Presentation of Trends in Men's Volleyball 1991-1992 to 2004-2005

Volleyball Type 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
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Closed Group Teams Men 45 48 49 50 48 47 45 49 47 44 48 48 47 47
Open Group Teams Men 58 59 61 60 74 71 68 79 75 83 81 84 81 79
Closed Group Participants Men 713 718 763 735 709 705 685 681 687 656 731 711 744 729
Open Group Participants Men 925 863 938 866 1,036 1,063 965 1,125 1,043 1,183 1,115 1,165 1,195 1,161
Closed Group Avg. Squad Size Men 15.84 14.96 15.57 14.70 14.77 15.00 15.22 13.90 14.62 14.91 15.23 14.81 15.83 15.51
Open Group Avg. Squad Size Men 15.95 14.63 15.38 14.43 14.00 14.97 14.19 14.24 13.91 14.25 13.77 13.87 14.75 14.70

We modified some open group data points, in concert with NCAA officials, to resolve apparent inconsistencies and unexplained fluctuations presented in the NCAA published report. Thus, there are a small number of data points used for this report that differ from what is published in the NCAA report.