Here’s the latest I can share based on recent reporting.
- UCLA won the 2024 NCAA men’s volleyball championship, defeating Long Beach State in the final to claim its 21st title. The tournament ran in Long Beach, California, with the semifinals and final culminated by May 4, 2024.[1][3]
- The 2025 season saw ongoing coverage of bracket updates and broadcasts, with the NCAA expanding coverage and schedules across platforms such as ESPN networks and ESPN+. For example, the 2025–26 cycle included information about how to watch the tournament and updated bracket announcements.[4][5]
- The event format and participating teams have evolved over time, including an expansion from smaller brackets to larger fields in subsequent years, and regional sites feeding into a national semifinal and final. Recent official NCAA notes confirm the field and hosting details for recent tournaments.[5][8]
If you’d like, I can pull in the very latest official bracket, matchups, and TV/streaming details for the 2026 tournament, or summarize the most recent three years of results in a compact timeline. Also, I can provide direct links to NCAA pages and reputable outlets for the current week’s updates.
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For the first time, the Men's NCAA Volleyball Tournament has been expanded to an eight-team format. All schools have their place in the bracket set with opening matches beginning Tuesday, April 30. The week-long sprint for the trophy concludes with the championship match on Saturday, May 4. All matches will be held at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California and streamed on NCAA.com.
usavolleyball.orgThe NCAA Men’s Volleyball Committee announced today the field of 12 teams vying for the 2026 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship.
www.ncaa.comIt's time for the 2026 men's NCAA volleyball tournament! Who will take home the title? Here's how to catch the action in the ESPN App.
www.espn.co.ukThe National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship bracket will expand to 12 teams in 2026.
www.ncaa.orgSelections for the 2022 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship were announced April 24. The tournament begins May 1.
www.ncaa.comWith a straight-sets win over Long Beach State, UCLA men's volleyball won its 21st program title. The 2024 NC men's volleyball championship began with the selection show on Sunday, April 21 and ran April 30-May 4 in Long Beach, California at Walter Pyramid.
www.ncaa.com