 National Collegiate Year-by-Year Results |
| 2026 |
| Reg. SF |
UC Irvine vs. Penn State |
W |
3-2 (25-18, 27-29, 19-25, 25-17, 15-13) |
| Reg. F |
UC Irvine at No. 1 seed UCLA |
W |
3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 19-25, 16-14) |
|
No. 2 seed Hawai'i vs. Southern California |
W |
3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 32-30) |
|
No. 3 seed Long Beach State vs. Loyola |
W |
3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-19) |
| SF |
No. 2 seed Hawai'i vs. No. 3 seed Long Beach State [UH advances] |
W |
3-1 (25-15, 18-25, 25-21, 25-22) |
|
UC Irvine vs. No. 4 seed Ball State |
W |
3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 27-25, 25-19) |
| F |
No. 2 seed Hawai'i vs. UC Irvine [UH national champion] |
W |
3-1 (15-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20) |
| All-Tournament Team: Trevor Clark (UC Irvine); Andrej Jokanovic (UC Irvine); Tread Rosenthal (Hawai'i); Louis Sakanoko (Hawai'i) - MVP; Kristian Titriyski (Hawai'i); Skyler Varga (Long Beach State) |
| 2025 |
| QF |
No. 1 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 8 seed Fort Valley State |
W |
3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-16) |
|
No. 2 seed Hawai'i vs. No. 7 seed Penn State |
W |
3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23) |
| SF |
No. 1 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 5 seed Pepperdine |
W |
3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-23) |
|
No. 2 seed Hawaii' vs. No. 3 seed UCLA |
L |
0-3 (14-25, 23-25, 22-25) |
| F |
No. 1 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 3 UCLA [LBSU national champion] |
W |
3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-21) |
| All-Tournament Team: Alex Kandev (Long Beach State); Finn Kearney (Hawai'i); Moni Nikolov (Long Beach State) - MVP; Skyler Varga (Long Beach State) |
| 2024 |
| QF |
No. 4 seed UC Irvine vs. No. 5 seed Penn State |
W |
3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-19) |
|
No. 2 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 7 seed Belmont Abbey |
W |
3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-11) |
| SF |
No. 4 seed UC Irvine vs. No. 1 seed UCLA |
L |
2-3 (25-22, 20-25, 16-25, 25-18, 12-15) |
|
No. 2 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 3 seed GCU |
W |
3-2 (24-26, 26-28, 25-18, 25-23, 15-10) |
| F |
No. 2 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 1 seed UCLA |
L |
1-3 (21-25, 20-25, 29-27, 21-25) |
| All-Tournament Team: Hilir Henno (UC Irvine); Simon Torwie (Long Beach State); Skyler Varga (Long Beach State) |
| 2023 |
Opening
Round |
Long Beach State vs. Grand Canyon |
W |
3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23) |
| SF |
Hawai'i vs. Penn State |
W |
3-2 (25-20, 25-23, 16-25, 23-25, 15-10) |
|
Long Beach State vs. UCLA |
L |
0-3 (16-25, 14-25, 19-25) |
| F |
Hawai'i vs. UCLA |
L |
1-3 (26-28, 33-31, 21-25, 21-25) |
| All-Tournament Team: Mason Briggs (Long Beach State); Dimitrios Mouchlias (Hawai'i); Jakob Thelle (Hawai'i) |
| 2022 |
Opening
Round |
Hawai'i vs. North Greenville |
W |
3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-16) |
| SF |
Hawai'i vs. Ball State |
W |
3-2 (28-26, 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11) |
|
Long Beach State vs. UCLA |
W |
3-2 (18-25, 18-25, 25-15, 25-10, 16-14) |
| F |
Hawai'i vs. Long Beach State [UH national champion] |
W |
3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-20) |
| All-Tournament Team: Spyros Chakas (Hawai'i) - MVP; Dimitrios Mouchlias (Hawai'i); Alex Nikolov (Long Beach State); Spencer Olivier (Long Beach State); Jakob Thelle (Hawai'i) |
| 2021 |
Opening
Round |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Pepperdine |
W |
3-1 (25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 28-26) |
| SF |
Hawai'i vs. UC Santa Barbara [UCSB eliminated] |
W |
3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-23) |
| F |
Hawai'i vs. BYU [UH national champion] |
W |
3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-16) |
| All-Tournament Team: Patrick Gasman (Hawai'i); Casey McGarry (UC Santa Barbara); Rado Parapunov (Hawai'i) - MVP; Jakob Thelle (Hawai'i) |
| 2019 |
| SF |
Hawai'i vs. Lewis |
W |
3-1 (25-15, 25-17, 30-32, 25-16) |
|
Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine |
W |
3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15) |
| F |
Long Beach State vs. Hawai'i [LBSU national champion] |
W |
3-1 (23-25, 25-222, 25-22, 25-23) |
| All-Tournament Team: Nick Amado (Long Beach State); Colton Cowell (Hawai'i); TJ DeFalco (Long Beach State) - MVP; Rado Parapunov (Hawai'i); Josh Tuaniga (Long Beach State); Joe Worsley (Hawai'i) |
| 2018 |
Opening
Round |
UC Irvine vs. Ohio State |
L |
2-3 (19-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 14-16) |
| SF |
Long Beach State vs. Ohio State |
W |
3-1 (25-22, 25-23, 25-7, 32-30) |
| F |
Long Beach State vs. UCLA [LBSU national champion] |
W |
3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 26-24, 15-12) |
| All-Tournament Team: TJ DeFalco (Long Beach State); Kyle Ensing (Long Beach State); Josh Tuaniga (Long Beach State) - MVP |
| 2017 |
| SF |
Hawai'i vs. Ohio State |
L |
0-3 (23-25, 18-25, 19-25) |
|
Long Beach State vs. BYU |
L |
0-3 (19-25, 20-25, 22-25) |
| All-Tournament Team: Stijn van Tilburg (Hawai'i) |
| 2016 |
| Play In |
Long Beach State vs. Erskine |
W |
3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-20) |
| SF |
Long Beach State vs. BYU |
L |
2-3 {21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 18-25) |
| All-Tournament Team: TJ DeFalco (Long Beach State) |
| 2015 |
| Play In |
Hawai'i vs. Penn State |
L |
1-3 (22-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-27) |
| SF |
UC Irvine vs. Loyola Chicago |
L |
0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 17-25) |
| All-Tournament Team: Tamir Hershko (UC Irvine) |
| 2013 |
| SF |
UC Irvine vs. Loyola Chicago |
W |
3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 29-27) |
| F |
UC Irvine vs. BYU [UCI national champion] |
W |
3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 26-24) |
| All-Tournament Team: Chris Austin (UC Irvine); Michael Brinkley (UC Irvine); Connor Hughes (UC Irvine) - MVP; Collin Mehring (UC Irvine); Kevin Tillie (UC Irvine) |
| 2012 |
| SF |
UC Irvine vs. Penn State |
W |
3-1 (18-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-19) |
| F |
UC irvine vs. USC [UCI national champion] |
W |
3-0 (25-22, 34-32, 26-24) |
| All-Tournament Team: Chris Austin (UC Irvine); Carson Clark (UC Irvine) - MVP; Connor Hughes (UC Irvine); Kevin Tillie (UC Irvine) |
| 2011 |
| SF |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Southern California |
W |
3-1 (29-27, 24-26, 25-15, 25-18) |
| F |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Ohio State |
L |
2-3 (25-20, 20-25, 19-25, 25-22, 9-15) |
| 2010 |
| SF |
CSUN vs. Penn State |
L |
0-3 (21-30, 23-30, 28-30) |
| 2009 |
| SF |
UC Irvine vs. Ohio State |
W |
3-0 (30-25, 30-25, 30-26) |
| F |
UC Irvine vs. USC [UCI national champion] |
W |
3-2 (26-30, 30-23, 26-30, 30-17, 15-12) |
| All-Tournament Team: Ryan Ammerman (UC Irvine) - MVP; Carson Clark (UC Irvine); Taylor Wilson (UC Irvine) |
| 2008 |
| SF |
Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine |
L |
0-3 (26-30, 21-30, 17-30) |
| 2007 |
| SF |
UC Irvine vs. Penn State |
W |
3-1 (30-25, 30-22, 26-30, 20-23) |
| F |
UC Irvine vs. Purdue Fort Wayne [UCI national champion] |
W |
3-1 (30-20, 24-30, 30-23, 30-28) |
| All-Tournament Team: Jayson Jablonsky (UC Irvine); David Smith (UC Irvine); Brian Thornton (UC Irvine); Matt Webber (UC Irvine) - MVP |
| 2006 |
| SF |
UC Irvine vs. Penn State |
L |
2-3 (30-32, 23-30, 33-31, 30-27, 13-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: Jayson Jablonsky (UC Irvine) |
| 2004 |
| SF |
Long Beach State vs. Penn State |
W |
3-0 (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) |
| F |
Long Beach State vs. BYU |
L |
2-3 (30-15, 18-30, 30-20, 30-32, 17-19) |
| All-Tournament Team: Duncan Budinger (Long Beach State); Tyler Hildebrand (Long Beach State); Scott Touzinsky (Long Beach State) |
| 2002 |
| SF |
Hawai'i vs. Penn State |
W |
3-1 (30-26, 27-30, 35-33, 30-27) |
| F |
Hawai'i vs. Pepperdine |
W |
3-1 (29-31, 31-29, 30-21, 30-24) |
| All-Tournament Team: Tony Ching (Hawai'i); Costas Theocharidis (Hawai'i) - MVP |
| *Hawai'i participation in 2002 tournament vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions |
| 1999 |
| SF |
Long Beach State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne |
W |
3-2 (15-11, 10-15, 8-15, 15-2, 15-13) |
| F |
Long Beach State vs. BYU |
L |
0-3 (9-15, 7-15, 10-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: David McKenzie (Long Beach State); Chris Seiffert (Long Beach State) |
| 1996 |
| SF |
Hawai'i vs. Penn State |
W |
3-1 (15-9, 15-3, 13-15, 15-7) |
| F |
Hawai'i vs. UCLA |
L |
2-3 (13-15, 15-12, 15-9, 15-17, 12-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: Yuval Katz (Hawai'i) - MVP; Jason Ring (Hawai'i); Aaron Wilton (Hawai'i) |
| 1995 |
| SF |
Hawai'i vs. Penn State |
L |
2-3 (15-7, 13-15, 14-16, 15-6, 12-15) |
| 3rd Pl. |
Hawai'i vs. Ball State |
L |
1-3 (6-15, 15-10, 13-15, 8-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: Yuval Katz (Hawai'i) |
| 1993 |
| SF |
CSUN vs. Penn State |
W |
3-0 (15-2, 15-5, 15-11) |
| F |
CSUN vs. UCLA |
L |
0-3 (8-15, 11-15, 10-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: Axel Hager (CSUN); Coley Kyman (CSUN); Ken Lynch (CSUN) |
| 1991 |
| SF |
Long Beach State vs. Penn State |
W |
3-0 (15-6, 15-3, 17-16) |
| F |
Long Beach State vs. USC [LBSU national champion] |
W |
3-1 (15-11, 15-6, 8-15, 15-8) |
| All-Tournament Team: Brent Hilliard (Long Beach State) - MVP; Alan Knipe (Long Beach State); Matt Lyles (Long Beach State); Jason Stimpfig (Long Beach State); Brett Winslow (Long Beach State) |
| 1990 |
| SF |
Long Beach State vs. Rutgers-Newark |
W |
3-0 (15-4, 15-8, 15-5) |
| F |
Long Beach State vs. USC |
L |
1-3 (10-15, 15-12, 4-15, 6-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: Brent Hilliard (Long Beach State); Mark Kerins (Long Beach State) |
| 1988 |
| SF |
UC Santa Barbara vs. George Mason |
W |
3-0 (15-9, 15-9, 15-13) |
| F |
UC Santa Barbara vs. USC |
L |
2-3 (17-15, 16-14, 10-15, 11-15, 9-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: David Rottman (UC Santa Barbara); John Wallace (UC Santa Barbara) |
| 1975 |
| SF |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Yale |
W |
3-0 (15-6, 15-4, 15-6) |
| F |
UC Santa Barbara vs. UCLA |
L |
1-3 (9-15, 15-7, 9-15, 10-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: David DeGroot (UC Santa Barbara); Jon Roberts (UC Santa Barbara) |
| 1974 |
| SF |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Springfield |
W |
3-0 (15-7, 15-3, 15-10) |
| F |
UC Santa Barbara vs. UCLA |
L |
2-3 (15-10, 8-15, 15-10, 11-15, 12-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: David DeGroot (UC Santa Barbara); Gerald Gregory (UC Santa Barbara); Jon Roberts (UC Santa Barbara) |
| 1973 |
Round
Robin |
Long Beach State vs. Ball State |
W |
2-0 (15-11, 15-7) |
|
Long Beach State vs. Army West Point |
W |
2-0 (15-2, 15-3) |
| SF |
Long Beach State vs. Army West Point |
W |
3-0 (15-5, 15-1, 15-2) |
| F |
Long Beach State vs. San Diego State |
L |
1-3 (15-11, 13-15, 8-15, 6-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: Miles Pabst (Long Beach State); Dodge Parker (Long Beach State) |
| 1972 |
Round
Robin |
UC Santa Barbara vs. UCLA |
L |
0-2 (7-15, 13-15) |
|
UC Santa Barbara vs. Ball State |
W |
2-0 (15-9, 15-13) |
|
UC Santa Barbara vs. San Diego State |
W |
2-0 (15-13, 15-10) |
| SF |
UC Santa Barbara vsl San Diego State |
L |
2-3 (15-11, 15-13, 9-15, 11-15, 12-15) |
| 3rd Pl. |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Ball State |
L |
0-2 (10-15, 4-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: David DeGroot (UC Santa Barbara) |
| 1971 |
Round
Robin |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Ball State |
W |
2-0 (15-3, 15-8) |
|
UC Santa Barbara vs. Springfield |
W |
2-0 (15-7, 15-12) |
|
UC Santa Barbara vs. UCLA |
L |
1-2 (11-15, 16-14, 9-15) |
| SF |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Ball State |
W |
3-1 (15-12, 13-15, 15-8, 15-9) |
| F |
UC Santa Barbara vs. UCLA |
L |
0-3 (6-15, 15-17, 15-17) |
| All-Tournament Team: Tim Bonynge (UC Santa Barbara) - co-MVP; Jorn Oulie (UC Santa Barbara) |
| 1970 |
Round
Robin |
UC Snata Barbara vs. UCLA |
L |
0-2 (6-15, 10-15) |
|
Long Beach State vs. Ball State |
W |
2-0 (15-11, 17-15) |
|
Long Beach State vs. UC Santa Barbara |
W |
2-0 (15-9, 15-10) |
|
UC Santa Barbara vs. Bal State |
L |
1-2 (9-15, 15-5, 13-15 |
|
Long Beach State vs. UCLA |
L |
1-2 (12-15, 15-13, 2-15) |
| SF |
UC Santa Barbara vs. UCLA |
L |
0-3 (10-15, 13-15, 8-15) |
|
Long Beach State vs. Ball State |
W |
3-1 (16-14, 6-15, 15-10, 15-6) |
| 3rd Pl. |
UC Santa Barbara vs. Ball State |
W |
2-0 (15-4, 15-4) |
| F |
Long Beach State vs. UCLA |
L |
0-3 (7-15, 415, 8-15) |
| All-Tournament Team: Tom Bonynge (UC Santa Barbara); Craig Foley (Long Beach State); Dodger Parker (Long Beach State) |