The NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament is the annual event that decides the

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contested by the

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. It determines the national champion of Division II women's collegiate

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. It has been held annually since 1981, typically played in December after the fall regular season (the men's championship, conversely, is held in the spring). The most recent champions are the

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, who won their fourth title in 2022, their first since 1997. In 2022 National Championship, West Texas A&M defeated the most successful team Concordia–Saint Paul, who had won nine titles (winning 2007-13, 16-17) in a timespan of only eleven years.

History

From 1970 through 1980, before the NCAA governed women's collegiate athletics, the

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alone 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

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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 conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership. There is also an

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for men's volleyball teams in Division I and Division II seeing as there are far fewer men's programs than women's.

Champions

*Note: ''See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the Division II volleyball champions from 1975 to 1981. NOTE: In 1981 there were both NCAA and AIAW champions.''

Records

* Most championships: Concordia–St. Paul (9) * Undefeated Seasons: Hawaii Pacific (2000), Concordia–St. Paul (2009), Cal State San Bernardino (2019)

Summary

* Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics. * Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified to another NCAA division.

References

External links

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NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball
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