BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic beach volleyball team will enter postseason play on Thursday, April 23, as the No. 1 seed in the 2026 CUSA Championship, marking back-to-back seasons in which the Owls earn the top seed for the CUSA Championship.
The 2026 CUSA Beach Volleyball Championship begins on Thursday, April 23, and will conclude on Saturday, April 25. The tournament features a nine-team field competing in a double-elimination bracket format.
As the No. 1 seed, the Sandy Owls will open play on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. ET, facing the play-in game winner, either No. 8 seed Tarleton State or No. 9 seed Sam Houston.
2026 Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship Schedule
April 23-25 – Youngsville, La. (Sugar Beach)
Thursday, April 23
Match 1 (9:30 a.m.) – (8) Tarleton State vs. (9) Sam Houston
Match 2 (11 a.m.) – (2) UAB vs. (7) UTEP
Match 3 (12:30 p.m.) – (3) FIU vs. (6) Missouri State
Match 4 (2 p.m.) – (4) South Florida vs. (5) Tulane
Match 5 (3:30 p.m.) – (1) Florida Atlantic vs. Winner of Match 1
Match 6 (5 p.m.) – L1 vs. L2
Match 7 (6:30 p.m.) – L4 vs. L5
Match 8 (8 p.m.) – W6 vs. L3
Friday, April 24
Match 9 (9:30 a.m.) – W2 vs. W3
Match 10 (11 a.m.) – W4 vs. W5
Match 11 (12:30 p.m.) – W7 vs. W9
Match 12 (2 p.m.) – L10 vs. W8
Match 13 (3:30 p.m.) – W9 vs. W10
Match 14 (5 p.m.) – W11 vs. W12
Saturday, April 25
Match 15 (10 a.m.) – L13 vs. W14
Match 16 (12:30 p.m.) – Championship – W13 vs. W15
All times listed in Eastern time
