| Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Loyola University Chicago |
| Head coach | Shane Davis (13th season) |
| Conference | MIVA |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Home arena | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (capacity: 4,486) |
| Nickname | Ramblers |
| Colors | Maroon and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament champion | |
| 2014, 2015 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearance | |
| 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
| Conference tournament champion | |
| 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
| Conference regular season champion | |
| 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023 | |
The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team (also Loyola Chicago Ramblers) represents Loyola University Chicago in NCAA competition as a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), one of the seven conferences that compete at the National Collegiate level of NCAA men's volleyball.[a] The Ramblers are coached by Shane Davis, who returned as head coach in 2024, after spending the previous eight seasons as the head coach of the Northwestern University women’s volleyball team. Davis previously coached the Ramblers from 2003 to 2015. Davis’ overall record as Loyola head coach through 12 seasons is 265-88 (.751), and he led the Ramblers to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2014 and 2015.[2]
In 2013, the Ramblers (22–10) were defeated by the UCI Anteaters 0–3 (24–26, 18–25, 27–29) in the first semifinal of the NCAA championships on May 2, 2013, at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. This was the team's first appearance ever in an NCAA men's collegiate volleyball tournament.[3]
On May 3, 2014, Loyola (29–1), playing host to the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal (24–9) 3–1 to win the program's first-ever NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[4]
On May 10, 2015, Loyola (28–2) defeated the Lewis Flyers (26–4) in a thrilling 3–2 win for back-to-back NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[5][6]
- ^ Loyola Chicago Athletics Style Guide (PDF). July 23, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Shane Davis Bio – Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "UC Irvine to play BYU for NCAA men's volleyball championship". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Loyola Chicago defeats Stanford in four sets to win first national title". NCAA.com. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Loyola Chicago tops Lewis in five-set thriller, claims second consecutive title". NCAA.com. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Loyola repeats as men's NCAA volleyball national champions". Chicago Tribune. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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