Annual american volleyball tournament
The NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is an annual event that leads to the championship in women's volleyball from teams in Division I contested by the NCAA each winter since 1981. Texas won the most recent tournament, defeating Nebraska 3–0 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
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.[1]
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.
- ^ 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
Schools with national championships 
— 9 championships,
– 7 championships,
– 5 championships,
– 4 championships,
– 3 championships
– 2 championships,
– 1 championship
Results by Team and Year
- • First Round (48 teams 1993 through 1996, 56 teams 1997, 64 teams 1998 through present, except 2020)
- 20 28 32 Second Round (20 teams 1981, 28 teams 1982 through 1985, 32 teams 1986 to present)
- 16 Round of 16
- QF Quarterfinals
- SF Semifinals
- RU National Runner-up
- CH National Champion
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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 top 4 teams in each region were seeded. The 4 teams seeded No. 1 are shown with double underline, and 12 teams seeded between No. 2 and No. 4 are shown with .
Champions by decade
Winners of two or more consecutive championships
Common Matchups in Championship Final
Champions by state
Final 4 Appearances
Current Conference Key
Records
- Highest attendance: 19,727 (2023 championship match)
- Lowest attendance for a championship match: (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)
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- ^ 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]
See also
References
- ^ "2015 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament Statistics and Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ a b c http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_volleyball_champs_records/2012/d1/DI.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Women's Volleyball Box Score: Texas vs. Kentucky". Kentucky Wildcats. April 24, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_volleyball_RB/2013/Att.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
- NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball
