No. 2 Hawaii defeated UC Irvine 3-1 in the 2026 national championship at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA. Hawaii has now won three titles since 2021.
There was a selection show 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
- 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
2026
Hawaii
Charlie Wade
3-1
UC Irvine
UCLA
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
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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
