NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
AssociationNCAA
SportCollege indoor volleyball
Founded1981 (1981)
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams64
Country United States
Most recent
champion
Texas A&M (1)
Most titlesStanford (9)
BroadcasterABC
Official websiteNCAA.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]

Texas A&M won the most recent tournament, defeating Kentucky 3–0 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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.

Champions

  • 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 Penn State (8) (35–2) 3–1 Louisville Pittsburgh, Nebraska
2025 Kansas City, Missouri
(Kansas)
T-Mobile Center Texas A&M (29–4) 3–0 Kentucky 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

Penn
State
Stanford
UCLA
Nebraska
⇙ Hawaiʻi
Long
Beach
State
USC
Texas
Pacific
Kentucky
Texas A&M
Washington
Wisconsin
Schools with national championships
— 9 championships, – 8 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 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
Texas A&M 1 2025
Washington 1 2005
Wisconsin 1 2021

Results by team and year

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  SF  Semifinals
  •  QF  Quarterfinals
  •  16  Round of 16
  •  20   28   32  Second Round (20 teams 1981, 28 teams 1982 through 1985, 32 teams 1986 to present)
  •  ✖  First Round (48 teams 1993 through 1996, 56 teams 1997, 64 teams 1998 through present, except 2020)
  •  P  From 1994 through 1997, some teams would have to play in a play-in game to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The losers of these games are not considered by the NCAA to have participated in the NCAA Tournament. They are marked on this table, though these seasons do not accumulate toward their total appearances.
  •  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 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.

School Conference
(as of 2025)
# 16 QF SF 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 24 25

Stanford    
ACC 44 39 32 23 17 9 QF SF SF RU RU SF RU 16 16 QF QF CH ⁴16 ¹CH ¹SF ¹CH ¹CH ²16 ¹RU 32 ¹CH ¹RU ²16 ³CH ²32 ¹RU ¹RU ¹RU ¹16 ¹QF ³32 ¹QF ²QF ¹SF ²32 ²CH ¹SF ¹CH ¹CH 32 ¹QF ¹QF ²QF ²16
Penn State    
Big Ten 45 36 21 14 11 8 16 28 16 16 28 16 32 32 32 QF 16 16 ³RU ²SF ⁴16 ²QF ¹RU ¹RU ¹CH ³QF 32 ³32 ³QF ¹16 ¹16 ¹QF ¹CH ¹CH ¹CH ¹CH ²16 ¹SF ¹CH ²CH ²16 ⁴16 ¹SF ²QF ³QF ⁴16 32 ⁴16 ⁵16 ¹CH ⁸32
Nebraska    
Big Ten 44 41 34 18 11 5 16 28 QF QF RU QF 16 RU SF QF 16 32 ¹QF ¹CH ¹SF ²QF ¹SF ³16 ¹CH ¹SF ¹QF ³16 ¹QF ¹RU ¹CH ¹QF ¹SF ³QF ¹16 ¹32 ¹QF ²QF ⁴QF ¹CH ¹SF ²CH ²RU ²QF ²QF ³RU ²16 ¹RU ¹SF ¹QF
Texas    
SEC 42 37 29 15 9 4 16 16 QF QF SF SF CH QF QF 16 QF ¹QF 32 ²RU ⁴16 ³16 ³QF ⁴32 32 32 ²16 32 ²QF ¹QF ¹SF ¹RU ³SF ¹QF ¹CH ¹SF ¹SF ¹RU ¹RU ²QF ²QF ¹16 ¹RU ¹QF ¹CH ²CH ³16 ¹QF
UCLA    
Big Ten 39 29 22 12 8 4 RU QF RU CH SF 32 16 SF SF CH CH RU ¹QF ¹RU ²QF 32 32 ³QF ⁴QF ²QF 32 ²QF ⁴QF ⁴16 ¹SF ²QF ⁴16 ²32 32 ³CH ²32 ³16 ⁴16 ³QF ⁴16 32 32 ⁴16 ⁸32
Hawaii    
Big West 42 28 19 9 5 3 QF CH CH 28 16 QF CH RU QF 16 QF ²QF ³16 ¹QF ¹RU ²QF ¹16 ²SF ³16 ²SF ¹SF ¹16 ²16 ³QF ³32 ²QF ³SF ⁴32 ³16 32 ³32 32 QF 32 ³16 32 ⁸✖ 32
Big West 27 13 10 8 5 3 28 32 16 CH QF RU SF ¹CH ²QF 32 ²16 ¹SF ¹CH ²SF 16 ¹RU 32 32 32 32 32
USC    
Big Ten 41 24 17 10 4 3 CH RU 28 QF SF 32 32 32 16 16 32 ²QF 16 16 ³16 ⁴16 ⁴32 ¹SF ¹QF ¹CH ¹CH ²SF ³32 ²16 ²SF 32 32 ²SF ²SF ²QF ²QF 32 ¹QF ³QF ³32 32 ⁶32 ⁸32 ⁶32 ⁴32
Pacific    
West Coast 24 19 11 7 3 2 SF QF SF SF CH CH QF QF 16 RU 16 QF ³16 ⁴16 ⁴32 ²16 32 ³16 ¹SF ¹16 ³16 32 32
Wisconsin    
Big Ten 29 23 16 7 4 1 16 16 32 16 ¹QF ²QF 32 ²RU ²16 ⁴32 32 ⁴QF ³QF ³16 ²32 ³RU ¹QF ²16 ¹QF 16 ²QF ¹RU ¹SF ¹CH ¹QF ¹SF ²QF ³SF
Kentucky    
SEC 27 16 6 2 2 1 QF QF 16 16 16 ⁴32 32 16 16 ⁴16 ⁴32 ⁴32 32 ¹QF ³16 ³16 ¹CH ²32 ³16 ²16 ³QF ¹RU
Washington    
Big Ten 28 17 12 5 1 1 32 QF 32 32 32 ⁴16 32 ³QF ²SF ¹CH ²SF ²32 ²QF ²32 QF 32 ⁴16 ¹SF ¹16 ²QF ²QF ²32 16 ²QF ²SF ⁴16 ⁸✖
Texas A&M    
SEC 28 11 3 1 1 1 16 28 16 32 32 32 ⁴16 32 ³16 32 ⁴QF 32 ³QF 32 ⁴16 32 16 ⁴32 32 32 ³32 ⁴16 ⁶16 ³CH
Florida    
SEC 36 31 17 8 2 - 16 QF SF ²SF ³16 ¹QF ¹SF ²SF ¹SF ²QF ⁴16 ³QF ²SF ¹RU 32 ²QF ³16 ⁴16 ⁴16 ⁴16 ¹16 QF ⁴16 ²32 ²QF ³QF ³32 ¹RU 16 ³16 ²QF ⁴16 ³16 ⁴32 ⁶16 32
Louisville    
ACC 34 11 5 3 2 - 28 32 32 32 32 16 ⁴16 32 32 32 16 ³16 32 32 ³32 ⁴32 32 QF ³16 ¹SF ¹RU ²QF ¹RU ²16
Minnesota    
Big Ten 30 22 9 6 1 - 16 16 32 32 16 ¹16 32 ²16 ⁴SF ¹RU 32 ²QF ²32 ³SF ³16 ⁴16 ²QF ³16 ¹SF ¹SF ²16 ¹16 ²SF ¹16 ³QF ²16 32 ⁶32 ⁴16
Illinois    
Big Ten 28 19 7 4 1 - 16 QF SF SF QF 32 32 QF 32 ³16 ⁴16 32 32 ⁴16 ³16 ²16 ²16 ¹RU ⁴16 ³16 16 16 ¹SF 16
BYU    
Big 12 38 24 11 3 1 - 16 16 16 28 QF QF QF 16 32 32 QF ²SF ³32 32 ³QF ²QF ²QF ³16 ³16 32 32 QF ³16 16 RU ⁴16 ⁴16 ⁴16 ¹SF ⁴32 ⁴16 ³16 ⁷32 ⁴32 ⁵✖ ⁵✖
California    
ACC 17 9 4 2 1 - 16 16 32 32 16 32 ³16 32 32 16 ³SF ²QF ³QF ²RU 32
Oregon    
Big Ten 21 10 4 1 1 - 16 32 32 32 16 ³16 ⁴32 ²RU 32 ³16 32 32 ⁴QF ³16 ³QF ²QF ⁴16
Pittsburgh    
ACC 21 7 6 5 - - 28 28 32 32 16 32 32 32 32 32 32 ³32 ²32 QF ¹SF ²SF ¹SF ¹SF ¹SF
Ohio State    
Big Ten 25 19 4 2 - - 16 32 SF 32 ⁴16 ¹SF ³16 ⁴16 16 32 32 ⁴16 ⁴16 ⁴16 ²QF ⁴32 ³16 32 16 16 32 16 ³16 16 ³16 ³16 ³QF
Mountain West 14 8 3 2 - - SF SF QF 16 28 16 16 32 16 32 ⁴16 32
LSU    
SEC 16 5 3 2 - - QF 32 16 SF SF 16 32 ⁴32 ⁴✖ 32 32 32
Arizona    
Big 12 30 13 4 1 - - 16 16 16 28 16 32 32 32 16 16 16 32 32 16 ²QF ²SF ³QF 32 ¹QF 32 ³32 16 32
Big Ten 20 7 3 1 - - ²SF ³QF 32 ⁴✖ 32 32 32 16 16 32 16 16 32 32 ³32 QF
Michigan    
Big Ten 21 7 2 1 - - 32 32 32 32 32 16 16 ⁴QF 16 SF 32 ³16 16 32 32
ACC 26 5 2 1 - - 28 28 32 32 32 32 32 32 ¹QF 32 ³SF ³32 16 ²16 32 16 32 ⁷✖ ⁶✖ ⁷✖
WAC 9 4 2 1 - - 28 16 16 QF SF 32
Tennessee    
SEC 20 6 1 1 - - 20 16 16 16 32 ³16 ⁴SF 32 ³32 ⁴32 32 32 ³16 ⁷✖
San Diego    
West Coast 27 5 1 1 - - 32 32 32 32 ³16 32 ⁴16 32 32 ³16 32 32 16 32 32 ²SF ⁸✖
Baylor    
Big 12 14 5 1 1 - - 32 16 32 ³32 32 ¹SF ³16 ²16 ⁴16 32 ⁴32 ⁶32
Mountain West 12 5 1 1 - - 16 28 SF 16 16 16 32 32 32 32
Kansas    
Big 12 14 4 1 1 - - 32 32 ³32 ⁴16 ⁴✖ ³SF ²32 16 32 ⁴32 ³32 ⁴16
West Coast 16 1 1 1 - - 32 32 ³32 SF 32
Purdue    
Big Ten 27 18 6 - - - 16 QF 16 28 16 16 32 32 ⁴16 ⁴16 32 ³16 ⁴QF ²16 16 QF 32 32 32 32 ⁴16 ²QF ²QF ⁸32 ³16 ⁴16 ³QF
Big West 30 10 4 - - - QF 28 16 28 28 32 32 32 32 16 16 16 ¹32 32 32 32 ²QF ³16 ²QF ⁴QF ²16 ⁴32 32
Cal Poly    
Big West 18 9 4 - - - QF QF QF 16 QF 32 16 32 16 32 ⁴32 ⁴16 32 32 16
Creighton    
Big East 15 5 3 - - - 32 32 32 ⁴16 QF ³32 ³32 32 ⁴32 ⁴✖ ³16 ²QF ³QF
Pepperdine    
West Coast 27 7 2 - - - 20 28 28 32 32 32 32 32 32 16 ²16 ³32 ²16 ³QF ¹16 16 ⁴QF 32 32
West Coast 18 5 2 - - - 32 32 ³32 ²QF ³16 32 ⁴QF 32 32 ⁴16 ⁴32 32 ⁷32 ⁴16
Iowa State    
Big 12 18 5 2 - - - 32 32 16 QF ¹16 ¹QF ⁴16 32 32 ⁴32 ⁶32 ⁷✖ ⁵32
ACC 15 4 2 - - - 32 32 32 32 ²QF 16 32 ²QF ⁵32 ⁵16 ⁷32
Notre Dame    
ACC 21 6 1 - - - 16 32 ⁴QF ³16 ²16 32 16 32 32 ⁴32 32 ²16 32
Missouri    
SEC 19 5 1 - - - 32 ⁴32 ³QF 32 16 ¹32 32 ⁴16 16 32 32 32 ⁸32 ⁷16
MAC 14 5 1 - - - 28 QF 16 28 16 16 32 32 16 32
Duke    
ACC 20 4 1 - - - 16 28 32 32 32 16 ⁴16 32 32 32 32 32 ³QF ⁴32
ACC 21 3 1 - - - 28 28 32 32 32 32 32 ³16 32 32 32 32 ²QF 32 ²16 ⁸32 32
Oklahoma    
SEC 13 3 1 - - - 32 QF 32 ⁴16 32 16 32 32 ⁸32
Houston    
Big 12 13 2 1 - - - 32 32 32 32 ²QF ⁵16 ⁸32
Arkansas    
SEC 13 2 1 - - - 32 ⁴32 ³16 32 32 32 ⁶32 ³QF
Summit 9 1 1 - - - QF 32
Mountain West 5 1 1 - - - QF 32
Wyoming    
Mountain West 4 1 1 - - - 32 QF 32
Mountain West 32 10 - - - - 28 16 16 32 16 16 32 32 32 ³16 ²16 ⁴16 ⁴16 32 ⁴32 32 16 32 32 ⁴16 32
Big 12 22 8 - - - - 16 16 28 28 16 32 32 16 ³32 ⁴16 ³16 32 32 32 32 ⁵16 ³32 ²16
Colorado    
Big 12 22 4 - - - - 32 32 32 ²16 ⁴16 32 ⁴16 32 32 32 32 32 32 16 ⁵32
Utah    
Big 12 20 4 - - - - 32 32 32 ⁴16 32 32 32 ³16 32 32 ³16 32 16 ⁴32 32 ⁴32
Missouri Valley 27 3 - - - - 32 32 32 32 32 16 32 ⁴16 ¹16 32 32 32 ²✖ ²32 32 32 32 ⁸✖ ⁸32 ⁶32
Big 12 19 3 - - - - 32 32 32 16 32 32 ²16 32 32 ³32 16 ⁴32 32
West Coast 16 3 - - - - 16 ³16 32 32 32 16 32 ⁷32
Marquette    
Big East 14 3 - - - - 32 32 32 ⁴16 32 ⁴16 ⁶32 ⁵16 32
Georgia    
SEC 12 3 - - - - 16 16 32 32 ³16 32 32 32
New Mexico    
Mountain West 9 3 - - - - 16 32 16 16 32 32 32
Texas Tech    
Big 12 9 2 - - - - 16 16 32 32
Indiana    
Big Ten 6 2 - - - - 32 32 16 ⁴16
American    
Patriot 19 1 - - - - 16 32
CUSA 18 1 - - - - 32 32 32 ⁴32 16 32 ⁶32 ⁶32 ⁷✖
Dayton    
Atlantic 10 18 1 - - - - 32 ⁴32 32 ⁴32 32 32 32 32 32 ⁵32 ⁵16
Missouri Valley 17 1 - - - - 28 28 28 28 32 32 16 32 32
Miami (FL)    
ACC 14 1 - - - - 16 32 32 32 32 ⁷✖ 32 ⁸32 ⁵32
Cincinnati    
Big 12 13 1 - - - - 20 32 32 32 32 32 16
American 12 1 - - - - 32 32 32 32 16 32 ⁴32
Ohio    
MAC 10 1 - - - - 32 16 32 32
Big Ten 8 1 - - - - 16 28 28 28 32 32
CUSA 7 1 - - - - 32 16 32
West Coast 7 1 - - - - ³16 32 32
SMU    
ACC 5 1 - - - - 32 ⁷32 ²32 ²16
West Coast 4 1 - - - - 28 16
Temple    
American 4 1 - - - - 16
St. John's    
Big East 3 1 - - - - 32 ³16
Fairfield    
MAAC 15 - - - - -
Sun Belt 14 - - - - - 32 32 32 32
SWAC 14 - - - - - P P 32
LIU    
Northeast 14 - - - - - 32
UCF    
Big 12 13 - - - - - 32 32 ⁴✖ 32 32 ⁵32
CUSA 12 - - - - - 28 32 32
SEC 11 - - - - - 28 32 32 32 32 32 32
Ball State    
MAC 11 - - - - - 32 32 32 32
Big Sky 11 - - - - - 32 32
Miami (OH)    
MAC 10 - - - - - 20 32 32
Milwaukee    
Horizon 10 - - - - -
SWAC 10 - - - - -
Charleston    
CAA 10 - - - - - 32 32
CUSA 10 - - - - - 32
Yale    
Ivy League 10 - - - - - 32 32
Princeton    
Ivy League 9 - - - - - P
Southland 9 - - - - - 32
Hofstra    
CAA 9 - - - - - 32
Rice    
American 9 - - - - - 32 32 ⁵32 ⁷✖
High Point    
Big South 9 - - - - - 32
Clemson    
ACC 8 - - - - - 32 32 ⁴✖ 32 32
American 8 - - - - - ⁴32 32 32
Atlantic 10 8 - - - - - 32
Sun Belt 8 - - - - - 32
America East 8 - - - - -
Lipscomb    
ASUN 8 - - - - -
Big Sky 8 - - - - -
Maryland    
Big Ten 7 - - - - - 32 32 ⁴32 ⁴32 32 32 32
MAC 7 - - - - - 32 32 32
Atlantic 10 7 - - - - - 32 ³32
Colgate    
Patriot 7 - - - - - P
Liberty    
CUSA 7 - - - - -
Utah State    
Mountain West 7 - - - - - 32 32 ⁶✖ 32
Albany    
America East 7 - - - - - 32
TCU    
Big 12 7 - - - - - 32 32 32 32 ⁵32 ⁶32
Samford    
Southern 7 - - - - -
Idaho    
Sun Belt 6 - - - - - 32
Big Sky 6 - - - - - 32 32 32
Siena    
MAAC 6 - - - - - P P
Ohio Valley 6 - - - - - P 32
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 - - - - - 32 32
Towson    
CAA 5 - - - - - P 32 ⁸✖
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 - - - - - 32 32
Tulsa    
American 5 - - - - - 32 32
SWAC 5 - - - - -
Southland 5 - - - - -
ASUN 5 - - - - - 32 32
Summit 5 - - - - -
Horizon 5 - - - - - 32
Lamar    
Southland 4 - - - - - 28 28
Big Sky 4 - - - - - 32 32 32
NC State    
ACC 4 - - - - - 32 32
Big Sky 4 - - - - - 32 32
MAC 4 - - - - - 32 32
Atlantic 10 4 - - - - - 32 32 32
Radford    
Big South 4 - - - - -
Sun Belt 4 - - - - -
Missouri Valley 4 - - - - -
Belmont    
Missouri Valley 4 - - - - -
UNLV    
Mountain West 4 - - - - - 32 32
MAAC 4 - - - - -
Ohio Valley 4 - - - - - 32
ASUN 4 - - - - -
Atlantic 10 3 - - - - - 28 32
UC Irvine    
Big West 3 - - - - - 32 32
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 - - - - -
MEAC 3 - - - - -
American 3 - - - - -
Big Sky 3 - - - - -
UTSA    
American 3 - - - - -
FIU    
CUSA 3 - - - - - 32 32
Ohio Valley 3 - - - - -
Xavier    
Big East 3 - - - - - ⁸✖
ASUN 3 - - - - -
Binghamton    
America East 3 - - - - -
CUSA 3 - - - - - 32
VCU    
Atlantic 10 3 - - - - -
Atlantic 10 3 - - - - - ⁴32
Summit 3 - - - - - ⁷✖
Summit 3 - - - - -
Niagara    
MAAC 3 - - - - -
Auburn    
SEC 3 - - - - - 32 32 ⁷✖
Southern 3 - - - - -
WAC 3 - - - - -
Wofford    
Southern 3 - - - - -
Providence    
Big East 2 - - - - - 28 28
ASUN 2 - - - - - 28
Iowa    
Big Ten 2 - - - - - 32
Sun Belt 2 - - - - -
DePaul    
Big East 2 - - - - -
CUSA 2 - - - - -
Rider    
MAAC 2 - - - - - P P
Army    
Patriot 2 - - - - - P
Marshall    
Sun Belt 2 - - - - -
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 - - - - -
ASUN 2 - - - - -
MEAC 2 - - - - -
Hampton    
CAA 2 - - - - -
Big West 2 - - - - -
Mountain West 2 - - - - - 32
Summit 2 - - - - -
CUSA 2 - - - - -
CAA 2 - - - - -
CAA 2 - - - - -
Campbell    
Sun Belt 2 - - - - -
MEAC 2 - - - - -
Southland 2 - - - - -
MEAC 2 - - - - -
UTEP    
CUSA 2 - - - - - ⁶✖
Rutgers    
Big Ten 1 - - - - - 28
defunct 1 - - - - - 32
Gonzaga    
West Coast 1 - - - - - 32
Memphis    
American 1 - - - - -
American 1 - - - - -
Lehigh    
Patriot 1 - - - - -
Southern    
SWAC 1 - - - - -
Sun Belt 1 - - - - -
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 - - - - -
Southern 1 - - - - -
UIC    
Missouri Valley 1 - - - - -
Big 12 1 - - - - -
Northeast 1 - - - - -
Quinnipiac    
MAAC 1 - - - - -
Mountain West 1 - - - - -
Omaha    
Summit 1 - - - - -
Northeast 1 - - - - -
St. Thomas    
SWAC 1 - - - - -
Toledo    
Northeast 1 - - - - -
SWAC - - - - - - P
SWAC - - - - - - P P
Wagner    
Northeast - - - - - - P

Champions by decade

Winners of two or more consecutive championships

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

# 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

Champions by state
State Wins Years won
California 21 1981, 1984–1986, 1989–1994, 1996–1998, 2001–2004, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019
Pennsylvania 8 1999, 2007–2010, 2013, 2014, 2024
Nebraska 5 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017
Texas 5 1988, 2012, 2022, 2023, 2025
Hawaii 3 1982, 1983, 1987
Kentucky 1 2020
Washington 1 2005
Wisconsin 1 2021

Final Four appearances

Team Number Champion Runner-up Semifinalist
Stanford 23 9 8 6
Cal 2 0 1 1
Pittsburgh 5 0 0 5
Louisville 3 0 2 1
Florida State 1 0 0 1
UCLA 12 4 4 4
USC 10 3 1 6
Washington 5 1 0 4
Oregon 1 0 1 0
Nebraska 18 5 6 7
Penn State 14 8 3 3
Minnesota 6 0 1 5
Wisconsin 7 1 3 3
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 2 1 1 0
Tennessee 1 0 0 1
Texas 14 4 5 5
Texas A&M 1 1 0 0
BYU 3 0 1 2
Arizona 1 0 0 1
Baylor 1 0 0 1
Kansas 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

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

Records

  • Highest attendance: 21,860 (2024 Louisville-Penn State championship 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)

[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]

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)
2024 Jess Mruzik Penn State (9)
2025 Kyndal Stowers Texas A&M

See also

References

  1. ^ "DIVISION I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "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.