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to determine the national champions of women's team, singles, and doubles collegiate tennis among its Division I members in the

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. It has been organized by the NCAA every year since 1982, except for 2020.

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has been the most successful program across all three events (singles, doubles, and team). The University of Georgia is the reigning team national champions, winning their third national title in 2025. The Division I NCAA team tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1999.

History

Tennis 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 outlasted the AIAW to gain sole authority over women's sports.

Results

Pre-NCAA sponsorship (1922–1981)

NCAA sponsorship (1982–present)

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Champions

Team titles

Singles titles

Doubles titles

* Schools highlighted in italics have reclassified to another NCAA division.

Results by School and Year

Total columns * School refers to the current name and branding of the tennis team. * Conference shows where the school as of the 2025 season. * Total appearances in the NCAA Tournament since 1977, not counting vacated appearances. * Total appearances in the top 16 of the tournament * Total appearances in the quarterfinals * Total appearances in the semifinals * Total appearances in the championship match * National championships Table entries * National champion * National runner-up * Semifinals * Quaterfinals * Round of 16 * Round of 32 (1999 to present) ** Round of 20 (1988 to 1995) * Round of 64 (1999 to present) * ''From 1996 to 1998, 10 teams were selected to advance directly to the round of 16, while all other teams were placed into regional tournaments to determine the other six teams. ** Regional finals ** Regional semifinals ** Regional quarterfinals * USC's participation in the 2008 tournament was vacated by the NCAA. They are not credited for that year in the total columns. From 1996 to 1998, the eight teams who advanced directly to the round of 16 are marked with an ^x. Since 1999, the top 16 teams have been seeded 1 through 16, and the seeds are marked in superscript. * The exception to the seeding rule was 2000, when the top 16 teams were seeded in groups of 4, marked by these symbols: · : ⁝ ⁞

References

External links

NCAA Division I Women's Tennis
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