2025 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
Men's college volleyball tournament
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The 2025 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 54th edition of the NCAA men's volleyball tournament, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament, which was expanded to nine teams with the addition of an automatic bid for the Northeast Conference (NEC), begins with an opening round match.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | May 2–12, 2025 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Long Beach State (4th title) |
| Runners-up | UCLA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Attendance | 19,199 (2,400 per match) |
| Awards | |
| Most Outstanding Player | Moni Nikolov (Long Beach State) |
The opening round game was hosted at Penn State's Rec Hall on May 2, 2025, while the rest of the tournament was hosted by Ohio State University from May 8–12, 2025, at Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.[2] The opening round, quarterfinals, and semifinals were live on ESPN+, and the National Championship was live on ESPN2 on May 12, 2025, with ESPN+ simulcasting it.
Ultimately the Long Beach State Beach won their fourth title, beating UCLA in three straight sets. This is the Beach's first title since their back-to-back wins in 2018 and 2019. This is the second year in a row that a team receiving an at-large won the title.
Bids
The selection show aired live on April 27, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.
| School | Conference | Record | Berth | Source |
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| Hawai'i | Big West | 26–5 | Tournament champions | [3][4] |
| Belmont Abbey | Conference Carolinas | 17–8 | Tournament champions | [3][5] |
| Penn State | EIVA | 14–15 | Tournament champions | [3][6] |
| Loyola Chicago | MIVA | 25–3 | Tournament champions | [3][7] |
| Pepperdine | MPSF | 20–9 | Tournament champions | [3][8] |
| Daemen | NEC | 15–12 | Tournament champions | [3][9] |
| Fort Valley State | SIAC | 18–9 | Tournament champions | [3][10] |
| Long Beach State | Big West | 27–3 | At–Large | [11] |
| UCLA | MPSF | 20–6 | At–Large | [11] |
Bracket
| Opening Round Friday, May 2 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Thursday, May 8 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, May 10 ESPN+ | National Championship Monday, May 12 ESPN2, ESPN+ (SAP) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hawai'i | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Daemen | 0 | 7 | Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | Hawai'i | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Belmont Abbey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCLA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pepperdine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pepperdine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fort Valley State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
All times Eastern..[12]
All matches except the championship were streamed on ESPN+. The championship was televised on ESPN2.
| Match | Time | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Referees |
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| Opening Round – Friday, May 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Penn State at Daemen | 3–0 (23–25, 21–25, 22–25) |
400 | Ryan Maxwell & Rick Albano | Kurt Fulmer, Bill Wolf, Kristen Hanula, Joshua Galasso |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 8 | ||||||
| 2 | 11:00 a.m. | UCLA vs. Belmont Abbey | 3–0 (25–18, 25–21, 25–19) |
2,263 | Luke Williams & Gabe Eaker | Stephen Shepherd, Joe Gustafson, Dan Swensen, Anthony Hines |
| 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Hawai'i vs. Penn State | 3–1 (25–19, 21–25, 25–23, 25–23) |
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| 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. Fort Valley State | 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–16) |
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| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Loyola Chicago vs. Pepperdine | 1–3 (25–18, 26–28, 13–25, 20-25) |
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| Semifinals – Saturday, May 10 | ||||||
| 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine | 3–1 (20–25, 25–23, 25–19, 25–23) |
3,342 | Gabe Eaker & Hanna Williford | |
| 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Hawai'i vs. UCLA | 0–3 (14–25, 23–25, 23–25) |
Sergio Gonzalez, Joe Gustafson, Dan Swensen, Anthony Hines | ||
| National Championship – Monday, May 12 | ||||||
| 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. UCLA | 3–0 (25–17, 25–23, 25–21) |
3,063 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (ESPN2) Cristina Millán & Paulina García Robles (ESPN+ SAP) |
Sergio Gonzalez, Joe Gustafson, Dan Swensen, Anthony Hines |
All Tournament Team
- Finn Kearney, Hawai'i
- Ryan Barnett, Pepperdine
- Zach Rama, UCLA
- Cooper Robinson, UCLA
- Alex Kandev, Long Beach State
- Skyler Varga, Long Beach State
- Moni Nikolov, Long Beach State (Most Outstanding Player)