2026 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship Preview
4/28/202656 min
In this episode of Volley Talk, we break down the upcoming NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship. With 12 teams participating for the first time and 4 locations for the Regional matchups, this is going to be a really exciting tournament!
UCLA, Hawaii, Long Beach State, and Ball State earned the 1-seeds so they get a first round bye and the luxury of hosting the Regionals matches. Will there be any upsets or will the 1-seeds all make it to the Final Four in LA?
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First 90 secondsSarah Pavan· Host0:00
Hi, volleyball fans, and welcome back to Volley Talk, the podcast created for volleyball lovers who wanna dig deep into what is going on in NCAA and international volleyball. I'm your host, Sarah Pavan. I'm an Olympian, beach volleyball world champion, former Nebraska Cornhusker, and longtime pro, both indoor and on the beach.
Adam Schulz· Host0:17
And I'm Adam Schulz, former indoor player, international volleyball coach, and the show's resident stat guy.
Sarah Pavan· Host0:23
Winter/spring season is winding down. We have the Italian Women's League finish, NCAA Men's finishing. Love, obviously, finished last week. Turkish women finished last week. We have the Japanese League finish this week. So our highlights and happenings are gonna be a little sparse, but it's also a very exciting time because we're heading into NCAA Men's Championship weekends coming up, and MLV playoff situation. So there is still a little bit happening before we switch gears and focus on the international side of things. So we are really excited to do a deep dive into everything NCAA Men's Championship. So let's get started. [upbeat music] Okay. Last couple weeks, Adam, was