The Sports Almanac

NCAA Volleyball


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Current Men's NCAA Title Holders
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Current Women's NCAA Title Holders
Men's National Champions Women's National Champions
Through the 2025 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
2025
 Texas A&M Aggies
 Kentucky Wildcats
 3-0

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 Beach
 3
 1998
9
 Pacific Tigers
 2
 1986
10
 Washington Huskies
 1
 2005
11
 Kentucky Wildcats 1
 2020
12
 Wisconsin Badgers 1
 2021
13
 Texas A&M Aggies
 1
 2025