NCAA men's volleyball bracket 2026: Schedule, TV channels, live streams, scores for college championship
The 2026 NCAA men's volleyball tournament features an expanded 12-team bracket, with top seeds UCLA, Long Beach State, and Hawaii among the favorites to win the championship. Defending champion Long Beach State and UCLA have met in the past two finals, raising the possibility of a third consecutive matchup. All tournament matches will be available via the ESPN app, with the final airing on ESPN2.
- ▪The NCAA men's volleyball tournament bracket expanded from nine to 12 teams in 2026, including seven automatic qualifiers and five at-large selections.
- ▪Top seeds UCLA, Hawaii, and Long Beach State have dominated the championship since 2018, with two of them appearing in nearly every final.
- ▪Long Beach State is the defending champion, having alternated titles with UCLA in the past two years.
- ▪All matches will be streamed live on the ESPN app, and the championship final will be broadcast on ESPN2.
- ▪First-round matches begin on Friday, May 1, 2026, with Pepperdine facing Fort Valley State at 7 p.m. ET.
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