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1 For immediate release Aug Contact: Vinnie Lopes Founder and Editor of vinnielopes@gmail.com Nashville to host Grow the Game Challenge NCAA men s volleyball is coming to Nashville. The Nashville-based college men s volleyball website announced Thursday that 11 NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball teams will participate in the inaugural Grow the Game Challenge on Jan , 2018 at Allen Arena on the campus of Lipscomb University. This will be the first time a NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball event has taken place in Nashville since men s volleyball became a NCAA sanctioned sport in While no college in the Nashville area has a Division I-II men s volleyball program, the city is a central location for many of the teams in the tournament. The three-day event will serve as a way to help promote the growing sport and attract new fans. The 11-team field for this early season non-conference tournament features Barton College, the University of Charleston, Erskine College, Grand Canyon University, the University of Hawai i, Limestone College, Lincoln Memorial University, Lindenwood University, McKendree University, North Greenville University and Sacred Heart University. This Grow the Game Challenge will have the largest field for a non-conference tournament in the recent history of college men s volleyball. The tournament also will feature teams from all five of the nation s NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball conferences -- Big West, Conference Carolinas, EIVA, MIVA and MPSF. Four of the teams competing in this non-conference event -- Hawai i, Grand Canyon, Barton and McKendree -- ended the 2017 season ranked in the national polls. In addition, both Barton and Hawai i reached the six-team NCAA Tournament in May. NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball is comprised of 42 schools throughout the nation. Unlike other NCAA sports, Division I and Division II programs in men s volleyball compete for the same national championship. The sport in recent years has experienced significant growth in non-traditional men s volleyball areas. Schools from Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia have all added Division I-II men s volleyball programs within the last 10 years. One of the most recent schools to add a men s volleyball program is Lincoln Memorial, located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The Railsplitters will compete in the Grow the Game Challenge after finishing their inaugural season in 2017 at All 13 matches for the Grow the Game Challenge will take place at Allen Arena. The 5,028-seat arena is home to the Lipscomb women s volleyball team, which has reached the Division I women s volleyball NCAA Tournament in three straight seasons. Among the organizations to endorse this new college men s volleyball tournament in Nashville includes USA Volleyball and Motor MVB. Motor MVB is a non-profit organization established earlier this year that is dedicated to growing boys and men s volleyball throughout the United States. launched in 2011 and has become the nation s leader in college men s volleyball coverage. The national award winning website (offtheblockblog.com) is committed to helping grow the sport of college men s volleyball. Vinnie Lopes, the founder and editor of, will serve as the tournament coordinator for the Grow the Game Challenge. -30-

2 quotes about grow the game challenge This is going to be a fantastic celebration of volleyball and a highly competitive tournament at the start of the college men s volleyball season. The average sports fan in Nashville probably hasn t attended a men s volleyball match. Once you see a match in person you are hooked. This isn t your volleyball at a family picnic. In college men s volleyball, the ball is fly around at 70 miles per hour, players are jumping more than 20 inches in the air to kill a ball and diving all over the court to keep a rally alive. and our sponsors are so excited to bring this historic event to Nashville and help grow the game right here in the south. -- Vinnie Lopes, Tournament coordinator and editor and founder of With the emergence on the Big West conference we have a much larger portion of our schedule to fill with non-conference matches. This tournament will give us three quality neutral site matches. In addition, with 11 teams involved it will allow us an opportunity to see some other teams we have never seen, or don t see very often. I find value in this for three reasons. One, to meet and interact with other programs for future scheduling opportunities both home and away. Two, as a member of both the AVCA All-America selection committee and as an active AVCA poll voter this event will allow me to see more quality athletes and programs in person to gain better perspective on who the top players and teams are across the country, And, lastly giving our student athletes a great educational opportunity to travel to an iconic city like Nashville will be a neat experience. I also really like the idea of helping to grow the game in a part of the country that traditionally has not seen a lot of men s collegiate volleyball. In [the tournament coordinator Vinnie Lopes ] original he stated this as one of the driving forces behind the event, so we are pleased to be a part of the inaugural addition. -- Charlie Wade, Hawai i head coach I am beyond stoked to have Lincoln Memorial University be a part of the Nashville men s volleyball tournament. This will not only bring our very young team great exposure on a national scale but also our great game. We are excited to see the growth of men s collegiate volleyball and hope that the excitement this event creates will lead to even more growth in our region. -- Dan Danis, Lincoln Memorial head coach Our team this year will have a lot of young talent and a bunch of returners who will be giving us high level experience. I am excited to see our freshman group perform because we have many high level volleyball players coming in to join our team. We are really looking forward to the tournament because it will give us the opportunity to compete at a high level against experienced teams we wouldn t usually see. -- Justin Burbaker, Erskine head coach We are excited to participate in the first ever tournament. It is great to have numerous teams from all the conferences participating in one location to hopefully grow the game of men s volleyball in a different area. The idea of bringing in many non-conference opponents allows for some great matchups early on in the season. -- Joe Kosciw, Lindenwood head coach

3 quotes about grow the game challenge North Greenville University is honored to participate in this groundbreaking tournament. My goal is to see men s volleyball grow steadily in the south so this event will showcase southern teams. NGU is beginning its fourth season of play and our first senior class should be ready to compete at a little higher level. -- Dr. Fred Battenfield, North Greenville head coach Grand Canyon University is excited to participate in the inaugural tournament. The teams participating are from each of the major men s volleyball conferences, and we are happy to represent the MPSF. Any event that can promote the sport of men s volleyball is something special. We will have nine seniors on our roster this year that have done tremendous things for the GCU program. This tournament is new, and the guys are excited. -- Matt Werle, Grand Canyon head coach This is an incredible opportunity to showcase men s volleyball at a very high level In the south, in an incredible city like Nashville. We are incredible grateful to for arranging this tournament, as well as Lipscomb University athletics for hosting all of our teams in an incredible location and to share their campus with us. -- Greg Walker, Sacred Heart head coach It s really exciting for our program to have an opportunity to be involved in an event with numerous phenomenal programs. has organized a great tournament for men s programs around the country to showcase their team in a major metropolitan area without men s volleyball. It s an honor for the McKendree program to be involved in an event which the main goal is to put men s volleyball on a national platform. -- Nickie Sanlin, McKendree head coach On behalf of the trustees and donors of the MotorMVB Foundation we are pleased to endorse and support the Grow the Game Challenge. Thanks to the efforts and leadership of Vinnie Lopes and to 11 collegiate D I-II teams who have decided to come together to compete in one venue during one weekend, more people will now get exposure to collegiate men s volleyball. The mission and spirit of the Grow the Game tournament certainly is congruent with the MotorMVB Foundation s mission to increase the number of colleges in America sponsoring men s volleyball. -- Wade Garard, CEO of MotorMVB Foundation This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase some of the best men s volleyball talent in new and growing areas. We hope that the exposure for high school athletes as well as other institutions of higher learning will continue to drive the growth numbers that have been recently experienced. The tournament itself is a great opportunity for fans to experience a world class town and facilities as well as take in some amazing men s volleyball. It is great that many of the teams have little to no experience playing each other and will certainly lead to some excitement. This event will be something you won t want to miss. -- Brendan Ledwith, Coordinator of Sport Development for USA Volleyball

4 THE EVENT DETAILS Date: Jan , 2018 Location: Allen Arena, Lipscomb University Partcipating teams: Barton, Charleston, Erskine, Grand Canyon, Hawai i, Lincoln Memorial, Limestone, Lindenwood McKendree, North Greenville, Sacred Heart TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JAN a.m. Erskine vs. Lindenwood 12:30 p.m. Charleston vs. Limestone 3 p.m. Grand Canyon vs. N. Greenville 5:30 p.m. McKendree vs. Sacred Heart 8 p.m. Hawai i vs. Lincoln Memorial SATURDAY, JAN a.m. Limestone vs. McKendree 12:30 p.m. Lindenwood vs. N. Greenville 3 p.m. Charleston vs. Erskine 5:30 p.m. Hawai i vs. Barton 8 p.m. Grand Canyon vs. Sacred Heart SUNDAY, JAN a.m. Lindenwood vs. Barton 12:30 p.m. Lincoln Memorial vs. Sacred Heart 3 p.m. Hawai i vs. Grand Canyon *All times local Nashville time (CST) team-by-team match schedule BARTON vs. Hawai i vs. Lindenwood CHARLESTON vs. Erskine vs. Limestone ERSKINE vs. Charleston vs. Lindenwood GRAND CANYON vs. Hawai i vs. Sacred Heart vs. North Greenville HAWAI I vs. Grand Canyon vs. Barton vs. Lincoln Memorial LIMESTONE vs. McKendree vs. Charleston LINCOLN MEMORIAL vs. Hawai i vs. Sacred Heart LINDENWOOD vs. North Greenville vs. Erskine vs. Barton McKENDREE vs. Limestone vs. Sacred Heart NORTH GREENVILLE vs. Lindenwood vs. Grand Canyon SACRED HEART vs. Grand Canyon vs. McKendree vs. Lincoln Memorial

5 NUMBERS TO KNOW This will be the first NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball event to take place in Nashville since the sport became NCAA sanctioned in Two teams in this non-conference tournament -- Barton and Hawai i -- reached the six-team NCAA Tournament last season. Four teams finished the 2017 season ranked in the national coaches polls. Hawai i was ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Division I-II National Coaches Poll, while Grand Canyon ended at No. 14. In addition, Barton was ranked No. 4 and McKendree at No. 5 in the /Springbak, Inc. Division II National Coaches Poll. All five NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball conferences will have at least one team participating in this tournament. Teams in this tournament had a combined nine postseason victories last season, including Hawai i beating Penn State in the NCAA Tournament play-in match. Colleges from nine states -- Arizona, Connecticut, Hawai i, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia -- will participate in this tournament. With an 11-team field, this will be the largest non-conference tournament in the recent history of NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball. There will be 13 non-conference matches during a three-day tournament that begins Friday, Jan. 12, All matches will be played at Allen Arena on the 13 campus of Lipscomb University. This tournament will feature 15 players who earned all-conference accolades last season. Both Barton and Hawai i lead all teams with four returning players 15 who made a 2017 all-conference team. Nashville will be the hub of the college men s volleyball community for this one weekend in January. With a tournament field of 11 teams, 26 percent of all 26 NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball teams will participate at this event.

6 series history With all 11 teams traveling to one neutral location, it creates an opportunity for teams to play opponents that they traditionally would not shcedule in a season. Five of the 13 matches in this tournament will be the first all-time meeting between teams. In addition, six matches feature teams that have played each other only one other time in their program histories. Barton vs. Hawai i First all-time meeting Charleston vs. Erskine First all-time meeting Grand Canyon vs. North Greenville First all-time meeting Hawai i vs. Lincoln Memorial First all-time meeting Lindenwood vs. North Greenville First all-time meeting Barton vs. Lindenwood Lindenwood leads series 1-0 (last meeting 2014) Charleston vs. Limestone Limestone leads series 1-0 (last meeting 2015) Erskine vs. Lindenwood Lindenwood leads series 1-0 (last meeting 2013) Grand Canyon vs. Sacred Heart Grand Canyon leads series 1-0 (last meeting 2013) Limestone vs. McKendree McKendree leads series 1-0 (last meeting 2015) McKendree vs. Sacred Heart Sacred Heart leads series 1-0 (last meeting 2016) Lincoln Memorial vs. Sacred Heart Sacred Heart leads series 2-0 (last meeting 2017) Grand Canyon vs. Hawai i Hawai i leads series 6-0 (last meeting 2017) like the nashville trend Almost 100 people every day are moving to Nashville. This population boom has created an increasingly diverse population with people from throughout the United States and the world arriving to the city. In keeping with the Nashville trend, the teams at this tournament have players from a combined 27 states and 18 nations. States where the volleyball players are from Arizona Connecticut Florida California Georgia Hawai i Indiana Illinois Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Pennsylvania Washington Wisconsin Wyoming Virginina Countries where the volleyball players are from Australia Bahamas Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada France Greece Guam Israel Netherlands New Zealand Puerto Rico Russia Serbia Trinidad Turkey United States *Rosters subject to change before start of tournament.

7 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MEN S VOLLEYBALL NCAA DIVISION I-II MEN S VOLLEYBALL Unlike other NCAA sports, Division I and Division II schools compete for the same national championship in men s volleyball. There are 42 NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball programs throughout the United States. All 11 men s volleyball teams participating in this non-conference tournament are NCAA Division I-II programs. NCAA MEN S VOLLEYBALL GROWTH Nine schools within the last five years have added a NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball program. This growth has primarily taken place in the southern United States with schools from Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and West Virginia sponsoring Division I-II teams. NCAA MEN S VOLLEYBALL IN TENNESSEE While no Nashville area college has a NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball program, two universities in Tennessee have added men s volleyball this decade. King University in 2011 became the first Division I-II college from Tennessee to sponsor the sport. In addition, Lincoln Memorial University completed its inaugural season in NO LONGER JUST A WEST COAST SPORT Teams from the West Coast won 34 consecutive national championships after the NCAA sanctioned men s volleyball in However, non-west Coast teams have won six NCAA Division I-II national championships in the last 10 years. GROWTH NOT JUST AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL There has been a 12 percent increase of boys participating in high school volleyball since the school year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. More than 50,000 boys volleyball players compete at the high school level. This number also does not include players only participating in club boys volleyball. BOYS VOLLEYBALL IN NASHVILLE AREA Opportunities for boys to participate in volleyball are on the rise. Among the local volleyball clubs that have fielded boys volleyball teams include C2 Attack Volleyball Club and Ethos Volleyball Club. ALLEN ARENA USED TO GOOD VOLLEYBALL All 13 matches of this tournament will take place at Lipscomb University s Allen Arena. The 5,028-seat venue is home to the Lipscomb women s volleyball team. The Bisons in recent years have become the top women s volleyball program in Tennessee and have reached the NCAA Tournament in three consecutive seasons. LIPSCOMB S TIES TO MEN S VOLLEYBALL Lipscomb may not have a men s volleyball program, but it has many ties to the men s volleyball community. Lipscomb women s volleyball head coach Brandon Rosenthal played club volleyball while attending Pepperdine University, which has won five men s volleyball NCAA championships. In addition, associate head coach Billy Ebel was an all-conference libero for Ball State University and helped the Cardinals be nationally ranked throughout his four years with the team. ABOUT OFF THE BLOCK launched in 2011 and has become the nation s leader in college men s volleyball coverage. The national award winning website (offtheblockblog.com) is based out of Nashville and is committed to helping grow the sport of college men s volleyball. Vinnie Lopes, the founder and editor of, will serve as the tournament s coordinator.

8 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT the teams BARTON School s location: Wilson, North Carolina Conference: Conference Carolinas (ConfCarolinas) 2017 record: 23-6 (16-2 ConfCarolinas) 2017 standings: First place in ConfCarolinas 2017 season recap: Barton for the first time in its program history won the ConfCarolinas championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs were in the nation s top five with both a 1.83 aces per game average and a.320 attack percentage. It also finished the season ranked No. 4 in the /Springbak, Inc. Division II National Coaches Poll and received votes in the AVCA Division I-II National Coaches Poll. Player to know: Outside attacker Vasilis Mandilaris was among the national leaders with a 3.27 kills per game average and is one of three returning Bulldog starters who earn First-Team All-Conference Carolinas honors. Mandilaris, along with his brother and Freshman All-American Barton teammate Angelos Mandilaris, represented Greece at the U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship in June and advanced to the Round of 16. CHARLESTON School s location: Charleston, West Virginia Conference: Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) 2017 record: (0-14 EIVA) 2017 standings: Eighth place in EIVA 2017 season recap: Charleston under new head coach Ken Murczek won a program-record 12 matches and went 12-3 in non-conference play. The Golden Eagles in the program s third season and second year as a member of the EIVA finished in last place in the conference but almost pulled off a road upset against Princeton. Player to know: Libero Darrin DePellegrini finished the season second in the EIVA and sixth in the nation with a 2.48 digs per game average, including having double-digit digs in four conference matches. ERSKINE School s location: Due West, South Carolina Conference: Conference Carolinas (ConfCarolinas) 2017 record: 4-21 (4-14 ConfCarolinas) 2017 standings: Ninth place in ConfCarolinas 2017 season recap: Erskine one-year removed from making the NCAA Tournament reached for the ConfCarolinas Tournament in 2017 and almost upset the eventual conference champions Barton in the quarterfinals. The Flying Fleet under new head coach Justin Brubaker competed last season with a roster almost exclusively comprised of freshmen and sophomores. Player to know: Outside attacker Isaac Lanier finished the regular season in the nation s top 20 averaging 3.46 kills per game and had double-digit kills in 15 matches. In addition, Lanier was selected as an /Springbak, Inc. Freshman All-American. GRAND CANYON School s location: Phoenix, Arizona Conference: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) 2017 record: (11-5 MIVA) 2017 standings: Third place in MIVA 2017 season recap: Grand Canyon set a single-season program record with 19 victories and advanced to the MIVA Tournament finals for the first time in program history. The Antelopes made their program s debut in the national coaches poll and ended the season ranked No. 14. This was Grand Canyon s final season in the MIVA, a conference comprised of Midwest teams, and it will begin the 2018 season as a member of the West Coast-based MPSF. Player to know: All-conference outside attacker Shalev Saada last season was in the top 20 of the MIVA with a 2.39 kills per game average and among the team leaders averaging 1.28 digs per game. Saada spent this off-season playing with the Israeli Men s National Team.

9 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT the teams HAWAI I School s location: Honolulu, Hawaii Conference: Big West 2017 record: 27-6 (14-4 MPSF) 2017 standings: Third place in MPSF 2017 season recap: The Rainbow Warriors earned the final at-large bid to the six-team NCAA Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifinals. Hawai i had 17 victories against nationally ranked teams last season, including a fivegame win against Penn State in the NCAA Tournament play-in match. In addition, the Rainbow Warriors finished No. 4 in both the AVCA National Coaches Poll and the /Springbak, Inc. National Media Poll. This tournament also will be one of the first times in the last 20 years that the Rainbow Warriors have played a non-conference match on the continental United States. Player to know: Opposite Stijn van Tilburg finished the 2017 regular season third in the nation averaging 4.32 kills per game and in the nation s top 15 with a.382 attack percentage. He also earned All-American honors and was named the 2017 recipient of the Bryan Ivie Award as the nation s top opposite. LIMESTONE School s location: Gaffney, South Carolina Conference: Conference Carolinas (ConfCarolinas) 2017 record: (12-6 ConfCarolinas) 2017 standings: Fourth place in ConfCarolinas 2017 season recap: Limestone had its first winning season since 2014 and had a regular season victory against the eventual ConfCarolinas champions Barton. Limestone in the postseason defeated Belmont Abbey to advance to the conference tournament semifinals -- the program s third semifinals appearance in the last five years. Player to know: Outside attacker Kevin Rocklein ended last season among the ConfCarolinas leaders with a 2.43 kills per game average. He also had eight matches with double-digit kills, including a team-high 10 kills against Barton in a ConfCarolinas Tournament semifinals loss. LINCOLN MEMORIAL School s location: Harrogate, Tennessee Conference: No conference affiliation (Independent) 2017 record: standings: Third best record among independent teams 2017 season recap: Lincoln Memorial in 2017 became the second college in Tennessee to have a NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball program. The team in its inaugural season had 10 victories highlighted with a five-game win against Limestone in March. The Railsplitters concluded its season going 0-2 at the inaugural IVA Tournament, an end-of-season event for independent men s volleyball programs without a conference affiliation. Player to know: Opposite Evan Cory as a freshman earned All-IVA Team honors and ended the regular season with a teamhigh 2.87 kills per game average, including having a double-digit kills in 14 matches. Cory also has spent this off-season competing as an amateur on the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour and reached the third round of the four-round qualification tournament for the New York City Open.

10 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT the teams LINDENWOOD School s location: St. Charles, Missouri Conference: Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) 2017 record: 5-19 (4-12 MIVA) 2017 standings: Seventh place in MIVA 2017 season recap: Despite opening the season with 13 straight losses, Lindenwood rebounded and went 5-5 in its final 10 regular season matches. Lindenwood also pulled off an upset victory against then-no. 9 Loyola in March and in the MIVA Tournament quarterfinals almost upset No. 7 Lewis before losing in five games. The Lions in the off-season promoted assistant coach Joe Kosciw to be the head coach following the departure of former head coach Kris Dorn. Player to know: Middle attacker Sam Schindler finished in the nation s top 20 with a 1.01 blocks per game average and was among the national leaders with a.315 attack percentage. He also was one of 11 players to be named to the / Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team. McKENDREE School s location: Lebanon, Illinois Conference: Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) 2017 record:11-19 (6-10 MIVA) 2017 standings: Sixth place in MIVA 2017 season recap: McKendree a season removed from winning its first postseason match in program history finished 2017 in sixth place in MIVA and had an upset conference victory versus No. 12 Ball State in March. The fourth-year program also opened its season almost upsetting No. 8 Pepperdine before losing the non-conference road match in five games. McKendree concluded the season ranked No. 5 in the /Springbak, Inc. Division II National Coaches Poll. Player to know: Setter Pasquale Fiduccia finished last season in the nation s top 10 with a assists per game average and helped guide the Bearcats offense to at least a.300 attack percentage in nine matches. NORTH GREENVILLE School s location: Tigerville, South Carolina Conference: Conference Carolinas (ConfCarolinas) 2017 record: 8-19 (7-11 ConfCarolinas) 2017 standings: Seventh place in ConfCarolinas 2017 season recap: North Greenville for the third consecutive year in the program s three-year history qualified for the postseason and reached the ConfCarolinas Tournament quarterfinals. In addition, North Greenville had a home nonconference victory against Lincoln Memorial. Player to know: All-conference middle attacker Matthew McManaway finished last season third in the ConfCarolinas with a 0.95 blocks per game average. He also was in the conference s top 10 averaging 2.86 kills per game, including three consecutive matches with at least 15 kills and a.500 attack percentage. SACRED HEART School s location: Fairfield, Connecticut Conference: Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) 2017 record: (8-6 EIVA) 2017 standings: Third place in EIVA 2017 season recap: The Pioneers made their first postseason appearance since 2010 as they qualified for the four-team EIVA Tournament. Sacred Heart during the regular season had two conference victories against Penn State -- the first time in their program history they defeated the Nittany Lions -- and nearly pulled off a road non-conference upset versus USC. In addition, Sacred Heart received votes in the national coaches poll throughout the season. Player to know: Libero Joshua Ayzenberg was second in the nation with a 2.92 digs per game average, including having a season-high 22 digs in a four-game victory against Penn State in February. He also was named one of the three finalists for 2017 Erik Shoji Award, which is presented to the top libero in college men s volleyball.

11 TEAMS AND conferences NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball is a national sport with teams throughout the country that annually compete for the national championship. The four-month season begins in January and concludes with the NCAA Tournament in May. The NCAA Tournament is comprised of six teams -- five conference champions and one at-large bid. Below is a breakdown of all the NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball teams and their conference affiliations. The parentheses indicated the state where the school is located, and the teams in bold are those traveling to Nashville for the Grow the Game Challenge. Big West CSUN (California) Long Beach State (California) Hawai i (Hawaii) UC Irvine (California) UC San Diego (California) UC Santa Barbara (California) MPSF BYU (Utah) Concordia-Irvine (California) Grand Canyon (Arizona) Pepperdine (California) Stanford (California) UCLA (California) USC (California) MIVA Ball State (Indiana) Fort Wayne (Indiana) Lewis (Illinois) Lindenwood (Missouri) Loyola (Illinois) McKendree (Illinois) Ohio State (Ohio) Quincy (Illinois) EIVA Charleston (West Virginia) George Mason (Virginia) Harvard (Massachusetts) NJIT (New Jersey) Penn State (Pennsylvania) Princeton (New Jersey) Sacred Heart (Connecticut) St. Francis (Pennsylvania) ConfCarolinas Barton (North Carolina) Belmont Abbey (North Carolina) Emmanuel (Georgia) Erskine (South Carolina) King (Tennessee) Lees-McRae (North Carolina) Limestone (South Carolina) Mount Olive (North Carolina) North Greenville (South Carolina) Independent teams Alderson Broaddus (West Virginia) Coker (South Carolina) Lincoln Memorial (Tennessee) Queens (North Carolina) NCAA CHAMPIONS 1970: UCLA 1971: UCLA 1972: UCLA 1973: SDSU 1974: UCLA 1975: UCLA 1976: UCLA 1977: USC 1978: Pepperdine 1979: UCLA 1980: USC 1981: UCLA 1982: UCLA 1983: UCLA 1984: UCLA 1985: Pepperdine 1986: Pepperdine 1987: UCLA 1988: USC 1989: UCLA 1990: USC 1991: Long Beach 1992: Pepperdine 1993: UCLA 1994: Penn State 1995: UCLA 1996: UCLA 1997: Stanford 1998: UCLA 1999: BYU 2000: UCLA 2001: BYU 2002: Hawai i 2003: Lewis 2004: BYU 2005: Pepperdine 2006: UCLA 2007: UC Irvine 2008: Penn State 2009: UC Irvine 2010: Stanford 2011: Ohio State 2012: UC Irvine 2013: UC Irvine 2014: Loyola 2015: Loyola 2016: Ohio State 2017: Ohio State