2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 3–5, 2019 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UCLA Bruins |
| Runners-up | USC Trojans |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
The 2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the fourth annual tournament deciding the NCAA champions for the 2019 collegiate beach volleyball season. It took place May 3–5 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It was a double elimination tournament, with a single championship match.[1][2] The Bruins won their second championship in a row by defeating Southern Cal 3–0 in the championship match on May 5, 2019.
The tournament was open to teams from Divisions I, II, and III. The top three teams each in the East and West Regions qualified automatically, and two additional teams were selected at large. Selections for the tournament were announced on April 28 on NCAA.com.[3]
| Seed | Team | Record | Bid Type | Region | Appearance | Last Bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | UCLA | 31–3 | Automatic | West | Fourth | 2018 |
| 4 | Pepperdine | 20–9 | Automatic | West | Fourth | 2018 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 26-9 | At-large | West | Third | 2018 |
| 3 | Florida State | 28–5 | Automatic | East | Third | 2018 |
| 1 | USC | 28–4 | Automatic | West | Fourth | 2018 |
| 8 | Stetson | 29–8 | Automatic | East | Second | 2016 |
| 5 | LSU | 29–6 | Automatic | East | Third | 2018 |
| 6 | Cal Poly | 25–10 | At-large | West | First | Never |
Bracket
| Matches 1–4 Friday, May 3 | Matches 7–8 Friday, May 3 | Match 11 Saturday, May 4 | Championship Match 14 Sunday, May 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stetson | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stetson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pepperdine | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cal Poly | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 | UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USC | 3 | 3 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | USC | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pepperdine | 0 | 1 | USC | 3 | 5 | LSU | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hawaii | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cal Poly | 0 | 8 | Stetson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hawaii | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||