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Longest NCAA Tournament win droughts in men's volleyball

42 NCAA teams have not won an NCAA Tournament game since at least the 2008 season. Among the teams that have, Lewis has waited longest for another: 1,994 days, since May 4, 2021 against Penn State. Next come UC Santa Barbara (5 years) and BYU (5 years).

Teams by days since their last NCAA Tournament win
#TeamLast tournament winDaysYears
1LewisMay 4, 2021, Opening Round vs Penn State1,9945
2UC Santa BarbaraMay 4, 2021, Opening Round vs Pepperdine1,9945
3BYUMay 6, 2021, Semifinal vs Lewis1,9925
4North GreenvilleMay 1, 2022, Opening Round vs Princeton1,6324
5Ohio StateApril 30, 2023, Opening Round vs King (TN)1,2683
6Grand CanyonApril 30, 2024, Quarterfinal vs Ohio State9022
7Penn StateMay 2, 2025, Opening Round vs Daemen5351
8UCLAMay 10, 2025, Semifinals vs Hawai'i5271
9Loyola ChicagoMay 1, 2026, Regional Round vs Saint Francis1710
10PepperdineMay 1, 2026, Regional Round vs Fort Valley State1710
11USCMay 1, 2026, Regional Round vs Belmont Abbey1710
12Long Beach StateMay 2, 2026, Regional Final vs Loyola Chicago1700
13UC IrvineMay 9, 2026, Semifinal Round vs Ball State1630
14Hawai'iMay 11, 2026, Final vs UC Irvine1610

A tournament win is any NCAA Tournament victory, from the First Four to the national championship game, counted from ESPN's records, which go back to the 2008 season. A win in this season's tournament moves a team to the bottom of the list automatically.

No tournament win since 2008

American International, Ball State, Barton, Belmont Abbey, Benedict, Cal State Northridge, Central State, Charleston (WV), Concordia University Irvine, D'Youville, Daemen, Dominican (NY), Edward Waters, Emmanuel (GA), Erskine, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fort Valley State, George Mason, Harvard, IU Indianapolis, Kentucky State, King (TN), Lees McRae, LeMoyne-Owen, Lindenwood, Long Island University, McKendree, Menlo, Mount Olive, NJIT, Princeton, Purdue Fort Wayne, Queens University, Quincy, Roberts Wesleyan, Rutgers, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas, Stanford, UC San Diego, Vanguard.

Common questions

Which men's college volleyball team has gone the longest without an NCAA Tournament win?

42 NCAA teams have not won an NCAA Tournament game since at least the 2008 season. Among the teams that have, Lewis has waited longest for another: 1,994 days, since May 4, 2021 against Penn State. Next come UC Santa Barbara (5 years) and BYU (5 years).

Which teams won an NCAA Tournament game most recently?

Hawai'i (May 11, 2026), UC Irvine (May 9, 2026) and Long Beach State (May 2, 2026).

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