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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]

AssociationNCAA
Founded1981; 45 years ago (1981)
DivisionDivision I
Quick facts Association, Sport ...
NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
AssociationNCAA
SportCollege indoor volleyball
Founded1981; 45 years ago (1981)
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams64
Country United States
Most recent
champion
Texas A&M (1st title)
Most titlesStanford (9)
BroadcasterABC
Official websiteNCAA.com
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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.[citation needed]

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.

More information Year, Host city (University) ...
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
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  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

NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is located in the United States
PennState
Penn
State
Stanford
Stanford
UCLA
UCLA
Nebraska
Nebraska
⇙ Hawaiʻi
⇙ Hawaiʻi
LongBeachState
Long
Beach
State
USC
USC
Texas
Texas
Pacific
Pacific
Kentucky
Kentucky
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Washington
Washington
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Schools with national championships
— 9 championships, – 8 championships, – 5 championships, – 4 championships, – 3 championships
– 2 championships, – 1 championship
More information Team, Number ...
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
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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.

More information School, Conference (as of 2025) ...
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    
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Penn State    
Big Ten45362114118162816162816323232QF1616³RU²SF⁴16²QF¹RU¹RU¹CH³QF32³32³QF¹16¹16¹QF¹CH¹CH¹CH¹CH²16¹SF¹CH²CH²16⁴16¹SF²QF³QF⁴1632⁴16⁵16¹CH⁸32
Nebraska    
Big Ten444134181151628QFQFRUQF16RUSFQF1632¹QF¹CH¹SF²QF¹SF³16¹CH¹SF¹QF³16¹QF¹RU¹CH¹QF¹SF³QF¹16¹32¹QF²QF⁴QF¹CH¹SF²CH²RU²QF²QF³RU²16¹RU¹SF¹QF
Texas    
SEC42372915941616QFQFSFSFCHQFQF16QF¹QF32²RU⁴16³16³QF⁴323232²1632²QF¹QF¹SF¹RU³SF¹QF¹CH¹SF¹SF¹RU¹RU²QF²QF¹16¹RU¹QF¹CH²CH³16¹QF
UCLA    
Big Ten3929221284RUQFRUCHSF3216SFSFCHCHRU¹QF¹RU²QF3232³QF⁴QF²QF32²QF⁴QF⁴16¹SF²QF⁴16²3232³CH²32³16⁴16³QF⁴163232⁴16⁸32
Hawaii    
Big West422819953QFCHCH2816QFCHRUQF16QF²QF³16¹QF¹RU✖²QF¹16²SF³16²SF¹SF¹16²16³QF³32²QF³SF⁴32³1632³3232QF32✖✖³1632⁸✖32✖
Big West271310853283216CHQFRUSF¹CH²QF32²16¹SF¹CH²SF16¹RU✖✖32✖323232✖✖✖32
USC    
Big Ten4124171043CHRU28QFSF323232161632²QF1616³16⁴16⁴32¹SF¹QF¹CH¹CH²SF³32²16²SF3232²SF²SF²QF²QF32¹QF✖³QF³3232⁶32⁸32⁶32⁴32
Pacific    
West Coast241911732SFQFSFSFCHCHQFQF16RU16QF³16⁴16⁴32²1632³16¹SF¹16³163232✖
Wisconsin    
Big Ten292316741161632✖16¹QF²QF32²RU²16⁴3232⁴QF³QF³16²32³RU¹QF²16¹QF16²QF¹RU¹SF¹CH¹QF¹SF²QF³SF
Kentucky    
SEC27166221QFQF161616⁴32✖32✖✖16✖16⁴16⁴32⁴32✖32¹QF³16³16¹CH²32³16²16³QF¹RU
Washington    
Big Ten28171251132QF323232⁴1632³QF²SF¹CH²SF²32²QF²32QF32⁴16¹SF¹16²QF²QF²3216²QF²SF⁴16⁸✖✖
Texas A&M    
SEC28113111162816323232⁴1632³1632⁴QF32³QF32⁴1632✖16⁴323232✖³32✖⁴16✖⁶16³CH
Florida    
SEC36311782-16QFSF²SF³16¹QF¹SF²SF¹SF²QF⁴16³QF²SF¹RU32²QF³16⁴16⁴16⁴16¹16QF⁴16²32²QF³QF³32¹RU16³16²QF⁴16³16⁴32⁶1632
Louisville    
ACC3411532-28323232✖✖3216⁴16✖✖32323216³16✖✖✖✖3232³32✖⁴32✖32QF³16¹SF¹RU²QF¹RU²16
Minnesota    
Big Ten3022961-1616323216¹1632²16⁴SF¹RU32²QF✖²32³SF³16⁴16²QF³16¹SF¹SF²16¹16²SF¹16³QF²1632⁶32⁴16
Illinois    
Big Ten2819741-16QFSFSFQF3232QF32✖³16⁴163232⁴16✖³16²16²16¹RU⁴16³161616¹SF✖16✖
BYU    
Big 1238241131-16161628QFQFQF163232QF²SF³3232³QF²QF²QF³16³16✖32✖32QF³1616RU⁴16⁴16⁴16¹SF⁴32⁴16³16⁷32⁴32⁵✖⁵✖
California    
ACC179421-161632321632³16323216³SF²QF³QF²RU✖✖32
Oregon    
Big Ten2110411-16323232✖16³16⁴32✖²RU32³16✖3232⁴QF³16✖³QF²QF⁴16
Pittsburgh    
ACC21765--28283232163232✖3232✖3232³32²32QF¹SF²SF¹SF¹SF¹SF
Ohio State    
Big Ten251942--1632SF32⁴16¹SF³16⁴16163232⁴16⁴16⁴16²QF⁴32³163216163216³1616³16³16³QF
Mountain West14832--SFSFQF16281616321632⁴1632✖✖
LSU    
SEC16532--QF3216SFSF16✖✖32✖⁴32⁴✖3232✖32
Arizona    
Big 12301341--161616281632323216161632✖3216²QF²SF³QF✖32¹QF✖✖✖32³32✖16✖32
Big Ten20731--✖²SF³QF32⁴✖32323216✖✖16✖3216163232³32QF
Michigan    
Big Ten21721--323232✖3232✖1616⁴QF✖16SF✖32³16✖1632✖32
ACC26521--2828323232323232✖✖✖¹QF32³SF³3216²163216✖✖✖32⁷✖⁶✖⁷✖
WAC9421--281616QFSF32✖✖✖
Tennessee    
SEC20611--2016161632✖³16⁴SF✖✖32³32⁴32✖3232✖³16✖⁷✖
San Diego    
West Coast27511--✖✖32323232✖✖³1632⁴16✖✖3232✖³16✖32✖32163232✖²SF⁸✖
Baylor    
Big 1214511--32✖16✖32³3232¹SF³16²16⁴1632⁴32⁶32
Mountain West12511--1628SF161616323232✖✖32
Kansas    
Big 1214411--3232✖³32⁴16⁴✖³SF²32✖1632⁴32³32⁴16
West Coast16111--32✖✖32³32✖✖✖✖SF✖✖32✖✖✖
Purdue    
Big Ten27186---16QF162816163232⁴16⁴1632³16⁴QF²1616QF32323232⁴16²QF²QF⁸32³16⁴16³QF
Big West30104---QF2816282832323232161616¹32323232²QF³16²QF⁴QF✖²16✖⁴32✖✖✖✖32✖
Cal Poly    
Big West1894---QFQFQF16QF32163216✖32✖⁴32⁴1632✖3216
Creighton    
Big East1553---323232✖⁴16QF³32³3232✖⁴32⁴✖³16²QF³QF
Pepperdine    
West Coast2772---202828323232323232✖16²16³32²16³QF¹1616✖✖✖⁴QF✖3232✖✖✖
West Coast1852---3232✖³32²QF³1632✖⁴QF✖3232⁴16✖⁴3232⁷32⁴16
Iowa State    
Big 121852---323216QF¹16✖¹QF⁴16✖3232✖⁴32✖✖⁶32⁷✖⁵32
ACC1542---323232✖✖32²QF16✖32²QF⁵32⁵16⁷32✖
Notre Dame    
ACC2161---1632⁴QF³16²16321632✖32✖⁴32✖32²16✖✖✖✖✖32
Missouri    
SEC1951---✖✖32✖⁴32³QF32✖16✖¹3232⁴1616323232⁸32⁷16
MAC1451---28QF162816163232✖16✖✖32✖
Duke    
ACC2041---162832323216⁴16✖32✖32323232✖³QF✖⁴32✖✖
ACC2131---282832323232✖32³16✖32323232✖²QF32²16✖⁸3232
Oklahoma    
SEC1331---32QF32⁴1632✖16✖3232✖✖⁸32
Houston    
Big 121321---32323232²QF✖✖✖✖✖✖⁵16⁸32
Arkansas    
SEC1321---32⁴32³1632✖32✖32✖✖✖⁶32³QF
Summit911---QF✖32✖✖✖✖✖✖
Mountain West511---QF32✖✖✖
Wyoming    
Mountain West411---32QF32✖
Mountain West3210----281616321616✖323232³16²16⁴16✖⁴16✖32✖⁴3232163232✖✖⁴16✖✖32✖✖✖
Big 12228----1616282816323216³32⁴16³16✖323232✖✖32✖⁵16³32²16
Colorado    
Big 12224----323232²16⁴16✖32⁴1632✖3232✖✖✖32323216✖✖⁵32
Utah    
Big 12204----323232⁴16✖32✖3232³163232✖³163216⁴3232⁴32✖
Missouri Valley273----3232323232✖1632⁴16¹163232✖✖32²✖²3232✖✖32✖✖32⁸✖⁸32⁶32
Big 12193----32✖3232163232²163232³32✖16✖✖✖⁴32✖32
West Coast163----16✖✖³163232✖32✖✖✖✖1632✖⁷32
Marquette    
Big East143----32✖32✖32✖✖⁴1632✖⁴16⁶32⁵1632
Georgia    
SEC123----16163232³163232✖✖✖32✖
New Mexico    
Mountain West93----16321616323232✖✖
Texas Tech    
Big 1292----16163232✖✖✖✖✖
Indiana    
Big Ten62----✖3232✖16⁴16
American    
Patriot191----✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖16✖32✖✖✖✖
CUSA181----✖✖✖✖✖✖32✖32✖32⁴321632⁶32⁶32✖⁷✖
Dayton    
Atlantic 10181----32✖✖⁴32✖32⁴32✖323232✖✖✖3232⁵32⁵16
Missouri Valley171----28282828323216✖32✖✖✖32✖✖✖✖
Miami (FL)    
ACC141----16✖✖32✖✖32✖3232⁷✖32⁸32⁵32
Cincinnati    
Big 12131----20✖✖32✖✖32✖3232✖3216
American121----32323232✖✖16✖32✖⁴32✖
Ohio    
MAC101----✖3216✖✖✖3232✖✖
Big Ten81----16282828✖✖3232
CUSA71----✖321632✖✖✖
West Coast71----✖³16✖✖3232✖
SMU    
ACC51----✖32⁷32²32²16
West Coast41----28✖16✖
Temple    
American41----✖✖✖16
St. John's    
Big East31----32³16✖
Fairfield    
MAAC15-----✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖
Sun Belt14-----3232✖✖✖✖✖✖✖32✖32✖✖
SWAC14-----PP✖✖✖32✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖
LIU    
NEC14-----✖32✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖
UCF    
Big 1213-----✖✖✖32✖✖32✖⁴✖32✖32⁵32
CUSA12-----2832✖✖✖32✖✖✖✖✖✖✖
SEC11-----283232✖32✖323232✖✖
Ball State    
MAC11-----32✖3232✖✖✖✖✖32✖
Big Sky11-----✖32✖✖✖✖✖✖✖32✖
Miami (OH)    
MAC10-----2032✖✖✖32✖✖✖✖
Milwaukee    
Horizon10-----✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖
SWAC10-----✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖
Charleston    
CAA10-----✖✖32✖✖✖32✖✖✖
CUSA10-----✖✖✖✖32✖✖✖✖✖
Yale    
Ivy League10-----3232✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖
Princeton    
Ivy League9-----✖P✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖
Southland9-----✖✖✖32✖✖✖✖✖
Hofstra    
CAA9-----✖✖✖✖✖32✖✖✖
Rice    
American9-----✖✖✖✖32✖32⁵32⁷✖
High Point    
Big South9-----✖✖✖✖32✖✖✖✖
Clemson    
ACC8-----✖32✖32⁴✖3232✖
American8-----✖✖⁴3232✖✖32✖
Atlantic 108-----✖✖✖✖✖✖32✖
Sun Belt8-----✖✖✖✖✖32✖✖
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Lipscomb    
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Atlantic 107-----✖✖32³32✖✖✖
Colgate    
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Liberty    
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Utah State    
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TCU    
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UMBC    
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Winthrop    
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Howard    
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Towson    
CAA5-----P✖32✖✖⁸✖
Ohio Valley5-----✖✖✖✖32
Nevada    
Mountain West5-----✖✖✖✖✖
Penn    
Ivy League5-----✖✖✖32✖
Alabama    
SEC5-----✖✖✖✖32
Ole Miss    
SEC5-----✖✖✖✖32
Delaware    
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NC State    
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Radford    
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UC Irvine    
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Big Sky3-----3232✖
Montana    
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Cornell    
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Valparaiso    
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Brown    
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UTSA    
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FIU    
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Xavier    
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Binghamton    
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VCU    
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Auburn    
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Providence    
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Iowa    
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DePaul    
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Rider    
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Army    
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Marshall    
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Butler    
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Villanova    
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Bucknell    
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Georgetown    
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Virginia    
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Furman    
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UTEP    
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Big Ten1-----28
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Gonzaga    
West Coast1-----32
Memphis    
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American1-----✖
Lehigh    
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Southern    
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CAA1-----✖
CAA1-----✖
UT Martin    
Ohio Valley1-----✖
Nicholls    
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ACC1-----32
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MAC1-----✖
Duquesne    
Atlantic 101-----✖
IU Indy    
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Oakland    
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Seton Hall    
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Harvard    
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Bryant    
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UIC    
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Omaha    
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St. Thomas    
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Toledo    
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Wagner    
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Champions by decade

Winners of two or more consecutive championships

More information Wins, Team ...
Wins Team Years
4Penn State2007–2010
2Hawaiʻi1982, 1983
Pacific1985, 1986
UCLA1990, 1991
Stanford1996, 1997, 2018, 2019
USC2002, 2003
Penn State2013, 2014
Texas2022, 2023
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Common matchups in Championship Final

More information # of Times, Matchup ...
# 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
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Champions by state

More information State, Wins ...
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
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Final Four appearances

More information Team, Number ...
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
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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]

More information Year, Most Outstanding Player ...
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
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