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2026 NC men’s volleyball championship: Bracket, schedule, scores
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The 2026 NC men’s volleyball championship is set. UC Irvine will face Hawaii at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 11 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA.
The selection show was live streamed on Sunday, April 26 on NCAA.com. This is the first year of the bracket expanding to a 12-team field, including seven automatic qualifiers and five at-large selections. Here is everything you need to know for the 2026 NC men’s volleyball championship.
2026 NC men’s volleyball championship bracket
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2026 NCAA men’s volleyball championship schedule
All times in ET
- Championship match: Monday, May 11 on ESPN2
- Selection release: Sunday, April 26 on NCAA.com
- Regionals: Friday, May 1
- Regional round matches | Friday, May 1
- Regional final round matches | Saturday, May 2
- Semifinals: Saturday, May 9
NC men’s volleyball championship history
The NC men’s volleyball national championship dates back to 1970, skipping 2020 due to COVID-19. The first-ever championship trophy went to UCLA. The Bruins hold 21 national titles, making them the winningest team in NC men’s volleyball history.
Below, you can check out a list of all NC men’s volleyball champs since 1970.
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Long Beach State (30-3) | Alan Knipe | 3-0 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| 2024 | UCLA | John Speraw | 3-1 | Long Beach State | Walter Pyramid |
| 2023 | UCLA (31-2) | John Speraw | 3-1 | Hawaii (29-3) | George Mason |
| 2022 | Hawaii (27-5) | Charlie Wade | 3-0 | Long Beach State | UCLA |
| 2021 | Hawaii (17-1) | Charlie Wade | 3-0 | BYU | Ohio State |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Long Beach State (28-2) | Alan Knipe | 3-1 | Hawaii | Long Beach State |
| 2018 | Long Beach State (28-1) | Alan Knipe | 3-2 | UCLA | UCLA |
| 2017 | Ohio State (32-2) | Pete Hanson | 3-0 | BYU | Ohio State |
| 2016 | Ohio State (29-3) | Pete Hanson | 3-0 | BYU | Penn State |
| 2015 | Loyola Chicago (28-2) | Shane Davis | 3-2 | Lewis | Stanford |
| 2014 | Loyola Chicago (29-1) | Shane Davis | 3-1 | Stanford | Chicago |
| 2013 | UC Irvine (25-7) | David Kniffin | 3-0 | BYU | UCLA |
| 2012 | UC Irvine (26-5) | John Speraw | 3-0 | Southern California | Southern California |
| 2011 | Ohio State (26-6) | Pete Hanson | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | Penn State |
| 2010 | Stanford (24-6) | John Kosty | 3-0 | Penn State | Stanford |
| 2009 | UC Irvine (27-5) | John Speraw | 3-2 | Southern California | BYU |
| 2008 | Penn State (30-1) | Mark Pavlik | 3-1 | Pepperdine | UC Irvine |
| 2007 | UC Irvine (29-5) | John Speraw | 3-1 | IPFW | Ohio State |
| 2006 | UCLA (26-12) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Penn State | Penn State |
| 2005 | Pepperdine (25-2) | Marv Dunphy | 3-2 | UCLA | UCLA |
| 2004 | BYU (29-4) | Tom Peterson | 3-2 | Long Beach State | Hawaii |
| 2003 | *Lewis (29-6) | Dave Deuser | 3-2 | BYU | Long Beach State |
| 2002 | *Hawaii (24-8) | Mike Wilton | 3-1 | Pepperdine | Penn State |
| 2001 | BYU (23-4) | Carl McGown | 3-0 | UCLA | Long Beach State |
| 2000 | UCLA (29-5) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Ohio State | IPFW |
| 1999 | BYU (30-1) | Carl McGown | 3-0 | Long Beach State | UCLA |
| 1998 | UCLA (28-4) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Hawaii |
| 1997 | Stanford (27-4) | Ruben Nieves | 3-2 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| 1996 | UCLA (26-5) | Al Scates | 3-2 | Hawaii | UCLA |
| 1995 | UCLA (31-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Penn State | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1994 | Penn State (26-3) | Tom Peterson | 3-2 | UCLA | IPFW |
| 1993 | UCLA (24-3) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Cal State Northridge | UCLA |
| 1992 | Pepperdine (24-4) | Marv Dunphy | 3-0 | Stanford | Ball State |
| 1991 | Long Beach State (31-4) | Ray Ratelle | 3-1 | Southern California | Hawaii |
| 1990 | Southern California (26-7) | Jim McLaughlin | 3-1 | Long Beach State | George Mason |
| 1989 | UCLA (29-5) | Al Scates | 3-1 | Stanford | UCLA |
| 1988 | Southern California (34-4) | Bob Yoder | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | IPFW |
| 1987 | UCLA (38-3) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Southern California | UCLA |
| 1986 | Pepperdine (22-7) | Rod Wilde | 3-2 | Southern California | Penn State |
| 1985 | Pepperdine (25-2) | Marv Dunphy | 3-1 | Southern California | UCLA |
| 1984 | UCLA (38-0) | Al Scates | 3-1 | Pepperdine | UCLA |
| 1983 | UCLA (27-4) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Ohio State |
| 1982 | UCLA (29-0) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Penn State | Penn State |
| 1981 | UCLA (32-3) | Al Scates | 3-2 | Southern California | UC Santa Barbara |
| 1980 | Southern California (22-6) | Ernie Hix | 3-1 | UCLA | Ball State |
| 1979 | UCLA (30-0) | Al Scates | 3-1 | Southern California | UCLA |
| 1978 | Pepperdine (21-4) | Marv Dunphy | 3-2 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| 1977 | Southern California (18-1) | Ernie Hix | 3-1 | Ohio State | UCLA |
| 1976 | UCLA (15-2) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Ball State |
| 1975 | UCLA (27-8) | Al Scates | 3-1 | UC Santa Barbara | UCLA |
| 1974 | UCLA (30-5) | Al Scates | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara |
| 1973 | San Diego State (21-5) | Jack Henn | 3-1 | Long Beach State | San Diego State |
| 1972 | UCLA (27-7) | Al Scates | 3-2 | San Diego State | Ball State |
| 1971 | UCLA (29-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | UC Santa Barbara | UCLA |
| 1970 | UCLA (24-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Long Beach State | UCLA |
* Vacated
