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Projected · estimate · 1,256 rosters read · as of October 20, 2026

College Volleyball Roster Openings 2026

Which college volleyball programs are projected to lose the most players after this season, overall and at each position. Counted from the seniors and graduate students on 1,201 official rosters: an estimate to point your emails at programs that will need your position, not a promise of a spot.

Women's Volleyball: programs projected to lose the most playersProjected · estimate

#ProgramOn rosterSr + Gr (departing)ReturningSignal
1Ottawa University Arizona NAIA AZ491138Medium
2William Carey NAIA MS251114High
3Hope International NAIA CA18117High
4Saint Mary-of-the-Woods NAIA IN371027Medium
5Carolina NAIA NC211011High
6American International NCAA D2 MA17107High
7Puget Sound NCAA D3 WA24915Medium
8Shorter NCAA D2 GA23914Medium
9Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic NCAA D3 WI22913High
10Memphis NCAA D1 TN19910High
11Delaware State NCAA D1 DE1899High
12Rhode Island NCAA D3 RI1899High
13Southern Oregon NAIA OR1899High
14SUNY Fredonia NCAA D3 NY1899High
15Cal State Northridge NCAA D1 CA1697High
16Madonna NAIA MI33825Medium
17Concord NCAA D2 WV26818Medium
18Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA25817Medium
19Mount Union NCAA D3 OH25817Medium
20Linfield NCAA D3 OR23815Medium

1,049 women's volleyball rosters read for 2026; 1,014 have complete enough class and position data to be ranked. 35 low-confidence programs are left out of the rankings but shown on their own program pages.

Women's Volleyball openings by positionProjected · estimate: top 8 programs by departing players at each position

Outside hitter OH

  1. Delaware State NCAA D1 DE6 of 8 departing High
  2. Aquinas NAIA MI5 of 9 departing High
  3. American International NCAA D2 MA5 of 8 departing High
  4. Hope International NAIA CA5 of 7 departing High
  5. Ottawa University Arizona NAIA AZ4 of 14 departing Medium
  6. Abilene Christian NCAA D1 TX4 of 9 departing High
  7. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods NAIA IN4 of 9 departing High
  8. St. Thomas NCAA D3 TX4 of 8 departing High

Defensive specialist DS

  1. Greensboro NCAA D3 NC5 of 6 departing High
  2. Dominican NCAA D3 IL4 of 8 departing High
  3. Otterbein NCAA D3 OH4 of 6 departing High
  4. Chadron NCAA D2 NE4 of 4 departing High
  5. Oklahoma Wesleyan NAIA OK4 of 4 departing High
  6. Grand View NAIA IA3 of 8 departing Medium
  7. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota NCAA D3 MN3 of 8 departing Medium
  8. Findlay NCAA D2 OH3 of 6 departing High

Middle blocker MB

  1. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA4 of 7 departing High
  2. Indiana Wesleyan NAIA IN4 of 7 departing High
  3. Wichita State NCAA D1 KS4 of 7 departing High
  4. American International NCAA D2 MA4 of 4 departing High
  5. Grand Valley State NCAA D2 MI3 of 8 departing Medium
  6. Buena Vista NCAA D3 IA3 of 7 departing High
  7. Indiana State NCAA D1 IN3 of 7 departing High
  8. Missouri Southern State NCAA D2 MO3 of 7 departing High

Libero L

  1. Ottawa University Arizona NAIA AZ5 of 12 departing High
  2. Menlo NCAA D2 CA4 of 6 departing High
  3. Ferrum NCAA D2 VA3 of 7 departing High
  4. Concordia University Irvine NCAA D2 CA3 of 5 departing High
  5. Lewis–Clark NAIA ID3 of 5 departing High
  6. North Dakota NCAA D1 ND3 of 5 departing High
  7. Illinois State NCAA D1 IL3 of 4 departing High
  8. St. Joseph's New York L.I. NCAA D3 NY3 of 4 departing High

Setter S

  1. Benedictine NAIA KS3 of 6 departing High
  2. SUNY Fredonia NCAA D3 NY3 of 5 departing High
  3. Concord NCAA D2 WV3 of 4 departing High
  4. William Paterson University of New Jersey NCAA D3 NJ3 of 4 departing High
  5. Cal State Northridge NCAA D1 CA3 of 3 departing High
  6. Lewis & Clark NCAA D3 OR3 of 3 departing High
  7. Mobile NAIA AL2 of 7 departing Medium
  8. Warner NAIA FL2 of 6 departing Medium

Opposite OPP

  1. Lancaster Bible NCAA D3 PA3 of 6 departing High
  2. Puget Sound NCAA D3 WA3 of 4 departing High
  3. Lehigh NCAA D1 PA3 of 3 departing High
  4. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods NAIA IN2 of 6 departing Medium
  5. Greenville NCAA D3 IL2 of 5 departing High
  6. Randolph-Macon NCAA D3 VA2 of 5 departing High
  7. Trinity NCAA D3 TX2 of 5 departing High
  8. West Virginia Wesleyan NCAA D2 WV2 of 5 departing High

Men's Volleyball: programs projected to lose the most playersProjected · estimate

#ProgramOn rosterSr + Gr (departing)ReturningSignal
1Roanoke NCAA D3 VA261016Medium
2Bethel NAIA IN29920Medium
3Saint Mary-of-the-Woods NAIA IN26917Medium
4Loyola University Chicago NCAA D1 IL1899High
5Hobart and William Smith Colleges NCAA D3 NY22814Medium
6Missouri University of Science and Technology NCAA D2 MO22814Medium
7Aurora NCAA D3 IL21813Medium
8Goshen NAIA IN1688High
9Yeshiva NCAA D3 NY1688High
10Randolph-Macon NCAA D3 VA34727Medium
11Concordia University Irvine NCAA D2 CA22715Medium
12St. Norbert NCAA D3 WI22715Medium
13Warner NAIA FL21714Medium
14Erskine NCAA D2 SC19712Medium
15Messiah NCAA D3 PA19712Medium
16Ball State NCAA D1 IN18711Medium
17Lindenwood NCAA D1 MO18711Medium
18Roosevelt NCAA D2 IL17710High
19Adrian NCAA D3 MI25619Medium
20Carthage NCAA D3 WI23617Medium

207 men's volleyball rosters read for 2026; 187 have complete enough class and position data to be ranked. 20 low-confidence programs are left out of the rankings but shown on their own program pages.

Men's Volleyball openings by positionProjected · estimate: top 8 programs by departing players at each position

Outside hitter OH

  1. Ottawa University Arizona NAIA AZ4 of 11 departing Medium
  2. Aquinas NAIA MI4 of 10 departing High
  3. St. John Fisher NCAA D3 NY4 of 10 departing High
  4. Roosevelt NCAA D2 IL4 of 9 departing High
  5. Concordia University Irvine NCAA D2 CA4 of 7 departing High
  6. Princeton NCAA D1 NJ3 of 13 departing Medium
  7. Bethel NAIA IN3 of 12 departing Medium
  8. Aurora NCAA D3 IL3 of 10 departing Medium

Middle blocker MB

  1. St. Norbert NCAA D3 WI3 of 7 departing High
  2. Ball State NCAA D1 IN3 of 5 departing High
  3. Cairn NCAA D3 PA3 of 5 departing High
  4. Lindenwood NCAA D1 MO3 of 5 departing High
  5. Messiah NCAA D3 PA3 of 5 departing High
  6. Missouri University of Science and Technology NCAA D2 MO3 of 5 departing High
  7. the Pacific NCAA D1 CA3 of 5 departing High
  8. Erskine NCAA D2 SC3 of 4 departing High

Setter S

  1. Quincy NCAA D2 IL3 of 4 departing High
  2. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods NAIA IN3 of 4 departing High
  3. Illinois Wesleyan NCAA D3 IL2 of 5 departing High
  4. Milwaukee School of Engineering NCAA D3 WI2 of 5 departing High
  5. Bethel NAIA IN2 of 4 departing High
  6. Carthage NCAA D3 WI2 of 4 departing High
  7. Erskine NCAA D2 SC2 of 4 departing High
  8. Life NAIA GA2 of 4 departing High

Libero L

  1. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods NAIA IN2 of 5 departing High
  2. Indiana Institute of Technology NAIA IN2 of 4 departing High
  3. Davenport NCAA D2 MI2 of 3 departing High
  4. King NCAA D2 TN2 of 3 departing High
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology NCAA D3 MA2 of 3 departing High
  6. SUNY Polytechnic Institute NCAA D3 NY2 of 3 departing High
  7. Walla Walla NAIA WA2 of 3 departing High
  8. Wilkes NCAA D3 PA2 of 3 departing High

Opposite OPP

  1. Indiana Institute of Technology NAIA IN2 of 5 departing High
  2. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods NAIA IN2 of 5 departing High
  3. Roanoke NCAA D3 VA2 of 4 departing High
  4. Saint Vincent NCAA D3 PA2 of 4 departing High
  5. Dordt NAIA IA2 of 3 departing High
  6. Hobart and William Smith Colleges NCAA D3 NY2 of 3 departing High
  7. Loyola University Chicago NCAA D1 IL2 of 3 departing High
  8. Saint Xavier NAIA IL2 of 3 departing High

Defensive specialist DS

  1. Marian NCAA D3 WI2 of 5 departing High
  2. Widener NCAA D3 PA2 of 2 departing High
  3. Edward Waters NCAA D2 FL1 of 5 departing Medium
  4. Aurora NCAA D3 IL1 of 4 departing Medium
  5. Saint Vincent NCAA D3 PA1 of 4 departing Medium
  6. American International NCAA D2 MA1 of 3 departing Medium
  7. Mount St. Joseph NCAA D3 OH1 of 3 departing Medium
  8. Hiram NCAA D3 OH1 of 2 departing Medium

How to use this

How the openings estimate works

Estimate: departing = players listed as seniors or graduate students at that position; signal compares them with everyone at the position whose class is listed (high: at least 2 and at least 40% departing; medium: at least 1 and at least 20%; low: fewer). Based only on the published roster.

  • Does not account for transfers, early departures, injuries, walk-ons or players already committed.
  • Seniors without a stated redshirt may still have a year of eligibility left; the roster page does not say.
  • Coaches recruit for need and fit; an opening is not an offer.

Counts come from the official roster page as published; individual players are never stored or shown here. Open the official roster for names.

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Aggregate counts from each program's official roster page; no player names or personal details are stored or shown. Rosters change through the year. Report a problem.