[Mick]

Mens volleyball is a sport that only has 23 D1 competitors.  It is so small that they combine D1 with the 25 D2 members for their championship.  Although I don't believe a D2 school has ever won the championship.

The only D2 team of which I am aware that would even be eligible for the championship is UC-San Diego, and UC-SD has never played in the NCAA final four (or now, six).  This year, for the first time, the SCAC conference of primarily historically black colleges will field a D2 league and will participate in the NCAA tournament.  Also, there are a number of very strong NAIA schools.

If you're making the primary argument that because NCAA schools don't field many teams, then I suppose it's a good thing that we're eliminating both water polo teams (25 and 33 D1 schools), Men's Gymnastics (14), Fencing (21).  Candidly, I don't know why that should be the case, but I suppose it is what it is.

[Mick]

Mens volleyball is a sport that only has 23 D1 competitors.  It is so small that they combine D1 with the 25 D2 members for their championship.  Although I don't believe a D2 school has ever won the championship.

The only D2 team of which I am aware that would even be eligible for the championship is UC-San Diego, and UC-SD has never played in the NCAA final four (or now, six).  This year, for the first time, the SCAC conference of primarily historically black colleges will field a D2 league and will participate in the NCAA tournament.  Also, there are a number of very strong NAIA schools.

If you're making the primary argument that because NCAA schools don't field many teams, then I suppose it's a good thing that we're eliminating both water polo teams (25 and 33 D1 schools), Men's Gymnastics (14), Fencing (21).  Candidly, I don't know why that should be the case, but I suppose it is what it is.