The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship field was announced Sunday, April 26 via a selection show on krikya18.com Here is everything you need to know for the 2026 NC beach volleyball championship.
The tournament championship will begin on Friday, May 1 with first-round matches and continue through the championship on Sunday, May 3 at Gulf Place in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship bracket consist of 16 teams, with eight making it as automatic qualifiers via conference championships. The selected teams are seeded Nos. 1-16 in the bracket.
For more information on the championship format, click or tap here.
2026 NC beach volleyball championship bracket
2026 NCAA beach volleyball championship schedule
All times Eastern. Click or tap games for live stats
- Selection show: Re-watch the selection show here
- First round: Friday, May 1 on ESPN2
- 10 a.m. | No. 4 Southern California vs. No. 13 Texas A&M Corpus-Christi | ESPN 2
- 11 a.m. | No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Stetson | ESPN 2
- 12 p.m. | No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 16 Chattanooga | ESPN 2
- 1 p.m. | No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Long Beach State | ESPN 2
- 2 p.m. | No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Georgia State | ESPN2
- 3 p.m. | No. 7 LMU (CA) vs. No. 10 TCU | ESPN2
- 4 p.m. | No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 14 Tulane | ESPN 2
- 5 p.m. | No. 6 Cal Poly vs. No. 11 Grand Canyon | ESPN 2
- Second round: Saturday, May 2 on ESPN 2
- Semifinals: Saturday, May 2 on ESPN 2
- Championship match: Sunday, May 3 on ESPN
Championship history
TCU defeated LMU 3-2 in last year's national championship to claim its first ever national title.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TCU | Hector Gutierrez | 3-2 | LMU | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2024 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-0 | UCLA | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2023 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-2 | UCLA | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2022 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-1 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2021 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-1 | UCLA | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | UCLA | Stein Metzger | 3-0 | Southern California | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2018 | UCLA | Stein Metzger | 3-1 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2017 | Southern California | Anna Collier | 3-2 | Pepperdine | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2016 | Southern California | Anna Collier | 3-0 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, |
