| 1981 |
Los Angeles |
USC TROJANS |
UCLA Bruins 3-2 (9-15 15-7 10-15 15-13 15-7) |
| 1982 |
Stockton |
HAWAII RAINBOW WAHINE |
USC Trojans 3-2 (14-16 9-15 15-13 15-10 15-12) |
| 1983 |
Lexington |
HAWAII RAINBOW WAHINE |
UCLA Bruins 3-0 (15-13 15-4 15-10) |
| 1984 |
Los Angeles |
UCLA BRUINS |
Stanford Cardinal 3-2 (15-12 7-15 15-10 9-15 15-13) |
| 1985 |
Kalamazoo |
PACIFIC TIGERS |
Stanford Cardinal 3-1 (15-17 15-7 15-12 15-13) |
| 1986 |
Stockton |
PACIFIC TIGERS |
Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-0 (15-12 15-4 15-4) |
| 1987 |
Indianapolis |
HAWAII RAINBOW WAHINE |
Stanford Cardinal 3-1 (15-10 15-10 9-15 15-1) |
| 1988 |
Minneapolis |
TEXAS LONHORNS |
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine 3-0 (15-4 16-14 15-13) |
| 1989 |
Honolulu |
LONG BEACH STATE BEACH |
Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-0 (15-12 15-0 15-6) |
| 1990 |
College Park |
UCLA BRUINS |
Pacific Tigers 3-0 (15-9 15-12 15-7) |
| 1991 |
Los Angeles |
UCLA BRUINS |
Long Beach State Beach 3-2 (12-15 13-15 15-12 15-6 15-11) |
| 1992 |
Albuquerque |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
UCLA Bruins 3-1 (15-8 15-9 6-15 15-10) |
| 1993 |
Madison |
LONG BEACH STATE BEACH |
Penn State Nittany Lions 3-1 (15-13 12-15 15-11 16-14) |
| 1994 |
Austin |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
UCLA Bruins 3-1 (15-10 5-15 16-14 15-13) |
| 1995 |
Amherst |
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS |
Texas Longhorns 3-1 (11-15 15-2 15-7 16-14) |
| 1996 |
Cleveland |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine 3-0 (15-7 15-3 15-5) |
| 1997 |
Spokane |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
Penn State Nittany Lions 3-2 (15-10 15-6 2-15 15-17 15-9) |
| 1998 |
Madison |
LONG BEACH STATE BEACH |
Penn State Nittany Lions 3-2 (15-3 15-10 13-15 14-16 15-12) |
| 1999 |
Honolulu |
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS |
Stanford Cardinal 3-0 (15-2 15-10 15-7) |
| 2000 |
Richmond |
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS |
Wisconsin Badgers 3-2 (15-9 9-15 7-15 15-2 15-9) |
| 2001 |
San Diego |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
Long Beach State Beach 3-0 (31-29 30-28 30-25) |
| 2002 |
New Orleans |
USC TROJANS |
Stanford Cardinal 3-1 (30-27 23-30 30-24 30-26) |
| 2003 |
Dallas |
USC TROJANS |
Florida Gators 3-1 (25-30 30-27 30-19 30-26) |
| 2004 |
Long Beach |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-0 (30-23 30-27 30-21) |
| 2005 |
San Antonio |
WASHINGTON HUSKIES |
Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-0 (30-26 30-25 30-26) |
| 2006 |
Omaha |
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS |
Stanford Cardinal 3-1 (27-30 30-26 30-28 30-27) |
| 2007 |
Sacramento |
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS |
Stanford Cardinal 3-2 (30-25 30-26 23-30 19-30 15-8) |
| 2008 |
Omaha |
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS |
Stanford Cardinal 3-0 (25-20 26-24 25-23) |
| 2009 |
Tampa |
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS |
Texas Longhorns 3-2 (22-25 20-25 25-23 25-21 15-13) |
| 2010 |
Kansas City |
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS |
California Golden Bears 3-0 (25-20 27-25 25-20) |
| 2011 |
San Antonio |
UCLA BRUINS |
Illinois Fighting Illini 3-1 (25-23 23-25 26-24 25-16) |
| 2012 |
Louisville |
TEXAS LONGHORNS |
Oregon Ducks 3-0 (25-11 26-24 25-19) |
| 2013 |
Seattle |
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS |
Wisconsin Badgers 3-1 (25-19 26-24 20-25 25-23) |
| 2014 |
Oklahoma City |
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS |
BYU Cougars 3-0 (25-21 26-24 25-14) |
| 2015 |
Omaha |
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS |
Texas Longhorns 3-0 (25-23 25-23 25-21) |
| 2016 |
Columbus |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
Texas Longhorns 3-1 (25-21 25-19 18-25 25-21) |
| 2017 |
Kansas City |
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS |
Florida Gators 3-1 (25-22 25-17 18-25 25-16) |
| 2018 |
Minneapolis |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-2 (28-26 22-25 25-16 15-25 15-12) |
| 2019 |
Pittsburgh |
STANFORD CARDINAL |
Wisconsin Badgers 3-0 (25-16 25-17 25-20) |
| 2020 |
Omaha |
KENTUCKY WILDCATS |
Texas Longhorns 3-1 (20-25 25-18 25-23 25-22) |
| 2021 |
Columbus |
WISCONSIN BADGERS |
Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-2 (22-25 31-29 25-23 23-25 15-12) |
| 2022 |
Omaha |
TEXAS LONGHORNS |
Louisville Cardinals 3-0 (25-22 25-14 26-24) |
| 2023 |
Tampa |
TEXAS LONGHORNS |
Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-0 (25-22 25-14 25-11) |
| 2024 |
Louisville |
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS |
Louisville Cardinals 3-1 (25-23 32-34 25-20 25-17) |
| 2025 |
Kansas City |
TEXAS A&M AGGIES |
Kentucky Wildcats 3-0 (26-24 25-15 25-20) |