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since 1981. 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. From 1971 through 1982, before the NCAA governed women's collegiate athletics, the AIAW held the AIAW volleyball championship

AIAW Champions

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women’s athletics and to administer national championships...

tournaments.

In the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, separate tournaments are conducted for Division I, Division II, and Division III institutions. In the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship

NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship

The NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship is the tournament that determines the national championship of American college volleyball.The "Final Four" is a term used exclusively by NCAA Basketball but is commonly used to describe the Men's Volleyball Championship...

, there is no official divisional structure. All teams, regardless of their divisional affiliation, are eligible to compete for the men's NCAA championship. This is different mainly because there are far more NCAA member schools offering women's volleyball than the men's game.

Division I

Year	National Champion	Score	Runner-Up	City and venue		Semifinalists
1981 1981 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1981 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament was the first year that the NCAA started to sponsor women's volleyball. The tournament consisted of just 20 teams....	Southern California (27–10)	3–2	UCLA UCLA Bruins women's volleyball UCLA's women's volleyball program began its first year in 1965. Andy Banachowski has been the head coach each year since then, with the exception of 1968-69 when he graduated from UCLA...	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , CA California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Pauley Pavilion Pauley Pavilion Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams...	San Diego State, Pacific
1982 1982 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1982 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament was the second year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship for Division I. In 1982, the tournament participants were expanded from 20 to 28....	Hawaii (33–1)	3–2	Southern California	Stockton Stockton, California Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city... , CA	Alex G. Spanos Center Alex G. Spanos Center Alex G. Spanos Center is a 6,150-seat, indoor multi-purpose stadium on the campus of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.The Alex G. Spanos Center opened on 9 September 1981 and was constructed for over $7 million dollars. It is named after Pacific alumnus and San Diego Chargers...	San Diego State, Stanford Stanford Cardinal The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams...
1983 1983 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1983 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament was the third year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. It began with 28 teams and ended on December 19 when Hawaii defeated UCLA 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match...	Hawaii (34–2)	3–0	UCLA	Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region... , KY Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...	Memorial Coliseum	Stanford, Pacific
1984 1984 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1984 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament was the fourth year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. It began with 28 teams and ended on December 16 when UCLA defeated Stanford 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match....	UCLA (33–6)	3–2	Stanford	Los Angeles, CA	Pauley Pavilion	Pacific, San Jose State San José State Spartans The San Jose State Spartans is the name of the athletic teams representing San Jose State University. SJSU sports teams compete in the Western Athletic Conference at the NCAA Division I level...
1985 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 28 teams and ended on December 22, 1985 when Pacific defeated Stanford 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match....	Pacific (36–3)	3–1	Stanford	Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, Michigan The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to... , MI Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	Read Fieldhouse	Southern California, UCLA
1986 1986 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1986 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 20, 1986 when Pacific defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match....	Pacific (39–3)	3–0	Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball Nebraska is home to one of the nation's most storied collegiate women's volleyball programs. The Nebraska women's volleyball team has won three NCAA Women's Volleyball National Championships, in 1995, 2000, and 2006 and has had three NCAA National Runner-Up finishes in 1986, 1989, and 2005 as well...	Stockton, CA	Alex G. Spanos Center	Texas Texas Longhorns volleyball Texas maintains a successful women's volleyball program, as witnessed by two national championships - one AIAW in 1981 and one NCAA in 1988, in addition to 25 NCAA tournament appearances out of 28 possible years.... , Stanford
1987 1987 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1987 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 19, 1987 when Hawaii defeated Stanford 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match....	Hawaii (37–2)	3–1	Stanford	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , IN Indiana Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...	Market Square Arena Market Square Arena Market Square Arena was an indoor arena, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530, for basketball and 15,993, for ice hockey.-History:...	Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini The Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports.... , Texas
1988 1988 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1988 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 17, 1988 when Texas defeated Hawaii 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match....	Texas (34–5)	3–0	Hawaii	Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Williams Arena Williams Arena Williams Arena, located on the Twin Cities main campus of the University of Minnesota is the home of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's and women's basketball teams, and the men's and women's hockey teams until 1992, when the hockey teams received their own buildings...	Illinois, UCLA
1989 1989 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1989 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 16, 1989 when Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match....	Long Beach St. Long Beach State 49ers 'An NCAA Division I member, Long Beach State has 18 sports teams and plays competitively in baseball, cross country, softball, track and field, women's tennis, and women's soccer, as well as both men's and women's basketball, volleyball, water polo and golf teams... (32–5)	3–0	Nebraska	Honolulu, HI Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Neal S. Blaisdell Center The Neal S. Blaisdell Center in downtown Honolulu, Honolulu CDP is a community center for the City & County of Honolulu. Constructed in 1964 on the historic Ward Estate and originally called the Hawaii International Center, the center was renamed after Mayor of Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell...	Texas-Arlington, UCLA
1990 1990 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1990 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 15, 1990 when UCLA defeated Pacific 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match....	UCLA (36–1)	3–0	Pacific	College Park College Park, Maryland College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S... , MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	Cole Field House Cole Field House The William P. Cole, Jr. Student Activities Building, more commonly known as Cole Field House, was the home of the University of Maryland basketball teams from 1955 until it was replaced by Comcast Center in 2002...	LSU LSU Tigers The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger... , Nebraska
1991 1991 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1991 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 21, 1991 when UCLA defeated Long Beach State 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match....	UCLA (31–5)	3–2	Long Beach St.	Los Angeles, CA	Pauley Pavilion	LSU, Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
1992 1992 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1992 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 19, 1992 when Stanford defeated UCLA 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match....	Stanford (31–2)	3–1	UCLA	Albuquerque Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As... , NM New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...	University Arena (The Pit)	Long Beach State, Florida
1993 1993 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1993 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 18, 1993 when Long Beach State defeated Penn State 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.Long Beach State won the program's second NCAA title...	Long Beach St. (32–2)	3–1	Penn State	Madison Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.... , WI Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...	UW Field House	BYU Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students... , Florida
1994 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 17, 1994 when Stanford defeated UCLA 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match....	Stanford (32–1)	3–1	UCLA	Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... , TX Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	Frank Erwin Center Frank Erwin Center Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin...	Penn State, Ohio State
1995 1995 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1995 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 16, 1995 when Nebraska defeated Texas 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match....	Nebraska (32–1)	3–1	Texas	Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts... , MA Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...	Mullins Center Mullins Center The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 10,600 seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Mullins Center is the home of UMass Minutemen Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, and Men's Ice...	Stanford, Michigan State Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic team that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 25 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white...
1996 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1996 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 21, 1996 when Stanford defeated Hawaii 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match....	Stanford (31–2)	3–0	Hawaii	Cleveland, OH Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	CSU Conv. Center Wolstein Center The Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Convocation Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It replaced the Woodling Gym...	Nebraska, Florida
1997 1997 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1997 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 56 teams and ended on December 20, 1997 when Stanford defeated Penn State 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match....	Stanford (33–2)	3–2	Penn State	Spokane Spokane, Washington Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region... , WA	Spokane Arena Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena a multi-purpose arena, located in Spokane, Washington, USA.It is home to the Spokane Chiefs, of the WHL and the Spokane Shock, of the AFL.-Construction:...	Long Beach State, Florida
1998 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament -Gainesville Regional:-University Park Regional:-Lincoln Regional:-Final Four – Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin :-Long Beach State vs. Florida:...	Long Beach St. (36–0)	3–2	Penn State	Madison, WI	Kohl Center Kohl Center The Kohl Center is an arena and athletic center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States. The building, which opened in 1998, is the home of the university's men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams. Seating capacity is variable, as the center can be rearranged to accommodate...	Nebraska, Florida
1999 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 2, 1999 with 64 teams and ended December 18 when Penn State defeated Stanford in Honolulu, Hawaii for the program's first NCAA title....	Penn State (36–1)	3–0	Stanford	Honolulu, HI	Stan Sheriff Center Stan Sheriff Center The Stan Sheriff Center is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa...	Long Beach State, Pacific
2000 2000 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament -Honolulu Regional:-Los Angeles Regional:-Madison Regional:-Final Four – Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA:-National Semifinals:-Nebraska vs. Hawaii:...	Nebraska (34–0)	3–2	Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...	Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... , VA Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...	Richmond Coliseum Richmond Coliseum Richmond Coliseum is an arena in Richmond, Virginia, where the SPHL Richmond Renegades played until the 2008-2009 season and the SIFL Richmond Raiders will play starting with the 2010 season. It is also the venue for various large concerts. The arena opened in 1971 and holds 13,500 people. A...	Hawaii, Southern California
2001 2001 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2001 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on November 29, 2001 with 64 teams and ended December 15 when Stanford defeated Long Beach State 3 games to 0 in San Diego, California for the program's fifth NCAA title....	Stanford (33–2)	3–0	Long Beach St.	San Diego, CA	Cox Arena	Arizona Arizona Wildcats -Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah... , Nebraska
2002 2002 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2002 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 5, 2002 with 64 teams and concluded on December 21 when Southern California defeated Stanford 3 games to 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana for the program's second NCAA title....	Southern California (31–1)	3–1	Stanford	New Orleans, LA Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...	New Orleans Arena New Orleans Arena New Orleans Arena is an indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome....	Hawaii, Florida
2003 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 4, 2003 with 64 teams and ended December 18 when Southern California defeated Florida 3 games to 1 in Dallas, Texas for the program's third NCAA title....	Southern California (35–0)	3–1	Florida	Dallas, TX	Reunion Arena Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena, in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas . It held 18,293 for basketball and 17,001 for ice hockey.It was demolished in November 2009 and the site was cleared by the end of the year.-History:...	Hawaii, Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball team at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.The program began its first season in 1972 under head coach Dee Jilek. Its current head coach is Mike Hebert who began his first season in 1996...
2004 2004 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2004 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 2, 2004 with 64 teams and ended December 18 when Stanford defeated Minnesota 3 games to 0 in Long Beach, California for the program's sixth NCAA title....	Stanford (30–6)	3–0	Minnesota	Long Beach Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257... , CA	Long Beach Arena	Southern California, Washington Washington Huskies Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 9 men's sports and 10 women's sports Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The...
2005 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 1, 2005 with 64 teams and concluded on December 17, 2005, when Washington defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in San Antonio, Texas for the program's first NCAA title....	Washington (32–1)	3–0	Nebraska	San Antonio, TX	Alamodome Alamodome The Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S...	Santa Clara Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose... , Tennessee
2006 2006 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2006 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on November 30, 2006 with 64 teams and concluded on December 16, 2006, when top ranked Nebraska defeated second ranked Stanford 3 sets to 1 in Omaha, Nebraska for the program's third NCAA title....	Nebraska (33–1)	3–1	Stanford	Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River... , NE Nebraska Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....	Qwest Center Qwest Center Omaha CenturyLink Center is an arena and convention center facility in the North Downtown neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1.1 million ft² facility has an 18,300-seat arena, a 194,000-ft² exhibition hall and 62,000 ft² of meeting space....	UCLA, Washington
2007 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on November 29, 2007 with 64 teams and concluded on December 15, 2007 when Penn State defeated Stanford 3 games to 2 in Sacramento, California for the program's second NCAA title....	Penn State (34–2)	3–2	Stanford	Sacramento Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,... , CA	ARCO Arena	California California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley... , Southern California
2008 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 4, 2008 with 64 teams and concluded on December 20, 2008 when Penn State defeated Stanford, 3 sets to 0, in Omaha, Nebraska for the program's third NCAA title....	Penn State (38–0)	3–0	Stanford	Omaha, NE	Qwest Center	Nebraska, Texas
2009 2009 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2009 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 3, 2009 with 64 teams and ended on December 19, when Penn State defeated Texas, 3-2, in the NCAA National Championship match. With the win, Penn State won its fourth overall title, and became the first team in the history of...	Penn State (38–0)	3–2	Texas	Tampa Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709.... , FL Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	St. Pete Times Forum St. Pete Times Forum The St. Pete Times Forum is an arena in Tampa, Florida, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, and arena football games, as well as concerts....	Hawaii, Minnesota
2010 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament The 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 2, 2010 and ended December 18, when Penn State swept California to win an unprecedented 4th straight NCAA title, making it their 5th overall...	Penn State (32–5)	3–0	California	Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... , MO Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...	Sprint Center Sprint Center Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District...	Texas, Southern California
2011				San Antonio, TX	Alamodome
2012				Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096... , KY	KFC Yum! Center KFC Yum! Center The KFC Yum! Center is a US $238 million, 22,000-seat basketball and multipurpose arena that opened on October 10, 2010, on the Ohio River waterfront in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on Main Street between Second and Third Streets. The project is part of a $450 million project that includes...
2013				Seattle, WA	KeyArena KeyArena KeyArena at Seattle Center , is a multipurpose arena, in Seattle, Washington. It is located north of downtown in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition...
2014				Oklahoma City Oklahoma city Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:Oklahoma City metropolitan areaDowntown Oklahoma CityUptown Oklahoma CityOklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial... , OK Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...	Chesapeake Energy Arena

Records

Highest attendance to watch an NCAA championships match - 2008 Semifinals (17,430)
Lowest attendance to watch an NCAA Championship match - 1983 (2,000)
Number 1 seed wins NCAA championship†- 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009
Lowest seed to win NCAA Championship - 11 (Stanford, 2004)
#1 seed defeat #2 seed in NCAA Championship†- 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009
Most championships by team: Stanford (6), Penn State (5)
Most championships by conference: Pac-10 (13)
Most appearances in final: Stanford 14 (6 win/8 lost); Penn State 8 (5/3); UCLA 7 (3/4)
Most final fours: Stanford 18 (6 NCs/8 finals/4 semis); UCLA 11 (3/4/4); Nebraska 11 (3/3/5)
Most final fours without a championship: Florida 7 (1 runner up/6 semis)
Undefeated seasons: Long Beach St (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.

Year	Most Outstanding Player	School
1991	Natalie Williams Natalie Williams Natalie Williams was a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association .-Early years:... Antoinnette White	UCLA Long Beach State
1996	Kerri Walsh Kerri Walsh Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...	Stanford
1997	Terri Zemaitis	Penn State
1998	Misty May Misty May-Treanor Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins.... Lauren Cacciamani	Long Beach State Penn State
1999	Lauren Cacciamani	Penn State
2000	Greichaly Cepero	Nebraska
2001	Logan Tom Logan Tom Logan Maile Lei Tom is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Universal. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics...	Stanford
2002	Keao Burdine	Southern California
2003	Keao Burdine	Southern California
2004	Ogonna Nnamani Ogonna Nnamani Ogonna Nneka Nnamani is an American indoor volleyball player, currently playing professionally for VK Prostějov in Prostějov, Czech Republic....	Stanford
2005	Christal Morrison	Washington
2006	Sarah Pavan Sarah Pavan Sarah Lindsey Pavan is a 6'5" Canadian volleyball player, who was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, USA where she graduated in 2008...	Nebraska
2007	Megan Hodge Megan Hodge Megan Hodge is an American indoor collegiate volleyball player who played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team.-Early life and high school:...	Penn State
2008	Megan Hodge	Penn State
2009	Destinee Hooker Destinee Hooker Destinee Hooker is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 6'4" opposite attacker. Hooker is a current member of the United States women's national volleyball team...	Texas
2010	Deja McClendon	Penn State

Division II

1981 Sacramento State University (28-6)
1982 California-Riverside
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...

(31-5)
1983 Cal St. Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

(30-6)
1984 Portland State
Portland State Vikings
Portland State Vikings is the nickname of the NCAA-affiliated, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University of Portland, Oregon...

(33-4)
1985 Portland State (36-5)
1986 California-Riverside (29-7)
1987 Cal St. Northridge (35-6)
1988 Portland State(36-5)
1989 Cal St. Bakersfield
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Bakersfield is a public university located in Bakersfield, California, United States which was founded in 1965. CSUB opened in 1970 on a campus, becoming the 19th school in the California State University system...

(21-15)
1990 West Texas A&M
West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University , part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small city south of Amarillo. West Texas A&M opened on September 20, 1910...

(38-1)
1991 West Texas A&M (36-2)
1992 Portland State(36-1)
1993 Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest...

(38-1)
1994 Northern Michigan (32-4)
1995 Barry
Barry University
Barry University is a private, Catholic university, which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, a suburb north of Downtown Miami. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami....

(34-2)

1996 Nebraska-Omaha (35-2)
1997 West Texas A&M (37-3)
1998 Hawaii Pacific
Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Pacific University, also known as HPU, is a private, Nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Honolulu, Hawaii and Kaneohe, Hawaii. HPU founded in 1965 as Hawaii Pacific College by Paul C.T. Loo, Eureka Forbes, Elizabeth W...

(31-5)
1999 BYU-Hawaii
Brigham Young University Hawaii
Brigham Young University–Hawaii is a private university located in Laie, Hawaii. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....

(30-2)
2000 Hawaii Pacific (28-0)
2001 Barry (32-2)
2002 BYU-Hawaii (27-2)
2003 North Alabama
University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is a coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama, and the state's oldest four-year public university....

(33-7)
2004 Barry (34-1)
2005 Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State Lakers
The Grand Valley State Lakers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Grand Valley State University, located in Allendale, Michigan, United States...

(32-6)
2006 Tampa
University of Tampa
The University of Tampa , is a private, co-educational university in Downtown Tampa, Florida, United States. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2006, the University celebrated its 75th anniversary...

(35-1)
2007 Concordia-St. Paul
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Concordia University is a liberal arts university located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Concordia University was founded in 1893 and currently enrolls approximately 2,800 students...

(30-4)
2008 Concordia-St. Paul (37-1)
2009 Concordia-St. Paul (37-0)
2010 Concordia-St. Paul (32-4)

Records

Most championships: Concordia-St. Paul (4), Portland St. (4)
Undefeated Seasons: Hawaii Pacific (2000), Concordia-St. Paul (2009)

Division III

1981 University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...

(36-8)
1982 University of La Verne
University of La Verne
The University of La Verne is a private research university located in La Verne, California . Founded in 1891, the university is composed of the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business & Public Management, College of Education and Organizational Leadership, College of Law, and a Regional...

(30-10)
1983 Elmhurst College
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst College is a comprehensive private liberal arts college in Elmhurst, Illinois with a tradition of service-oriented learning. It has a rich affiliation with the United Church of Christ.- History :‎...

(57-4)
1984 University of California, San Diego (23-12)
1985 Elmhurst College (40-9)
1986 University of California, San Diego (42-6)
1987 University of California, San Diego (31-4)
1988 University of California, San Diego (34-8)
1989 Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...

(39-6)
1990 University of California, San Diego (37-8)
1991 Washington University in St. Louis (42-4)
1992 Washington University in St. Louis (40-0)
1993 Washington University in St. Louis (44-2)
1994 Washington University in St. Louis (42-2)
1995 Washington University in St. Louis (42-3)

1996 Washington University in St. Louis (43-6)
1997 University of California, San Diego (27-5)
1998 Central College (37-2)
1999 Central College (41-0)
2000 Central College (40-2)
2001 University of La Verne (27-1)
2002 University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (36-4)
2003 Washington University in St. Louis (38-3)
2004 Juniata College
Juniata College
Juniata College is a private liberal arts college located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It is named after the Juniata River — one of the principal tributaries of the Susquehanna River. In 1876 it became the first college founded by the Church of the Brethren and has been co-educational since...

(37-3)
2005 University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (40-4)
2006 Juniata College (41-1)
2007 Washington University in St. Louis (33-5)
2008 Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...

(35-6)
2009 Washington University in St. Louis (34-4)
2010 Calvin College
Calvin College
Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism...

(32-4)