2018 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship

2018 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
DatesMay 4-6, 2018
Teams8
Defending championsUSC Trojans
Final positions
ChampionsUCLA Bruins
Runner-upFlorida State Seminoles
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
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The 2018 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the third annual tournament deciding the NCAA champions for the 2018 collegiate beach volleyball season. It took place May 4-6 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]

Qualification

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 29 on NCAA.com.[3]

Team Record Bid Type Region Appearance Last Bid
UCLA 35–3 Automatic West Third 2017
Pepperdine 24–3 Automatic West Third 2017
Hawaii 35–3 Automatic West Third 2016
Florida State 27–7 Automatic East Third 2016
USC 25–12 At-large West Third 2017
South Carolina 24–7 At-large East Second 2017
LSU 26–12 Automatic East Second 2017
FIU 22–10 Automatic East First Never

Bracket

[4]


Matches 1–4
Friday, May 4		Matches 7–8
Friday, May 4		Match 11
Saturday, May 5		Championship
Match 14
Sunday, May 6
1UCLA3
8FIU0
1UCLA1
4Florida State3
4Florida State3
5USC1
4Florida State3
3Hawaii2
3Hawaii3
6South Carolina0
3Hawaii3
2Pepperdine2
2Pepperdine3
7LSU04Florida State1
1UCLA3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Pepperdine2
8FIU25USC33Hawaii2
5USC35USC11UCLA3
1UCLA3
7LSU0
6South Carolina11UCLA3
7LSU3

All-Tournament Team

At the conclusion of the championship, the following pairs were announced as members of the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Pair Rank Team Players
1 UCLA Nicole McNamara & Megan McNamara
2 Florida State Katie Horton & Hailey Luke
3 Hawaii Carly Kan & Laurel Weaver
4 Pepperdine Skylar Caputo & Alexis Filippone
5 UCLA Izzy Carey & Megan Muret

Media Coverage

In December 2017, ESPN was awarded a 5-year contract to provide television coverage of the NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship, beginning with the 2018 season.[6] In addition, the Selection Show for the championship tournament was broadcast on April 29 at NCAA.com.[7]

Television channels

The 14 dual matches comprising the entirety of the championship were broadcast on the following channels:[8]

  • Day 3: National Championship Final (Match/Dual 14) - ESPN
  • Day 3: Semifinal/Elimination Bracket, Final (Match/Dual 13) - ESPN2
  • Day 2: Third Round and Elimination Bracket, Second Round (Matches/Duals 9-11) - ESPN2
  • Day 2: Elimination Bracket, Third Round (Match/Dual 12) - ESPNU
  • Day 1: Opening Rounds - ESPNU (Matches/Duals 1-8)

References

  1. ^ "How to watch the NCAA beach volleyball championships". ESPN. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 NC Beach Volleyball Bracket". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Road to the Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 NC Beach Volleyball Bracket | NCAA.com". 2018-05-08. Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  5. ^ "National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship Records Books" (PDF). NCAA.com. May 7, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "NCAA awards ESPN beach volleyball rights". NCAA. December 20, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Road to the Championship". NCAA.com. April 29, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "Beach Volleyball Championship Broadcast Info". NCAA. May 6, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.