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NCAA staff | June 10, 2025

TCU wins 2025 beach volleyball championship

Final set and celebration of TCU's first-ever NCAA beach volleyball championship

TCU won its first-ever beach volleyball championship, defeating Loyola Marymount 3-2 in the title matches. This was the first time in NC beach volleyball history that UCLA or Southern Cal did not take home the trophy.

The 2025 NC beach volleyball championship began with the selection show, live-streamed on vipkrikya888.com, and ended with the national championship match on May 4, all taking place in Gulf Shores, Alabama. 

The NCAA Beach Volleyball Committee announced the 16-team field for the championship here.

2025 NC beach volleyball championship bracket

Final 2025 beach volleyball bracket

➡️ Click or tap here for the 2025 interactive bracket | Printable bracket

2025 NC beach volleyball schedule, scores 

2025 NC beach volleyball championship format

The 2025 NC beach volleyball championship bracket consisted of 16 teams, with eight making it as automatic qualifiers via conference championships. The selected teams were seeded Nos. 1-16 in the bracket.

The championship was played in single-elimination duals with 10 student-athletes split into five pairs from each team. The dual meet match was formatted in five best-of-three sets, pairs matches, with each pairs match being worth one point.

For more information on the sport's championship format, click or tap here.

Championship history

Southern California defeated UCLA 3-0 in last year's national championship to claim its fourth straight title. The Trojans hold the most titles since the first NC beach volleyball championship in 2016 with six. 

YEAR CHAMPION COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SITE
2024 Southern California Dain Blanton 3-0 UCLA Gulf Shores, Ala.
2023 Southern California Dain Blanton 3-2 UCLA Gulf Shores, Ala.
2022 Southern California Dain Blanton 3-1 Florida State Gulf Shores, Ala.
2021 Southern California Dain Blanton 3-1 UCLA Gulf Shores, Ala.
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19 -- -- -- --
2019 UCLA Stein Metzger 3-0 Southern California Gulf Shores, Ala.
2018 UCLA Stein Metzger 3-1 Florida State Gulf Shores, Ala.
2017 Southern California Anna Collier 3-2 Pepperdine Gulf Shores, Ala.
2016 Southern California Anna Collier 3-0 Florida State Gulf Shores,

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