# NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament

The NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament is the annual event that decides the championships in women's volleyball from teams in Division III contested by the NCAA each winter since 1981 except in 2020, when all D-III championship events were canceled due to COVID-19.
Washington St. Louis is the most successful program, with ten national titles.
Juniata are the current champions, winning their fifth overall and third consecutive 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.
The NCAA added a Division III men's championship in 2012, which at the time was the newest NCAA-sponsored championship. That distinction has since passed to the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, an all-divisions women-only championship launched in 2016.

## Champions

* See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the Division III volleyball champions from 1979 to 1981. NOTE: In 1981 there were both NCAA and AIAW champions.
NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship :
| Year | Site (Host Team) | | Championship | Championship | Championship | | Third Place Final / Semifinalists | Third Place Final / Semifinalists | Third Place Final / Semifinalists |
| Year | Site (Host Team) | | Champion | Games | Runner-Up | | Third-place | Games | Fourth-place |
| 1981 Details | Maryville, TN (Maryville) | | UC San Diego | 3–2 | Juniata | | Occidental | 3–0 | Benedictine (IL) |
| 1982 Details | La Jolla, CA (UC San Diego) | | La Verne | 3–1 | UC San Diego | | Sonoma State | 3–2 | Juniata |
| 1983 Details | La Verne, CA (La Verne) | | Elmhurst | 3–1 | UC San Diego | | La Verne | 3–1 | MIT |
| 1984 Details | Elmhurst, IL (Elmhurst) | | UC San Diego (2) | 3–0 | MIT | | La Verne | 3–0 | Calvin |
| 1985 Details | Elmhurst, IL (Elmhurst) | | Elmhurst (2) | 3–0 | Juniata | | La Verne | 3–0 | UW–La Crosse |
| 1986 Details | Grand Rapids, MI (Calvin) | | UC San Diego (3) | 3–2 | Calvin | | UW–La Crosse | 3–1 | Juniata |
| 1987 Details | Elmhurst, IL (Elmhurst) | | UC San Diego (4) | 3–0 | Elmhurst | | Benedictine (IL) | 3–2 | Juniata |
| 1988 Details | La Jolla, CA (UC San Diego) | | UC San Diego (5) | 3–2 | Benedictine (IL) | | Juniata | 3–2 | UW–Whitewater |
| 1989 Details | St. Louis, MO (WashU) | | WashU | 3–0 | Ohio Northern | | Juniata | 3–1 | Menlo |
| 1990 Details | St. Louis, MO (WashU) | | UC San Diego (6) | 3–2 | WashU | | St. Benedict | 3–0 | Juniata |
| 1991 Details | St. Louis, MO (WashU) | | WashU (2) | 3–2 | UC San Diego | | Juniata | 3–1 | UW–Oshkosh |
| 1992 Details | St. Louis, MO (WashU) | | WashU (3) | 3–0 | UC San Diego | | Stony Brook | 3–2 | Calvin |
| 1993 Details | Huntingdon, PA (Juniata) | | WashU (4) | 3–0 | Juniata | | RIT | 3–2 | UC San Diego |
| 1994 Details | Ithaca, NY (Ithaca) | | WashU (5) | 3–0 | UW–Oshkosh | | Juniata | 3–2 | Ithaca |
| 1995 Details | Whitewater, WI (UW–Whitewater) | | WashU (6) | 3–2 | Cal Lutheran | | UW–Whitewater | 3–2 | Ithaca |
| 1996 Details | Oshkosh, WI (UW–Oshkosh) | | WashU (7) | 3–0 | Juniata | | St. Olaf | 3–1 | UW–Oshkosh |
| 1997 Details | La Jolla, CA (UC San Diego) | | UC San Diego (7) | 3–2 | Juniata | | Central (IA) | 3–0 | WashU |
| 1998 Details | Huntingdon, PA (Juniata) | | Central (IA) | 3–2 | UC San Diego | | Juniata and Wellesley | Juniata and Wellesley | Juniata and Wellesley |
| 1999 Details | Huntingdon, PA (Juniata) | | Central (IA) (2) | 3–0 | Trinity (TX) | | Muskingum | 3–0 | Juniata |
| 2000 Details | Pella, IA (Central) | | Central (IA) (3) | 3–0 | UW–Whitewater | | WashU | 3–2 | Juniata |
| 2001 Details | Whitewater, WI (UW–Whitewater) | | La Verne (2) | 3–2 | UW–Whitewater | | Juniata | 3–1 | Wellesley |
| 2002 Details | Whitewater, WI (UW–Whitewater) | | UW–Whitewater | 3–0 | WashU | | Trinity (TX) | 3–0 | Juniata |
| 2003 Details | La Verne, CA (La Verne) | | WashU (8) | 3–0 | NYU | | La Verne | 3–0 | Emory |
| 2004 Details | Winona, MN (St. Mary's (MN)) | | Juniata | 3–0 | WashU | | La Verne | 3–1 | NYU |
| 2005 Details | Salem, VA | | UW–Whitewater (2) | 3–0 | Juniata | | La Verne and Wittenberg | La Verne and Wittenberg | La Verne and Wittenberg |
| 2006 Details | Salem, VA | | Juniata (2) | 3–2 | WashU | | UW–Whitewater and Wittenberg | UW–Whitewater and Wittenberg | UW–Whitewater and Wittenberg |
| 2007 Details | Bloomington, IL (Illinois Wesleyan) | | WashU (9) | 3–2 | UW–Whitewater | | Juniata and Wittenberg | Juniata and Wittenberg | Juniata and Wittenberg |
| 2008 Details | Bloomington, IL (Illinois Wesleyan) | | Emory | 3–1 | La Verne | | Juniata and Ohio Northern | Juniata and Ohio Northern | Juniata and Ohio Northern |
| 2009 Details | University Heights, OH (John Carroll) | | WashU (10) | 3–1 | Juniata | | Hope and UW–Oshkosh | Hope and UW–Oshkosh | Hope and UW–Oshkosh |
| 2010 Details | St. Louis, MO (Washington) | | Calvin | 3–1 | Emory | | Juniata and WashU | Juniata and WashU | Juniata and WashU |
| 2011 Details | St. Louis, MO (Washington) | | Wittenberg | 3–0 | Christopher Newport | | Carthage and Eastern | Carthage and Eastern | Carthage and Eastern |
| 2012 Details | Holland, MI (Hope) | | St. Thomas (MN) | 3–2 | Calvin | | Christopher Newport and Elmhurst | Christopher Newport and Elmhurst | Christopher Newport and Elmhurst |
| 2013 Details | Holland, MI (Hope) | | Calvin (2) | 3–2 | Cal Lutheran | | Emory and UW–Stevens Point | Emory and UW–Stevens Point | Emory and UW–Stevens Point |
| 2014 Details | Newport News, VA (Christopher Newport) | | Hope | 3–2 | Emory | | Calvin and UW–Stevens Point | Calvin and UW–Stevens Point | Calvin and UW–Stevens Point |
| 2015 Details | Grand Rapids, MI (Calvin) | | Cal Lutheran | 3–0 | Wittenberg | | Carthage and Hendrix | Carthage and Hendrix | Carthage and Hendrix |
| 2016 Details | Oshkosh, WI (UW–Oshkosh) | | Calvin (3) | 3–0 | WashU | | Northwestern (MN) and Southwestern (TX) | Northwestern (MN) and Southwestern (TX) | Northwestern (MN) and Southwestern (TX) |
| 2017 Details | Grand Rapids, MI (Calvin) | | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 3–0 | Wittenberg | | Calvin and Ithaca | Calvin and Ithaca | Calvin and Ithaca |
| 2018 Details | Pittsburgh, PA (Duquesne) | | Emory (2) | 3–0 | Calvin | | Juniata and UW–Eau Claire | Juniata and UW–Eau Claire | Juniata and UW–Eau Claire |
| 2019 Details | Cedar Rapids, IA | | Johns Hopkins | 3–0 | Emory | | Carthage and Trinity (TX) | Carthage and Trinity (TX) | Carthage and Trinity (TX) |
| 2020 Details | Canceled due to COVID-19. | Canceled due to COVID-19. | Canceled due to COVID-19. | Canceled due to COVID-19. | Canceled due to COVID-19. | Canceled due to COVID-19. | Canceled due to COVID-19. | Canceled due to COVID-19. | Canceled due to COVID-19. |
| 2021 Details | Saint Louis, MO (Washington) | | UW–Eau Claire | 3–0 | Calvin | | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps and Juniata | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps and Juniata | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps and Juniata |
| 2022 Details | Pittsburgh, PA (Saint Vincent) | | Juniata (3) | 3–0 | Trinity (TX) | | Northwestern (MN) and NYU | Northwestern (MN) and NYU | Northwestern (MN) and NYU |
| 2023 Details | Claremont, CA (Claremont–Mudd–Scripps) | | Juniata (4) | 3–0 | Hope | | Claremont Scripps and NYU | Claremont Scripps and NYU | Claremont Scripps and NYU |
| 2024 Details | Salem, VA (ODAC) | | Juniata (5) | 3-2 | UW-Whitewater | | Hope and John Hopkins | Hope and John Hopkins | Hope and John Hopkins |
| 2025 Details | Bloomington, IL (Illinois Wesleyan) | | | | | | | | |

### Records

* Most championships: Washington University in St. Louis (10), UC San Diego (8)
* Undefeated Seasons: Washington University in St. Louis (1992), Central (IA) (1999), Johns Hopkins (2019), Juniata (2023), Juniata (2024)

## Champions

| Team | Titles | Years |
| Washington St. Louis | 10 | 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2009 |
| Juniata | 5 | 2004, 2006, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Calvin | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2016 |
| Central (IA) | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Emory | 2 | 2008, 2018 |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 2 | 2002, 2005 |
| La Verne | 2 | 1982, 2002 |
| Elmhurst | 2 | 1983, 1985 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins | 1 | 2019 |
| Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 1 | 2017 |
| Cal Lutheran | 1 | 2015 |
| Hope | 1 | 2014 |
| Wittenberg | 1 | 2011 |

### Former programs

| Team | Titles | Years |
| UC San Diego | 7 | 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1997 |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 1 | 2012 |