CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams earned spots in the 2025 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship, as announced Sunday night on the NCAA Selection Show on ESPN, headlined by Pitt earning a No. 1 seed.
In the Pittsburgh region, ACC Co-Champion Pitt (26-4, 18-2 ACC) will make its 10th straight NCAA Tournament appearance and play host to UMBC (13-11) on Friday, December 5, at 7 p.m. ET. SMU will head to the NCAA Championship for the second time as an ACC member and fifth time overall, taking on Central Arkansas (18-11) on Friday at 8 p.m. ET, in Dallas, Texas. The Mustangs finished out the regular season 25-5 overall and 17-3 in conference play.
In the Nebraska region, Louisville (24-6, 16-4 ACC) will make its 34th NCAA tournament appearance. The Cardinals will host Loyola Chicago (17-15) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET. Miami will head to Lawrence, Kansas, to take on Tulsa on Thursday, December 4 at 5 p.m. ET. The Hurricanes closed out the regular season with a 26-5 overall record and 16-4 in conference play.
In the Texas region, North Carolina will travel to Madison, Wisconsin, to face off with UTEP on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. ET. The Tar Heels, who finished out the regular season ranked No. 19 in the nation with a 21-8 overall record and a 14-6 league record, are making their 21st national tournament appearance. Nine-time national champion, Stanford (27-4, 18-2) will head to the national tournament for the second time as an ACC member, hosting Utah Valley (21-11) on Friday at 10 p.m. ET, in Stanford, California. The Cardinal claimed their first ACC title on Saturday, November 29, joining Pitt for a share of the conference title.
Georgia Tech will be the lone ACC representative in the Kentucky region, heading to Lexington, Kentucky, to take on UCLA on Thursday at 4 :30 p.m. ET. This is the Yellow Jackets’ 15th NCAA tournament appearance.
The NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship is a 64-team field, comprised of 32 automatic qualifiers and 32 at-large bids. Competition will be single-elimination, best three-of-five set matches.
The first and second rounds will be played on the campuses of 16 competing institutions. The regionals will be at non-predetermined sites of four competing institutions, with the finals located in Kansas City, Missouri, at the T-Mobile Center. Below is the championship schedule:
- First and second rounds: Thursday, December 4 through Saturday, December 6
- Regionals: Thursday, December 11 through Sunday, December 14
- Semifinals: Thursday, December 18 | 6:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
- National Championship: Sunday, December 21 | 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC
NCAA Volleyball Championship - First & Second Rounds
Nebraska Region (Top Left)
No. 5 Miami vs. Tulsa | Thursday | 5 p.m. ET
No. 2 Louisville vs. Loyola Chicago | Friday | 6:30 p.m. ET
Pitt Region (Bottom Left)
No. 1 Pitt vs. UMBC | Friday | 6:30 p.m. ET
No. 2 SMU vs. Central Arkansas | Friday | 7:30 p.m. ET
Texas Region (Top Right)
North Carolina vs. No. 6 UTEP | Thursday | 5:30 p.m. ET
No. 2 Stanford vs. Utah Valley | Friday | 10 p.m. ET
Kentucky Region (Bottom Left)
Georgia Tech vs. No. 8 UCLA | Thursday | 4:30 p.m. ET