NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Tournament

NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Tournament
Sport College indoor volleyball
Founded 2012
No. of teams 14 (from 2019)
Country  United States
Most recent
champion(s)		 Springfield (2018)
Most titles Springfield (5)
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Tournament 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 began in 2016.

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

The Division III championship began in 2012 with nine teams and has steadily expanded with the growth of D-III men's volleyball. The most recent 2018 tournament featured 12 teams,[2] and the field will expand to 14 for the next tournament in 2019.[3] 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 and seven for 2018. Like the National Collegiate Championship, the Division III championship is a knockout tournament, with best-of-5-set matches. In the format used in 2018, the top four seeds received byes into the quarterfinals, where they faced the winners of four first-round matches.[4] The bracketing for the expanded 2019 field has yet to be announced.

Champions

Source = [5]

Year National Champion Score Runner-up City and venue Attendance
Finals/Total		 Host school
2012[6] Springfield (33–5) 3–0 Carthage (29–6) Springfield, MA Blake Arena 1,600
5,723		 Springfield
2013[7] Springfield (32–3)[8] 3–0[9] Nazareth (36–2)[8] Pittsford, NY[10] Kidera Gymnasium 1,000
2,676		 Nazareth
2014 Springfield (27–8)[11] 3–0[11] Juniata (29–5)[12] Huntingdon, PA Kennedy Sports Center[12] 816
3,022		 Juniata
2015 Stevens (31–4)[13] 3–0 Springfield (25–7)[14] Hoboken, NJ Canavan Arena 1,126
2,506		 Stevens
2016 New Paltz (33–2) 3–1 Springfield (28–4) Pittsford, NY Kidera Gymnasium 914
3,364		 Nazareth
2017 Springfield (33–5) 3–1 New Paltz (27–9) Springfield, MA Blake Arena 2,000
6,099		 Springfield
2018 Springfield (31–2) 3–0 Stevens (27–5) Kenosha, WI Tarble Arena 550
TBD		 Carthage

References

  1. ↑ Knox, Stephen (April 30, 2012). "Advocates of championship succeed". NCAA. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Committee selects 2018 championship bracket" (Press release). NCAA. April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "DIII committee proposes uses for new revenue" (Press release). NCAA. June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Division III Men's Volleyball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Springfield College Wins the Inaugural NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship" (Press release). Springfield College Athletics. April 29, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ "MIT replaces Stevens to host Div. III Men's Volleyball Championship" (Press release). NCAA. November 29, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  8. 1 2 Johnson, James (April 28, 2013). "Nazareth falls short in NCAA Division III men's volleyball championship". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY. Retrieved April 29, 2013. (soft paywall)
  9. ↑ Baker, Dick (April 28, 2013). "Springfield College men's volleyball repeats as NCAA Division III national champion". The Republican. Springfield, MA. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ The championship was originally scheduled for the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was moved in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. "Nazareth agrees to be new host for national championship in place of MIT" (Press release). NCAA. April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Springfield College men clinch third straight volleyball national championship". The Republican. Springfield, MA. April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Eagles Fall to No. 1 Springfield in National Championship" (Press release). Juniata College Sports. April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Stevens' volleyball title marks first team championship in school history" (Press release). NCAA. April 27, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Men's Volleyball Falls In the NCAA National Championship Match To Stevens" (Press release). Springfield College Pride. April 26, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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