INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (December 11, 2013) – Stevens Institute of Technology and the City of Hoboken will host the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Men's Volleyball Championship, it was announced Wednesday by the national office.
 
"On behalf of Stevens Institute of Technology, I would like to thank the NCAA for selecting our university and the City of Hoboken to serve as host of the 2015 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship," Stevens' Director of Athletic Russell Rogers said after the announcement. "We look forward to providing the best possible experience for all of the student-athletes and fans and to the energy and excitement that comes with hosting an NCAA championship event."
 
The NCAA announced 523 sites which have been awarded as hosts for 82 of its 89 championships for the 2014-18 seasons, making it the largest collection of host site announcements in association history.
 
 "We really want to thank everyone who put in a bid," said Mark Lewis, NCAA executive vice president of championships and alliances. "The competitiveness of the bids made it extremely difficult for the sport committees to select sites as there just weren't spots for all of the great bids we received. Ultimately the sites that were selected will provide our student-athletes, coaches and fans the best experience possible."
 
The new NCAA championship bid process creates the largest host site announcement ever, spanning 82 championships across a four-year cycle. Previously, selection announcements varied by sport. This process now gives the NCAA and host sites more time to plan each championship experience.
 
Bidding for 82 of 89 NCAA championships began in July and 1,984 bid applications were ultimately submitted. Each sport committee, per division, selected the host sites it believed would provide the ultimate experience for the respective student-athletes, resulting in 523 total championship event sites awarded. The seven championships not included in the process due to preexisting site arrangements are: Division I baseball, Division I men's basketball, Division I football, Division I men's and women's golf, Division I softball and Division III women's ice hockey.
 
For more information on all of the NCAA championship sites awarded, log on to www.ncaa.com/site-selections.
 
The 2015 DIII Men's Volleyball Championship will run from April 24 through April 26 and will feature eight teams from across the nation. April 24 will feature four quarterfinal matches, April 25 will have two semifinal matches and April 26 will be the National Championship match as all seven contests will be played in the Canavan Arena.
 
"Stevens and our home city of Hoboken have a long history of hosting great championship events, especially men's volleyball" Head Men's Volleyball Coach Patrick Dorywalski said. "We are all looking forward to the opportunity to shine once more."