Where to watch NCAA men’s volleyball Final Four: Schedule, times, TV channels, live broadcast of 2026 semifinals and finals originally appeared on The Sporting News. Click here to add Sports News as your go-to source.
The NCAA men’s volleyball season has officially come to an end. There are just three games left until the 2026 champion is crowned.
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The Final Four consists of a number of familiar teams, such as No. 2 Hawaii State, No. 3 Long Beach State and No. 4 Ball State. But an upset sent unseeded UC Irvine into the semifinals — the Anteaters defeated top-seeded and Final Four host UCLA in the regional final.
Another underdog storyline is Ball State. The Cardinals have never won a men’s volleyball championship, and they can make history this weekend. Long Beach State is the defending national champion, and Hawaii last won back-to-back titles in 2021-22.
Who will lift the trophy this year?
Here’s everything you need to know about the NCAA men’s volleyball Final Four, including TV channels and streaming options for the 2026 semifinals and finals.
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2026 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Bracket
Four teams are nationally seeded and will host regionals on the opening weekend, awaiting the winner of a first-round matchup between the other two teams in their respective regions. See the full game schedule below.
Where to watch the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championships
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TV channel: ESPN2 (finals only)
Every match from the 2026 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship can be streamed live on the ESPN app. The finals will also be broadcast on ESPN2 and can be streamed live on fubo, which is offering a free trial.
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2026 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship Schedule, Results
Friday, May 1 – Round 1
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match |
Time (Eastern Time) |
watch |
|---|---|---|
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pepperdine 3Castle Valley 0 |
— |
— |
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University of California, Irvine 3Pennsylvania State University 2 |
— |
— |
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Loyola Chicago 3saint francis 0 |
— |
— |
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University of Southern California 3Belmont Abbey 0 |
— |
— |
Saturday, May 2 – Regional Finals
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match |
Time (Eastern Time) |
watch |
|---|---|---|
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No. 4 ball status 3pepperdine 2 |
— |
— |
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University of California, Irvine 3No. 1 UCLA 2 |
— |
— |
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3 Long Beach 3Loyola Chicago 0 |
— |
— |
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No. 2 Hawaii 3University of Southern California 1 |
— |
— |
Saturday 9 May – Semi-finals
The semifinals and finals will be held at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles
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match |
Time (Eastern Time) |
watch |
|---|---|---|
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No. 4 Ball State vs. UC Irvine |
6:30 pm |
ESPN app |
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No. 2 Hawaii vs. No. 3 Long Beach |
9:30 pm |
ESPN app |
Monday, May 11 – Championship
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match |
Time (Eastern Time) |
watch |
|---|---|---|
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semifinal winner |
7pm |
ESPN2, ESPN App |
NCAA men’s volleyball champion list
Here are the last 10 NCAA men’s volleyball champions and runners-up. Due to the impact of COVID-19, no competitions were held in 2020.
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Year |
champion |
runner up |
|---|---|---|
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2025 |
long beach state |
UCLA |
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2024 |
UCLA |
long beach state |
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2023 |
UCLA |
hawaii |
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2022 |
hawaii |
long beach state |
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2021 |
hawaii |
Brigham Young University |
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2019 |
long beach state |
hawaii |
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2018 |
long beach state |
UCLA |
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2017 |
Ohio State University |
Brigham Young University |
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2016 |
Ohio State University |
Brigham Young University |
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2015 |
Loyola Chicago |
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