2026 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship: Bracket, Schedule & How to Watch
The 2026 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship field has been announced. This year’s tournament features a 16-team bracket, with eight teams earning automatic qualification through their conference championships and eight receiving at-large bids.
The teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 16.The championship will be held from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2026, at Gulf Place in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
How to Watch the 2026 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship?
All times are Eastern.
First Round (Friday, May 1): All matches live on ESPN2
Second Round & Semifinals (Saturday, May 2): Live on ESPN2
National Championship Match (Sunday, May 3): Live on ESPN
You can also stream the matches live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com with a cable/streaming login.
2026 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship Schedule
First Round – Friday, May 1
All times ET
10:00 a.m. – No. 4 Southern California vs. No. 13 Texas A&M Corpus Christi
11:00 a.m. – No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Stetson
12:00 p.m. – No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 16 Chattanooga
1:00 p.m. – No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Long Beach State
2:00 p.m. – No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Georgia State
3:00 p.m. – No. 7 LMU (CA) vs. No. 10 TCU
4:00 p.m. – No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 14 Tulane
5:00 p.m. – No. 6 Cal Poly vs. No. 11 Grand Canyon
Second Round & Semifinals:
Saturday, May 2 – ESPN2
National Championship:
Sunday, May 3 – ESPN
Championship History
In 2025, TCU defeated LMU 3-2 in the final to claim its first-ever national championship in beach volleyball.
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