{"id":238352,"date":"2026-04-20T00:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/238352\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T00:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:59:21","slug":"florida-atlantic-tabbed-no-1-seed-for-cusa-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/238352\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Atlantic Tabbed No. 1 Seed for CUSA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOCA RATON, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 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.

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\nThe 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.

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\nAs 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.

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\n2026 Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship Schedule

\nApril 23-25 \u2013 Youngsville, La. (Sugar Beach)

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\nThursday, April 23

\nMatch 1 (9:30 a.m.) – (8) Tarleton State vs. (9) Sam Houston

\nMatch 2 (11 a.m.) – (2) UAB vs. (7) UTEP

\nMatch 3 (12:30 p.m.) – (3) FIU vs. (6) Missouri State

\nMatch 4 (2 p.m.) – (4) South Florida vs. (5) Tulane

\nMatch 5 (3:30 p.m.) – (1) Florida Atlantic vs. Winner of Match 1

\nMatch 6 (5 p.m.) – L1 vs. L2

\nMatch 7 (6:30 p.m.) – L4 vs. L5

\nMatch 8 (8 p.m.) – W6 vs. L3

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\nFriday, April 24

\nMatch 9 (9:30 a.m.) – W2 vs. W3

\nMatch 10 (11 a.m.) – W4 vs. W5

\nMatch 11 (12:30 p.m.) – W7 vs. W9

\nMatch 12 (2 p.m.) – L10 vs. W8

\nMatch 13 (3:30 p.m.) – W9 vs. W10

\nMatch 14 (5 p.m.) – W11 vs. W12

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\nSaturday, April 25

\nMatch 15 (10 a.m.) – L13 vs. W14

\nMatch 16 (12:30 p.m.) – Championship – W13 vs. W15

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\nAll times listed in Eastern time

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