NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament

NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament
SportCollege indoor volleyball
Founded1981
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Lynn (1st)
Most titlesConcordia–Saint Paul (9)
Official websiteNCAA.com

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, typically played in December after the fall regular season (the men's championship, conversely, is held in the spring).[1]

The most successful program has been Concordia Saint Paul, who have won nine titles.

The most recent champions are the Lynn, who won their first national title in 2024.

History

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From 1970 through 1980, before the NCAA governed women's collegiate athletics, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 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 AIAW 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 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship for men's volleyball teams in Division I and Division II seeing as there are far fewer men's programs than women's.

Champions

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NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship
Year Site
(Host Team)
Championship Third Place Final / Semifinalists
Champion Games Runner-up Third-place Games Fourth-place
1981
Details
Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
Sacramento State 3–0 Lewis Cal State Northridge 3–0 Florida Southern
1982
Details
Northridge, CA
(Cal State Northridge)
UC Riverside 3–0 Cal State Northridge Portland State 3–0 Sacramento State
1983
Details
Lakeland, FL
(Florida Southern)
Cal State Northridge 3–2 Portland State Air Force 3–0 Nebraska–Omaha
1984
Details
Portland, OR
(Portland State)
Portland State 3–0 Cal State Northridge Sacramento State 3–0 Sam Houston State
1985
Details
Portland State (2) 3–1 Cal State Northridge Nebraska–Omaha 3–2 Sam Houston State
1986
Details
Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
UC Riverside (2) 3–0 Cal State Northridge Nebraska–Omaha 3–0 North Dakota State
1987
Details
Northridge, CA
(Cal State Northridge)
Cal State Northridge (2) 3–2 Central Missouri State Nebraska–Omaha 3–2 Ferris State
1988
Details
Fargo, ND
(North Dakota State)
Portland State (3) 3–0 Cal State Northridge North Dakota State 3–2 Regis
1989
Details
Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
Cal State Bakersfield 3–0 Sacramento State North Dakota State 3–1 Florida Southern
1990
Details
West Texas State 3–0 North Dakota State Cal State Bakersfield 3–2 Portland State
1991
Details
Canyon, TX
(West Texas State)
West Texas State (2) 3–0 Portland State North Dakota State 3–0 Florida Southern
1992
Details
Portland, OR
(Portland State)
Portland State (4) 3–2 Northern Michigan West Texas State 3–0 Cal State Los Angeles
1993
Details
Marquette, MI
(Northern Michigan)
Northern Michigan 3–1 Cal State Bakersfield Portland State 3–2 Northern Colorado
1994
Details
Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
Northern Michigan (2) 3–1 Cal State Bakersfield Northern Colorado 3–0 Central Missouri State
1995
Details
Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Barry 3–1 Northern Michigan Cal State Bakersfield 3–2 Central Missouri State
1996
Details
Warrensburg, MO
(Central Missouri State)
Nebraska–Omaha 3–2 Tampa Northern Michigan 3–0 Central Missouri State
1997
Details
Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
West Texas A&M (3) 3–2 Barry Cal State Bakersfield 3–0 Northern Michigan
1998
Details
Kissimmee, FL Hawaii Pacific 3–1 North Dakota State Regis and Tampa
1999
Details
Battle Creek, MI BYU–Hawaii 3–0 Tampa Northern Kentucky and West Texas A&M
2000
Details
Sioux Falls, SD
(Augustana–SD)
Hawaii Pacific (2) 3–0 Augustana (SD) California (PA) and North Alabama
2001
Details
Allendale, MI
(Grand Valley State)
Barry (2) 3–0 South Dakota State UC San Diego and Grand Valley State
2002
Details
Canyon, TX
(West Texas A&M)
BYU Hawaii 3–0 Truman State Grand Valley State and Tampa
2003
Details
San Bernardino, CA
(Cal State San Bernardino)
North Alabama 3–1 Concordia–St. Paul Cal State San Bernardino and Grand Valley State
2004
Details
Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Barry (3) 3–1 Truman Minnesota–Duluth and Nebraska–Kearney
2005
Details
Kearney, NE
(Nebraska–Kearney)
Grand Valley State 3–1 Nebraska–Kearney Cal State Los Angeles and Tampa
2006
Details
Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Tampa 3–1 North Alabama Minnesota–Duluth and West Texas A&M
2007
Details
Topeka, KS
(Washburn)
Concordia–St. Paul 3–1 Western Washington Washburn and West Texas A&M
2008
Details
St. Paul, MN
(Concordia–St. Paul)
Concordia–St. Paul (2) 3–2 Cal State San Bernardino Grand Valley State and Truman
2009
Details
Concordia–St. Paul (3) 3–0 West Texas A&M Cal State San Bernardino and Flagler
2010
Details
Louisville, KY Concordia–St. Paul (4) 3–1 Tampa Central Missouri and Dowling
2011
Details
San Bernardino, CA
(Cal State San Bernardino)
Concordia–St. Paul (5) 3–0 Cal State San Bernardino Hillsdale and Tampa
2012
Details
Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Concordia–St. Paul (6) 3–2 Tampa BYU–Hawaii and Indianapolis
2013
Details
Cedar Rapids, IA
(Upper Iowa University)
Concordia–St. Paul (7) 3–0 BYU–Hawaii West Texas A&M and Wheeling Jesuit
2014
Details
Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
Tampa (2) 3–0 Southwest Minnesota State Arkansas–Fort Smith and Grand Valley State
2015
Details
Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Wheeling Jesuit 3–0 Palm Beach Atlantic Wayne State (NE) and Western Washington
2016
Details
Sioux Falls, SD
(Northern Sun)
Concordia–Saint Paul (8) 3–0 Alaska–Anchorage Palm Beach Atlantic and Lewis
2017
Details
Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Concordia–Saint Paul (9) 3–0 Florida Southern Gannon and Rockhurst
2018
Details
Pittsburgh, PA
(Clarion)
Tampa (3) 3–2 Western Washington Lewis and Washburn
2019
Details
Denver, CO
(Metro State Univ of Denver)
Cal State San Bernardino (1) 3–1 Nebraska–Kearney Regis (CO) and Rockhurst
2020 Sioux Falls, SD
(Sanford Pentagon)
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details
Tampa, FL
(Tampa Spartans)
Tampa (4) 3–0 Washburn Gannon and Western Washington
2022
Details
Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
West Texas A&M (4) 3-1 Concordia-St Paul Cal State Los Angeles and UMSL
2023
Details
Moon Township, PA
(Clarion)
Cal State Los Angeles 3–1 West Texas A&M UMSL and Tampa
2024
Details
Sioux Falls, SD
(Northern Sun)
Lynn Fighting Knights 3–2 San Francisco State Angelo and Bentley
2025
Details
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Nova Southeastern)

Records

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

Location of Champions

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NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament is located in the United States
Lynn
Lynn
CSULA
CSULA
Wheeling
Wheeling
CSUSB
CSUSB
Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State
◀ Hawaii Pacific
◀ Hawaii Pacific
Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan
Concordia
Concordia
Tampa
Tampa
West Texas A&M
West Texas A&M
Barry
Barry
National Championships by school: 9, 4, 3, 2, 1

Current Division II

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Team Titles Years
Concordia St. Paul 9 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
Tampa 4 2006, 2014, 2018, 2021
West Texas A&M 1990, 1991, 1997, 2022
Barry 3 1995, 2001, 2004
Hawaii Pacific 2 1998, 2000
Northern Michigan 1993, 1994
Lynn 1 2024
Cal State Los Angeles 2023
Cal State San Bernardino 2019
Wheeling 2015
Grand Valley State 2005

Former Division II

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School Titles Years
Portland State 4 1984, 1985, 1988, 1992
BYU Hawaii 2 1999, 2002
Cal State Northridge 1983, 1987
UC Riverside 1982, 1986
North Alabama 1 2003
Omaha 1996
Cal State Bakersfield 1989
Sacramento State 1981

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Women's Division II Volleyball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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