Big Ten volleyball is made up of the women's volleyball programs from the Big Ten's 14 member universities. Through 2021, the Big Ten has earned a combined 36

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national semifinal appearances by eight different teams. In 1987,

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became the first Big Ten program to make an appearance in the national semifinal. In 1999

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won the conference's first national championship, and they have won seven overall, including a record four consecutive titles from 2007 to 2010. Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin (four times) have each made national championship game appearances. In 2011, former

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member

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joined the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers have won five national championships, with two of these coming since the school joined the Big Ten.

Teams

† Since 1985, when double round-robin play was introduced
* As a member of the

Big Ten Award History

Big Ten volleyball in the AVCA

The

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(AVCA) annually awards National Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. The following lists coaches and players from the Big Ten who have received these awards.

National Coach of the Year

*1985 – Mike Hebert, Illinois *1990 –

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, Penn State *1995 – Chuck Erbe, Michigan State *1997 –

, Penn State *2007 –

, Penn State *2008 –

, Penn State *2013 –

, Penn State *2015 –

Hugh McCutcheon Hugh Donald McCutcheon (born 13 October 1969), a native of Christchurch, New Zealand, is a former volleyball coach. He previously coached the US men's and women's national volleyball team, and was the head coach for the University of Minnesota' ...

, Minnesota

National Player of the Year

*1994 – Laura Davis, Ohio State *1999 – Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State *2004 – Stacey Gordon, Ohio State *2008 –

Nicole Fawcett Nicole Marie Fawcett (born December 16, 1986) is an American indoor volleyball player who won the 2014 World Championship and 2015 Pan American Games gold medal with the United States national team. Fawcett played for Penn State University f ...

, Penn State *2009 –

Megan Hodge Megan Hodge Easy (born October 15, 1988) is an American indoor volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with the US team and played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team. Currently, she plays in Brazilian ...

, Penn State *2014 –

Micha Hancock Micha Danielle Hancock (born November 10, 1992) is an American indoor volleyball player for the United States women's national volleyball team. Hancock played setter for the Penn State women's volleyball team, and won back-to-back national cham ...

, Penn State *2016 – Sarah Wilhite, Minnesota *2021 – Dana Rettke, Wisconsin

National Freshman of the Year

*2001 – Stacey Gordon, Ohio State *2005 –

, Penn State *2006 –

, Penn State *2010 – Deja McClendon, Penn State *2014 – Ali Frantti, Penn State *2017 – Dana Rettke, Wisconsin *2020 – Emily Londot, Ohio State *2021 – Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska

References

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External links

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