NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship

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NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship
NCAA logo.svg
Sport College indoor volleyball
Founded 2012
No. of teams 9
Country  United States
Most recent champion(s) New Paltz (1)
Most titles Springfield (3)
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship is a championship event officially sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the main governing body for U.S. college sports. Open only to schools in Division III of the NCAA, a group of schools that are not allowed to award athletic scholarships, the championship was established in 2012. At the time, it was the newest NCAA championship to be officially sanctioned; a single all-divisions championship in women's beach volleyball has since been announced for a 2016 launch.

History

The idea of a Division III championship was first floated by several figures in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association in the late 1980s, but was long dormant because of NCAA participation rules—50 schools must sponsor a sport before a national championship tournament can be officially sanctioned. The main impetus for growth in Division III volleyball had been an unofficial D-III championship tournament known as the Molten Invitational, started in 1997. In 2010, the required number of programs was reached, leading to the creation of the D-III championship.[1]

Format

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See also: List of NCAA men's volleyball schools

The Division III championship has involved nine teams since its creation in 2012. This differs from the top-level NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, which involved four teams through the 2013 tournament and expanded to six teams for 2014. Like the National Collegiate Championship, the Division III championship is a knockout tournament, with best-of-5-set matches. The two lowest-seeded teams play a first-round match, with the winner joining the remaining seven teams at the final championship site.[2]

Champions

Year National Champion Score Runner-up City and venue Attendance Host school
2012[3] Springfield (33–5) 3–0 Carthage (29–6) Springfield, MA Blake Arena 1,600 Springfield
2013[4] Springfield (32–3)[5] 3–0[6] Nazareth (36–2)[5] Pittsford, NY[7] Kidera Gymnasium 1,000 Nazareth
2014 Springfield (27–8)[8] 3–0[8] Juniata (29–5)[9] Huntingdon, PA Kennedy Sports Center[9] 816 Juniata
2015 Stevens (31–4)[10] 3–0 Springfield (25–7)[11] Hoboken, NJ Canavan Arena 1,126 Stevens
2016 New Paltz (33-2) 3-1 Springfield (28-4) Pittsford, NY Kidera Gymnasium 914 Nazareth
2017 TBD TBD Springfield, MA Blake Arena TBD Springfield

References

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