2026 Beach Volleyball Championship
The 2026 Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship will be held this week at Sugar Beach – Thursday, April 23rd – Saturday, April 25th, with nine teams taking the sand in a double-elimination bracket with a single-elimination championship match!
The three-day event opens with eight matches on Thursday beginning at 8:30am at Sugar Beach. The City of Youngsville Louisiana is excited to welcome all the teams! Participating teams include:
FIU (Florida International University) — Miami, Florida
FAU (Florida Atlantic University) — Boca Raton, Florida
Missouri State University — Springfield, Missouri
Sam Houston State University — Huntsville, Texas
Tarleton State University — Stephenville, Texas
Tulane University — New Orleans, Louisiana
UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) — Birmingham, Alabama
USF (University of South Florida) — Tampa, Florida
UTEP (University of Texas at El Paso) — El Paso, Texas
MATCH SCHEDULE
(All times listed are Central Standard Time)
Thursday, April 23, 2026
8:30 a.m. Match 1: #8 Seed vs. #9 Seed
10:00 a.m. Match 2: #2 Seed vs. #7 Seed
11:30 a.m. Match 3: #3 Seed vs. #6 Seed
1:00 p.m. Match 4: #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed
2:30 p.m. Match 5: #1 Seed vs. W1
4:00 p.m. Match 6: L1 vs. L2
5:30 p.m. Match 7: L4 vs. L5
7:00 p.m. Match 8: W6 vs. L3
Friday, April 24, 2026
8:30 a.m. Match 9: W2 vs. W3
10:00 a.m. Match 10: W4 vs. W5
11:30 a.m. Match 11: W7 vs. L9
1:00 p.m. Match 12: L10 vs. W8
2:30 p.m. Match 13: W9 vs. W10
4:00 p.m. Match 14: W11 vs. W12
Saturday, April 25, 2026
9:00 a.m. Match 15: L13 vs. W14
11:30 a.m. Championship Match
*Awards ceremony will take place immediately following the Championship match*
The final bracket will be released Saturday, April 18, 2026.
All matches on Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on ESPN+. The conference championship match is slated for 11:30am on Saturday, April 25th.
Bring your own chair. Free admission. Conference USA merch will be sold at the tournament. No outside food or beverages.. Concessions will be sold on site at the Sugar Beach Cabana.