Wisconsin and Nebraska set the all-time record for DI women's college volleyball attendance
when 18,755 watched the 2021 championship game on Dec. 18 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Wisconsin won, 3-2, to capture its first national title in program history behind outstanding play by Dana Rettke and Anna Smrek
. The regular season record is 16,833, which was broken on Sept. 16, 2022 as Wisconsin played Florida at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
Here are the five DI college volleyball games with the most attendance (through 2021).
1. 18,755: Wisconsin defeated Nebraska on Dec. 18, 2021 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio in the NCAA final
2. 18,516: Nebraska defeated Florida on Dec. 16, 2017 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. in the NCAA final
3. 18,374: Florida defeated Stanford and Nebraska defeated Penn State on Dec. 14, 2017, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. in the NCAA semifinals
4. 18,113: Stanford defeated Nebraska on Dec. 15, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., in the NCAA final
5. 17,808: Stanford defeated BYU and Nebraska defeated Illinois on Dec. 13, 2018, in the NCAA semifinals at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
Here is the list of the top 30 most attended women's college volleyball games from the NCAA DI record book.
ATT. WINNER OPPONENT SCORE DATE ARENA CITY STATE TOURNAMENT ROUND
6 17,561 Nebraska Texas 3-0 Dec. 19, 2015 CHI Health Center Omaha NE NCAA final
7 17,551 Nebraska Kansas 3-1 Dec. 17, 2015 CHI Health Center Omaha NE NCAA semifinals Texas Minnesota 3-1 NCAA semifinals
8 17,430 Stanford Texas 3-2 Dec. 18, 2008 CHI Health Center Omaha NE NCAA semifinals Penn St. Nebraska 3-2 NCAA semifinals
9 17,345 Stanford Texas 3-1 Dec. 17, 2016 Nationwide Arena Columbus OH NCAA final
ATT. WINNER OPPONENT SCORE DATE ARENA CITY STATE TOURNAMENT ROUND
10 17,209 Nebraska Stanford 3-1 Dec. 16, 2006 CHI Health Center Omaha NE NCAA final
11 17,014 Nebraska UCLA 3-1 Dec. 14, 2006 CHI Health Center Omaha NE NCAA semifinals Stanford Washington 3-0 NCAA semifinals
12 16,833 Florida Wisconsin* 3-2 Sept. 16, 2022 Kohl Center Madison WI ATT. WINNER OPPONENT SCORE DATE ARENA CITY STATE TOURNAMENT ROUND
13 16,670 Stanford Minnesota 3-1 Dec. 15, 2016 Nationwide Arena Columbus OH NCAA semifinals Texas Nebraska 3-0 NCAA semifinals
14 16,531 Wisconsin Louisville 3-2 Dec. 16, 2021 Nationwide Arena Columbus OH NCAA semifinals Nebraska Pittsburgh 3-1 NCAA semifinals
15 16,290 Stanford Wisconsin 3-0 Dec. 21, 2019 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh PA NCAA final ATT. WINNER OPPONENT SCORE DATE ARENA CITY STATE TOURNAMENT ROUND
16 16,448 Texas Oregon 3-0 Dec. 15, 2012 KFC Yum! Center Louisville KY NCAA final
17 15,797 Nebraska Creighton* 3-2 Sept. 7, 2022 CHI Health Center Omaha NE
18 15,119 Nebraska Florida 3-0 Dec. 10, 2005 CHI Health Center Omaha NE NCAA regional final
19 14,975 Penn St. Washington 3-0 Dec. 19, 2013 KeyArena Seattle WA NCAA semifinals
20 14,779 Penn St. Wisconsin 3-1 Dec. 21, 2013 KeyArena Seattle WA NC