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2025-2026 Season
Update 12/3/2025
Some important reminders as we finish up our fall semester season and start planning for the winter/spring semester..
1. NWVCL Gender Competition Policy:
Our league (NWVCL) and NCVF (National Collegiate Volleyball Federation) follows the Gender Competition Policy as set by the National Governing Body for volleyball in the United States, USA Volleyball. USA Volleyball has updated its Gender Competition Policy to the following:
• USAV athlete members are expected to participate or compete in all USAV sanctioned events or activities as a member of the gender assigned at the time of birth on their birth certificate.
• Failure to comply with this policy will result in team forfeiting all its matches and the team will be ineligible to compete in league championships or power tournaments.
2. The NCVF has updated its Governance Rules to make team participation requirements for the NCVF Club National Championships more clear. NCVF Governance Rule 3.2 now requires the following:
• 3.2.2 - A team must play a minimum of 8 matches against NCVF Registered Teams from other schools during the NCVF Regular Season (spring semester) to establish eligibility for the NCVF Championships.
• 3.2.3 - A team must play a minimum of 12 matches against NCVF Registered Teams from other schools during the NCVF Regular Season to establish eligibility for the top level of any division (Div I, II, III, not IAAA, IIAA, etc.) at the NCVF Championships.
What this means for our league teams:
• Each team must play in at least two league tournaments to be in good standings.
• If your team is planning on competing at the NCVF Club Nationals, you should plan on playing at least three league tournaments. Depending on how you place, each league tournament will give you 3-5 matches agains NCVF registered teams (all our league teams are NCVF registered).
• Remember these are MINIMUM requirements. If you want to compete in the top level of Women's D1 (top 48 regardless of size of enrollment) or D2 (top 48 smaller schools), you want to compete in as many tournaments as possible and place well.
• Placing well at big tournaments (league championships, power tournaments, etc.) will help your placement and seeding for the NWVCF Club Nationals.
3. Sportsmanship and coaching:
Following the USA Volleyball and NCVF code of conduct, we will enforce the zero tolerance policy for unsporting conduct at our league events. Harassment, intimation, or unsporting words or actions directed towards other spectators, match participants, tournament staff, officials, including line judges and scorers, may result in immediate removal from the event. Attendance at future events may also be impacted.
As USAV rule 20.1 clearly states “Participants must accept officials’ decisions with sportsmanlike conduct, without disputing them.” and “Participants must refrain from actions or attitudes aimed at influencing the decisions of the referees or covering up faults committed by their team.
4. Following teams have credit for future use:
CCSU
Colby
Cortland A and B
Ithaca
Maine
Merrimack
New Hampshire
Saint Joseph's
Seton Hall
Southern Maine
UALBANY
Vermont
WPI
5. Winter/spring semester schedule is slowly being put together. We need your help.
If your team is interested in hosting a league tournament, pick a Saturday or Sunday between Jan 24 (Sat) through March 21 (Sat). Confirm with your administration first to see if you can reserve the gym, then let me know.
Since NCVF Club National Championships will take place earlier than normal in 2026 (April 2-4), we are looking at shorter spring semester season to get everything done. The NWVCL League Divisional Championships will be held on the weekend of March 28 (Sat) and 29 (Sun). We are looking for a host (preferably with 3 or more courts) in each division (West, East, Central, South). Divisional Championships will be one day tournaments.
Below is what I have as of today. The registration is NOT open at this time.
Please let me know if your team is interested in hosting!
Jan 24 (Sat)
Jan 25 (Sun)
Jan 31 (Sat)
Feb 1 (Sun)
Feb 7 (Sat)
Feb 8 (Sun) Assumption (EAST)
Feb 14 (Sat)
Feb 15 (Sun) Springfield 2026 NWVCL League Championship *by invitation only
Feb 21 (Sat) Dartmouth (EAST/CENTRAL)
Feb 21 (Sat) Rhode Island (EAST)
Feb 22 (Sun) New Haven (CENTRAL)
Feb 28 (Sat)
Mar 1 (Sun)
Mar 7 (Sat)
Mar 8 (Sun)
Mar 14 (Sat) Seton Hall (South)
Mar 15 (Sun)
Mar 21 (Sat) Temple
Mar 29 (Sun) New Hampshire (NWVCL East Division Championship) * qualifying teams only
Mar 29 (Sun) West Chester (NWVCL South Division Championship) * qualifying teams only - waiting on final confirmation
Mar 28 (Sat) Cortland (NWVCL West Division Championship) * qualifying teams only - waiting on final confirmation
Mar 28 (Sat) or 29 (Sun) @ TBA (NWVCL Central Division Championship) * qualifying teams only - HOST NEEDED
That's all for now. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks.
Jung Park
NWVCL
Northeast Women's Volleyball Club League
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