Big Ten volleyball represents the 12 women's teams that participate in the conference. Through 2009, Big Ten volleyball has earned a combined 17 NCAA final four appearances by 6 different teams. In 1987, Illinois became the first program to represent the Big Ten in the final four, and in 1999 Penn State won the conference's first NCAA national championship. Penn State remains the only school to have won a national championship representing the Big Ten, which they have accomplished 5 times. Wisconsin and Minnesota have each been runners-up, one time each.

In 2011, former Big 12 member Nebraska joined Big Ten play for the first time and won the regular season Big Ten championship, the first Big Ten title in any sport in school history. As a member of the Big 12, Nebraska has won 3 NCAA national championships.

Teams

Institution	Current Head Coach	Big Ten Championships†	Final Four Appearances	Best NCAA finish
Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	14 (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)	9 (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)	Champions (1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	John Cook John Cook John Cook may refer to:*John Cooke , English Solicitor General executed for regicide*John Cook , American farmer and governor of Delaware...	1 (2011)	11 (1986*, 1989*, 1990*, 1995*, 1996*, 1998*, 2000*, 2001*, 2005*, 2006*, 2008*)	Champions (1995*, 2000*, 2006*)
University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...	Pete Waite Pete Waite William Peter Waite is an American volleyball coach and author, currently coaching for the women's volleyball team at Wisconsin.-Early life:...	4 (1990, 1997, 2000, 2001)	1 (2000)	Runners-up (2000)
University of Illinois	Kevin Hambly Kevin Hambly Kevin Hambly is an American volleyball coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign . His coaching record during his first season was 26-6.-Personal life:...	4 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1992)	2 (1987, 1988)	Final Four
Ohio State University Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...	Geoff Carlson	3 (1989, 1991, 1994)	2 (1991, 1994)	Final Four
Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...	Cathy George	2 (1995, 1996)	1 (1995)	Final Four
University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...	Hugh McCutcheon Hugh McCutcheon Hugh McCutcheon , a native of Christchurch, New Zealand, is the former head coach of the US men's national volleyball team, the current head coach of the US women's national volleyball team, and the announced head coach of the University of Minnesota's women's volleyball team.McCutcheon was a New...	1 (2002)	3 (2003, 2004, 2009)	Runners-up (2004)
Purdue University Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...	Dave Shondell Dave Shondell Dave Shondell is the head women's volleyball coach at Purdue University.Shondell was raised in Muncie, Indiana. He began his career at Daleville High School in Daleville, Indiana, just outside of Muncie. After his tenure there, he then moved to Muncie Central High School, in Muncie...	1 (1985)	None	Elite Eight (2010)
University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...	Mark Rosen Mark Rosen Mark Rosenzweig , better known by his professional name Mark Rosen, is an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson and chief executive of Euro-Pro Operating LLC.-Career:...	None	None	Elite Eight (2009)
University of Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...	Sharon Dingman	None	None	First Round (1990)
Northwestern University Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....	Keylor Chan	None	None	Sweet Sixteen (2010)
Indiana University	Sherry Dunbar	None	None	Sweet Sixteen (2010)

† Since 1985, when double round-robin play was introduced

* As a member of the Big 12

Coach of the Year

Year	Coach of the Year (Media only)	School
1988	Mike Hebert Mike Hebert Mike Hebert is a retired American volleyball coach.He coached since 1976 and in his career, he coached Pittsburgh men and women's team, New Mexico women's team, Illinois women's team, and Minnesota women's team...	Illinois
1989	Jim Stone	Ohio State
1990	Steve Lowe	Wisconsin
1991	Jim Stone	Ohio State
1992	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
1993	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
1994	Jim Stone	Ohio State
1995	Chuck Erbe	Michigan State
1996	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
1997	John Cook John Cook (coach) John Cook is currently the head coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball team, entering his 11th season as head coach in 2010. He led the Huskers to two NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships, in 2000 by defeating the Wisconsin Badgers, and in 2006 by defeating Stanford. He is a two...   Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Wisconsin Penn State
1998	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
1999	Mike Hebert Mike Hebert Mike Hebert is a retired American volleyball coach.He coached since 1976 and in his career, he coached Pittsburgh men and women's team, New Mexico women's team, Illinois women's team, and Minnesota women's team...	Minnesota
2000	Pete Waite Pete Waite William Peter Waite is an American volleyball coach and author, currently coaching for the women's volleyball team at Wisconsin.-Early life:...	Wisconsin
2001	Pete Waite Pete Waite William Peter Waite is an American volleyball coach and author, currently coaching for the women's volleyball team at Wisconsin.-Early life:...	Wisconsin
2002	Mike Hebert Mike Hebert Mike Hebert is a retired American volleyball coach.He coached since 1976 and in his career, he coached Pittsburgh men and women's team, New Mexico women's team, Illinois women's team, and Minnesota women's team...	Minnesota
2003	Don Hardin Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Illinois Penn State
2004	Jim Stone	Ohio State
2005	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
2006	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
2007	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
2008	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
2009	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
2010	Russ Rose Russ Rose Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...	Penn State
2011	Dave Shondell Dave Shondell Dave Shondell is the head women's volleyball coach at Purdue University.Shondell was raised in Muncie, Indiana. He began his career at Daleville High School in Daleville, Indiana, just outside of Muncie. After his tenure there, he then moved to Muncie Central High School, in Muncie...	Purdue

Player of the Year

Year	Player of the Year	School
1983	Martie Larsen	Minnesota
1984	Marianne Smith	Purdue
1985	Marianne Smith	Purdue
1986	Mary Eggers	Illinois
1987	Mary Eggers Nancy Brookhart	Illinois Illinois
1988	Mary Eggers	Illinois
1989	Holly O'Leary	Ohio State
1990	Lisa Boyd	Wisconsin
1991	Lelsa Wissler	Ohio State
1992	Leanne Kling	Penn State
1993	Salima Davidson	Penn State
1994	Laura Davis	Ohio State
1995	Terri Zemaitis	Penn State
1996	Vanessa Wouters	Ohio State
1997	Bonnie Bremner	Penn State
1998	Bonnie Bremner	Penn State
1999	Lauren Cacciamani	Penn State
2000	Nicole Branagh Nicole Branagh Nicole Branagh is an American volleyball player. She played internationally for the US National team in indoor play and is currently playing beach volleyball professionally.... Sherisa Livingston	Minnesota Wisconsin
2001	Lizzy Fitzgerald	Wisconsin
2002	Stacey Gordon	Ohio State
2003	Cassie Busse	Minnesota
2004	Stacey Gordon	Ohio State
2005	Sam Tortorello	Penn State
2006	Megan Hodge Megan Hodge Megan Hodge is an American indoor collegiate volleyball player who played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team.-Early life and high school:... *	Penn State
2007	Christa Harmotto Christa Harmotto Christa Deanne Harmotto is an American indoor volleyball player who plays the middle blocker position. She played college volleyball at Pennsylvania State University team from 2005–2008. In 2009, she joined the U.S. National Team....	Penn State
2008	Nicole Fawcett Nicole Fawcett Nicole Marie Fawcett is an American indoor volleyball player who played for Penn State University's volleyball team from 2005–2008, winning two NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008....	Penn State
2009	Megan Hodge Megan Hodge Megan Hodge is an American indoor collegiate volleyball player who played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team.-Early life and high school:...	Penn State
2010	Blair Brown	Penn State
2011	Ariel Turner	Purdue

*Megan Hodge became the first freshman to be named Player of the Year

Freshman of the Year

Year	Freshman of the Year	School
1983	Kathy Greishelm	Iowa
1984	Karen Dunham	Indiana
1985	Mary Eggers	Illinois
1986	Debbie McDonald Debbie McDonald Debbie McDonald is an American dressage rider who has competed in the Olympics and many international competitions. She now lives in Hailey, Idaho, with her husband Bob, a hunter/jumper and trainer. Debbie trains and teaches riders on Peggy and Parry Thomas' River Grove Farm in Sun Valley,...	Purdue
1987	Dawn Thompson	Minnesota
1988	Lelsa Wissler	Ohio State
1989	Sheri Stout	Indiana
1990	Kristin Henriksen	Illinois
1991	Laura Davis Laura Davis Laura Davis is a female medley swimmer from the United States, who won the bronze medal in the women's 200m individual medley event at the 2003 Pan American Games. She is a native of Concord, California, swims for a club called Terrapins and is a graduate of Stanford University...	Ohio State
1992	Jenny Jackson	Ohio State
1993	Katrien DeDecker	Minnesota
1994	Erin Borske	Illinois
1995	Jenna Wrobel	Michigan State
1996	Bonnie Bremner	Penn State
1997	Dana Stearns	Ohio State
1998	Sherisa Livingston	Wisconsin
1999	Katie Virtue	Ohio State
2000	Claudia Rodriguez	Wisconsin
2001	Stacey Gordon	Ohio State
2002	Sam Tortorello	Penn State
2003	Cassy Salyer	Penn State
2004	Kate Price Kate Price Kate Price is a hammered dulcimer player and vocalist born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has made recordings on several labels, including Priceless Productions, Access Music, Higher Octave / Om Town, Narada Productions, and LunaVerse Music....	Penn State
2005	Nicole Fawcett Nicole Fawcett Nicole Marie Fawcett is an American indoor volleyball player who played for Penn State University's volleyball team from 2005–2008, winning two NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008....	Penn State
2006	Megan Hodge Megan Hodge Megan Hodge is an American indoor collegiate volleyball player who played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team.-Early life and high school:...	Penn State
2007	Arielle Wilson	Penn State
2008	Michelle Bartsch	Illinois
2009	Darcy Dorton	Penn State
2010	Deja McClendon	Penn State
2011	Micha Hancock	Penn State

Defensive Player of the Year

Year	Defensive Player of the Year	School
2001	Shaddia Haddad	Illinois
2002	Paula Gentil	Minnesota
2003	Paula Gentil	Minnesota
2004	Paula Gentil	Minnesota
2005	Kaleena Walters	Penn State
2006	Malama Penlata	Minnesota
2007	Stesha Seltsky	Michigan
2008	Christine Tan	Minnesota
2009	Kate Nobilio	Northwestern
2010	Jessica Granquist	Minnesota
2011	Katie Slay	Penn State

Big Ten volleyball in the AVCA

The American Volleyball Coaches Association

American Volleyball Coaches Association

The American Volleyball Coaches Association is an organization of nearly 5,000 members, incorporated as a private non-profit educational corporation in 1981, as the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association....

 (AVCA) annually awards National Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. The following lists any coaches/players from the Big Ten who have gotten these top awards.


National Coach of the Year

• 1985 - Mike Hebert
  Mike Hebert
  Mike Hebert is a retired American volleyball coach.He coached since 1976 and in his career, he coached Pittsburgh men and women's team, New Mexico women's team, Illinois women's team, and Minnesota women's team...
  
  , Illinois
• 1990 - Russ Rose
  Russ Rose
  Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...
  
  , Penn State
• 1995 - Chuck Erbe, Michigan State
• 1997 - Russ Rose
  Russ Rose
  Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...
  
  , Penn State
• 2007 - Russ Rose
  Russ Rose
  Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...
  
  , Penn State
• 2008 - Russ Rose
  Russ Rose
  Russell "Russ" David Rose is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University . His coaching record is 1,033-164, an .863 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history...
  
  , Penn State

National Player of the Year

• 1994 - Laura Davis
  Laura Davis
  Laura Davis is a female medley swimmer from the United States, who won the bronze medal in the women's 200m individual medley event at the 2003 Pan American Games. She is a native of Concord, California, swims for a club called Terrapins and is a graduate of Stanford University...
  
  , Ohio State
• 1999 - Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State
• 2004 - Stacey Gordon, Ohio State
• 2008 - Nicole Fawcett
  Nicole Fawcett
  Nicole Marie Fawcett is an American indoor volleyball player who played for Penn State University's volleyball team from 2005–2008, winning two NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008....
  
  , Penn State
• 2009 - Megan Hodge
  Megan Hodge
  Megan Hodge is an American indoor collegiate volleyball player who played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team.-Early life and high school:...
  
  , Penn State

National Freshman of the Year

• 2001 - Stacey Gordon, Ohio State
• 2005 - Nicole Fawcett
  Nicole Fawcett
  Nicole Marie Fawcett is an American indoor volleyball player who played for Penn State University's volleyball team from 2005–2008, winning two NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008....
  
  , Penn State
• 2006 - Megan Hodge
  Megan Hodge
  Megan Hodge is an American indoor collegiate volleyball player who played for Pennsylvania State University's volleyball team.-Early life and high school:...
  
  , Penn State
• 2010 - Deja McClendon, Penn State

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