NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament explained

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Sport:College indoor volleyball
Founded:1981
Champion:Cal State Los Angeles (1st)
Most Successful Club:Concordia–Saint Paul (9)
Website:NCAA.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 Cal State Los Angeles, who won their first national title in 2023.

History

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

1981
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Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
Sacramento State3–0 LewisCal State Northridge3–0 Florida Southern
1982
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Northridge, CA
(Cal State Northridge)
UC Riverside3–0Cal State NorthridgePortland State3–0Sacramento State
1983
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Lakeland, FL
(Florida Southern)
Cal State Northridge3–2Portland StateAir Force3–0Nebraska–Omaha
1984
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Portland, OR
(Portland State)
Portland State3–0Cal State NorthridgeSacramento State3–0Sam Houston State
1985
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Portland State (2)3–1Cal State NorthridgeNebraska–Omaha3–2Sam Houston State
1986
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Riverside, CA
(UC Riverside)
UC Riverside (2)3–0Cal State NorthridgeNebraska–Omaha3–0North Dakota State
1987
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Northridge, CA
(Cal State Northridge)
Cal State Northridge (2)3–2Central Missouri StateNebraska–Omaha3–2Ferris State
1988
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Fargo, ND
(North Dakota State)
Portland State (3)3–0Cal State NorthridgeNorth Dakota State3–2Regis
1989
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Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
Cal State Bakersfield3–0Sacramento StateNorth Dakota State3–1Florida Southern
1990
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West Texas State3–0North Dakota StateCal State Bakersfield3–2Portland State
1991
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Canyon, TX
(West Texas State)
West Texas State (2)3–0Portland StateNorth Dakota State3–0Florida Southern
1992
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Portland, OR
(Portland State)
Portland State (4)3–2 Northern MichiganWest Texas State3–0Cal State Los Angeles
1993
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Marquette, MI
(Northern Michigan)
Northern Michigan3–1Cal State BakersfieldPortland State3–2Northern Colorado
1994
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Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
Northern Michigan (2)3–1Cal State BakersfieldNorthern Colorado3–0Central Missouri State
1995
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Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Barry3–1Northern MichiganCal State Bakersfield3–2Central Missouri State
1996
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Warrensburg, MO
(Central Missouri State)
Nebraska–Omaha3–2TampaNorthern Michigan3–0Central Missouri State
1997
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Bakersfield, CA
(Cal State Bakersfield)
West Texas A&M (3)3–2BarryCal State Bakersfield3–0Northern Michigan
1998
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Kissimmee, FLHawaii Pacific3–1North Dakota StateRegis and Tampa
1999
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Battle Creek, MIBYU–Hawaii3–0TampaNorthern Kentucky and West Texas A&M
2000
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Sioux Falls, SD
(Augustana–SD)
Hawaii Pacific (2)3–0Augustana (SD)California (PA) and North Alabama
2001
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Allendale, MI
(Grand Valley State)
Barry (2)3–0South Dakota StateUC San Diego and Grand Valley State
2002
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Canyon, TX
(West Texas A&M)</small>
BYU Hawaii3–0Truman StateGrand Valley State and Tampa
2003
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San Bernardino, CA
(Cal State San Bernardino)
North Alabama3–1Concordia–St. PaulCal State San Bernardino and Grand Valley State
2004
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Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Barry (3)3–1TrumanMinnesota–Duluth and Nebraska–Kearney
2005
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Kearney, NE
(Nebraska–Kearney)
Grand Valley State3–1Nebraska–KearneyCal State Los Angeles and Tampa
2006
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Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Tampa3–1North AlabamaMinnesota–Duluth and West Texas A&M
2007
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Topeka, KS
(Washburn)
Concordia–St. Paul3–1Western WashingtonWashburn and West Texas A&M
2008
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St. Paul, MN
(Concordia–St. Paul)
Concordia–St. Paul (2)3–2Cal State San BernardinoGrand Valley State and Truman
2009
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Concordia–St. Paul (3)3–0West Texas A&MCal State San Bernardino and Flagler
2010
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Louisville, KYConcordia–St. Paul (4)3–1TampaCentral Missouri and Dowling
2011
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San Bernardino, CA
(Cal State San Bernardino)
Concordia–St. Paul (5)3–0Cal State San BernardinoHillsdale and Tampa
2012
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Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Concordia–St. Paul (6)3–2TampaBYU–Hawaii and Indianapolis
2013
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Cedar Rapids, IA
(Upper Iowa University)
Concordia–St. Paul (7)3–0BYU–HawaiiWest Texas A&M and Wheeling Jesuit<--Name did not change to "Wheeling University" until 2019.-->
2014
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Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
Tampa (2)3–0Southwest Minnesota StateArkansas–Fort Smith and Grand Valley State
2015
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Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Wheeling Jesuit3–0Palm Beach AtlanticWayne State (NE)<--State dab needed because of Wayne State in Detroit, also D-II.--> and Western Washington
2016
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Sioux Falls, SD
(Northern Sun)
Concordia–Saint Paul (8)3–0Alaska–AnchoragePalm Beach Atlantic and Lewis
2017
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Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Concordia–Saint Paul (9)3–0Florida SouthernGannon and Rockhurst
2018
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Pittsburgh, PA
(Clarion)
Tampa (3)3–2Western WashingtonLewis and Washburn
2019
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Denver, CO
(Metro State Univ of Denver)
Cal State San Bernardino (1)3–1Nebraska–KearneyRegis (CO) and Rockhurst
2020Sioux Falls, SD
(Sanford Pentagon)
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
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Tampa, FL
(Tampa Spartans)
Tampa (4)3–0WashburnGannon and Western Washington
2022
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Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
West Texas A&M (4)3-1Concordia-St PaulCal State Los Angeles and UMSL
2023
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Moon Township, PA
(Clarion)
Cal State Los Angeles3–1West Texas A&MUMSL and Tampa
2024
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Sioux Falls, SD
(Northern Sun)
2025
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Nova Southeastern)

Records

Champions

Current Division II

Team Titles Years
style=9 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
style=4 2006, 2014, 2018, 2021
style=1990, 1991, 1997, 2022
style=31995, 2001, 2004
style=2 1998, 2000
style=1993, 1994
style=1 align=left 2023
style=align=left 2019
style=align=left 2015
style=align=left 2005

Former Division II

SchoolTitlesYears
style= 4 1984, 1985, 1988, 1992
style= 2 1999, 2002
style= 1983, 1987
style= 1982, 1986
style= 1 align=left 2003
style= align=left 1996
style= align=left 1989
style= align=left 1981

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Women's Division II Volleyball Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. September 20, 2015.