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🏆 Bracketology
Projected 12-team NCAA Championship bracket based on Z-Ratings

Z-Rating Bracketology projects what the 12-team NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship bracket would look like if the season ended today. The field consists of 7 automatic qualifiers (projected conference tournament winners) and 5 at-large bids. Only the top 4 teams receive seeds and are placed in separate regions with a bye to the regional final. The remaining 8 teams are unseeded and placed into regions based on geography to minimize travel. Regional winners advance to the Final Four.

AQ conferences: Big West, Conf. Carolinas, EIVA, MIVA, MPSF, NEC, SIAC. Projected AQs are the highest-rated team in each conference. Host sites are projected based on seeded teams — actual sites are non-predetermined and depend on submitted bids. Updated:

Projected Field of 12

Seed Team Conference Record Z-Rating Bid
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Regional Bracket

Final Four

Pauley Pavilion — UCLA Campus — Los Angeles, CA
Semifinals: May 9  ·  Championship: May 11, 2026

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