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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

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The competition structure of men's volleyball dramatically differs 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, plus the addition of Menlo and Vanguard for the 2025 season, the MPSF now has nine 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. The SIAC has since expanded to 7 men's volleyball members, all HBCUs, with the addition of a new program at full conference member LeMoyne–Owen for the 2025 season.

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 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 were 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 started new men's volleyball programs except for American International, which competed as an independent in 2023.

Another Division II conference, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), plans to add men's volleyball in the 2026 season.[5] Five full GLVC members played men's volleyball in the 2024 season, with Lewis, McKendree, and Quincy in the MIVA and Maryville and Missouri S&T as independents. Rockhurst will become the sixth GLVC member to sponsor the sport in the 2025 season, and Southwest Baptist will become the seventh in the 2026 season. Lewis and McKendree will remain in the MIVA, with the other full GLVC members being joined by former independents Rockhurst and Thomas More.

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,[6] 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; the latter conference would merge with the United East Conference after the 2023 season, with the merged league operating under the United East banner. The Old Dominion Athletic Conference[7] and Presidents' Athletic Conference[8] added men's volleyball in the 2024–25 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. Alignments listed here reflect those in place for the upcoming 2025 season.

  • The 9-member MPSF men's volleyball league consists of six Division I schools, full Division II member Concordia–Irvine, and two schools transitioning from the NAIA to Division II in Menlo and Vanguard.
  • The nine members of the MIVA consist of four full Division I members, two transitional D-I members, and three Division II members. The transitional D-I members are Lindenwood and Queens (NC), both of which started transitions in July 2022. Lindenwood was already an MIVA member when it started its transition, and is the only member of its all-sports conference, the Ohio Valley Conference, to sponsor men's volleyball. Queens joined the MIVA for the 2024 season, and similarly is the only member of its current all-sports league, the Atlantic Sun Conference, to sponsor men's volleyball.[9] Quincy will leave after the 2025 season when its primary home of the GLVC begins sponsoring men's volleyball; Lewis and McKendree will remain in the MIVA despite being full GLVC members. The MIVA will remain at nine members with the addition of Northern Kentucky, a Division I member that is adding men's volleyball in the 2026 season.[10]
  • The 7-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.[11]
  • 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, and dropped further to 5 with Sacred Heart returning to the EIVA and Merrimack becoming independent. It will return to 7 members in the 2026 season with the arrival of new associates Manhattan and UMES.

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 was identical to the one used from 2014 to 2017.[12] In 2024, the tournament expanded to eight teams, coinciding with the SIAC receiving its first automatic bid. All teams now participate at a single site in a pure knockout format.[13] 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

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All affiliations are current for the next 2025 NCAA men's volleyball season; teams starting play in 2025 are presumed to be independent unless declared otherwise. 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

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School[14][15]
(Branded or known as) 		Location Nickname Conference NCAA
bids[16] 		First Latest National titles[17]
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 8+ 1995 2023 2002 (Vacated), 2021, 2022
California State University, Long Beach
(Long Beach State) 		Long Beach, CA The Beach Big West 14 1970 2024 1991, 2018, 2019
University of California, Irvine
(UC Irvine) 		Irvine, CA Anteaters Big West 8 2006 2024 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[a] 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 2 2021 2024
Emmanuel University (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 2 2018 2023
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
American International College (Division II) Springfield, MA Yellow Jackets ECC 0 — —
Dominican University (Dominican [NY]; Division II) Orangeburg, NY Chargers ECC 0 — —
Roberts Wesleyan University (Division II) Rochester, NY Redhawks ECC 0 — —
St. Thomas Aquinas College (Division II) Sparkill, NY Spartans ECC 0 — —
University of Charleston (Division II) Charleston, WV Golden Eagles EIVA 0 — —
George Mason University
(GMU or Mason) 		George Mason, VA[b] Patriots EIVA 4 1984 2016
Harvard University Cambridge, MA[c] Crimson EIVA 1 2018 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT) 		Newark, NJ Highlanders EIVA 0 — —
Pennsylvania State University
(Penn State) 		University Park, PA Nittany Lions EIVA 34 1981 2024 1994, 2008
Princeton University Princeton, NJ Tigers EIVA 3 1998 2022 —
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT Pioneers EIVA 0 — —
Barry University (Division II)[18] Miami Shores, FL Buccaneers Independent 0 — —
Catawba College (Division II)[19] Salisbury, NC Indians Independent 0 — —
Lincoln Memorial University (Division II) Harrogate, TN Railsplitters Independent 0 — —
Maryville University (Division II) Town and Country, MO[d] Saints Independent
(GLVC in 2026) 		0 — —
Merrimack College North Andover, MA Warriors Independent 0 — —
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) (Division II)[20] Rolla, MO Miners Independent
(GLVC in 2026) 		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 — —
Rockhurst University (Division II)[21] Kansas City, MO Hawks Independent
(GLVC in 2026) 		0 — —
Roosevelt University (in transition to Division II) Chicago, IL Lakers Independent
(GLVC in 2026) 		0 — —
Thomas More University (in transition to Division II)[22] Crestview Hills, KY Saints Independent
(GLVC in 2026) 		0 — —
Tusculum University (Division II) Tusculum, TN[e] Pioneers 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 23 1975 2024 2011, 2016, 2017
Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN Mastodons MIVA 6 1991 2007
Queens University of Charlotte (in transition to Division I)
(Queens [NC]) 		Charlotte, NC Royals MIVA 0 — —
Quincy University (Division II) Quincy, IL Hawks MIVA
(GLVC in 2026) 		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 2 2023 2024
Menlo College (transitioning to Division II)[23] Atherton, CA Oaks MPSF 0 — —
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA[f] 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 30 1970 2024 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2023, 2024
University of Southern California
(USC/SC/Southern Cal) 		Los Angeles, CA Trojans MPSF 15 1977 2019 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990
Vanguard University (transitioning to Division II)[23] Costa Mesa, CA Lions MPSF 0 — —
Daemen University (Division II) Amherst, NY Wildcats NEC 0 — —
D'Youville University (Division II) Buffalo, NY Saints NEC 0 — —
Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) Teaneck, NJ Knights NEC 0 — —
Long Island University (LIU) Brooklyn, NY[g] Sharks NEC 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 1 2024 2024
Kentucky State University (Division II) Frankfort, KY Thorobreds SIAC 0 — —
LeMoyne–Owen College (Division II)[24] Memphis, TN Magicians SIAC 0 — —
Morehouse College (Division II) Atlanta, GA Maroon Tigers SIAC 0 — —

+=1 bid vacated by NCAA

  1. ^ Mailing address is Santa Barbara.
  2. ^ Mailing address is Fairfax.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Mailing address is St. Louis.
  5. ^ Mailing address is Greeneville.
  6. ^ While the mailing address is Malibu, the campus is in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
  7. ^ 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

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School[25] Location Nickname Conference NCAA
bids[26] 		First Latest National titles[27]
Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY Bengals AMCC 0 — —
Hilbert College Hamburg, NY Hawks AMCC[28] 0 — —
Houghton University Houghton, NY Highlanders AMCC 0 — —
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA Mounties AMCC 0 — —
Penn State Altoona Logan Township, PA[a] Nittany Lions AMCC 1 2017 2017
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
(Penn State Behrend) 		Erie, PA Lions AMCC 1 2022 2022
Baruch College Manhattan, New York, NY[b] Bearcats CUNY AC 8 2012 2024
Brooklyn College Brooklyn, New York, NY Bulldogs CUNY AC 0 — —
City College of New York
(CCNY) 		Manhattan, New York, NY[b] Beavers CUNY AC 0 — —
Hunter College Manhattan, New York, NY[b] Hawks CUNY AC 4 2012 2018
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
(John Jay) 		Manhattan, New York, NY[b] 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[29] 0 — —
Loras College Dubuque, IA Duhawks CCIW 1 2024 2024
North Central College Naperville, IL Cardinals CCIW 2 2022 2023
North Park University Chicago, IL Vikings CCIW 0 — —
Drew University Madison, NJ Rangers CVC 0 — —
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Blue Jays CVC 0 — —
Immaculata University Malvern, PA Mighty Macs CVC 0 — —
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA Eagles CVC 5 2012 2024 (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
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 5 2019 2024
Colby–Sawyer College New London, NH Chargers GNAC 0 — —
Dean College Franklin, MA Bulldogs GNAC[30] 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 University 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 6 2016 2024
California Lutheran University
(Cal Lutheran) 		Thousand Oaks, CA Kingsmen Independent 1 2024 2024 2024
Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI Sabercats Independent 0 — —
Neumann University Aston, PA Knights Independent 0 0 —
Simpson College[31] Indianola, IA Storm Independent 0 — —
Springfield College (MA) Springfield, MA Pride Independent 11 2012 2024 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
Westminster College Fulton, MO Blue Jays Independent 0 — —
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI Pointers Independent 0 — —
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[32] 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[33] 10 2013 2024 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[34] 1 2023 2023
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI Knights MCVL 0 — —
Mount St. Joseph University Delhi Township, OH[c] Lions MCVL 0 — —
University of Mount Union Alliance, OH Purple Raiders MCVL 1 2022 2022
University of Olivet Olivet, MI Comets MCVL 0 — —
Trine University Angola, IN Thunder MCVL 1 2024 2024
Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN Little Giants MCVL[35] 0 — —
Wittenberg University Springfield, OH Tigers MCVL[36] 0 — —
Aurora University Aurora, IL Spartans NACC 0 — —
Benedictine University Lisle, IL Eagles NACC[37] 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 5 2017 2024
Edgewood College Madison, WI Eagles NACC[38] 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 — —
Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Raptors NECC 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 1 2024 2024
Northern Vermont University–Johnson Johnson, VT Badgers NECC[39] 0 — —
State University of New York at Potsdam[40] (Potsdam/SUNY Potsdam) Potsdam, NY Bears NECC 0 — —
Russell Sage College Albany, NY Gators NECC[41] 0 — —
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
(SUNY Polytechnic Institute/SUNY Poly) 		Marcy, NY Wildcats NECC 0 — —
Averett University Danville, VA Cougars ODAC 0 — —
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA Royals ODAC 0 — —
University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA Hornets ODAC 0 — —
Randolph College Lynchburg, VA Wildcats ODAC 0 — —
Randolph–Macon College Ashland, VA Yellow Jackets ODAC 0 — —
Roanoke College Salem, VA Maroons ODAC 0 — —
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA Marlins ODAC 0 — —
Bethany College (WV) Bethany, WV Bison PAC 0 — —
Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA Celtics PAC 0 — —
Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA Cougars PAC 0 — —
Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA Golden Tornadoes PAC 0 2023 2023
Grove City College[42] Grove City, PA Wolverines PAC 0 — —
Hiram College Hiram, OH Terriers PAC 2 2021 2024
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA Bearcats PAC 0 — —
Thiel College Greenville, PA Tomcats PAC 0 — —
University of Mount Saint Vincent The Bronx, New York, NY Dolphins Skyline 0 — —
New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ Gothic Knights Skyline[43] 1 2021 2021
Ramapo College Mahwah, NJ Roadrunners Skyline[44] 0 — —
St. Joseph's University-Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York, NY Bears Skyline 0 — —
St. Joseph's University-Long Island Patchogue, NY Golden Eagles Skyline 4 2018 2024
Sarah Lawrence College Eastchester, NY[d] 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[b] Maccabees Skyline 0 — —
Bryn Athyn College Bryn Athyn, PA Lions United East 0 — —
Cairn University Langhorne, PA Highlanders United East 0 — —
Gallaudet University Washington, DC Bison United East 0 — —
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA Chargers United East 3 2018 2024
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York, NY Cannoneers United East 0 — —
Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ Eagles United East 0 — —
University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, PA Patriots United East 0 — —
Wilson College (PA) Chambersburg, PA Phoenix United East 0 — —
Elmira College Elmira, NY Soaring Eagles UVC 0 — —
Hobart College Geneva, NY Statesmen UVC 0 — —
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) 		Cambridge, MA Engineers UVC 1 2014 2014
Nazareth University 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[b] Violets UVC 2 2017 2024
St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY Cardinals UVC 2 2022 2023
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY Brewers UVC 5 2017 2024
  1. ^ Mailing address is Altoona.
  2. ^ a b c d e f The mailing address for all locations in Manhattan is "New York".
  3. ^ Mailing address is Cincinnati.
  4. ^ Mailing address is Bronxville.

Future programs

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National Collegiate

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School[14][15]
(Branded or known as) 		Location Nickname Conference Begins
University of Jamestown (transitioning to Division II) Jamestown, ND Jimmies TBA 2026[45]
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY Jaspers NEC 2026[46]
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Princess Anne, MD[a] Hawks NEC 2026[47]
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Norse MIVA[10] 2026[48]
Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO Bearcats GLVC 2026[49]
University of California, Merced (UC Merced) (transitioning to Division II) Merced, CA Golden Bobcats TBA 2026[50]
Jessup University (transitioning to Division II) Rocklin, CA Warriors MPSF TBA[51]
  1. ^ UMES has a Princess Anne mailing address, but is in unincorporated Somerset County.

Division III

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School[25]
(Branded or known as) 		Location Nickname Conference Begins
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA Eagles ODAC 2026
Spalding University Louisville, KY Golden Eagles MCVL 2026[52]

See also

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Notes

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  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 Announced as Next GLVC Sport in 2025-26" (Press release). Great Lakes Valley Conference. July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's Volleyball". NECC website. New England Collegiate Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "ODAC Approves Men's Volleyball as 26th Sponsored Sport" (Press release). Old Dominion Athletic Conference. September 18, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "PAC Approves Men's Volleyball as 24th Conference Sport" (Press release). Presidents' Athletic Conference. December 14, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Queens University of Charlotte to Join MIVA in 2023" (Press release). Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Northern Kentucky to Join MIVA on July 1, 2025" (Press release). Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. August 23, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "Transitioning Scarlet Raiders Join CVC" (Press release). Rutgers–Newark Athletics. March 13, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  12. ^ Johnson, Derek (October 11, 2017). "A Few Key Changes Coming to the 2018 NCAA men's volleyball tournament". VolleyMob. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  13. ^ Lopes, Vinnie (November 9, 2023). "NCAA Tournament to be eight-team, single-venue format for 2024 season". Off the Block Blog. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Division I Men's Volleyball Institutions". NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Division II Men's Volleyball Institutions". NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  16. ^ "National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  17. ^ "Men's Volleyball Championship History". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  18. ^ "Barry University Adds Men's Indoor Volleyball" (Press release). Barry Buccaneers. March 6, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "Catawba College Announces Men's Volleyball as 24th Varsity Intercollegiate Sport" (Press release). Catawba Athletics. September 21, 2023.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Rockhurst University to boost Athletics with addition of seven new teams" (Press release). Rockhurst Hawks. October 28, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ a b "Menlo, Vanguard Headed for MPSF Volleyball in 2025" (Press release). Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. August 15, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  24. ^ "LOC Athletics Welcomes Men's Volleyball" (Press release). LeMoyne–Owen Magicians. March 6, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Division III Men's Volleyball Institutions". NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  26. ^ "Division III Men's Volleyball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  27. ^ "Baseball Championship History". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  28. ^ "Calvin Crosby to Lead Men's and Women's Volleyball Programs". Hilbert Hawks. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  29. ^ "IWU Announces Addition of Men's Volleyball and Women's Bowling". Illinois Wesleyan Titans. September 13, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  30. ^ "Dean College Joining GNAC as Full Core Member in 2020-21". Great Northeast Athletic Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  31. ^ "Simpson College to add men's volleyball". Simpson College. September 29, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  32. ^ "Hood to Add Men's Volleyball; Kevin Russell Named Coach". July 2, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  33. ^ "MAC Welcomes Stevens Institute of Technology Back in 2019-20". Stevens Ducks. August 15, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  34. ^ "MCVL Welcomes Baldwin-Wallace for 2021". January 21, 2020.
  35. ^ "Wabash to Join MCVL for 2020-21 Volleyball Season". Wabash Athletics. June 27, 2019.
  36. ^ "Wittenberg Back to the MCVL in 2021" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  37. ^ "Benedictine University to Stay in NCAA Division III - Eagles eligible to compete in postseason competition". Benedictine University. August 25, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  38. ^ "Edgewood College Announces Addition of Men's Volleyball". Edgewood College. June 24, 2019.
  39. ^ "NVU-Johnson to Join NECC as Associate Member in Men's Volleyball". November 29, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  40. ^ "SUNY Potsdam to add men's volleyball for 2019-20 season". Potsdam Bears. March 7, 2019.
  41. ^ "NECC Invites Sage Men's Volleyball Program to join league; Gators will compete in new league in 2020-2021". August 29, 2019.
  42. ^ "Grove City adding men's volleyball as 24th varsity sport" (Press release). Grove City Wolverines. December 14, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  43. ^ "NJCU Men's Volleyball to Return to the Skyline Conference as an Affiliate Member in 2020". April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  44. ^ "Men's Volleyball to Join the Skyline Conference". Ramapo College Roadrunners. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  45. ^ "NSIC Extends Invitation to the University of Jamestown" (Press release). Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  46. ^ "Manhattan Adds Three Sports for 2025-2026" (Press release). Manhattan Jaspers. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  47. ^ "University of Maryland Eastern Shore announces the addition of men's volleyball" (Press release). UMES Hawks. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  48. ^ "Northern Kentucky Athletics to expand with six new sports programs" (Press release). Northern Kentucky Norse. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  49. ^ "SBU Athletics Adding NCAA Swimming, Men's Volleyball" (Press release). Southwest Baptist Bearcats. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  50. ^ "California Collegiate Athletic Association set to add University of California, Merced" (Press release). California Collegiate Athletic Association. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  51. ^ "Jessup University Announces the Addition of Men's Volleyball". Jessup Warriors. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  52. ^ "MCVL Welcomes Spalding University as New Member for 2026" (Press release). Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. September 20, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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