The 2026 NC men’s volleyball championship is set with a match between UC Irvine and Hawaii on Monday 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
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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
