NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament
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| sport = College indoor volleyball
| association = NCAA
| division = Division II
| founded = {{start date and age|1981}}
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| champion = Lynn (1st)
| most successful club = Concordia–Saint Paul (9)
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| website = [https://www.ncaa.com/sports/volleyball-women/d2 NCAA.com]
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The NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament is the annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champions women's collegiate volleyball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1981, typically played in December after the fall regular season (the Division II men's tournament, conversely, is held in the spring).{{cite web |title=DIVISION II WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK |url=http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_volleyball_RB/D2champs.pdf |website=ncaa.org |publisher=NCAA |access-date=5 February 2025}}
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
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
- Note: See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the Division II volleyball champions from 1975 to 1981. NOTE: In 1981 there were both NCAA and AIAW champions.
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! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA}}|{{color|#FFFFFF|Site ! colspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA}}|{{color|#FFFFFF|Championship}} ! colspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA}}|{{color|#FFFFFF|Third Place Final / Semifinalists}} |
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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA}}|{{color|#FFFFFF|Games}} ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA}}|{{color|#FFFFFF|Runner-up}} ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA}}|{{color|#FFFFFF|Third-place}} ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA}}|{{color|#FFFFFF|Games}} ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA}}|{{color|#FFFFFF|Fourth-place}} |
1981 Details | 3–0 | Lewis | 3–0 |
1982 Details | Northridge, CA | 3–0 | Cal State Northridge | 3–0 | Sacramento State |
1983 Details | Lakeland, FL | Cal State Northridge | 3–2 | Portland State | 3–0 |
1984 Details |rowspan="2"| Portland, OR | Portland State | 3–0 | Cal State Northridge | Sacramento State | 3–0 |
1985 Details | Portland State (2) | 3–1 | Cal State Northridge | Nebraska–Omaha | 3–2 | Sam Houston State |
1986 Details | Riverside, CA | UC Riverside (2) | 3–0 | Cal State Northridge | Nebraska–Omaha | 3–0 |
1987 Details | Northridge, CA | Cal State Northridge (2) | 3–2 | Nebraska–Omaha | 3–2 |
1988 Details | Fargo, ND | Portland State (3) | 3–0 | Cal State Northridge | North Dakota State | 3–2 | Regis |
1989 Details |rowspan="2"| Bakersfield, CA | 3–0 | Sacramento State | North Dakota State | 3–1 | Florida Southern |
1990 Details | 3–0 | North Dakota State | Cal State Bakersfield | 3–2 | Portland State |
1991 Details | Canyon, TX | West Texas State (2) | 3–0 | Portland State | North Dakota State | 3–0 | Florida Southern |
1992 Details | Portland, OR | Portland State (4) | 3–2 | West Texas State | 3–0 |
1993 Details | Marquette, MI | Northern Michigan | 3–1 | Cal State Bakersfield | Portland State | 3–2 |
1994 Details | Bakersfield, CA | Northern Michigan (2) | 3–1 | Cal State Bakersfield | Northern Colorado | 3–0 | Central Missouri State |
1995 Details | Barry | 3–1 | Northern Michigan | Cal State Bakersfield | 3–2 | Central Missouri State |
1996 Details | Warrensburg, MO | Nebraska–Omaha | 3–2 | Tampa | Northern Michigan | 3–0 | Central Missouri State |
1997 Details | Bakersfield, CA | West Texas A&M (3) | 3–2 | Barry | Cal State Bakersfield | 3–0 | Northern Michigan |
1998 Details | 3–1 | North Dakota State |colspan="3"| Regis and Tampa |
1999 Details | 3–0 | Tampa |colspan="3"| Northern Kentucky and West Texas A&M |
2000 Details | Sioux Falls, SD | Hawaii Pacific (2) | 3–0 |colspan="3"| California (PA) and North Alabama |
2001 Details | Allendale, MI | Barry (2) | 3–0 | South Dakota State |colspan="3"| UC San Diego and Grand Valley State |
2002 Details | Canyon, TX | BYU Hawaii | 3–0 |colspan="3"| Grand Valley State and Tampa |
2003 Details | San Bernardino, CA | North Alabama | 3–1 |colspan="3"| Cal State San Bernardino and Grand Valley State |
2004 Details | Miami Shores, FL | Barry (3) | 3–1 | Truman |colspan="3"| Minnesota–Duluth and Nebraska–Kearney |
2005 Details | Kearney, NE | Grand Valley State | 3–1 | Nebraska–Kearney |colspan="3"| Cal State Los Angeles and Tampa |
2006 Details | Tampa | 3–1 | North Alabama |colspan="3"| Minnesota–Duluth and West Texas A&M |
2007 Details | Concordia–St. Paul | 3–1 |colspan="3"| Washburn and West Texas A&M |
2008 Details |rowspan="2"| St. Paul, MN | Concordia–St. Paul (2) | 3–2 | Cal State San Bernardino |colspan="3"| Grand Valley State and Truman |
2009 Details | Concordia–St. Paul (3) | 3–0 | West Texas A&M |colspan="3"| Cal State San Bernardino and Flagler |
2010 Details | Concordia–St. Paul (4) | 3–1 | Tampa |colspan="3"| Central Missouri and Dowling |
2011 Details | San Bernardino, CA | Concordia–St. Paul (5) | 3–0 | Cal State San Bernardino |colspan="3"| Hillsdale and Tampa |
2012 Details | Pensacola, FL | Concordia–St. Paul (6) | 3–2 | Tampa |colspan="3"| BYU–Hawaii and Indianapolis |
2013 Details | Cedar Rapids, IA | Concordia–St. Paul (7) | 3–0 | BYU–Hawaii |colspan="3"| West Texas A&M and Wheeling Jesuit |
2014 Details | Louisville, KY | Tampa (2) | 3–0 |colspan="3"| Arkansas–Fort Smith and Grand Valley State |
2015 Details | Wheeling Jesuit | 3–0 |colspan="3"| Wayne State (NE) and Western Washington |
2016 Details | Sioux Falls, SD | Concordia–Saint Paul (8) | 3–0 |colspan="3"| Palm Beach Atlantic and Lewis |
2017 Details | Pensacola, FL | Concordia–Saint Paul (9) | 3–0 | Florida Southern |
2018 Details | Tampa (3) | 3–2 | Western Washington | colspan="3"| Lewis and Washburn |
2019 Details | Denver, CO | Cal State San Bernardino (1) | 3–1 | colspan="3"|Regis (CO) and Rockhurst |
2020
| |colspan=7 align=center|Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2021 Details | Tampa, FL | Tampa (4) | 3–0 | Washburn | colspan="3"| Gannon and Western Washington |
2022 Details | Seattle, WA | West Texas A&M (4) | 3-1 | Concordia-St Paul | colspan=3| Cal State Los Angeles and UMSL |
2023 Details | Cal State Los Angeles | 3–1 | West Texas A&M | colspan=3| UMSL and Tampa |
2024 Details | Sioux Falls, SD | 3–2 | colspan=3| Angelo and Bentley |
2025 Details | Fort Lauderdale, FL | | | | colspan=3| |
=Records=
- 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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=Current Division II=
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Team | Titles | Years |
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style={{NCAA color cell|Concordia Golden Bears}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Concordia Golden Bears|Concordia Golden Bears women's volleyball|Concordia St. Paul}}}} | 9 | align=left| 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Tampa Spartans}}| {{nowrap|Tampa Spartans women's volleyball}} | rowspan=2| 4 | align=left| 2006, 2014, 2018, 2021 |
style={{NCAA color cell|West Texas A&M Buffaloes}}| {{nowrap|West Texas A&M Buffaloes women's volleyball}} | align=left| 1990, 1991, 1997, 2022 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|Barry Buccaneers}}| {{nowrap|Barry Buccaneers women's volleyball}} | 3 | align="left" | 1995, 2001, 2004 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Hawaii Pacific Sharks}}| {{nowrap|Hawaii Pacific Sharks women's volleyball}} | rowspan=2| 2 | align=left| 1998, 2000 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Northern Michigan Wildcats}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Northern Michigan Wildcats|Northern Michigan Wildcats women's volleyball|Northern Michigan}}}} | align=left| 1993, 1994 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|Lynn Fighting Knights}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Lynn Fighting Knights|Lynn Fighting Knights|Lynn}}}} | rowspan=5 | 1 | align=left | 2024 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles|Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles women's volleyball|Cal State Los Angeles}}}} | align=left | 2023 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes}}| {{nowrap|Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes women's volleyball}} | align=left | 2019 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|Wheeling Cardinals}}| {{nowrap|Wheeling Cardinals women's volleyball}} | align=left | 2015 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|Grand Valley State Lakers}}| {{nowrap|Grand Valley State Lakers women's volleyball}} | align=left | 2005 |
=Former Division II=
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!School !Titles !Years | ||
style={{NCAA color cell|Portland State Vikings}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Portland State Vikings|Portland State Vikings women's volleyball|Portland State}}}} | 4 | align=left| 1984, 1985, 1988, 1992 |
style={{NCAA color cell|BYU–Hawaii Seasiders}}| {{nowrap|BYU Hawaii Seasiders women's volleyball}} | rowspan="3"| 2 | align=left| 1999, 2002 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Northridge Matadors}}| {{nowrap|Cal State Northridge Matadors women's volleyball}} | align=left| 1983, 1987 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|UC Riverside Highlanders}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|UC Riverside Highlanders|UC Riverside Highlanders women's volleyball|UC Riverside}}}} | align=left| 1982, 1986 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|North Alabama Lions}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|North Alabama Lions|North Alabama Lions women's volleyball|North Alabama}}}} | rowspan="4"| 1 | align=left | 2003 |
style={{NCAA color cell|Omaha Mavericks}}| {{nowrap|Omaha Mavericks women's volleyball}} | align=left | 1996 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners|Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's volleyball|Cal State Bakersfield}}}} | align=left | 1989 | |
style={{NCAA color cell|Sacramento State Hornets}}| {{nowrap|{{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Sacramento State Hornets|Sacramento State Hornets women's volleyball|Sacramento State}}}} | align=left | 1981 |
See also
- NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships (Division I, Division III)
- AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Volleyball Champions
- NCAA Men's Volleyball Championships (Divisions I and II, Division III)
- NAIA Volleyball Championship
- AVCA
References
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External links
- [https://www.ncaa.com/sports/volleyball-women/d2 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball]
{{Volleyball in the United States}}
{{National Collegiate Athletic Association}}
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