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NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship

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Founded
  
1981

Country
  
United States

Number of teams
  
317

No. of teams
  
317

Most recent champion(s)
  
Stanford (7)

TV partner
  
ESPN2

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Sport
  
College indoor volleyball

Most titles
  
Penn State, Stanford (7)

Instances
  
2015 NCAA Division I, 2014 NCAA Division I, 2010 NCAA Division I, 2009 NCAA Division I, 2008 NCAA Division I

The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship is the annual championship in women's volleyball from teams in Division I contested by the NCAA each winter since 1981. Stanford won the most recent 2016 national championship by defeating Texas 3-1 in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 17,561 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

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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.

The first NCAA championship tournament was held in 1981, with 20 schools competing for the title. The tournament expanded gradually, moving to 28 teams in 1982, 32 in 1986, 48 in 1993, 56 in 1997, and its current size of 64 teams in 1998.

There is also a NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship for men's volleyball teams, which until 2012 was for both Division I and Division III, as there are far fewer men's programs than women's. However, since 2012 the men have separate tournaments for Division I and Division III teams.

Champions

  • The following is a list of the champions of each division with their record for the year in which they won the championship, and the runner-up, city, site and other final four participants for Division I.

    • See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships for the Division I volleyball champions from 1970 to 1981. NOTE: In 1981 there were both NCAA and AIAW champions.

    Records

    Sources: Championships records, Attendance records

  • Highest attendance to watch an NCAA championship match – 2016 championship game (17,561)
  • Lowest attendance to watch an NCAA championship match – 1983 (2,000)
  • Number 1 seed win NCAA championship†- 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009
  • Lowest seed to win NCAA championship – 11 (Stanford, 2004)
  • Lowest seed in NCAA championship game – Unseeded (BYU, 2014)
  • #1 seed defeats #2 seed in NCAA championship†- 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009
  • Most NCAA championships by team: Penn State, Stanford (7)
  • Most consecutive championships by team: Penn State (4)
  • Most consecutive post-season victories: Penn State (26) – 2007 (6), 2008 (6), 2009 (6), 2010 (6), 2011 (2)
  • Most championships for a head coach: Russ Rose, Penn State (7) – 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
  • Most NCAA championships by conference: Pac-12 (15)
  • Most consecutive championships by conference: Pac-12 (5)
  • Most appearances in NCAA final: Stanford 15 (7 win/8 lost); Penn State 10 (7/3); UCLA 8 (4/4)
  • Most NCAA final fours: Stanford 20 (7 NCs/8 seconds/5 semis); Nebraska 13 (4/3/6); Penn State 12 (7/3/2); UCLA 12 (4/4/4); Texas 12 (2/4/6); Southern California 10 (3/1/6)
  • Most NCAA final fours without a championship: Florida 7 (1 runner-up/6 semis)
  • Undefeated seasons since 1981: Long Beach State (1998), Nebraska (2000), USC (2003), Penn State (2008), Penn State (2009)

    • † – Since 2001, when current seeding field began.

    Most Outstanding Player

    In 1991 and now annually since 1996, the NCAA has awarded the most outstanding player(s) of the NCAA championship.

    References

    NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Wikipedia
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