The Sports Almanac

NCAA Volleyball


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Current Men's NCAA Title Holders
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
Current Women's NCAA Title Holders
Men's National Champions Women's National Champions
Through the 2025 Men's Championships
Championship Schools
YEAR WINNER LOSER GAMES
1970 UCLA Bruins
 Long Beach State 49ers
 3-0
1971 UCLA Bruins
 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
 3-2
1972 UCLA Bruins
 San Diego State Aztecs
 3-2
1973 San Diego State Aztecs
 Long Beach State 49ers
 3-1
1974 UCLA Bruins
 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
 3-2
1975 UCLA Bruins
 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
 3-1
1976 UCLA Bruins
 San Diego State Aztecs
 3-2
1977 USC Trojans
 Ohio State Buckeyes
 3-1
1978 Pepperdine Waves
 UCLA Bruins
 3-2
1979 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 3-1
1980 USC Trojans
 UCLA Bruins
 3-1
1981 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 3-2
1982 UCLA Bruins
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 3-0
1983 UCLA Bruins
 Pepperdine Waves
 3-0
1984 UCLA Bruins
 Pepperdine Waves
 3-1
1985 Pepperdine Waves
 USC Trojans
 3-2
1986 Pepperdine Waves
 USC Trojans
 3-2
1987 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 3-0
1988 USC Trojans
 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
 3-2
1989 UCLA Bruins
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-1
1990 USC Trojans
 Long Beach State 49ers
 3-1
1991 Long Beach State 49ers
 USC Trojans
 3-1
1992 Pepperdine Waves
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-0
1993 UCLA Bruins
 Cal State Northridge Matadors
 3-0
1994 Penn State Nittany Lions
 UCLA Bruins
 3-2
1995 UCLA Bruins
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 3-0
1996 UCLA Bruins
 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
 3-2
1997 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 3-2
1998 UCLA Bruins
 Pepperdine Waves
 3-0
1999 BYU Cougars
 Long Beach State 49ers
 3-0
2000 UCLA Bruins
 Ohio State Buckeyes
 3-0
2001 BYU Cougars
 UCLA Bruins
 3-0
2002*
 Hawai'i Warriors
 Pepperdine Waves
 3-1
2003*
 Lewis Flyers
 BYU Cougars
 3-2
2004
 BYU Cougars
 Long Beach State 49ers
 3-2
2005
 Pepperdine Waves
 UCLA Bruins
 3-2
2006
 UCLA Bruins
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 3-0
2007
 UC Irvine Anteaters
 Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
 3-1
2008
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 Pepperdine Waves
 3-1
2009
 UC Irvine Anteaters
 USC Trojans
 3-2
2010
 Stanford Cardinal
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 3-0
2011
 Ohio State Buckeyes
 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
 3-2
2012
 UC Irvine Anteaters
 USC Trojans
 3-0
2013
 UC Irvine Anteaters
 BYU Cougars
 3-0
2014
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-1
2015
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers
 Lewis Flyers
 3-2
2016
 Ohio State Buckeyes
 BYU Cougars
 3-0
2017
 Ohio State Buckeyes
 BYU Cougars
 3-0
2018
 Long Beach State 49ers
 UCLA Bruins
 3-2
2019
 Long Beach State 49ers Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
 3-1
2020
 Tournament
 Canceled
 --
2021
 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
 BYU Cougars
 3-0
2022
 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
 Long Beach State Beach
 3-0
2023
 UCLA Bruins
 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
 3-1
2024
 UCLA Bruins
 Long Beach State Beach
 3-1
2025
 Long Beach State Beach
 UCLA Bruins
 3-0
*2002 Hawai'i  and 2003 Lewis titles vacated due to rules infractions

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
 SCHOOL
 CHAMPIONSHIPS
 LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
 UCLA Bruins
 21
 2024
2
 Pepperdine Waves
 5
 2005
3
 USC Trojans
 4
 1990
4
 UC Irvine Anteaters
 4
 2013
5
 Long Beach State Beach 4
 2025
6
 BYU Cougars
 3
 2004
7
 Ohio State Buckeyes
 3
 2017
8
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 2
 2008
9
 Stanford Cardinal
 2
 2010
10
 Loyola Chicago  Ramblers
 2
 2015
11
 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 2
 2022
12
 Lewis Flyers
 1
 2003
13
 San Diego State Aztecs
 1
 1973

Women's National Champions  Men's National Champions
YEAR WINNER LOSER GAMES
1981
 USC Trojans
 UCLA Bruins
 3-2
1982 Hawai'i Rainbow Wāhine
 USC Trojans
 3-2
1983 Hawai'i Rainbow Wāhine UCLA Bruins
 3-0
1984 UCLA Bruins
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-2
1985 Pacific Tigers
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-1
1986 Pacific Tigers
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 3-0
1987 Hawai'i Rainbow Wāhine Stanford Cardinal
 3-1
1988 Texas Longhorns
 Hawai'i Rainbow Wāhine 3-0
1989 Long Beach State 49ers
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 3-0
1990 UCLA Bruins
 Pacific Tigers
 3-0
1991 UCLA Bruins
 Long Beach State 49ers
 3-2
1992 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 3-1
1993 Long Beach State 49ers
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 3-1
1994 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 3-1
1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Texas Longhorns
 3-1
1996 Stanford Cardinal
 Hawai'i Rainbow Wāhine 3-0
1997 Stanford Cardinal
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 3-2
1998 Long Beach State 49ers
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 3-2
1999 Penn State Nittany Lions
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-0
2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Wisconsin Badgers
 3-2
2001 Stanford Cardinal
 Long Beach State 49ers
 3-0
2002
 USC Trojans
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-1
2003
 USC Trojans
 Florida Gators
 3-1
2004
 Stanford Cardinal
 Minnesota Golden Gophers
 3-0
2005
 Washington Huskies
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 3-0
2006
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-1
2007
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-2
2008
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 Stanford Cardinal
 3-0
2009
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 Texas Longhorns
 3-2
2010
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 California Golden Bears
 3-0
2011
 UCLA Bruins
 Illinois Fighting Illini
 3-1
2012
 Texas Longhorns
 Oregon Ducks
 3-0
2013
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 Wisconsin Badgers
 3-1
2014
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 BYU Cougars
 3-0
2015
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Texas Longhorns
 3-0
2016
 Stanford Cardinal
 Texas Longhorns
 3-1
2017
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Florida Gators
 3-1
2018
 Stanford Cardinal
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 3-2
2019
 Stanford Cardinal Wisconsin Badgers 3-0
2020
 Kentucky Wildcats
 Texas Longhorns
 3-1
2021
 Wisconsin Badgers Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-2
2022
 Texas Longhorns
 Louisville Cardinals
 3-0
2023
 Texas Longhorns
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 3-0
2024
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 Louisville Cardinals
 3-1

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
 SCHOOL
 CHAMPIONSHIPS
 LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
 Stanford Cardinal 9
 2019
2
 Penn State Nittany Lions
 8
 2024
3
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 5
 2017
4
 UCLA Bruins
 4
 2011
5
 Texas Longhorns 4
 2023
6
 USC Trojans
 3
 2003
7
 Hawai'i Rainbow Wāhine 3
 1987
8
 Long Beach State 49ers
 3
 1998
9
 Pacific Tigers
 2
 1986
10
 Washington Huskies
 1
 2005
11
 Kentucky Wildcats 1
 2020
12
 Wisconsin Badgers 1
 2021