NCAA Volleyball Tournament 2025: Bracket Revealed — Seeds, Matchups & Schedule

Nebraska hasn’t won the NCAA volleyball championship in eight years, but the Huskers enter the 2025 tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and the unquestioned team to beat.

Not only have the Huskers won every game this year, but they went almost two months without losing a set to the opponent.

However, Nebraska won’t simply win the rest of the field. Fellow No. 1 seeds Kentucky, Texas and Pitt are among the competitors seeking to lift the trophy in the end.

Here’s all you need to know about the 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament, including schedules, results and where to watch all the action.

NCAA volleyball tournament bracket 2025

Top Left Quadrant (Nebraska)

No. 1 Nebraska vs. Long Island U.
No. 8 San Diego vs. Kansas State
No. 5 Miami vs. Tulsa
No. 4 Kansas vs. High Point
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Campbell
No. 6 TCU vs. Stephen F. Austin
No. 7 Western Kentucky vs. Marquette
No. 2 Louisville vs. Loyola Chicago

Bottom Left Quadrant (Pitt)

No. 1 Pitt vs. UMBC
No. 8 Xavier vs. Michigan
No. 5 Iowa State vs. St. Thomas (MN)
No. 4 Minnesota vs. Fairfield
No. 3 Purdue vs. Wright State
No. 6 Baylor vs. Arkansas State
No. 7 Rice vs. Florida
No. 2 SMU vs. Central Arkansas

Top Right Quadrant (Texas)

No. 1 Texas vs. Florida A&M
No. 8 Penn State vs. South Florida
No. 5 Colorado vs. American
No. 4 Indiana vs. Toledo
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. Eastern Illinois
No. 6 UTEP vs. North Carolina
No. 7 South Dakota State vs. Arizona
No. 2 Stanford vs. Utah Valley

Bottom Right Quadrant (Kentucky)

No. 1 Kentucky vs. Wofford
No. 8 UCLA vs. Georgia Tech
No. 5 BYU vs. Cal Poly
No. 4 USC vs. Princeton
No. 3 Creighton vs. Northern Colorado
No. 6 Northern Iowa vs. Utah
No. 7 Tennessee vs. Utah State
No. 2 Arizona State vs. Coppin State

Where to watch NCAA volleyball tournament 2025

TV channel: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC
Live stream: ESPN app, Fubo

The 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament will air across a variety of ESPN platforms. The ESPN app allows live streaming of every game.

Fubo, which provides a free trial for new customers, may stream any game that airs on an ESPN broadcast network.

NCAA volleyball tournament schedule, scores 2025

Thursday, Dec. 4 – First round

Matchup	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
No. 3 Colorado vs. American	3 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 8 UCLA vs. Georgia Tech	4:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 6 Baylor vs. Arkansas State	4:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 5 Miami vs. Tulsa	5 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 4 Indiana vs. Toledo	5:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 6 UTEP vs. North Carolina	5:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 7 Tennessee vs. Utah State	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 1 Kentucky vs. Wofford	7 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 3 Purdue vs. Wright State	7 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 4 Kansas vs. High Point	7:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 3 Creighton vs. Northern Colorado	8 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. Eastern Illinois	8 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 5 BYU vs. Cal Poly	8 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 2 Arizona State vs. Coppin State	9 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 4 USC vs. Princeton	10:30 p.m.	ESPN+

Friday, Dec. 5 – First round

Matchup	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
No. 7 Western Kentucky vs. Marquette	4 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 8 Xavier vs. Michigan	4 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 6 TCU vs. Stephen F. Austin	5 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 7 Rice vs. Florida	5 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 8 Penn State vs. South Florida	5:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 8 San Diego vs. Kansas State	5:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 5 Iowa State vs. St. Thomas (MN)	5:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 1 Pitt vs. UMBC	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 2 Louisville vs. Loyola Chicago	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 2 SMU vs. Central Arkansas	7:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Campbell	7:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 7 South Dakota State vs. Arizona	7:30 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 1 Nebraska vs. Long Island U.	8 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 1 Texas vs. Florida A&M	8 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 4 Minnesota vs. Fairfield	8 p.m.	ESPN+
No. 2 Stanford vs. Utah Valley	10 p.m.	ESPN+

NCAA volleyball tournament 2025 schedule by round

Round	Dates
Selection show	Sun., Dec. 1
First and second rounds	Thu., Dec. 4 – Sat., Dec. 6
Regionals	Thu., Dec. 11 – Sun., Dec. 14
Semifinals	Thu., Dec. 18
National championship	Sun., Dec. 21

Selection process for NCAA volleyball tournaments

31 of the 64 teams in the field will automatically qualify if they win their conference. The remaining 33 are granted at-large bids.

The top 16 teams will host the first and second rounds at their college campus. The winner of both single-elimination matchups will continue on to regionals.

Regional matches will be hosted at the campuses of the top four teams in the competition. Matches will once again follow a single-elimination format, with the winner of the regional semifinals playing off in the regional finals for a position in the national semifinals.

The national semifinals and championship match will be played at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

NCAA volleyball tournament automatic qualifiers 2025

Conference	Team
America East	UMBC
American	Tulsa
ACC	Stanford
Atlantic Sun	Central Arkansas
Atlantic 10	Loyola (Ill.)
Big East	Creighton
Big Sky	Northern Colorado
Big South	High Point
Big Ten	Nebraska
Big 12	Arizona State
Big West	Cal Poly
CAA	Campbell
Conference USA	Western Kentucky
Horizon	Wright State
Ivy	Princeton
MAAC	Fairfield
MAC	Toledo
MEAC	Coppin State
Missouri Valley	Northern Iowa
Mountain West	Utah State
NEC	Long Island
Ohio Valley	Eastern Illinois
Patriot	American
SEC	Kentucky
SoCon	Wofford
Southland	Stephen F. Austin
SWAC	Florida A&M
Summit	St. Thomas
Sun Belt	Arkansas State
WAC	Utah Valley
WCC	San Diego