2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship

The 2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the second annual tournament deciding the NCAA championship of beach volleyball, which competition is open to women only. It took place May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It was a double elimination tournament, with a single championship match. The USC Trojans won their second consecutive national title, defeating the Pepperdine Waves 3-2 in the championship match.

2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
DatesMay 5-7, 2017
Teams8
ChampionsUSC Trojans
Runners-upPepperdine Waves
Matches played14
2016
2018

Qualification

The tournament is open to teams from Divisions I, II, and III. The top three teams each in the East and West Regions will qualify automatically, and two additional teams will be selected at large. Selections were announced on April 30 on NCAA.com. [1] [2]

Team Record Bid Type Region Appearance Last Bid
USC 34–1 Automatic West Second 2016
UCLA 29–4 Automatic West Second 2016
Pepperdine 24–3 Automatic West Second 2016
Florida State 27–7 Automatic East Second 2016
Hawaii 25–5 At-large West Second 2016
Long Beach State 25–8 At-large West First Never
LSU 26–6 Automatic East First Never
South Carolina 23–9 Automatic East First Never

Bracket

  Matches 1–6
Friday, May 5
    Matches 7–10
Friday, May 5
Saturday, May 6
    Matches 11–12
Saturday, May 6
    Match 13
Sunday, May 7
    Championship
Match 14

Sunday, May 7
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  1 USC 3  
  8 South Carolina 0    
      1 USC 3  
      5 Hawaii 0    
  4 Florida State 1          
  5 Hawaii 3        
      1 USC 3            
      3 Pepperdine 0              
  3 Pepperdine 3              
  6 Long Beach State 0                
      3 Pepperdine 3          
      2 UCLA 1        
  2 UCLA 3          
  7 LSU 0         1 USC 3
      3 Pepperdine 2
  Loser's Bracket      
  4 Florida State 3        
  8 South Carolina 0     4 Florida State 3        
    2 UCLA 1          
      4 Florida State 2        
  6 Long Beach State 2         5 Hawaii 3     3 Pepperdine 3    
  7 LSU 3     7 LSU 0         5 Hawaii 0  
    5 Hawaii 3  

Broadcast

As in 2016, the tournament was streamed on NCAA.com and broadcast on TruTV and TBS. NCAA.com streamed matches 1-5, 9, & 13, TruTV televised matches 6-8 & 10-12, and TBS the championship match. [3]

References

  1. "Beach Volleyball Championship". NCAA.com. NCAA. Apr 29, 2017. Retrieved Apr 29, 2017.
  2. "2017 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship field announced". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. "Broadcast schedule". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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