<P> Volleyball is a popular NCAA sport, mostly for women . In the 2013 - 14 school year, 1064 NCAA member schools, 329 of them in the top - level Division I, sponsored women's volleyball at the varsity level, with 16,647 participants across all three divisions . At the same time, 109 schools in all three NCAA divisions combined sponsored varsity men's volleyball, with only 23 of them in Division I; the number of men's varsity volleyball players was roughly one - tenth of women's participation (1,720 to 16,647). </P> <P> In 2012, NCAA sanctioned college beach volleyball teams for women for the first time; 14 schools sponsored the sport, with slightly more than 200 participants . Also in 2012, the NCAA established its first - ever men's Division III championship . The NCAA held its first beach volleyball championship in 2016, by which time nearly 50 schools were sponsoring the sport . </P> <P> High school volleyball is a fall sport for girls and spring sport for boys (except in a few states). Schools typically have a varsity and junior varsity team, and some schools also have freshman teams . Teams play in pre-season and season competition, generally followed by a post-season that includes a regional or sectional championship and often a state championship . </P> <P> While each state governs its own high school volleyball competitions through their state athletic associations, most follow the lead of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) for the governance of the sport . Most volleyball rules from state to state are basically the same in the United States . However, because of the individual associations, some minor changes and variations may occur . For example, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) may allow competition to be the best of five while the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) or the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) may only allow competition to be the best of three . Today, however, most state associations are now using the same guidelines and are also using rally scoring, the best - of - five competition format, and allowing the libero to serve . In addition, most states, if not all, have adopted the plain, white polo shirt for officials as opposed to the black and white striped shirt worn in the past . </P>

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