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