁴3232¹QF³16³16¹CH²32³16²16³QF¹SF
Florida    
SEC 36311782-16QFSF²SF³16¹QF¹SF²SF¹SF²QF⁴16³QF²SF¹RU32²QF³16⁴16⁴16⁴16¹16QF⁴16²32²QF³QF³32¹RU16³16²QF⁴16³16⁴32⁶1632
Louisville    
ACC 3411532-283232323216⁴1632323216³163232³32⁴3232QF³16¹SF¹RU²QF¹RU²16
Minnesota    
Big Ten 3022961-1616323216¹1632²16⁴SF¹RU32²QF²32³SF³16⁴16²QF³16¹SF¹SF²16¹16²SF¹16³QF²1632⁶32⁴16
Illinois    
Big Ten 2819741-16QFSFSFQF3232QF32³16⁴163232⁴16³16²16²16¹RU⁴16³161616¹SF16
BYU    
Big 12 38241131-16161628QFQFQF163232QF²SF³3232³QF²QF²QF³16³163232QF³1616RU⁴16⁴16⁴16¹SF⁴32⁴16³16⁷32⁴32⁵✖⁵✖
California    
ACC 179421-161632321632³16323216³SF²QF³QF²RU32
Oregon    
Big Ten 2110411-1632323216³16⁴32²RU32³163232⁴QF³16³QF²QF⁴16
Pittsburgh    
ACC 21765--2828323216323232323232³32²32QF¹SF²SF¹SF¹SF¹SF
Ohio State    
Big Ten 251942--1632SF32⁴16¹SF³16⁴16163232⁴16⁴16⁴16²QF⁴32³163216163216³1616³16³16³QF
Mountain West 14832--SFSFQF16281616321632⁴1632
LSU    
SEC 16532--QF3216SFSF1632⁴32⁴✖323232
Arizona    
Big 12 301341--1616162816323232161616323216²QF²SF³QF32¹QF32³321632
Texas A&M    
SEC 281131--162816323232⁴1632³1632⁴QF32³QF32⁴163216⁴323232³32⁴16⁶16³SF
Big Ten 20731--²SF³QF32⁴✖32323216163216163232³32QF
Michigan    
Big Ten 21721--32323232321616⁴QF16SF32³16163232
ACC 26521--2828323232323232¹QF32³SF³3216²16321632⁷✖⁶✖⁷✖
UT Arlington    
WAC 9421--281616QFSF32
Tennessee    
SEC 20611--2016161632³16⁴SF32³32⁴323232³16⁷✖
San Diego    
West Coast 27511--32323232³1632⁴163232³163232163232²SF⁸✖
Baylor    
Big 12 14511--321632³3232¹SF³16²16⁴1632⁴32⁶32
Mountain West 12511--1628SF16161632323232
Kansas    
Big 12 14411--3232³32⁴16⁴✖³SF²321632⁴32³32⁴16
Santa Clara    
West Coast 16111--3232³32SF32
Purdue    
Big Ten 27186---16QF162816163232⁴16⁴1632³16⁴QF²1616QF32323232⁴16²QF²QF⁸32³16⁴16³QF
Big West 30104---QF2816282832323232161616¹32323232²QF³16²QF⁴QF²16⁴3232
Cal Poly    
Big West 1894---QFQFQF16QF3216321632⁴32⁴16323216
Creighton    
Big East 1553---323232⁴16QF³32³3232⁴32⁴✖³16²QF³QF
Pepperdine    
West Coast 2772---20282832323232323216²16³32²16³QF¹1616⁴QF3232
West Coast 1852---3232³32²QF³1632⁴QF3232⁴16⁴3232⁷32⁴16
Iowa State    
Big 12 1852---323216QF¹16¹QF⁴163232⁴32⁶32⁷✖⁵32
Georgia Tech    
ACC 1542---32323232²QF1632²QF⁵32⁵16⁷32
Notre Dame    
ACC 2161---1632⁴QF³16²1632163232⁴3232²1632
Missouri    
SEC 1951---32⁴32³QF3216¹3232⁴1616323232⁸32⁷16
MAC 1451---28QF1628161632321632
Duke    
ACC 2041---162832323216⁴163232323232³QF⁴32
ACC 2131---28283232323232³1632323232²QF32²16⁸3232
Oklahoma    
SEC 1331---32QF32⁴1632163232⁸32
Houston    
Big 12 1321---32323232²QF⁵16⁸32
Arkansas    
SEC 1321---32⁴32³16323232⁶32³QF
Oral Roberts    
Summit 911---QF32
Fresno State    
Mountain West 511---QF32
Wyoming    
Mountain West 411---32QF32
Mountain West 3210----281616321616323232³16²16⁴16⁴1632⁴3232163232⁴1632
Big 12 228----1616282816323216³32⁴16³1632323232⁵16³32²16
Colorado    
Big 12 224----323232²16⁴1632⁴1632323232323216⁵32
Utah    
Big 12 204----323232⁴16323232³163232³163216⁴3232⁴32
Missouri Valley 273----32323232321632⁴16¹16323232²✖²32323232⁸✖⁸32⁶32
Kansas State    
Big 12 193----323232163232²163232³3216⁴3232
West Coast 163----16³163232321632⁷32
Marquette    
Big East 143----323232⁴1632⁴16⁶32⁵1632
Georgia    
SEC 123----16163232³16323232
New Mexico    
Mountain West 93----16321616323232
Texas Tech    
Big 12 92----16163232
Indiana    
Big Ten 62----323216⁴16
American    
Patriot 191----1632
CUSA 181----323232⁴321632⁶32⁶32⁷✖
Dayton    
Atlantic 10 181----32⁴3232⁴323232323232⁵32⁵16
Missouri Valley 171----282828283232163232
Miami (FL)    
ACC 141----1632323232⁷✖32⁸32⁵32
Cincinnati    
Big 12 131----20323232323216
American 121----323232321632⁴32
Ohio    
MAC 101----32163232
Northwestern    
Big Ten 81----162828283232
CUSA 71----321632
Saint Mary's    
West Coast 71----³163232
SMU    
ACC 51----32⁷32²32²16
Oregon State    
West Coast 41----2816
Temple    
American 41----16
St. John's    
Big East 31----32³16
Fairfield   
MAAC 15-----
Texas State    
Sun Belt 14-----32323232
Florida A&M    
SWAC 14-----PP32
LIU    
Northeast 14-----32
UCF    
Big 12 13-----3232⁴✖3232⁵32
CUSA 12-----283232
SEC 11-----28323232323232
Ball State    
MAC 11-----32323232
Big Sky 11-----3232
Miami (OH)    
MAC 10-----203232
Milwaukee    
Horizon 10-----
Alabama A&M    
SWAC 10-----
Charleston    
CAA 10-----3232
CUSA 10-----32
Yale    
Ivy League 10-----3232
Princeton    
Ivy League 9-----P
Southland 9-----32
Hofstra    
CAA 9-----32
Rice    
American 9-----3232⁵32⁷✖
High Point    
Big South 9-----32
Clemson    
ACC 8-----3232⁴✖3232
American 8-----⁴323232
Atlantic 10 8-----32
Sun Belt 8-----32
America East 8-----
Lipscomb    
ASUN 8-----
Big Sky 8-----
Maryland    
Big Ten 7-----3232⁴32⁴32323232
MAC 7-----323232
George Mason    
Atlantic 10 7-----32³32
Colgate    
Patriot 7-----P
Liberty    
CUSA 7-----
Utah State    
Mountain West 7-----3232⁶✖32
Albany    
America East 7-----32
TCU    
Big 12 7-----32323232⁵32⁶32
Samford    
Southern 7-----
Idaho    
Big Sky 6-----323232
Sun Belt 6-----32
Siena    
MAAC 6-----PP
Ohio Valley 6-----P32
UMBC    
America East 6-----P
Sun Belt 6-----⁷✖
Horizon 6-----
Winthrop    
Big South 6-----
Horizon 6-----
SWAC 6-----
Denver    
Summit 6-----
Howard    
MEAC 6-----
Big West 5-----3232
Towson    
CAA 5-----P32⁸✖
Little Rock    
Ohio Valley 5-----32
Nevada    
Mountain West 5-----
Penn    
Ivy League 5-----32
Alabama    
SEC 5-----32
Ole Miss    
SEC 5-----32
Delaware    
CUSA 5-----3232
Tulsa    
American 5-----3232
SWAC 5-----
Southland 5-----
ASUN 5-----3232
South Dakota    
Summit 5-----
Wright State    
Horizon 5-----32
Lamar    
Southland 4-----2828
Idaho State    
Big Sky 4-----323232
NC State    
ACC 4-----3232
Big Sky 4-----3232
MAC 4-----3232
Atlantic 10 4-----323232
Radford    
Big South 4-----
Sun Belt 4-----
Murray State    
Missouri Valley 4-----
Belmont    
Missouri Valley 4-----
UNLV    
Mountain West 4-----3232
Sacred Heart    
MAAC 4-----
Ohio Valley 4-----32
ASUN 4-----
Rhode Island    
Atlantic 10 3-----2832
UC Irvine    
Big West 3-----3232
Weber State    
Big Sky 3-----3232
Montana    
Big Sky 3-----323232
Cornell    
Ivy League 3-----
Valparaiso    
Missouri Valley 3-----PPP
Brown    
Ivy League 3-----
Morgan State    
MEAC 3-----
American 3-----
Big Sky 3-----
UTSA    
American 3-----
FIU    
CUSA 3-----3232
Ohio Valley 3-----
Xavier    
Big East 3-----⁸✖
Jacksonville    
ASUN 3-----
Binghamton    
America East 3-----
CUSA 3-----32
VCU    
Atlantic 10 3-----
Saint Louis    
Atlantic 10 3-----⁴32
Summit 3-----⁷✖
Summit 3-----
Niagara    
MAAC 3-----
Auburn    
SEC 3-----3232⁷✖
Southern 3-----
Utah Valley    
WAC 3-----
Wofford    
Southern 3-----
Providence    
Big East 2-----2828
ASUN 2-----28
Iowa    
Big Ten 2-----32
Sun Belt 2-----
DePaul    
Big East 2-----
Sam Houston    
CUSA 2-----
Rider    
MAAC 2-----PP
Army    
Patriot 2-----P
Marshall    
Sun Belt 2-----
Chattanooga    
Southern 2-----P
Butler    
Big East 2-----
Ohio Valley 2-----
Villanova    
Big East 2-----
Bucknell    
Patriot 2-----
Georgetown    
Big East 2-----
Virginia    
ACC 2-----
Davidson    
Atlantic 10 2-----
SWAC 2-----
Manhattan    
MAAC 2-----
Green Bay    
Horizon 2-----
West Coast 2-----
Iona    
MAAC 2-----
UAB    
American 2-----32
Ohio Valley 2-----
Tulane    
American 2-----⁴32
Furman    
Southern 2-----
Big Sky 2-----
Horizon 2-----
Austin Peay    
ASUN 2-----
MEAC 2-----
Hampton    
CAA 2-----
Big West 2-----
Boise State    
Mountain West 2-----32
North Dakota    
Summit 2-----
CUSA 2-----
Stony Brook    
CAA 2-----
Sun Belt 2-----
Campbell    
CAA 2-----
MEAC 2-----
Southland 2-----
Coppin State    
MEAC 2-----
UTEP    
CUSA 2-----⁶✖
Rutgers   
Big Ten 1-----28
defunct1-----32
Gonzaga    
West Coast 1-----32
Memphis    
American 1-----
North Texas    
American 1-----
Lehigh    
Patriot 1-----
Southern    
SWAC 1-----
Sun Belt 1-----
Northeastern    
CAA 1-----
CAA 1-----
UT Martin    
Ohio Valley 1-----
Nicholls    
Southland 1-----
ACC 1-----32
Big West 1-----
MEAC 1-----
MAC 1-----
Duquesne    
Atlantic 10 1-----
IU Indy    
Horizon 1-----
Southland 1-----
Oakland    
Horizon 1-----
Seton Hall    
Big East 1-----
Harvard    
Ivy League 1-----
Missouri Valley 1-----
CAA 1-----
Southland 1-----
Syracuse   
ACC 1-----32
Bryant    
America East 1-----
MAC 1-----
Navy    
Patriot 1-----
Horizon 1-----
CAA 1-----32
SEC 1-----
The Citadel    
Southern 1-----
UIC    
Missouri Valley 1-----
Big 12 1-----
Northeast 1-----
Quinnipiac    
MAAC 1-----
Grand Canyon    
Mountain West 1-----
Omaha    
Summit 1-----
Northeast 1-----
St. Thomas    
Summit 1-----
Toledo    
MAC 1-----
SWAC ------P
SWAC ------PP
Wagner    
Northeast ------P

Champions by decade

Winners of two or more consecutive championships

WinsTeamYears
4Penn State2007–2010
2Hawaiʻi1982, 1983
Pacific1985, 1986
UCLA1990, 1991
Stanford1996, 1997, 2018, 2019
USC2002, 2003
Penn State2013, 2014
Texas2022, 2023

Common matchups in Championship Final

# of TimesMatchupRecordYears Played
4Penn State vs StanfordPenn State 3–11997, 1999, 2007, 2008
3Nebraska vs TexasNebraska 2–11995, 2015, 2023
Stanford vs UCLAStanford 2–11984, 1992, 1994
2Hawaiʻi vs StanfordTied 1–11987, 1996
Long Beach State vs Penn StateLong Beach State 2–01993, 1998
Nebraska vs StanfordTied 1–12006, 2018
Nebraska vs WisconsinTied 1–12000, 2021

Champions by state

Champions by state
StateWinsYears won
California 211981, 1984–1986, 1989–1994, 1996–1998, 2001–2004, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019
Pennsylvania 81999, 2007–2010, 2013, 2014, 2024
Nebraska 51995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017
Texas 41988, 2012, 2022, 2023
Hawaii 31982, 1983, 1987
Kentucky 12020
Washington 12005
Wisconsin 12021

Final Four appearances

TeamNumberChampionRunner-upSemifinalist
Stanford23986
Cal2011
Pittsburgh5005
Louisville3021
Florida State1001
UCLA12444
USC10316
Washington5104
Oregon1010
Nebraska18567
Penn State14833
Minnesota6015
Wisconsin7133
Illinois4013
Ohio State2002
Michigan State1001
Michigan1001
Florida8026
LSU2002
Kentucky2100
Tennessee1001
Texas14455
Texas A&M10
BYU3012
Arizona1001
Baylor1001
Kansas1001
Pacific7214
Santa Clara1001
San Diego1001
Hawaiʻi9324
Long Beach State8323
San Diego State2002
San Jose State1001
UT Arlington1001

Current conference key

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

Records

[2] [4]

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

Most Outstanding Player

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

YearMost Outstanding PlayerSchool
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)
1999Lauren Cacciamani (2)Penn State (3)
2000 Greichaly Cepero Nebraska
2001 Logan Tom Stanford (2)
2002Keao BurdineSouthern California
2003Keao Burdine (2)Southern California (2)
2004 Ogonna Nnamani Stanford (3)
2005Christal MorrisonWashington
2006 Sarah Pavan Nebraska (2)
2007 Megan Hodge Penn State (4)
2008Megan Hodge (2)Penn State (5)
2009 Destinee Hooker Texas
2010Deja McClendonPenn State (6)
2011Rachael KidderUCLA (2)
2012 Bailey Webster Texas (2)
2013 Micha Hancock Penn State (7)
2014 Megan Courtney Penn State (8)
2015Mikaela FoeckeNebraska (3)
2016 Inky Ajanaku Stanford (4)
2017Mikaela Foecke (2)
Kelly Hunter
Nebraska (4,5)
2018 Morgan Hentz
Kathryn Plummer
Stanford (5,6)
2019Kathryn Plummer (2)Stanford (7)
2020 Madison Lilley Kentucky
2021Anna SmrekWisconsin
2022 Logan Eggleston Texas (3)
2023 Madisen Skinner Texas (4)
2024 Jess Mruzik Penn State (9)

See also

References

  1. "DIVISION I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Volleyball - 2012 Championship Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20.
  3. "Women's Volleyball Box Score: Texas vs. Kentucky". Kentucky Wildcats. April 24, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  4. "Attendance Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20.