The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship begins 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 field was announced Sunday, April 26 via a selection show on NCAA.com Here is everything you need to know for the 2026 NC beach volleyball championship.
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.
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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
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
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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,