Runza/AVCA College Volleyball Showcase History

Year

Champion

Site

NCAA Division I

National Tournament Finish

2007

Nebraska

Omaha, Neb. (Nebraska host)

NCAA Regional Finals

2006

Texas

Wisconsin

NCAA Regional Finals

2005

Nebraska

Omaha, Neb. (Nebraska host)

NCAA Runner-up

2004

Southern California

Colorado State

NCAA Semifinals

2003

Southern California

Hawai’i

NCAA Champion

2002

Stanford

Minnesota

NCAA Runner-up

2001

Nebraska

Pacific

NCAA Semifinals

2000

Colorado State

Florida

NCAA Regional Semifinals

1999

Pacific

Nebraska

NCAA Semifinals

1998

Long Beach State

New Mexico

NCAA Champion

1997

Penn State

Stanford

NCAA Runner-up

1996

Hawai’i

Illinois State

NCAA Runner-up

1995

Stanford

Nebraska

NCAA Semifinals

Runza/AVCA College Volleyball Showcase Team Selection History

Brigham Young: 1997 (3^rd)

UCLA: 2000 (2^nd); 2007 (2^nd)

Cal State Northridge: 1995 (4^th)

Colorado State: 2000 (1^st); 2004 (3^rd)

Florida: 1996 (3^rd); 1999 (2^nd); 2000 (4^th); 2003 (3^rd)

Georgia Tech: 2004 (4^th)

Hawai’i: 1996 (1^st); 2001 (4^th); 2003 (2^nd), 2005 (4^th)

Illinois State: 1996 (4^th)

Kansas State: 2003 (4^th)

Long Beach State: 1998 (1^st)

Minnesota: 2002 (2^nd); 2004 (2^nd)

Nebraska: 1995 (2^nd); 1996 (2^nd); 1999 (4^th); 2001 (1^st), 2005 (1^st); 2007 (1^st); 2008

New Mexico: 1998 (4^th)

Northern Iowa: 2002 (3^rd)

Ohio: 2006 (4^th)

Pacific: 1999 (1^st); 2001 (2^nd)

Penn State: 1995 (3^rd); 1997 (1^st); 1999 (3^rd); 2000 (3^rd), 2005 (3^rd)

Pepperdine: 2002 (4^th)

Southern California: 1998 (2^nd); 2003 (1^st); 2004 (1^st); 2008

Stanford: 1995 (1^st); 1997 (2^nd); 2002 (1^st), 2005 (2^nd); 2008

Tennessee: 2007 (3^rd)

Texas: 2006 (1^st); 2008

Texas A&M: 1997 (4^th)

Utah: 2007 (4^th)

Washington: 2006 (2^nd)

Wisconsin: 1998 (3^rd); 2001 (3^rd); 2006 (3^rd)

Runza/AVCA College Volleyball Showcase Most Outstanding Players

Year

Player

School

2007

2006

Michelle Moriarty

Texas

2005

Christina Houghtelling

Nebraska

2004

Bibiana Candelas

Southern California

2003

April Ross

Southern California

2002

Logan Tom

Stanford

2001

Nancy Metcalf

Nebraska

2000

Courtney Cox

Colorado State

1999

Elsa Stegemann

Pacific

1998

Misty May

Long Beach State

1997

Bonnie Bremmer

Penn State

1996

Angelica Ljungquist

Hawai’i

NCAA Defending Champions in the Showcase

Year

NCAA Defending Champion

Showcase Finish

2007 

Nebraska

1st

2006

Washington

2nd

2005

Stanford

DNP

2004

Southern California

1st

2003

Southern California

1st

2002

Stanford

1st

2001

Nebraska

1st

2000

Penn State

3rd

1999

Long Beach State

DNP

1998

Stanford

DNP

1997

Stanford

2nd

1996

Nebraska

2nd

1995

Stanford

1st