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.
It’s not just that the Huskers haven’t lost a match this season; they went nearly two months without even dropping a set to the opposition.
The rest of the field won’t just roll over for Nebraska, though. Fellow No. 1 seeds Kentucky, Texas and Pitt are among the challengers hoping to lift the trophy in the end.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament, including schedules, scores and where to watch all the action.
NCAA volleyball tournament bracket 2025
This section will be filled in as the bracket is announced.
Top Left Quarter (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 Quarter (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 Quarter
Bottom Right Quarter
Where to watch NCAA volleyball bracket reveal
The NCAA volleyball selection show will be broadcast on ESPN, with Courtney Lyles leading in-studio coverage and analysis from Holly McPeak and Mary Wise. Cord-cutters can watch the event live on Fubo, which offers a free trial for new users.
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 |
NCAA volleyball tournament selection format
The selection committee will reveal on Sunday which 64 teams will go dancing in the NCAA volleyball tournament. Of those 64 teams, 31 will qualify automatically by winning their conference. The remaining 33 will be 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 matches will move on to regionals.
Regional matches will be hosted at the campuses of the top four teams in the tournament. Matches will once again follow a single-elimination format, with the winner of the regional semifinals facing off in the regional finals for a spot 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 |
