The women’s DI college volleyball teams with the most national championships

Stanford is the most successful program in DI women’s college volleyball history with nine national championships.

The Cardinal won its first in 1992, the most most recent in 2019.

Here’s a look at Stanford and the other programs with the most women’s volleyball championships.

9 — Stanford (1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2016, 2018, 2019)

Stanford has been on a tear of late, with back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019. Not only does the Cardinal have the most national championships, they have the most national runners-up seasons with eight as well, including a run of three straight from 2006 to 2008. 

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7 — Penn State (1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014)

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While there have been a few repeat champions in women’s volleyball, none had the run that the Nittany Lions had from 2007 to 2010. Four national championships in a row, including two of the five perfect seasons in women’s volleyball lore, all equate to arguably the most dominant four years in the sport’s history. The beginning of the run featured back-to-back title matches against Stanford.

5 — Nebraska (1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017)

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The Huskers made their 15th national semifinals appearance in the 2018 season before losing to Stanford in the national championship match. Nebraska has become a steady presence deep into the NCAA tournament since its first title in 1995, making seven championship match appearances since then.

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4 — Texas (1988, 2012, 2022, 2023)

The Longhorns won consecutive national championships to move up the all-time list. In 2023’s triumph, Texas crushed top-seeded Nebraska 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-11) to go back-to-back. In the sweep, the Longhorns broke the championship record with 12 service aces. Madisen Skinner had 16 kills and two aces, while Asjia O’Neal recorded five aces and added four kills.

4 — UCLA (1984, 1990, 1991, 2011)

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The Bruins just missed twice in the early days of NCAA women’s volleyball,…