Presentation of Trends in Women'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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see graph		 Closed Group Teams Women 663 673 661 684 684 677 681 702 707 696 709 711 709 709
Open Group Teams Women 762 784 810 828 903 915 915 960 967 975 974 973 978 982
Closed Group Participants Women 8,683 8,839 8,791 9,146 9,152 9,103 9,190 9,251 9,654 9,598 9,861 9,954 9,933 9,998
Open Group Participants Women 9,934 10,241 10,692 10,868 12,251 12,308 12,539 13,191 13,175 13,359 13,107 13,282 13,310 13,634
Closed Group Avg. Squad Size Women 13.10 13.13 13.30 13.37 13.38 13.45 13.49 13.18 13.65 13.79 13.91 14.00 14.01 14.10
Open Group Avg. Squad Size Women 13.04 13.06 13.20 13.13 13.57 13.45 13.70 13.74 13.62 13.70 13.46 13.65 13.61 13.88

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.