List of NCAA women's beach volleyball programs

This is a list of NCAA women's beach volleyball programs. It includes all of the varsity beach volleyball teams in the United States that have been approved to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of the Fall of the 2015–16 school year, 48 Division I, 1 transitioning from Division II to Division I, 6 Division II, and 4 Division III have been recognized by the NCAA.[1] With only Division I having a sufficient number of teams to support a divisional championship, the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship will initially be a single-division National Collegiate Championship with teams from all three divisions eligible. This list reflects each team's conference affiliation(s) as of late October 2015.

Originally referred to as "sand volleyball'" by the NCAA, beach volleyball was approved as an "emerging sport for women" by the Division I and II members in 2009. By October 2014, the sport had surpassed the target of "... at least 40 varsity NCAA programs ..." and was approved by Division I to become the 90th NCAA championship; Divisions II and III also approved the championship in January 2015.[2] The NCAA changed the name to beach volleyball in June 2015, "...because the sport is known as beach volleyball at all other levels of play throughout the world..." [3]

School Location State Nickname Conference Primary Conference Division
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Birmingham Alabama Blazers Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Conference USA
I
University of Arizona Tucson Arizona Wildcats Pac-12 Conference
I
Arizona State University Tempe Arizona Sun Devils Pac-12 Conference
I
Boise State University Boise Idaho Broncos Independent Mountain West Conference
I
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) San Luis Obispo California Mustangs Big West Conference
I
California State University, Bakersfield (CSU Bakersfield) Bakersfield California Roadrunners Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference
I
California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) Long Beach California 49ers Big West Conference
I
California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Los Angeles California Matadors Big West Conference
I
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) Sacramento California Hornets Big West Conference Big Sky Conference
I
University of California, Berkeley (California) Berkeley California Golden Bears Pac-12 Conference
I
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles California Bruins Pac-12 Conference
I
Coastal Carolina University Conway South Carolina Chanticleers Atlantic Sun Conference Big South Conference
(Sun Belt Conference in July 2016)
I
College of Charleston Charleston South Carolina Cougars Independent Colonial Athletic Association
I
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Boca Raton Florida Owls Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Conference USA
I
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Fort Myers Florida Eagles Atlantic Sun Conference
I
Florida International University (FIU) University Park Florida Panthers Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Conference USA
I
Florida State University Tallahassee Florida Seminoles Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Atlantic Coast Conference
I
Georgia State University Atlanta Georgia Panthers Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Sun Belt Conference
I
University of Hawaii at Manoa (Hawaiʻi) Honolulu Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Big West Conference
I
Houston Baptist University Houston Texas Huskies Independent Southland Conference
I
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville Alabama Gamecocks Independent Ohio Valley Conference
I
Jacksonville University Jacksonville Florida Dolphins Atlantic Sun Conference
I
University of Louisiana at Monroe (Louisiana–Monroe) Monroe Louisiana Warhawks Independent Sun Belt Conference
I
Louisiana State University (LSU) Baton Rouge Louisiana Tigers Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Southeastern Conference
I
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles California Lions West Coast Conference
I
Mercer University Atlanta Georgia Bears Atlantic Sun Conference Southern Conference
I
Mississippi State University Starkville Mississippi Lady Bulldogs Independent Southeastern Conference
I
University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska) Lincoln Nebraska Cornhuskers Independent Big Ten Conference
I
University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Lobos Independent Mountain West Conference
I
University of New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana Privateers Independent Southland Conference
I
University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) Wilmington North Carolina Seahawks Independent Colonial Athletic Association
I
University of North Florida Jacksonville Florida Ospreys Atlantic Sun Conference
I
University of Oregon Eugene Oregon Ducks Pac-12 Conference
I
University of the Pacific Stockton California Tigers West Coast Conference
I
Pepperdine University Malibu California Waves West Coast Conference
I
University of Portland Portland Oregon Pilots West Coast Conference
I
University of San Francisco San Francisco California Dons West Coast Conference
I
San Jose State University San Jose California Spartans Independent Mountain West Conference
I
Santa Clara University Santa Clara California Broncos West Coast Conference
I
University of South Carolina Columbia South Carolina Gamecocks Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Southeastern Conference
I
University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles California Trojans Pac-12 Conference
I
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga California Gaels West Coast Conference
I
Stanford University Palo Alto California Cardinal Pac-12 Conference
I
Stetson University DeLand Florida Hatters Atlantic Sun Conference
I
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Texas Islanders Independent Southland Conference
I
Texas Christian University (TCU) Fort Worth Texas Horned Frogs Independent Big 12 Conference
I
Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana Green Wave Coastal Collegiate Sports Association American Athletic Conference
I
University of Washington Seattle Washington Huskies Pac-12 Conference
I
Grand Canyon University Phoenix Arizona Antelopes Independent Western Athletic Conference
I from II
Carson-Newman University Jefferson City Tennessee Eagles Independent South Atlantic Conference
II
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction Colorado Mavericks Independent Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
II
Concordia University Irvine Irvine California Eagles Independent Pacific West Conference
II
Eckerd College St. Petersburg Florida Tritons Independent Sunshine State Conference
II
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate Tennessee Railsplitters Independent South Atlantic Conference
II
Spring Hill College Mobile Alabama Badgers Independent Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
II
University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) Santa Cruz California Banana Slugs Independent Great South Athletic Conference
III
Principia College Elsah Illinois Panthers Independent St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
III
Rutgers University–Newark Newark New Jersey Scarlet Raiders Independent New Jersey Athletic Conference
III
Stevenson University Baltimore County Maryland Mustangs Independent MAC Commonwealth Conference
III

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". NCAA.org. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA DII, DIII membership approves Sand Volleyball as 90th championship". NCAA. January 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NCAA’s newest championship will be called beach volleyball". NCAA. June 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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