List of NCAA women's beach volleyball programs explained

These collegiate women's beach volleyball teams compete as members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Currently, 101 college athletic programs sponsor the sport, with one more to do so in future seasons.^[1] The majority of the participating programs are members of Division I, though some members of divisions II and III also compete. Unlike in most sports for which the NCAA holds championships, one beach volleyball championship is held, made open to members of all three divisions.^[2]

Current teams

As of the 2025 season, these schools sponsor a beach volleyball team that is recognized by the NCAA. All institutions on this list are located within the United States. Conference affiliations reflect those for beach volleyball, and do not necessarily match the schools' primary conferences.

Institution	Teams	Location	State	Conference	Division
Austin Peay	Governors	Clarksville	TN	Atlantic Sun Conference	I
Central Arkansas	Bears	Conway	AR	Atlantic Sun Conference	I
Eastern Kentucky	Colonels	Richmond	KY	Atlantic Sun Conference	I
Florida Gulf Coast	Eagles	Fort Myers	FL	Atlantic Sun Conference	I
Jacksonville	Dolphins	Jacksonville	FL	Atlantic Sun Conference	I
North Alabama	Lions	Florence	AL	Atlantic Sun Conference	I
North Florida	Ospreys	Jacksonville	FL	Atlantic Sun Conference	I
Stetson	Hatters	DeLand	FL	Atlantic Sun Conference	I
Arizona	Wildcats	Tucson	AZ	Big 12 Conference	I
Arizona State	Sun Devils	Tempe	AZ	Big 12 Conference	I
TCU	Horned Frogs	Fort Worth	TX	Big 12 Conference	I
Utah	Utes	Salt Lake City	UT	Big 12 Conference	I
Bakersfield	Roadrunners	Bakersfield	CA	Big West Conference	I
Cal Poly	Mustangs	San Luis Obispo	CA	Big West Conference	I
Cal State Northridge	Matadors	Northridge	CA	Big West Conference	I
Hawai'i	BeachBows	Honolulu	HI	Big West Conference	I
Long Beach State	Beach	Long Beach	CA	Big West Conference	I
Sacramento State	Hornets	Sacramento	CA	Big West Conference	I
UC Davis	Aggies	Davis	CA	Big West Conference	I
Florida State	Seminoles	Tallahassee	FL	Coastal Collegiate Sports Association	I
LSU	Tigers	Baton Rouge	LA	Coastal Collegiate Sports Association	I
South Carolina	Gamecocks	Columbia	SC	Coastal Collegiate Sports Association	I
Florida Atlantic	Owls	Boca Raton	FL	Conference USA	I
FIU	Panthers	Miami	FL	Conference USA	I
Jacksonville State	Gamecocks	Jacksonville	AL	Conference USA	I
Missouri State	Beach Bears	Springfield	MO	Conference USA	I
Sam Houston	Bearkats	Huntsville	TX	Conference USA	I
Tarleton	Texans	Stephenville	TX	Conference USA	I
Tulane	Green Wave	New Orleans	LA	Conference USA	I
UAB	Blazers	Birmingham	AL	Conference USA	I
UTEP	Miners	El Paso	TX	Conference USA	I
Chattanooga	Mocs	Chattanooga	TN	Ohio Valley Conference	I
Eastern Illinois	Panthers	Charleston	IL	Ohio Valley Conference	I
Lindenwood	Lions		MO	Ohio Valley Conference	I
Morehead State	Eagles	Morehead	KY	Ohio Valley Conference	I
UT Martin	Skyhawks	Martin	TN	Ohio Valley Conference	I
Tennessee Tech	Golden Eagles	Cookeville	TN	Ohio Valley Conference	I
California	Golden Bears	Berkeley	CA	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation	I
Grand Canyon	Antelopes	Phoenix	AZ	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation	I
Oregon	Ducks	Eugene	OR	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation	I
UCLA	Bruins	Los Angeles	CA	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation	I
USC	Trojans	Los Angeles	CA	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation	I
Stanford	Cardinal	Stanford	CA	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation	I
Washington	Huskies	Seattle	WA	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation	I
Boise State	Broncos	Boise	ID	Southland Conference	I
Houston Christian	Huskies	Houston	TX	Southland Conference	I
New Orleans	Privateers	New Orleans	LA	Southland Conference	I
Nicholls	Colonels	Thibodaux	LA	Southland Conference	I
San Jose State	Spartans	San Jose	CA	Southland Conference	I
Southeastern Louisiana	Lady Lions	Hammond	LA	Southland Conference	I
Stephen F. Austin	Ladyjacks	Nacogdoches	TX	Southland Conference	I
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Islanders	Corpus Christi	TX	Southland Conference	I
Charleston	Cougars	Charleston	SC	Sun Belt Conference	I
Coastal Carolina	Chanticleers	Conway	SC	Sun Belt Conference	I
Georgia State	Panthers	Atlanta	GA	Sun Belt Conference	I
ULM	Warhawks	Monroe	LA	Sun Belt Conference	I
Mercer	Bears	Macon	GA	Sun Belt Conference	I
Southern Miss	Golden Eagles	Hattiesburg	MS	Sun Belt Conference	I
UNC Wilmington	Seahawks	Wilmington	NC	Sun Belt Conference	I
Loyola Marymount	Lions	Los Angeles	CA	West Coast Conference	I
Pacific	Tigers	Stockton	CA	West Coast Conference	I
Pepperdine	Waves	Malibu	CA	West Coast Conference	I
Portland	Pilots	Portland	OR	West Coast Conference	I
Saint Mary's	Gaels	Moraga	CA	West Coast Conference	I
San Francisco	Dons	San Francisco	CA	West Coast Conference	I
Santa Clara	Broncos	Santa Clara	CA	West Coast Conference	I
Mississippi State	Bulldogs	Mississippi State	MS	Independent	I
Nebraska	Cornhuskers	Lincoln	NE	Independent	I
Texas	Longhorns	Austin	TX	Independent	I
Cal State Los Angeles	Golden Eagles	Los Angeles	CA	Independent	II
Chaminade	Silverswords	Honolulu	HI	Independent	II
Colorado Mesa	Mavericks	Grand Junction	CO	Independent	II
Concordia	Golden Eagles	Irvine	CA	Independent	II
Hawaii Pacific	Sharks	Honolulu	HI	Independent	II
McKendree	Bearcats	Lebanon	IL	Independent	II
Southwest Baptist	Bearcats	Bolivar	MO	Independent	II
Spring Hill	Badgers	Mobile	AL	Independent	II
Texas A&M Kingsville	Javelinas	Kingsville	TX	Independent	II
Vanguard	Lions	Costa Mesa	CA	Independent	II
Wayne State	Wildcats	Wayne	NE	Independent	II
Carson–Newman	Eagles	Jefferson City	TN	South Atlantic Conference	II
Catawba	Indians	Salisbury	NC	South Atlantic Conference	II
Emmanuel	Lions	Franklin Springs	GA	South Atlantic Conference	II
Erskine	Flying Fleet	Due West	SC	South Atlantic Conference	II
Tusculum	Pioneers	Tusculum	TN	South Atlantic Conference	II
Wingate	Bulldogs	Wingate	NC	South Atlantic Conference	II
Barry	Buccaneers	Miami Shores	FL	Sunshine State Conference	II
Eckerd	Tritons		FL	Sunshine State Conference	II
Florida Southern	Moccasins	Lakeland	FL	Sunshine State Conference	II
Palm Beach Atlantic	Sailfish	West Palm Beach	FL	Sunshine State Conference	II
Saint Leo	Lions	Saint Leo	FL	Sunshine State Conference	II
Tampa	Spartans	Tampa	FL	Sunshine State Conference	II
Berry	Vikings	Mount Berry	GA	Independent	III
East Texas Baptist	Tigers	Marshall	TX	Independent	III
Hendrix	Warriors	Conway	AR	Independent	III
Huntingdon	Hawks	Montgomery	AL	Independent	III
LaGrange	Panthers	LaGrange	GA	Independent	III
Lynchburg	Hornets	Lynchburg	VA	Independent	III
Mary Hardin–Baylor	Crusaders	Belton	TX	Independent	III
Southern Virginia	Knights	Buena Vista	VA	TBD	III
Stevenson	Mustangs	Stevenson	MD	Independent	III

Future teams

In addition to those listed above, two universities are adding beach volleyball in 2025–26.

Institution	Teams	Location	State	Conference	Div.	First season
South Florida	Bulls	Tampa	FL	TBD	I	2026^[3]
West Georgia	Wolves	Carrollton	GA	Atlantic Sun Conference	I	2026^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's Beach Volleyball Institutions . February 28, 2023 . NCAA Directory.
2. Web site: Beach volleyball championship format to change in 2023 . February 28, 2023 . NCAA . en.
3. USF Beach Volleyball To Begin Competition in 2025-26 Season. University of South Florida. June 29, 2023. August 2, 2024.
4. Atlantic Sun Conference Welcomes the University of West Georgia as Its Newest Member . Atlantic Sun Conference . August 9, 2023 . August 9, 2023.