The NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is an annual event that leads to the
championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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in women's
volleyball
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from teams in
Division I contested by the
NCAA
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each winter since 1981.
Texas
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won the most recent tournament, defeating
Louisville
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3–0 at
CHI Health Center Omaha
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in
Omaha, Nebraska
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History
From 1970 through 1980, before the NCAA governed women's collegiate athletics, the
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions). It evolved out of the Commission on Interc ...
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
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions). It evolved out of the Commission on Interc ...
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
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, 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
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championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
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
for the Division I volleyball champions from 1970 to 1981. NOTE: In 1981 there were both NCAA and AIAW champions.''
Statistics
Team titles
Champions by decade
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Winners of two or more consecutive championships
Common Matchups in Championship Final
Champions by state
Final 4 Appearances
Current Conference Key
Records
* Highest attendance: 18,755 (2021 championship match)
* Lowest attendance for a championship match:
0 (
2020
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* 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)
[http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_volleyball_RB/2013/Att.pdf ]
Most Outstanding Player
In 1991 and now annually since 1996, the NCAA has awarded the most outstanding player(s) of the NCAA championship.
See also
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AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Volleyball Champions
*
NAIA Volleyball Championship
The NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA women's collegiate indoor volleyball in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1980.
The most successf ...
*
NCAA men's volleyball tournament
The NCAA men's volleyball tournament, officially titled the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship, is an annual competition that determines the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in American college men ...
(National Collegiate division)
*
NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament
The NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament is the annual event that decides the championship contested by the NCAA. It determines the national champion of Division II women's collegiate volleyball. It has been held annually since 1981, ty ...
*
NCAA Division III men's volleyball tournament
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NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament
The NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament is the annual event that decides the championships in women's volleyball from teams in Division III contested by the NCAA each winter since 1981 except in 2020, when all D-III championship events ...
*
American Volleyball Coaches Association
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(AVCA)
References
External links
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NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball
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