The United Volleyball Conference is a
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Division III
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
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men's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
conference
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located in the
northeastern United States
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.
Formed in August 2010 with play starting in January 2011, the conference operates out of the same offices as the all-sports
Empire 8
The Empire 8 (E8) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. The E8 sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's fi ...
league, though the two remain separate entities.
Teams
Current members
The league currently has 9 members.
Note that because NCAA men's volleyball is a spring sport, the year of joining is the calendar year before the first season of competition.
Future member
Former members
Championship history
See also
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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
References
External links
United Volleyball Conference websiteNational Collegiate Athletic Association websiteNCAA men's volleyballNCAA Division III
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NCAA Division III conferences
Volleyball organizations