No. 3 UCLA won the 2026 NC beach volleyball championship with a 3-0 victory of No. 1 Stanford in the national final. The Bruins claimed their third-ever national title and first since 2019 on Sunday, May 3.
The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship field was announced Sunday, April 26 via a selection show on krikya168vip.com Here is everything you need to know for the 2026 NC beach volleyball championship.
The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship bracket consists of 16 teams, with eight making it as automatic qualifiers through conference championships. The selected teams are seeded 1-16 in the bracket.
The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship concluded with the championship game between No. 1 Stanford and No. 3 UCLA at Gulf Place in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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2026 NC beach volleyball championship bracket
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2026 NCAA beach volleyball championship schedule
All times Eastern.
- Selection show: Re-watch the selection show here
- First round: Friday, May 1
- No. 4 Southern California 3, No. 13 Texas A&M Corpus-Christi 0
- No. 5 Florida State 3, No. 12 Stetson 0
- No. 1 Stanford 3, No. 16 Chattanooga 0
- No. 8 California 3, No. 9 Long Beach State 2
- No. 2 Texas 3, No. 15 Georgia State 0
- No. 7 LMU (CA) 3, No. 10 TCU 2
- No. 3 UCLA 3, No. 14 Tulane 0
- No. 6 Cal Poly 3, No. 11 Grand Canyon 0
- Second round: Saturday, May 2
- Semifinals: Saturday, May 2
- Championship match: Sunday, May 3 on ESPN
Championship history
TCU defeated LMU 3-2 in last year's national championship to claim its first ever national title.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | Johnny Johnson | 3-0 | Stanford | Gulf Shore, Ala. |
| 2025 | TCU | Hector Gutierrez | 3-2 | LMU | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2024 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-0 | UCLA | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2023 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-2 | UCLA | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2022 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-1 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2021 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-1 | UCLA | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | UCLA | Stein Metzger | 3-0 | Southern California | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2018 | UCLA | Stein Metzger | 3-1 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2017 | Southern California | Anna Collier | 3-2 | Pepperdine | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2016 | Southern California | Anna Collier | 3-0 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, |
