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This is a list of colleges and universities with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) – sanctioned men's indoor volleyball teams that compete for either the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship or the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship.

Structure

The competition structure of men's volleyball is dramatically different from that of most sports sponsored by the NCAA. In most sports, teams are divided into three divisions:

  • Division I, generally consisting of large or specialized universities that devote the most resources to athletics; these schools offer substantial numbers of athletic scholarships to attract team members (with a few voluntary exceptions, most notably the Ivy League).
  • Division II, generally consisting of smaller institutions; these schools are also allowed to offer athletic scholarships, but in substantially smaller numbers.
  • Division III, generally consisting of smaller schools and a few large institutions that prefer to focus on academics; schools in this group are not allowed to offer athletic scholarships

Before the 2011–12 school year (2012 championship), men's volleyball did not have an official divisional structure; even now, that structure is truncated. The National Collegiate Championship remains as the NCAA's top-level championship, but Division III members now have their own championship, officially known as the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship.

With the introduction of an official Division III championship, schools in that division are no longer eligible for the National Collegiate Championship. The last exception, Rutgers–Newark, had been a grandfathered scholarship program in men's volleyball and could compete for the National Collegiate Championship through the 2014 edition. After that season, Rutgers–Newark completed a transition to D-III men's volleyball.

This structure differs from that of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, in which separate tournaments are conducted for all three divisions, mainly because there are far more NCAA member schools offering women's volleyball than the men's game. All schools that sponsor men's volleyball and are members of either Division I or II are allowed to offer financial aid for the sport that is equivalent to a maximum of 4.5 full scholarships.

Before the creation of the NCAA Division III championship in 2012, an unofficial men's volleyball championship tournament was conducted that was open only to Division III men's volleyball programs. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as the "Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship Tournament (Final Four)". Though it never occurred, an NCAA Division III school could, before 2012, qualify for the at-large bid to the National Collegiate Championship. Only NCAA Division III teams from the EIVA were able to earn an automatic bid.

Historically, there have been three general regions for men's volleyball: "West", "Mid-West", and "East". Before the Big West Conference became the first Division I all-sports conference to sponsor men's volleyball in the 2017–18 school year (2018 season), each region was represented by one "major" conference (defined here as a league that includes full Division I member schools)—respectively the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), and Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA).

The East Region is also represented by Conference Carolinas, a Division II all-sports conference that was the first all-sports league in either Division I or II to sponsor men's volleyball. It received an automatic berth in the National Collegiate Championship for the first time in 2014, when the championship expanded from four teams to six.

When the Big West established its men's volleyball league, it took six teams from the MPSF men's volleyball league—half of that conference's pre-2017 men's volleyball membership. However, because the MPSF retained six teams, it kept its automatic NCAA bid, and soon announced it would add two more teams for the 2018 season. With pre-split member California Baptist dropping the sport after the 2017 season, the MPSF now has seven teams. Two conferences from the "West" now earn bids.

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), a Division II league made up almost exclusively of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), originally planned to start men's volleyball competition in the 2021 season with six members, all HBCUs.[1] COVID-19 issues led the SIAC to delay the start of men's volleyball play to the 2022 season, by which time the conference had lost one of its intended six programs but added a replacement.

More recently, the Division I Northeast Conference (NEC) announced that it would start men's volleyball competition in the 2023 season, making it the second D-I all-sports conference to sponsor men's volleyball. The NEC initially announced that its new league would feature six programs, all representing full NEC members. Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU had started competition in the 2022 season as independents; transitional D-I member Merrimack would start a new varsity program in 2023; and Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, and Saint Francis (PA) moved from the EIVA. The EIVA retained six members and with it its automatic NCAA tournament bid.[2] Shortly after the end of the 2022 season, the NEC announced that two D-II schools that had previously played as independents, Daemen and D'Youville (the latter then a transitional D-II member), would become single-sport NEC associates.[3]

In May 2023, the Division II East Coast Conference announced it would add men's volleyball and play its first season in 2024. Full members Roberts Wesleyan and St. Thomas Aquinas will be joined by associates American International and Dominican (NY). Alliance had been announced as an associate member, but the university closed immediately before the start of the 2023–24 school year.[4] All of the inaugural ECC men's volleyball members are starting new men's volleyball programs except for American International, which competed as an independent in 2023.

In Division III, the conference alignment radically changed with the creation of that division's NCAA championship. Before the 2012 season, the majority of the Division III schools with men's volleyball programs were members of the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA). Other Division III schools were members of other leagues, among them the New England Collegiate Conference,[5] and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Teams from the ECAC were members of the NECVA. After the NCAA announced the creation of the D-III championship, the NECVA disbanded after the 2011 season. Two all-sports conferences whose men's volleyball programs had previously formed NECVA divisions—the CUNY Athletic Conference and Great Northeast Athletic Conference—began officially sponsoring the sport. Two other D-III all sports conferences, the United East Conference (then known as the North Eastern Athletic Conference) and Skyline Conference, also started sponsoring men's volleyball. The volleyball-only United Volleyball Conference was founded in 2010 in advance of the establishment of the NCAA D-III championship; another volleyball-only circuit, the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC), was formed the following year. In 2014, the CVC amicably split along regional lines, with the Eastern members retaining the conference name (plus their automatic bid to the D-III championship) and the Midwestern members forming the new Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, Middle Atlantic Conference, and Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference all began sponsoring men's volleyball in the 2018 season. The New Jersey Athletic Conference added the sport in the 2019 season, but did not sponsor it beyond that season after all of its men's volleyball members moved that sport to other leagues. The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin and Colonial States Athletic Conference started men's volleyball competition in the 2020 season.

Members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), a separate athletics governing body whose members are primarily smaller institutions, regularly play matches against NCAA teams.

Because of the historic lack of an official divisional structure in men's volleyball, four of the five major conferences have member schools that normally participate in NCAA Division II. This was also true for the other major conference until the 2021 season.

  • The 7-member MPSF men's volleyball league, otherwise made up entirely of Division I schools, has one Division II member, with Concordia–Irvine having joined from the independent ranks for the 2018 season. The conference had two D-II members in the 2017 season, California Baptist and UC San Diego, but California Baptist dropped the sport after that season and UC San Diego left to join the new Big West men's volleyball league.
  • The eight members of the MIVA consist of four full Division I members, one transitional D-I member, and three Division II members. The transitional D-I member is Lindenwood, which started its transition in July 2022. It remains in the MIVA, being the only member of its all-sports conference, the Ohio Valley Conference, to sponsor men's volleyball. Another school that started a transition to D-I in 2022, Queens (NC), will join the MIVA for the 2024 season.[6]
  • Like the MPSF, the 6-member EIVA consists entirely of D-I members save for one Division II school, namely Charleston (WV). Through the 2014 season, the EIVA included Rutgers–Newark, the only remaining Division III school competing for the National Collegiate Championship, until that school completed its transition to Division III men's volleyball after that season.[7]
  • The Big West, the first Division I all-sports conference to sponsor men's volleyball, launched its league with six teams—five full conference members plus D-II UC San Diego. With UCSD starting a transition to D-I in July 2020 and becoming an all-sports Big West member, the Big West is the only major men's volleyball conference consisting entirely of D-I members.
  • The NEC's originally announced lineup for its first men's volleyball season in 2023 featured only D-I members (including transitional member Merrimack). Before the NEC league began play, it expanded from 6 to 8 with the addition of D-II members Daemen and D'Youville. It dropped to 7 members after the 2023 season when full D-I member St. Francis Brooklyn eliminated its entire athletic program,

The sizes of the conferences have fluctuated over the years as new men's volleyball programs arise and other programs are dropped from their schools. The creation of the men's Division III national championship led to several D-III schools leaving the EIVA.

Through 2013, each of the three major conferences of that day (MPSF, MIVA and EIVA) received an automatic bid to the Final Four with one additional at-large bid. The remaining bid was an at-large bid that could be awarded to any team in Division I or II (which included Rutgers–Newark through the 2014 season). With Conference Carolinas receiving its first automatic berth in the 2014 season, the tournament expanded to six teams—the four conference champions, plus two at-large teams. The top two seeds received byes into the Final Four and the remaining four teams played for places in the Final Four. The tournament expanded further to seven teams for the 2018 season, coinciding with the Big West adding men's volleyball. The Big West receives an automatic bid, and two at-large teams continue to earn tournament entries. The 2018 National Collegiate tournament introduced a "play-in" match involving the two lowest seeds in the field; from that point, the tournament format is identical to the one used from 2014 to 2017.[8] Generally, the best teams not receiving an automatic bid (usually from one of the now four major conferences) receive the at-large bids.

Current programs

All affiliations are current for the most recent 2023 NCAA men's volleyball season. All years listed refer to men's volleyball seasons; since NCAA men's volleyball is a spring sport, any team listed as joining a new conference in the future will actually join in the calendar year before beginning competition in the new league.

National Collegiate (Divisions I & II) programs

School[9][10]
(Branded or known as) 		Location Nickname Conference NCAA
bids[11] 		First Latest National titles[12]
California State University, Northridge
(CSUN/Cal State Northridge) 		Northridge, Los Angeles, CA Matadors Big West 2 1993 2010
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(Hawaii) 		Honolulu, HI Rainbow Warriors Big West 7+ 1995 2022 2002 (Vacated), 2021, 2022
California State University, Long Beach
(Long Beach State) 		Long Beach, CA The Beach Big West 12 1970 2022 1991, 2018, 2019
University of California, Irvine
(UC Irvine) 		Irvine, CA Anteaters Big West 7 2006 2018 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013
University of California, San Diego
(UC San Diego) 		La Jolla, San Diego, CA Tritons Big West 0 — —
(Molten DIII 2000)
University of California, Santa Barbara
(UC Santa Barbara/UCSB) 		Isla Vista, CA Gauchos Big West 8 1970 2021
Barton College (Division II) Wilson, NC Bulldogs Carolinas 2 2017 2019
Belmont Abbey College (Division II) Belmont, NC Crusaders Carolinas 1 2021 2021
Emmanuel College (Division II) Franklin Springs, GA Lions Carolinas 0 — —
Erskine College (Division II) Due West, SC Flying Fleet Carolinas 2 2014 2016
King University (Division II) Bristol, TN Tornados Carolinas 1 2018 2018
Lees–McRae College (Division II) Banner Elk, NC Bobcats Carolinas 0 — —
University of Mount Olive (Division II) Mount Olive, NC Trojans Carolinas 0 — —
North Greenville University (Division II) Tigerville, SC Crusaders Carolinas 1 2022 2022
University of Charleston (Division II) Charleston, WV Golden Eagles EIVA 0 — —
George Mason University
(GMU or Mason) 		Fairfax, VA Patriots EIVA 4 1984 2016
Harvard University Cambridge, MA[a] Crimson EIVA 1 2018 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT) 		Newark, NJ Highlanders EIVA 0 — —
Pennsylvania State University
(Penn State) 		State College, PA Nittany Lions EIVA 32 1981 2021 1994, 2008
Princeton University Princeton, NJ Tigers EIVA 3 1998 2022
Alderson Broaddus University (Division II) Philippi, WV Battlers Independent 0 — —
American International College (Division II) Springfield, MA Yellow Jackets Independent
(ECC in 2024) 		0 — —
Limestone University (Division II) Gaffney, SC Saints Independent 0 — —
Lincoln Memorial University (Division II) Harrogate, TN Railsplitters Independent 0 — —
Maryville University (Division II) Town and Country, MO Saints Independent 0 — —
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) (Division II)[13] Rolla, MO Miners Independent 0 – –
Queens University of Charlotte (in transition to Division I)
(Queens (NC)) 		Charlotte, NC Royals Independent
(MIVA in 2024) 		0 — —
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón (Division II)
(UPRB/UPR-Bayamón) 		Bayamón, PR Cowboys Independent 0 — —
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (Division II)
(UPRM/RUM) 		Mayagüez, PR Tarzans Independent 0 — —
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (Division II)
(UPR-RP/La IUPI) 		San Juan, PR Gallitos Independent 0 — —
Tusculum University (Division II) Greeneville, TN Pioneers Independent 0 — —
Thomas More University (in transition to Division II) [14] Crestview Hills, KY Saints Independent 0 — —
Ball State University Muncie, IN Cardinals MIVA 16 1970 2022
Lewis University (Division II) Romeoville, IL Flyers MIVA 8+ 1996 2021 2003 (Vacated)
Lindenwood University (in transition to Division I) St. Charles, MO Lions MIVA 0 — —
Loyola University Chicago
(Loyola Chicago) 		Chicago, IL Ramblers MIVA 3 2013 2015 2014, 2015
McKendree University (Division II) Lebanon, IL Bearcats MIVA 0 — —
Ohio State University Columbus, OH Buckeyes MIVA 21 1975 2018 2011, 2016, 2017
Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN Mastodons MIVA 6 1991 2007
Quincy University (Division II) Quincy, IL Hawks MIVA 0 — —
Brigham Young University
(BYU) 		Provo, UT Cougars MPSF 10 1999 2021 1999, 2001, 2004
Concordia University Irvine (Division II)
(Concordia Irvine) 		Irvine, CA Eagles MPSF 0 — —
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Antelopes MPSF 0 — —
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA Waves MPSF 17+ 1976 2022 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 2005
Stanford University Stanford, CA Cardinal MPSF 5 1989 2014 1997, 2010
University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) 		Los Angeles, CA Bruins MPSF 28 1970 2022 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2023
University of Southern California
(USC/SC/Southern Cal) 		Los Angeles, CA Trojans MPSF 15 1977 2019 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990
Daemen University (Division II) Amherst, NY Wildcats NEC 0 — —
D'Youville University (In transition to Division II) Buffalo, NY Saints NEC 0 — —
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ Knights NEC 0 — —
Long Island University (LIU) Brooklyn, NY[b] Sharks NEC 0 — —
Merrimack College (in transition to Division I) North Andover, MA Warriors NEC 0 — —
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT Pioneers NEC 0 — —
St. Francis College (St. Francis Brooklyn) Brooklyn, NY Terriers NEC
(dropping athletics in 2023–24) 		0 — —
Saint Francis University
(St. Francis (PA)) 		Loretto, PA Red Flash NEC 0 — —
Benedict College (Division II) Columbia, SC Tigers SIAC 0 — —
Central State University (Division II) Wilberforce, OH Marauders SIAC 0 — —
Edward Waters University (in transition to Division II) Jacksonville, FL Tigers SIAC 0 — —
Fort Valley State University (Division II) Fort Valley, GA Wildcats SIAC 0 — —
Kentucky State University (Division II) Frankfort, KY Thorobreds SIAC 0 — —
Morehouse College (Division II) Atlanta, GA Maroon Tigers SIAC 0 — —

+=1 bid vacated by NCAA

  1. ^ Harvard's academic administration and undergraduate campus are in Cambridge. Its athletic department offices and most of its athletic venues are within the Boston city limits and have a Boston mailing address, but the volleyball venue is in Cambridge.
  2. ^ LIU has two primary campuses, one in Brooklyn and the other in Brookville, New York. Men's volleyball operates from Brooklyn. All LIU sports are open to undergraduates at both campuses who meet NCAA eligibility requirements.


Division III programs

School[15] Location Nickname Conference NCAA
bids[16] 		First Latest National titles[17]
Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA Golden Tornadoes AMCC 0 2023 2023
Hilbert College Hamburg, NY Hawks AMCC[18] 0 — —
Hiram College Hiram, OH Terriers AMCC 1 2021 2021
Medaille College Buffalo, NY Mavericks AMCC (likely UVC in 2024) 1 2016 2016
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA Mounties AMCC 0 — —
Penn State Altoona Logan Township, PA Nittany Lions AMCC 1 2017 2017
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
(Penn State Behrend) 		Erie, PA Behrend Lions AMCC 1 2022 2022
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA Bearcats AMCC[19] 0 — —
Thiel College Greenville, PA Tomcats AMCC 0 — —
Wells College Aurora, NY Express AMCC 1 2019 2019
Baruch College Manhattan, New York, NY Bearcats CUNY AC 7 2012 2023
Brooklyn College Brooklyn, New York, NY Bulldogs CUNY AC 0 — —
City College of New York
(CCNY) 		Manhattan, New York, NY Beavers CUNY AC 0 — —
Hunter College Manhattan, New York, NY Hawks CUNY AC 4 2012 2018
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
(John Jay) 		Manhattan, New York, NY Bloodhounds CUNY AC 0 — —
Lehman College The Bronx, New York, NY Lightning Bugs CUNY AC 0 — —
Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, New York, NY Cougars CUNY AC 0 — —
York College Queens, New York, NY Cardinals CUNY AC 0 — —
Augustana College (IL) Rock Island, IL Vikings CCIW 0 — —
Carthage College Kenosha, WI Firebirds CCIW 8 2012 2023 2021, 2022
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL Titans CCIW[20] 0 — —
Loras College Dubuque, IA Duhawks CCIW 0 — —
North Central College Naperville, IL Cardinals CCIW 2 2022 2023
North Park University Chicago, IL Vikings CCIW 0 — —
Bryn Athyn College Bryn Athyn, PA Lions CSAC 0 — —
Cairn University Langhorne, PA Highlanders CSAC[21] 0 — —
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA Chargers CSAC 2 2018 2021
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York, NY Cannoneers CSAC 0 — —
Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ Eagles CSAC 0 — —
University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA Patriots CSAC[22] 0 — —
Wilson College (PA) Chambersburg, PA Phoenix CSAC 0 — —
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA Royals CVC 0 — —
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Blue Jays CVC 0 — —
Immaculata University Malvern, PA Mighty Macs CVC 0 — —
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA Eagles CVC 4 2012 2023 (Molten DIII 1998, 2004, '05, '06, '07, '09)
Kean University Union & Hillside, NJ Cougars CVC 7 2012 2018
Marymount University Arlington, VA Saints CVC 1 2022 2022
Randolph–Macon College Ashland, VA Yellow Jackets CVC 0 — —
Rutgers University–Newark
(Division I 1970–2013) 		Newark, NJ Scarlet Raiders CVC 3
(Div. I-5) 		2015
(DI-1977) 		2022
(DI-1990)
Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VA Knights CVC 4 2019 2023
Colby–Sawyer College New London, NH Chargers GNAC 0 — —
Dean College Franklin, MA Bulldogs GNAC[23] 0 — —
College of Our Lady of the Elms
(Elms) 		Chicopee, MA Blazers GNAC 2 2012 2018
Emerson College Boston, MA Lions GNAC 0 — —
Emmanuel College (MA) Boston, MA Saints GNAC 0 — —
Lasell College Newton, MA Lasers GNAC 1 2015 2015
Regis College (MA) Weston, MA Pride GNAC 0 — —
Rivier University Nashua, NH Raiders GNAC 5 2013 2019
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA Leopards GNAC 5 2016 2023
California Lutheran University
(Cal Lutheran) 		Thousand Oaks, CA Kingsmen Independent 0 — —
Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI Sabercats Independent 0 — —
Neumann University Aston, PA Knights Independent 0 0 —
Simpson College[24] Indianola, IA Storm Independent 0 — —
Springfield College (MA) Springfield, MA Pride Independent 10 2012 2023 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
(Molten DIII 1997, 2001, '02, '03, '08, '10)
University of California, Santa Cruz
(UC Santa Cruz) 		Santa Cruz, CA Banana Slugs Independent 5 2012 2023
Alvernia University Reading, PA Crusaders MAC 0 — —
Arcadia University Glenside, PA Knights MAC 1 2019 2019
Eastern University St. Davids, PA Eagles MAC 0 — —
Hood College[25] Frederick, MD Blazers MAC 0 — —
King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA Monarchs MAC 0 — —
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA Falcons MAC 2 2021 2023
Misericordia University Dallas, PA Cougars MAC 0 — —
Stevens Institute of Technology
(Stevens) 		Hoboken, NJ Ducks MAC[26] 9 2013 2023 2015, 2023
Stevenson University Baltimore County, MD Mustangs MAC 2 2016 2018
Widener University Chester, PA Pride MAC 0 — —
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA Colonels MAC 0 — —
Adrian College Adrian, MI Bulldogs MCVL 0 — —
Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH Yellow Jackets MCVL[27] 1 2023 2023
Fontbonne University Clayton, MO Griffins MCVL 2 2019 2021
Mount St. Joseph University Delhi Township, OH Lions MCVL 0 — —
University of Mount Union Alliance, OH Purple Raiders MCVL 1 2022 2022
Olivet College Olivet, MI Comets MCVL 0 — —
Trine University Angola, IN Thunder MCVL 0 — —
Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN Little Giants MCVL[28] 0 — —
Wittenberg University Springfield, OH Tigers MCVL[29] 0 — —
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA Lions NECC 0 — —
Endicott College Beverly, MA Gulls NECC 8 2013 2022
Lesley University Cambridge, MA Lynx NECC 0 — —
Nichols College Dudley, MA Bison NECC 0 — —
Northern Vermont University–Johnson Johnson, VT Badgers NECC[30] 0 — —
State University of New York at Potsdam (Potsdam)[31]
(SUNY Potsdam) 		Potsdam, NY Bears NECC 0 — —
Russell Sage College Albany, NY Gators NECC[32] 0 — —
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
(SUNY Polytechnic Institute/SUNY Poly) 		Marcy, NY Wildcats NECC 0 — —
Aurora University Aurora, IL Spartans NACC 0 — —
Benedictine University Lisle, IL Eagles NACC[33] 2 2021 2023
Concordia University Chicago Chicago, IL Cougars NACC 0 — —
Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon, WI Falcons NACC 0 — —
Dominican University (IL) River Forest, IL Stars NACC 4 2017 2022
Edgewood College Madison, WI Eagles NACC[34] 0 — —
Illinois Institute of Technology
(IIT/Illinois Tech) 		Chicago, IL Scarlet Hawks NACC 0 — —
Lakeland University Howards Grove, WI Muskies NACC 0 — —
Marian University (WI) Fond du Lac, WI Sabres NACC 0 — —
Milwaukee School of Engineering
(MSOE) 		Milwaukee, WI Raiders NACC 1 2019 2019
Rockford University Rockford, IL Regents NACC 0 — —
St. Norbert College De Pere, WI Green Knights NACC 0 — —
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WI Warriors NACC 0 — —
College of Mount Saint Vincent The Bronx, New York, NY Dolphins Skyline 0 — —
New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ Gothic Knights Skyline[35] 1 2021 2021
Ramapo College Mahwah, NJ Roadrunners Skyline[36] 0 — —
St. Joseph's College-Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York, NY Bears Skyline 0 — —
St. Joseph's College-Long Island Patchogue, NY Golden Eagles Skyline 3 2018 2023
Sarah Lawrence College Westchester County, NY Gryphons Skyline 0 — —
State University of New York at Purchase
(SUNY Purchase/Purchase College) 		Purchase, NY Panthers Skyline 0 — —
Yeshiva University Manhattan, New York, NY Maccabees Skyline 0 — —
Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Raptors UVC 0 — —
Elmira College Elmira, NY Soaring Eagles UVC 0 — —
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) 		Cambridge, MA Engineers UVC 1 2014 2014
Nazareth College (NY) Pittsford, NY Golden Flyers UVC 3 2013 2015 (Molten DIII 2011)
State University of New York at New Paltz
(SUNY New Paltz/New Paltz) 		New Paltz, NY Hawks UVC 6 2014 2022 2016, 2019
New York University
(NYU) 		Manhattan, New York, NY Violets UVC 1 2017 2017
St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY Cardinals UVC 2 2022 2023
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY Brewers UVC 4 2017 2023

Future programs

National Collegiate

School[9][10]
(Branded or known as) 		Location Nickname Conference Begins
Dominican University (Dominican (NY); Division II) Orangeburg, NY Chargers ECC 2024
Roberts Wesleyan University (Division II) Rochester, NY Redhawks ECC 2024[37]
St. Thomas Aquinas College (Division II) Sparkill, NY Spartans ECC 2024[38]
Menlo College (planning transition to Division II) Atherton, CA Oaks TBA 2025[39]
Rockhurst University (Division II) Kansas City, MO Hawks TBA – possibly GLVC[a] 2025[40]
Vanguard University (planning transition to Division II) Costa Mesa, CA Lions TBA TBD[41]
  1. ^ In the upcoming 2024 season, Rockhurst's full-time home of the Great Lakes Valley Conference has five members that sponsor men's volleyball. The addition of Rockhurst men's volleyball would give the GLVC enough teams to form a league and eventually receive an automatic bid to the National Collegiate championship.

Division III

School[15]
(Branded or known as) 		Location Nickname Conference Begins
Hobart College Geneva, NY Statesmen TBA 2024[42]
Houghton University Houghton, NY Highlanders Independent (AMCC 2025) 2024
Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY Bengals Independent (AMCC 2025) 2024
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI Knights MCVL 2024[43]
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI Pointers Independent 2024
Illinois College Jacksonville, IL Blueboys TBA TBA (suspended)[44][45]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "First Point Volleyball Foundation and USA Volleyball Makes a $1 Million Investment to SIAC Member Institutions". Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northeast Conference Announces Men's Volleyball as 25th Championship Sport" (Press release). Northeast Conference. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "NEC Welcomes Daemen & D'Youville as Men's Volleyball Associate Members" (Press release). Northeast Conference. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "ECC to Sponsor Men's Volleyball Beginning in Spring of 2024" (Press release). East Coast Conference. May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Men's Volleyball". NECC website. New England Collegiate Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "Queens University of Charlotte to Join MIVA in 2023" (Press release). Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Transitioning Scarlet Raiders Join CVC" (Press release). Rutgers–Newark Athletics. March 13, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  8. ^ Johnson, Derek (October 11, 2017). "A Few Key Changes Coming to the 2018 NCAA men's volleyball tournament". VolleyMob. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Division I Men's Volleyball Institutions". NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Division II Men's Volleyball Institutions". NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "Men's Volleyball Championship History". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Missouri S&T to add men's volleyball for 2022-23 athletic season" (Press release). Missouri S&T Miners. August 17, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Thomas More University Unanimously Approved for Provisional Membership to Join Great Midwest" (Press release). Great Midwest Athletic Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Division III Men's Volleyball Institutions". NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  16. ^ "Division III Men's Volleyball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  17. ^ "Baseball Championship History". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  18. ^ "Calvin Crosby to Lead Men's and Women's Volleyball Programs". Hilbert Hawks. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "AMCC announces the addition of Saint Vincent for men's volleyball". Saint Vincent College Bearcats. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  20. ^ "IWU Announces Addition of Men's Volleyball and Women's Bowling". Illinois Wesleyan Titans. September 13, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  21. ^ "CSAC to Add Men's Volleyball to Sport Sponsorship in 2019-20". February 26, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  22. ^ "CSAC Announces Addition of University of Valley Forge as Core Member in 2020-21". June 5, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  23. ^ "Dean College Joining GNAC as Full Core Member in 2020-21". Great Northeast Athletic Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  24. ^ "Simpson College to add men's volleyball". Simpson College. September 29, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  25. ^ "Hood to Add Men's Volleyball; Kevin Russell Named Coach". July 2, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  26. ^ "MAC Welcomes Stevens Institute of Technology Back in 2019-20". Stevens Ducks. August 15, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  27. ^ "MCVL Welcomes Baldwin-Wallace for 2021". January 21, 2020.
  28. ^ "Wabash to Join MCVL for 2020-21 Volleyball Season". Wabash Athletics. June 27, 2019.
  29. ^ "Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  30. ^ "NVU-Johnson to Join NECC as Associate Member in Men's Volleyball". November 29, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  31. ^ "SUNY Potsdam to add men's volleyball for 2019-20 season". Potsdam Bears. March 7, 2019.
  32. ^ "NECC Invites Sage Men's Volleyball Program to join league; Gators will compete in new league in 2020-2021". August 29, 2019.
  33. ^ "Benedictine University to Stay in NCAA Division III - Eagles eligible to compete in postseason competition". Benedictine University. August 25, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  34. ^ "Edgewood College Announces Addition of Men's Volleyball". Edgewood College. June 24, 2019.
  35. ^ "NJCU Men's Volleyball to Return to the Skyline Conference as an Affiliate Member in 2020". April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  36. ^ "Men's Volleyball to Join the Skyline Conference". Ramapo College Roadrunners. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  37. ^ "Roberts Wesleyan University Expands Athletics with Four New Sports" (Press release). Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks. November 14, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  38. ^ "St. Thomas Aquinas College Announces Launch of NCAA Women's and Men's Volleyball Programs" (Press release). St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans. August 17, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  39. ^ "Menlo College Exploring NCAA Division II Membership" (Press release). Menlo Oaks. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  40. ^ "Rockhurst University to boost Athletics with addition of seven new teams" (Press release). Rockhurst Hawks. October 28, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  41. ^ "Head Coach, Womens [sic] Soccer". The Chronicle of Higher Education. April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023. Vanguard [University] Athletics submitted its application to join the NCAA in February 2023.
  42. ^ "Hobart and William Smith adding 12 sports" (Press release). Hobart and William Smith Athletics. August 5, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021. In 2023-24, Hobart volleyball will begin competition.
  43. ^ "Calvin University to Become MCVL's Tenth Member in 2024" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  44. ^ "Men's Volleyball Added as Illinois College's 24th Varsity Sport" (Press release). Illinois College Athletics. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  45. ^ "Statement on Men's Volleyball" (Press release). Illinois College Athletics. May 22, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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