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 | — | — | — | — |
| 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
