Stanford claimed its league-record 16th Pac-12 title in 2014, adding to its history of success in the nation’s toughest volleyball conference. Stanford has been either the conference champion or runner-up in 27 of the 29 seasons since the Pac-12 added women’s volleyball in 1986. The Cardinal also holds the league’s best all-time winning percentage in conference play (.868), more than 100 percentage points above its closest rival.
Year | Conference Champion | Stanford's Finish |
1986 | UCLA | 2nd |
1987 | STANFORD | 1st |
1988 | UCLA | 2nd |
1989 | UCLA | t-2nd |
1990 | UCLA | 2nd |
1991 | STANFORD | 1st |
1992 | UCLA | 2nd |
1993 | UCLA | t-2nd |
1994 | STANFORD | 1st |
1995 | STANFORD | 1st |
1996 | STANFORD | 1st |
1997 | STANFORD | 1st |
1998 | STANFORD | 1st |
1999 | STANFORD/UCLA | t-1st |
2000 | Arizona/USC | 4th |
2001 | STANFORD | 1st |
2002 | USC | 2nd |
2003 | USC | 2nd |
2004 | Washington | 2nd |
2005 | Washington | t-2nd |
2006 | STANFORD | 1st |
2007 | STANFORD | 1st |
2008 | STANFORD | 1st |
2009 | STANFORD | 1st |
2010 | STANFORD/California | 1st |
2011 | USC | t-4th |
2012 | STANFORD | 1st |
2013 | Washington | 2nd |
2014 | STANFORD | 1st |
2015 | USC/Washington | 3rd |
The Nation's Toughest Conference
• The Pac-12 has won 12 of the last 26 NCAA titles and six of the last 15.
• Pac-12 teams have claimed 14 of the 35 all-time NCAA titles.
• The Pac-12 has sent six or more teams to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 16 years.
• The NCAA Final Four has included three Pac-12 teams three times in the last 12 years, and 31 of the 35 Final Fours have included at least one Pac-12 team.
• A Pac-12 team has played in 25 of the 35 NCAA Championship matches, including 11 of the last 15.
• A record 10 Pac-12 teams made the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
• Four Pac-12 teams finished 2015 ranked in the top-25 in the AVCA Poll.
• The Pac-12 had one player named to the 14-player AVCA All-America First Team in 2015 and 14 total AVCA All-Americans.
• The Pac-12 holds a 390-196 (.665) record in NCAA Tournament play, with 52 of the defeats coming at the hands of other Pac-12 teams.
2015 Pac-12 Standings
Team | Pac-12 | Overall |
USC | 18-2 | 33-3 |
Washington | 18-2 | 31-3 |
STANFORD | 16-4 | 23-7 |
UCLA | 14-6 | 25-8 |
Colorado | 11-9 | 19-13 |
Oregon | 10-10 | 16-14 |
Arizona | 9-11 | 19-14 |
Arizona State | 8-12 | 19-13 |
Washington State | 5-15 | 16-16 |
Utah | 4-16 | 10-21 |
Oregon State | 4-16 | 6-24 |
California | 3-17 | 9-22 |
2014 Pac-12 Awards
Player of the Year: Samantha Bricio, USC
Freshman of the Year: Hayley Hodson, Stanford
Setter of the Year: Madi Bugg, Stanford
Libero of the Year: Taylor Formico, UCLA
Coach of the Year: Mick Haley, USC
2015 All-Pac-12 Team
Brittany Abercrombie, USC
Adora Anae, Utah
Jordan Anderson, UCLA
Alexis Austin, Colorado
Samantha Bricio, USC
Madi Bugg, Stanford
Nicole Edelman, Colorado
Hayley Hodson, Stanford
Kyra Holt, Washington State
Brittany Howard, Stanford
Merete Lutz, Stanford
Kalei Mau, Arizona
Alicia Ogoms, USC
Lillian Schonewise, California
Penina Snuka, Arizona
Cassie Strickland, Washington
Lianna Sybeldon, Washington
Lindsay Vander Weide, Oregon
Composite League Standings (1986-2015)
*Colorado and Utah joined the conference in 2011
Stanford (16 titles) | 478-74 (.867) |
UCLA (7) | 398-154 (.721) |
USC (5) | 385-167 (.697) |
Washington (4) | 328-224 (.594) |
Arizona (1) | 276-276 (.500) |
California (1) | 225-326 (.408) |
Arizona State | 223-329 (.404) |
Colorado | 36-66 (.353)* |
Utah | 33-69 (.324)* |
Washington State | 176-376 (.319) |
Oregon | 170-382 (.308) |
Oregon State | 131-421 (.237) |
NCAA Champions By Conference
*Teams listed by current conference association
Pac-12 - 14
Big Ten - 8
Big 12 - 5
Big West - 5
WAC - 3
NCAA Finalists By Conference
*Teams listed by current conference association
Pac-12 - 29
Big Ten - 15
Big 12 - 11
Big West - 8
WAC - 5
SEC - 1
WCC - 1