The Kansas State Wildcats volleyball program is the intercollegiate volleyball program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State's volleyball team began competition in 1974. Jason Mansfield has served as head coach since the start of the 2023 season.

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (February 2014)

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Kansas State Wildcats
University	Kansas State University
Head coach	Jason Mansfield (1st season)
Conference	Big 12
Location	Manhattan, Kansas
Home arena	Morgan Family Arena (capacity: 3,100)
Nickname	Wildcats
Colors	Royal purple and white[1]
AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal
2000, 2003, 2011
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1977, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
Conference regular season champion
2003

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While the program was moderately successful through much of their early years, finishing with just over a .500 winning percentage in the 1970s, Kansas State Volleyball struggled throughout much of the 1980s and early 1990s, not making a single NCAA tournament appearance or finishing with an above .500 record in Big Eight play. From 1991 to 1993, the program only won one game in conference play (coming in 1991), finishing 0–12 both in 1992 and 1993.

The program direction started to change however, with the hiring of Jim Moore in 1994. While only modestly improving to 3–9 in Big Eight play in his first year, the Wildcats won 21 games in 1995, and finished 1996 with 26 wins, and tied for fourth in the newly minted Big 12 Conference. 1996 also marked the program's first ever berth into the NCAA women's volleyball tournament, where they defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round before losing to Washington State in the Second round.^[2] While Moore left the program before the 1997 season for Big 12 Rival University of Texas, his tenure marked a tremendous turnaround for the program.

Jim McLaughlin followed Jim Moore in the 1997 season, leading the program to four more consecutive NCAA Tournament berths during each year of his tenure, including their first ever NCAA Sweet Sixteen berth in the 2000 season.^[3] His time as head coach of the program marked a period of continued success for the Wildcats.

All-Time coaches:

• Ann Heider (1974): 22–20–4, .524
• Mary Phyl Dwight (1975–78): 107–91–05, .540
• Ron Spies (1979): 15–16–3, .686
• Scott Nelson (1980–90): 168–176–1, .488
• Patti Hagemeyer (1991–93): 24–66, .267
• Jim Moore (1994–96): 61–34, .642
• Jim McLaughlin (1997–2000): 82–43, .656
• Suzie Fritz (2001–2022): 393–263, .599
• Jason Mansfield (2023–present): 0–0

• List of NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs