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[3] [4] It was their second victory in World Cup tournament (previous in 1985). [5] In the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, the inaugural edition replacing the World League, the U.S. national team defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal. [6]
The second league is the Volleyball League Of America (VLA) founded in 2019 and has 8 men's Tier 1 teams, 32 men's Tier 2 teams and 8 women's teams spread across the United States. [ 6 ] Professional leagues saw a resurgence in the 2020s, starting with Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (AUV) in 2021. [ 7 ]
Until the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.
This differs from the top-level NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, which involved four teams through the 2013 tournament and expanded to six teams for 2014 and seven for 2018. Like the National Collegiate Championship, the Division III championship is a knockout tournament, with best-of-5-set matches.
Another D-II member, Alliance, had announced it would add men's volleyball and play in the ECC, [10] but closed before the start of the 2023–24 school year. [11] Thomas More, an NAIA men's volleyball school which started a transition to D-II in 2022–23, fully aligned with the NCAA for the 2024 season. [12]
United States libero Erik Shoji (22) celebrates after winning the men's volleyball bronze medal match against Italy during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at South Paris Arena 1.
Team USA men's volleyball has had mixed results at the Olympics: Despite winning golds in 1984, 1988 and 2008 — and a pair of bronzes in 1992 and 2016 — the Americans don't consistently make ...
Published four times a year, the magazine provides information regarding the national teams, youth programs, beach volleyball, and regional activities. The USA Volleyball Domestic Competition Regulations (DCR), formerly published annually, is now published on a two-year cycle as of the 2009 season. The DCR is based on FIVB rules for both indoor ...