The 2024 NC beach volleyball championship begins with selections on Sunday, April 28 in a selection show on NCAA.com at 11 a.m. ET. The championship then gets underway May 3-5 in Gulf Shores, Alabama at Gulf Shores Public Beach.
Seventeen teams will be selected on April 28, including a 16-seed vs. 17-seed opening round play-in game to determine the final seed in the first-round matchups.
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Championships Schedule
All times in ET
April 28 — Selection show
May 3 — Opening round and first round
- No. 16 seed vs. No. 17 seed (opening round) | 9 a.m. | ESPNU
- No. 4 seed vs. No. 13 seed | 10 a.m. ET | ESPNU
- No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 seed | 11 a.m. | ESPNU
- No. 1 seed vs. Winner of No. 16 vs. No. 17 seed | Noon | ESPNU
- No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed | 1 p.m. | ESPNU
- No. 2 seed vs. No. 15 seed | 2 p.m. | ESPNU
- No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
- No. 3 seed vs. No. 14 seed | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
- No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 seed | 5 p.m. | ESPNU
May 4 — Second round and semifinals
- Second round match 1 | 10 a.m. | ESPN2
- Second round match 2 | 11 a.m. | ESPN2
- Second round match 3 | Noon | ESPN2
- Second round match 4 | 1 p.m. | ESPN2
- Semifinal 1 | 2 p.m. | ESPN2
- Semifinal 2 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
May 5 — National championship
- National championship | TBD | TBD
Championships history
Southern California defeated UCLA 3-2 in last year’s national championship. The Trojans hold the most titles since the first NC beach volleyball championship in 2016 with five.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-2 | UCLA | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2022 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-1 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2021 | Southern California | Dain Blanton | 3-1 | UCLA | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | UCLA | Stein Metzger | 3-0 | Southern California | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2018 | UCLA | Stein Metzger | 3-1 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2017 | Southern California | Anna Collier | 3-2 | Pepperdine | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
| 2016 | Southern California | Anna Collier | 3-0 | Florida State | Gulf Shores, Ala. |
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