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sifoeeprocess.com | August 4, 2025

Women's college volleyball all-time attendance records

ɬ﷬ַ President Charlie Baker on the growing popularity of women's volleyball

Nebraska and Omaha shattered the all-time record for DI women's college volleyball attendance when 92,003 fans packed Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, home of the Cornhuskers football team, on Aug. 30, 2023. In fact, the regular season match officially broke the world record for attendance at any women’s sporting event, surpassing the 91,648 in attendance at a 2022 UEFA Women's Champions League match between Barcelona and Wolfsburg at Camp Nou. On Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, the national final between Penn State and Louisville at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, broke the indoor record at 21,860. 

Here are the 10 DI college volleyball games with the most attendance. You can see all DI, DII, and DIII volleyball attendance records and averages in this PDF

1. 92,003: Nebraska defeated Omaha on Aug. 30, 2023 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska VB 2023 "Volleyball Day in Nebraska" included an exhibition match between DII schools Wayne State and Nebraska-Kearney, before Nebraska and Omaha took center stage at the home of Cornhuskers football. 

2. 21,860: Penn State defeated Louisville on Dec. 22, 2024 at the KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY in the ɬ﷬ַ final

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3. 21,726: Louisville defeated Pitt and Penn State defeated Nebraska on Dec. 19, 2024 at the KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY in the ɬ﷬ַ semifinals

Louisville - Pitt volleyball

4. 19,727: Texas defeated Nebraska on Dec. 17, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida in the ɬ﷬ַ final

Texas volleyball wins the 2023 ɬ﷬ַ national championship

5. 19,598: Nebraska defeated Pitt and Texas defeated Wisconsin on Dec. 14, 2023, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida in the ɬ﷬ַ semifinals

Nebraska volleyball plays Pitt on Saturday, Dec. 14

6. 18,755: Wisconsin defeated Nebraska on Dec. 18, 2021 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio in the ɬ﷬ַ final

Jamie Schwaberow | ɬ﷬ַ Photos Wisconsin celebrates is 2021 title in front of an ɬ﷬ַ-record 18,755 fans.

7. 18,516: Nebraska defeated Florida on Dec. 16, 2017 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. in the ɬ﷬ַ final

8. 18,374: Florida defeated Stanford and Nebraska defeated Penn State on Dec. 14, 2017, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. in the ɬ﷬ַ semifinals

Jamie Schwaberow | ɬ﷬ַ Photos Florida's Carli Snyder runs onto the court before the 2017 ɬ﷬ַ semifinals

9. 18,113: Stanford defeated Nebraska on Dec. 15, 2018, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., in the ɬ﷬ַ final

10. 17,808: Stanford defeated BYU and Nebraska defeated Illinois on Dec. 13, 2018, in the ɬ﷬ַ semifinals at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Jamie Schwaberow | ɬ﷬ַ Photos Nebraska celebrates its victory against Illinois in the 2017 semifinals.

Here is the list of the top 37 most attended women's college volleyball games from the ɬ﷬ַ DI record book.

Scroll to the right to view the entire table.

  ATT. WINNER OPPONENT SCORE DATE ARENA CITY STATE TOURNAMENT ROUND
1 92,003 Nebraska* Omaha 3-0 Aug. 30, 2023 Memorial Stadium Lincoln NE  
2 21,860 Penn State Louisville 3-1 Dec. 22, 2024 KFC Yum! Center Louisville KY ɬ﷬ַ Final
3 21,726 Louisville* Pitt 3-1 Dec. 19, 2024 KFC Yum! Center Louisville KY ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Penn State Nebraska            
4 19,727 Texas Nebraska 3-0 Dec. 17, 2023 Amalie Arena Tampa FL ɬ﷬ַ Final
5 19,598 Nebraska Pitt 3-0 Dec. 14, 2023 Amalie Arena Tempa FL ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Texas Wisconsin 3-1         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
6 18,755 Wisconsin Nebraska 3-2 Dec. 18, 2021 Nationwide Arena Columbus OH ɬ﷬ַ final
7 18,516 Nebraska Florida 3-1 Dec. 16, 2017 Sprint Center Kansas City MO ɬ﷬ַ final
8 18,374 Florida Stanford 3-2 Dec. 14, 2017 Sprint Center Kansas City MO ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Nebraska Penn St. 3-2         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
9 18,113 Stanford Nebraska 3-2 Dec. 15, 2018 Target Center Minneapolis MN ɬ﷬ַ final
10 17,808 Stanford BYU 3-0 Dec. 13, 2018 Target Center Minneapolis MN ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Nebraska Illinois 3-2         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
11 17,561 Nebraska Texas 3-0 Dec. 19, 2015 CHI Health Center Omaha NE ɬ﷬ַ final
12 17,551 Nebraska Kansas 3-1 Dec. 17, 2015 CHI Health Center Omaha NE ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Texas Minnesota 3-1         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
13 17,430 Stanford Texas 3-2 Dec. 18, 2008 CHI Health Center Omaha NE ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Penn St. Nebraska 3-2         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
14 17,345 Stanford Texas 3-1 Dec. 17, 2016 Nationwide Arena Columbus OH ɬ﷬ַ final
15 17,209 Nebraska Stanford 3-1 Dec. 16, 2006 CHI Health Center Omaha NE ɬ﷬ַ final
16 17,037 Wisconsin Marquette 3-1 Sept. 13, 2023 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee WI  
17 17,014 Nebraska UCLA 3-1 Dec. 14, 2006 CHI Health Center Omaha NE ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Stanford Washington 3-0         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
18 16,833 Florida Wisconsin* 3-2 Sept. 16, 2022 Kohl Center Madison WI  
19 16,670 Stanford Minnesota 3-1 Dec. 15, 2016 Nationwide Arena Columbus OH ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Texas Nebraska 3-0         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
20 16,531 Wisconsin Louisville 3-2 Dec. 16, 2021 Nationwide Arena Columbus OH ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Nebraska Pittsburgh 3-1         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
21 16,290 Stanford Wisconsin 3-0 Dec. 21, 2019 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh PA ɬ﷬ַ final
22 16,448 Texas Oregon 3-0 Dec. 15, 2012 KFC Yum! Center Louisville KY ɬ﷬ַ final
23 15,797 Nebraska Creighton* 3-2 Sept. 7, 2022 CHI Health Center Omaha NE  
24 15,119 Nebraska Florida 3-0 Dec. 10, 2005 CHI Health Center Omaha NE ɬ﷬ַ regional final
25 14,975 Penn St. Washington 3-0 Dec. 19, 2013 KeyArena Seattle WA ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
26 14,779 Penn St. Wisconsin 3-1 Dec. 21, 2013 KeyArena Seattle WA ɬ﷬ַ final
27 14,661 Stanford Minnesota 3-0 Dec. 19, 2019 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh PA ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
    Wisconsin Baylor 3-1         ɬ﷬ַ semifinals
28 14,489 Nebraska UCLA 3-0 Dec. 9, 2005 CHI Health Center Omaha NE ɬ﷬ַ regional semifinals
    Florida Louisville 3-0         ɬ﷬ַ regional semifinals
29 14,299 Penn St. Stanford 3-0 Dec. 20, 2008 CHI Health Center Omaha NE ɬ﷬ַ final
30 14,035 Texas Wisconsin 3-1 Sep. 1, 2024 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee WI  
    Stanford Minnesota 3-2          
31 14,032 Penn St. California 3-0 Dec. 18, 2010 Sprint Center Kansas City MO ɬ﷬ַ final
32 14,022 Nebraska *Creighton 3-2 Sept. 6, 2018 CHI Health Center Omaha NE  
33 13,870 UCLA *Nebraska 3-2 Sept. 13, 2009 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln NE  
34 13,747 UCLA Illinois 3-1 Dec. 17, 2011 Alamodome San Antonio TX ɬ﷬ַ final
35 13,631 Penn St. Stanford 3-2 Dec. 15, 2007 Power Balance Pavilion Sacramento CA ɬ﷬ַ final
36 13,412 *Nebraska LSU 3-0 Sept. 12, 2008 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln NE  
37 13,396 *Nebraska Hawaii 3-0 Oct. 21, 2007 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln NE  

* Host institution.

All arenas listed under current (or most recent) name.

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