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Longest NCAA Tournament win droughts in women's volleyball

264 Division I teams have not won an NCAA Tournament game since at least the 2012 season. Among the teams that have, American University has waited longest for another: 3,972 days, since December 4, 2015 against Kentucky. Next come Boise State (9 years) and Coastal Carolina (9 years).

Teams by days since their last NCAA Tournament win
#TeamLast tournament winDaysYears
1American UniversityDecember 4, 2015, First Round vs Kentucky3,97210
2Boise StateDecember 2, 2016, First Round vs Western Kentucky3,6089
3Coastal CarolinaDecember 2, 2016, First Round vs James Madison3,6089
4Colorado StateDecember 1, 2017, First Round vs Michigan3,2448
5NC StateDecember 1, 2017, First Round vs Oregon State3,2448
6Wichita StateDecember 1, 2017, First Round vs Radford3,2448
7Michigan StateDecember 8, 2017, Third Round vs Illinois3,2378
8SyracuseNovember 30, 2018, First Round vs Yale2,8807
9UC Santa BarbaraDecember 5, 2019, First Round vs Texas State2,5106
10Cal PolyDecember 6, 2019, First Round vs Georgia2,5096
11South CarolinaDecember 6, 2019, First Round vs Colorado State2,5096
12TowsonDecember 6, 2019, First Round vs American University2,5096
13CincinnatiDecember 7, 2019, Second Round vs Pittsburgh2,5086
14High PointApril 14, 2021, First Round vs UCF2,0145
15MissouriApril 14, 2021, First Round vs South Dakota2,0145
16Morehead StateApril 14, 2021, First Round vs Creighton2,0145
17Notre DameApril 14, 2021, First Round vs Army2,0145
18PepperdineApril 14, 2021, First Round vs UMBC2,0145
19Texas StateApril 14, 2021, First Round vs Utah Valley2,0145
20UNLVApril 14, 2021, First Round vs Illinois State2,0145
21Weber StateApril 14, 2021, First Round vs Bowling Green2,0145
22Wright StateApril 14, 2021, First Round vs Samford2,0145
23OregonApril 15, 2021, Second Round vs Notre Dame2,0135
24Ball StateDecember 3, 2021, First Round vs Michigan1,7814
25Florida Gulf CoastDecember 3, 2021, First Round vs Texas Tech1,7814
26Florida StateDecember 3, 2021, First Round vs Kansas State1,7814
27UtahDecember 3, 2021, First Round vs Utah Valley1,7814
28IllinoisDecember 4, 2021, Second Round vs Kentucky1,7804
29Ohio StateDecember 4, 2021, Second Round vs Tennessee1,7804
30UCLADecember 4, 2021, Second Round vs UCF1,7804
31WashingtonDecember 4, 2021, Second Round vs Hawai'i1,7804
32Georgia TechDecember 9, 2021, Third Round vs Ohio State1,7754
33GeorgiaDecember 1, 2022, First Round vs Towson1,4183
34RiceDecember 1, 2022, First Round vs Colorado1,4183
35AuburnDecember 2, 2022, First Round vs Creighton1,4173
36BYUDecember 2, 2022, First Round vs James Madison1,4173
37LSUDecember 2, 2022, First Round vs Hawai'i1,4173
38UCFDecember 2, 2022, First Round vs Yale1,4173
39HoustonDecember 3, 2022, Second Round vs Auburn1,4163
40San DiegoDecember 10, 2022, Quarterfinal vs Stanford1,4093
41Hawai'iNovember 30, 2023, First Round vs Iowa State1,0542
42Western MichiganNovember 30, 2023, First Round vs Auburn1,0542
43DaytonDecember 1, 2023, First Round vs Pepperdine1,0532
44Western KentuckyDecember 1, 2023, First Round vs Coastal Carolina1,0532
45CreightonDecember 2, 2023, Second Round vs Minnesota1,0522
46TennesseeDecember 2, 2023, Second Round vs Western Kentucky1,0522
47Washington StateDecember 2, 2023, Second Round vs Dayton1,0522
48ArkansasDecember 7, 2023, Lincoln Regional vs Kentucky1,0472
49Loyola ChicagoDecember 5, 2024, First Round vs BYU6831
50Loyola MarymountDecember 6, 2024, First Round vs Washington6821
51Northern IowaDecember 6, 2024, First Round vs Illinois6821
52BaylorDecember 4, 2025, First Round vs Arkansas State3190
53ColoradoDecember 4, 2025, First Round vs American University3190
54MiamiDecember 4, 2025, First Round vs Tulsa3190
55North CarolinaDecember 4, 2025, First Round vs UTEP3190
56USCDecember 4, 2025, First Round vs Princeton3190
57Utah StateDecember 4, 2025, First Round vs Tennessee3190
58ArizonaDecember 5, 2025, First Round vs South Dakota State3180
59Arizona StateDecember 5, 2025, Second Round vs Utah State3180
60FloridaDecember 5, 2025, First Round vs Rice3180
61IndianaDecember 5, 2025, Second Round vs Colorado3180
62Iowa StateDecember 5, 2025, First Round vs St. Thomas3180
63KansasDecember 5, 2025, Second Round vs Miami3180
64Kansas StateDecember 5, 2025, First Round vs San Diego3180
65MarquetteDecember 5, 2025, First Round vs Western Kentucky3180
66MichiganDecember 5, 2025, First Round vs Xavier3180
67Penn StateDecember 5, 2025, First Round vs South Florida3180
68TCUDecember 5, 2025, First Round vs Stephen F. Austin3180
69LouisvilleDecember 6, 2025, Second Round vs Marquette3170
70MinnesotaDecember 6, 2025, Second Round vs Iowa State3170
71SMUDecember 6, 2025, Second Round vs Florida3170
72StanfordDecember 6, 2025, Second Round vs Arizona3170
73PurdueDecember 11, 2025, Pittsburgh Regional vs SMU3120
74NebraskaDecember 12, 2025, Lincoln Regional vs Kansas3110
75TexasDecember 12, 2025, Austin Regional vs Indiana3110
76PittsburghDecember 13, 2025, Pittsburgh Regional vs Purdue3100
77WisconsinDecember 14, 2025, Austin Regional vs Texas3090
78KentuckyDecember 18, 2025, Semifinal vs Wisconsin3050
79Texas A&MDecember 21, 2025, National championship vs Kentucky3020

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 2012 season. A win in this season's tournament moves a team to the bottom of the list automatically.

No tournament win since 2012

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Common questions

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

264 Division I teams have not won an NCAA Tournament game since at least the 2012 season. Among the teams that have, American University has waited longest for another: 3,972 days, since December 4, 2015 against Kentucky. Next come Boise State (9 years) and Coastal Carolina (9 years).

Which teams won an NCAA Tournament game most recently?

Texas A&M (December 21, 2025), Kentucky (December 18, 2025) and Wisconsin (December 14, 2025).

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