2018 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship

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.

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.

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 2017 Florida State 27–7 Automatic East Third 2017 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

All-Tournament Team At the conclusion of the championship, the following pairs were announced as members of the All-Tournament Team. Pair RankTeamPlayers1UCLANicole McNamara & Megan McNamara2Florida StateKatie Horton & Hailey Luke3HawaiiCarly Kan & Laurel Weaver4PepperdineSkylar Caputo & Alexis Filippone5UCLAIzzy 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. In addition, the Selection Show for the championship tournament was broadcast on April 29 at NCAA.com.

Television channels The 14 dual matches comprising the entirety of the championship were broadcast on the following channels: 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)

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