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| Sport | College indoor volleyball |
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Lynn (1st) |
| Most titles | Concordia–Saint Paul (9) |
| Official 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).
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.
| NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site (Host Team) |
Championship | Third Place Final / Semifinalists | ||||||
| Champion | Games | Runner-up | Third-place | Games | Fourth-place | ||||
| 1981 Details |
Riverside, CA (UC Riverside) |
Sacramento State | 3–0 | Lewis | Cal State Northridge | 3–0 | Florida Southern | ||
| 1982 Details |
Northridge, CA (Cal State Northridge) |
UC Riverside | 3–0 | Cal State Northridge | Portland State | 3–0 | Sacramento State | ||
| 1983 Details |
Lakeland, FL (Florida Southern) |
Cal State Northridge | 3–2 | Portland State | Air Force | 3–0 | Nebraska–Omaha | ||
| 1984 Details |
Portland, OR (Portland State) |
Portland State | 3–0 | Cal State Northridge | Sacramento State | 3–0 | Sam Houston State | ||
| 1985 Details |
Portland State (2) | 3–1 | Cal State Northridge | Nebraska–Omaha | 3–2 | Sam Houston State | |||
| 1986 Details |
Riverside, CA (UC Riverside) |
UC Riverside (2) | 3–0 | Cal State Northridge | Nebraska–Omaha | 3–0 | North Dakota State | ||
| 1987 Details |
Northridge, CA (Cal State Northridge) |
Cal State Northridge (2) | 3–2 | Central Missouri State | Nebraska–Omaha | 3–2 | Ferris State | ||
| 1988 Details |
Fargo, ND (North Dakota State) |
Portland State (3) | 3–0 | Cal State Northridge | North Dakota State | 3–2 | Regis | ||
| 1989 Details |
Bakersfield, CA (Cal State Bakersfield) |
Cal State Bakersfield | 3–0 | Sacramento State | North Dakota State | 3–1 | Florida Southern | ||
| 1990 Details |
West Texas State | 3–0 | North Dakota State | Cal State Bakersfield | 3–2 | Portland State | |||
| 1991 Details |
Canyon, TX (West Texas State) |
West Texas State (2) | 3–0 | Portland State | North Dakota State | 3–0 | Florida Southern | ||
| 1992 Details |
Portland, OR (Portland State) |
Portland State (4) | 3–2 | Northern Michigan | West Texas State | 3–0 | Cal State Los Angeles | ||
| 1993 Details |
Marquette, MI (Northern Michigan) |
Northern Michigan | 3–1 | Cal State Bakersfield | Portland State | 3–2 | Northern Colorado | ||
| 1994 Details |
Bakersfield, CA (Cal State Bakersfield) |
Northern Michigan (2) | 3–1 | Cal State Bakersfield | Northern Colorado | 3–0 | Central Missouri State | ||
| 1995 Details |
Miami Shores, FL (Barry) |
Barry | 3–1 | Northern Michigan | Cal State Bakersfield | 3–2 | Central Missouri State | ||
| 1996 Details |
Warrensburg, MO (Central Missouri State) |
Nebraska–Omaha | 3–2 | Tampa | Northern Michigan | 3–0 | Central Missouri State | ||
| 1997 Details |
Bakersfield, CA (Cal State Bakersfield) |
West Texas A&M (3) | 3–2 | Barry | Cal State Bakersfield | 3–0 | Northern Michigan | ||
| 1998 Details |
Kissimmee, FL | Hawaii Pacific | 3–1 | North Dakota State | Regis and Tampa | ||||
| 1999 Details |
Battle Creek, MI | BYU–Hawaii | 3–0 | Tampa | Northern Kentucky and West Texas A&M | ||||
| 2000 Details |
Sioux Falls, SD (Augustana–SD) |
Hawaii Pacific (2) | 3–0 | Augustana (SD) | California (PA) and North Alabama | ||||
| 2001 Details |
Allendale, MI (Grand Valley State) |
Barry (2) | 3–0 | South Dakota State | UC San Diego and Grand Valley State | ||||
| 2002 Details |
Canyon, TX (West Texas A&M) |
BYU Hawaii | 3–0 | Truman State | Grand Valley State and Tampa | ||||
| 2003 Details |
San Bernardino, CA (Cal State San Bernardino) |
North Alabama | 3–1 | Concordia–St. Paul | Cal State San Bernardino and Grand Valley State | ||||
| 2004 Details |
Miami Shores, FL (Barry) |
Barry (3) | 3–1 | Truman | Minnesota–Duluth and Nebraska–Kearney | ||||
| 2005 Details |
Kearney, NE (Nebraska–Kearney) |
Grand Valley State | 3–1 | Nebraska–Kearney | Cal State Los Angeles and Tampa | ||||
| 2006 Details |
Pensacola, FL (West Florida) |
Tampa | 3–1 | North Alabama | Minnesota–Duluth and West Texas A&M | ||||
| 2007 Details |
Topeka, KS (Washburn) |
Concordia–St. Paul | 3–1 | Western Washington | Washburn and West Texas A&M | ||||
| 2008 Details |
St. Paul, MN (Concordia–St. Paul) |
Concordia–St. Paul (2) | 3–2 | Cal State San Bernardino | Grand Valley State and Truman | ||||
| 2009 Details |
Concordia–St. Paul (3) | 3–0 | West Texas A&M | Cal State San Bernardino and Flagler | |||||
| 2010 Details |
Louisville, KY | Concordia–St. Paul (4) | 3–1 | Tampa | Central Missouri and Dowling | ||||
| 2011 Details |
San Bernardino, CA (Cal State San Bernardino) |
Concordia–St. Paul (5) | 3–0 | Cal State San Bernardino | Hillsdale and Tampa | ||||
| 2012 Details |
Pensacola, FL (West Florida) |
Concordia–St. Paul (6) | 3–2 | Tampa | BYU–Hawaii and Indianapolis | ||||
| 2013 Details |
Cedar Rapids, IA (Upper Iowa University) |
Concordia–St. Paul (7) | 3–0 | BYU–Hawaii | West Texas A&M and Wheeling Jesuit | ||||
| 2014 Details |
Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) |
Tampa (2) | 3–0 | Southwest Minnesota State | Arkansas–Fort Smith and Grand Valley State | ||||
| 2015 Details |
Tampa, FL (Tampa) |
Wheeling Jesuit | 3–0 | Palm Beach Atlantic | Wayne State (NE) and Western Washington | ||||
| 2016 Details |
Sioux Falls, SD (Northern Sun) |
Concordia–Saint Paul (8) | 3–0 | Alaska–Anchorage | Palm Beach Atlantic and Lewis | ||||
| 2017 Details |
Pensacola, FL (West Florida) |
Concordia–Saint Paul (9) | 3–0 | Florida Southern | Gannon and Rockhurst | ||||
| 2018 Details |
Pittsburgh, PA (Clarion) |
Tampa (3) | 3–2 | Western Washington | Lewis and Washburn | ||||
| 2019 Details |
Denver, CO (Metro State Univ of Denver) |
Cal State San Bernardino (1) | 3–1 | Nebraska–Kearney | Regis (CO) and Rockhurst | ||||
| 2020 | (Sanford Pentagon) |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2021 Details |
Tampa, FL (Tampa Spartans) |
Tampa (4) | 3–0 | Washburn | Gannon and Western Washington | ||||
| 2022 Details |
Seattle, WA (Seattle Pacific) |
West Texas A&M (4) | 3-1 | Concordia-St Paul | Cal State Los Angeles and UMSL | ||||
| 2023 Details |
Moon Township, PA (Clarion) |
Cal State Los Angeles | 3–1 | West Texas A&M | UMSL and Tampa | ||||
| 2024 Details |
Sioux Falls, SD (Northern Sun) |
Lynn Fighting Knights | 3–2 | San Francisco State | Angelo and Bentley | ||||
| 2025 Details |
Fort Lauderdale, FL (Nova Southeastern) |
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Records
- Most championships: Concordia–St. Paul (9)
- Undefeated Seasons: Hawaii Pacific (2000), Concordia–St. Paul (2009), Cal State San Bernardino (2019)
Location of Champions
LynnCSULAWheelingCSUSBGrand Valley State
◀ Hawaii PacificNorthern Michigan
Concordia
TampaWest Texas A&M
Barryclass=notpageimage| 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 |
Former Division II
| School | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 4 | 1984, 1985, 1988, 1992 |
| BYU Hawaii | 2 | 1999, 2002 |
| Cal State Northridge | 1983, 1987 | |
| UC Riverside | 1982, 1986 | |
| North Alabama | 1 | 2003 |
| Omaha | 1996 | |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 1989 | |
| Sacramento State | 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
- "NCAA Women's Division II Volleyball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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