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| Conference | NCAA |
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| Division | Division I |
| No. of teams | 18 |
Big Ten volleyball is made up of the women's volleyball programs from the Big Ten's 18 member universities. Through 2021, the Big Ten has earned a combined 36 NCAA national semifinal appearances by eight different teams. In 1987, Illinois became the first Big Ten program to make an appearance in the national semifinal. In 1999 Penn State won the conference's first national championship, and they have won seven overall, including a record four consecutive titles from 2007 to 2010. Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, and Wisconsin (four times) have each made national championship game appearances.
In 2011, former Big 12 member Nebraska joined the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers have won five national championships, with two of these coming since the school joined the Big Ten. Rutgers University and the University of Maryland joined the Big Ten in July 2014, and on August 2, 2024, the Big Ten Conference announced the formal admission of the University of Oregon, the University of Washington, UCLA, and USC from the recently dissolved Pac-12 Conference.
Teams
| School | Head coach | Big Ten titles† | National semifinal appearances | Best NCAA finish |
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| Penn State | Katie Schumacher-Cawley | 18 (1992, 1993, 1996–99, 2003–10, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024) |
13 (1993, 1994, 1997–99, 2007–10, 2012–14, 2017) | Champions (1999, 2007–10, 2013, 2014) |
| Nebraska | John Cook | 5 (2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024) | 17 (1986*, 1989*, 1990*, 1995*, 1996*, 1998*, 2000*, 2001*, 2005*, 2006*, 2008*, 2015–18, 2021, 2023) |
Champions (1995*, 2000*, 2006*, 2015, 2017) |
| Wisconsin | Kelly Sheffield | 9 (1990, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2019–22) | 6 (2000, 2013, 2019–21, 2023) | Champions (2021) |
| Illinois | Chris Tamas | 4 (1986–88, 1992) | 4 (1987, 1988, 2011, 2018) | Runner-up (2011) |
| Ohio State | Jen Flynn Oldenburg | 3 (1989, 1991, 1994) | 2 (1991, 1994) | National semifinal (1991, 1994) |
| Michigan State | Leah Johnson | 2 (1995, 1996) | 1 (1995) | National semifinal (1995) |
| Minnesota | Keegan Cook | 3 (2002, 2015, 2018) | 6 (2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019) | Runner-up (2004) |
| Purdue | Dave Shondell | 1 (1985) | Regional final (2010, 2020, 2021) | |
| Michigan | Erin Virtue | 1 (2012) | National semifinal (2012) | |
| Iowa | Jim Barnes | First Round (1989) | ||
| Northwestern | Tim Nollan | Regional semifinal (1981) | ||
| Indiana | Steve Aird | Regional semifinal (2010) | ||
| Maryland | Adam Hughes | Second Round (1996) | ||
| Rutgers | Caitlin Schweihofer | Qualifying round (1982) | ||
| Oregon | Matt Ulmer | |||
| UCLA | Alfredo Reft | |||
| USC | Brad Keller | |||
| Washington | Leslie Gabriel |
† Since 1985, when double round-robin play was introduced
* As a member of the Big 12
Big Ten Award History
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Big Ten volleyball in the AVCA
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) annually awards National Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. The following lists coaches and players from the Big Ten who have received these awards.
National Coach of the Year
- 1985 – Mike Hebert, Illinois
- 1990 – Russ Rose, Penn State
- 1995 – Chuck Erbe, Michigan State
- 1997 – Russ Rose, Penn State
- 2007 – Russ Rose, Penn State
- 2008 – Russ Rose, Penn State
- 2013 – Russ Rose, Penn State
- 2015 – Hugh McCutcheon, Minnesota
- 2023 – John Cook, Nebraska
National Player of the Year
- 1994 – Laura Davis, Ohio State
- 1999 – Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State
- 2004 – Stacey Gordon, Ohio State
- 2008 – Nicole Fawcett, Penn State
- 2009 – Megan Hodge, Penn State
- 2014 – Micha Hancock, Penn State
- 2016 – Sarah Wilhite, Minnesota
- 2021 – Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
- 2023 – Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin
National Freshman of the Year
- 2001 – Stacey Gordon, Ohio State
- 2005 – Nicole Fawcett, Penn State
- 2006 – Megan Hodge, Penn State
- 2010 – Deja McClendon, Penn State
- 2014 – Ali Frantti, Penn State
- 2017 – Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
- 2020 – Emily Londot, Ohio State
- 2021 – Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska
- 2024 – Izzy Starck, Penn State
References
- "University of Maryland and Rutgers University Become Official Members of Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference Official Site". 2016-06-26. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- "University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and University of Washington Officially Join Big Ten Conference". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- "Big Ten award history" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-04-24.