List of NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs
This is a list of schools who field women's volleyball teams in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States.
As of the 2017 season, there are over 330 schools in 22 Division I volleyball conferences. Conference affiliations and venues represent those for the 2020–21 NCAA women's volleyball season, originally scheduled for fall 2020 but mostly moved to spring 2021 due to COVID-19.[1]
Programs
- Notes
- Began transition from Division II in July 2020; will not be eligible for the NCAA Tournament until 2024.
- Began transition from Division II in July 2018; will not be eligible for the NCAA Tournament until 2022.
- Joining the Southwestern Athletic Conference on July 1, 2021
- Joining the Big South Conference on July 1, 2021
- After the 2018–19 school year, LIU merged the athletic programs of its two main campuses—the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers—into a single athletic program competing as the LIU Sharks. The Sharks inherited the Division I and Northeast Conference memberships of the Brooklyn campus. The unified women's volleyball team is based at the Brooklyn campus.
- Began transition from Division II in July 2019; will not be eligible for the NCAA Tournament until 2023.
Future programs
| School | Nickname | Home arena | Future conference | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Thomas | Tommies | Schoenecker Arena | The Summit League | 2021 |
References
- "Division I Women's Volleyball Institutions". NCAA Directory.
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