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| Tournament details | |
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| Teams | 12 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
The 2026 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament will be the 55th edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament will be competed with a new format featuring an expanded 12-team field. Regional weekend will take place at 4 host schools that have been awarded seeds 1–4. The semifinals and championship will occur on the second weekend at the previously announced tournament host. [1]
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The expansion of the tournament establishes a new format similar to the women's game. 7 conference champions and 5 at-large teams will participate, a total of 12 teams. The tournament will take place over two separate weekends. On the first weekend seeds 1–4 will host regions of 3 teams. The top seed in each region will have a bye to the region final while two other teams will play a regional first round match, with the winners moving on the play the host in the region final. [2] The four region winners will move on to play during the second weekend. The tournament semifinals and championship will occur on the second weekend on March 9, 2026 and March 11, 2026 at the Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA. [3]