{"id":297694,"date":"2026-05-03T07:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/297694\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T07:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:41:11","slug":"2026-nc-beach-volleyball-championship-bracket-schedule-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/297694\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NC beach volleyball championship: Bracket, schedule, scores"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship concludes with the championship\u00a0on Sunday, May 3\u00a0between No. 1 Stanford and No. 3 UCLA\u00a0at Gulf Place in Gulf Shores, Alabama.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship field was announced Sunday, April 26 via a selection show on NCAA.com<\/a> Here is everything you need to know for the 2026 NC beach volleyball championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship bracket consists of\u00a016 teams, with eight making it as automatic qualifiers through conference championships. The selected teams are seeded 1-16 in the bracket.<\/p>\n

For more information on the championship format,\u00a0click or tap here.<\/a><\/p>\n

2026 NC beach volleyball championship bracket<\/p>\n

Click or tap here for the interactive bracket<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

2026 NCAA beach volleyball championship schedule<\/p>\n

All times Eastern.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tFirst round:\u00a0Friday, May 1\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tSecond round:\u00a0Saturday, May 2\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tSemifinals:\u00a0Saturday, May 2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Championship history<\/p>\n

TCU defeated LMU 3-2<\/a>\u00a0in last year’s national championship to claim its first ever national title.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\tYEAR
\n\t\t\tCHAMPION
\n\t\t\tCOACH
\n\t\t\tSCORE
\n\t\t\tRUNNER-UP
\n\t\t\tSITE<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2025
\n\t\t\tTCU<\/a>
\n\t\t\tHector Gutierrez
\n\t\t\t3-2
\n\t\t\tLMU
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2024
\n\t\t\tSouthern California<\/a>
\n\t\t\tDain Blanton
\n\t\t\t3-0
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2023
\n\t\t\tSouthern California<\/a>
\n\t\t\tDain Blanton
\n\t\t\t3-2
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2022
\n\t\t\tSouthern California<\/a>
\n\t\t\tDain Blanton
\n\t\t\t3-1
\n\t\t\tFlorida State
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2021
\n\t\t\tSouthern California<\/a>
\n\t\t\tDain Blanton
\n\t\t\t3-1
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2020
\n\t\t\tCanceled due to Covid-19
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—
\n\t\t\t—<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2019
\n\t\t\tUCLA<\/a>
\n\t\t\tStein Metzger
\n\t\t\t3-0
\n\t\t\tSouthern California
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2018
\n\t\t\tUCLA<\/a>
\n\t\t\tStein Metzger
\n\t\t\t3-1
\n\t\t\tFlorida State
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2017
\n\t\t\tSouthern California<\/a>
\n\t\t\tAnna Collier
\n\t\t\t3-2
\n\t\t\tPepperdine
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores, Ala.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2016
\n\t\t\tSouthern California<\/a>
\n\t\t\tAnna Collier
\n\t\t\t3-0
\n\t\t\tFlorida State
\n\t\t\tGulf Shores,<\/p>\n

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