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Northwestern is a volleyball club based in Evanston, IL, ranked as high as #208 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 1 team in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 2 team-seasons.
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Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Northwestern is a club volleyball program based in Evanston, IL, competing in the International region. In 2025-26 it fielded 2 teams across both programs — one women's team and one men's team.
Its women's program ranks #208 nationally and #6 of 11 in IL for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 857. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Its team played 17 matches and won 8, a 47% win rate. Northwestern A is #211 nationally and #7 in IL, at 1,537 Elo on an 8-9 record.
The club entered three events between 31 January and 2 April, a season of about 2 months. Of those, 1 was an Elite or Premier event — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in three states, with two of three outside IL. Destinations included MO and NA. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#208 nationally · Club Score 857
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Northwestern. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Women's | #208 | 857 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Men's | #401 | 783 | 1 |
Every team Northwestern fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern A | Women's | all | 1537 (Competitive) | 8-9 | 47% |
Where Northwestern competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NCVF Championships (Elite) | Kansas City, MO | #1 of 134 | 6-2 | Northwestern A — Women's Division IAAA: 6-2 |
| MIVA Women Season / MIVA (Regional) | Several, NA | #45 of 134 | 1-7 | Northwestern A — MIVA Women Season / MIVA: 1-7 |
| Wildcat Classic / Northwestern-W (Regional) | Evanston, IL | #133 of 134 | 1-0 | Northwestern A — Wildcat Classic / Northwestern-W: 1-0 |