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Some schools just have to wait a little longer when it comes to NCAA Tournament appearances and championships.
Check out how long all eight schools in the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament have waited to return to the NCAA Tournament and win their first, or another, NCAA championship..
No. 1 seed UCLA (23-5, 11-1 MPSF)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament appearance: 1 year
Wait since last NCAA Tournament appearance in any sports: Less than a month (women’s gymnastics)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA championship: 1 year
Wait since last NCAA championship in any sport: 1 year (men’s volleyball)
No. 2 seed Long Beach State (25-2, 9-1 Big West)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament appearance: 1 year
Wait since last NCAA Tournament appearance in any sports: 1 month (men’s basketball)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA championship: 5 years
Wait since last NCAA championship in any sport: 5 years (men’s volleyball)
No. 3 seed Grand Canyon (25-4, 10-2 MPSF)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament appearance: 1 year
Wait since last NCAA Tournament appearance in any sports: 1 month (men’s basketball)
Wait for first men’s volleyball NCAA championship: 15 years (program started in 2009)
Wait since last NCAA championship in any sport: 12 years (men’s indoor track and field)
No. 4 seed UC Irvine (19-10, 7-3 Big West)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament appearance: 6 years
Wait since last NCAA Tournament appearance in any sports: 1 month (women’s basketball)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA championship: 11 years
Wait since last NCAA championship in any sport: 11 years (men’s volleyball)
No. 5 seed Penn State (23-6, 10-0 EIVA)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament appearance: 1 year
Wait since last NCAA Tournament appearance in any sport: Less than a month (men’s gymnastics)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA championship: 16 years
Wait since last NCAA championship in any sport: 1 month (men’s wrestling)
No. 6 seed Ohio State (22-8, 11-5 MIVA)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament appearance: 1 year
Wait since last NCAA Tournament appearance in any sport: Less than a month (men’s gymnastics)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA championship: 7 years
Wait since last NCAA championship in any sport: 1 month (women’s hockey)
No. 7 seed Belmont Abbey (21-4, 13-1 ConfCarolinas)
Wait since last men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament appearance: 3 years
Wait since last NCAA Tournament appearance in any sport: Less than a month (women’s bowling)
Wait for first men’s volleyball NCAA championship: 11 years (program started in 2013)
Wait for first NCAA championship in any sport: 148 years (school founded in 1876)
No. 8 seed Fort Valley State (17-8, 10-0 SIAC)
Wait for first men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament appearance: 3 years (program started 2022)
Wait since last NCAA Tournament appearance in any sport: 12 years (women’s basketball)
Wait for first men’s volleyball NCAA championship: 3 years (program started 2022)
Wait for first NCAA championship in any sport: 129 years (school founded in 1895)