Get ready volleyball fans, it's officially time to dance. The 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament is just around the corner, and the selection show will come to screens Sunday.
As usual, this year's bracket will consist of 64 teams — 31 conference champions and 33 at-large selections made by the committee. The tournament will last nearly three weeks, culminating in the Final Four and championship match, this year held in Kansas City.
The 2025 season has been filled with breakout programs, upsets and thrilling outcomes, and this year's tournament will be no different. Can Nebraska pull off an undefeated season, or will Kentucky, Texas or Stanford claw their way back to the top?
There's no telling what might happen, but the excitement starts this weekend.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament selection show, including TV channel and streaming options for the bracket reveal.
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When is the NCAA volleyball tournament selection show?
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 30
- Time: 6 p.m. ET
The 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament selection show begins at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 30.
What channel is the NCAA volleyball tournament selection show?
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
The NCAA volleyball selection show will be broadcast on ESPN, with Courtney Lyles leading in-studio coverage and analysis from Holly McPeak and Mary Wise. Cord-cutters can watch the event live on Fubo, which offers a free trial for new users.
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NCAA volleyball tournament selection format
The selection committee will decide which 64 teams will go dancing in the NCAA volleyball tournament. Of those teams, 31 teams qualify automatically by winning their conference with the remaining 33 given at-large bids.
The top 16 teams will host the first and second rounds at their college campus. The winner of both single-elimination matches moves onto regionals.
Regional matches will be hosted at the campuses of the top four teams in the tournament. Matches will once again be single-elimination, the winner of the regional semifinals facing off in the regional finals for a spot in the national semifinals.
The national semifinals and championship match will be played at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
NCAA volleyball tournament 2025 schedule by round
| Round | Dates |
| Selection show | Sun., Nov. 30 |
| First and second rounds | Thurs., Dec. 4 - Sat., Dec. 6 |
| Regionals | Thurs., Dec. 11 - Sun., Dec. 14 |
| Semifinals | Thurs., Dec. 18 |
| National championship | Sun., Dec. 21 |
NCAA volleyball tournament automatic qualifiers 2025
These 31 teams receive automatic bids to the NCAA tournament as conference champions:
| Conference | Team |
| America East | UMBC |
| American | Tulsa |
| ACC | Stanford |
| Atlantic Sun | Central Arkansas |
| Atlantic 10 | Loyola (Ill.) |
| Big East | Creighton |
| Big Sky | Northern Colorado |
| Big South | High Point |
| Big Ten | Nebraska |
| Big 12 | Arizona State |
| Big West | Cal Poly |
| CAA | Campbell |
| Conference USA | Western Kentucky |
| Horizon | Wright State |
| Ivy | Princeton |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Toledo |
| MEAC | Coppin State |
| Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa |
| Mountain West | Utah State |
| NEC | Long Island |
| Ohio Valley | Eastern Illinois |
| Patriot | American |
| SEC | Kentucky |
| SoCon | Wofford |
| Southland | Stephen F. Austin |
| SWAC | Florida A&M |
| Summit | St. Thomas |
| Sun Belt | Arkansas State |
| WAC | Utah Valley |
| WCC | San Diego |
NCAA volleyball rankings
Here are the top 25 teams in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association rankings:
- Nebraska
- Kentucky
- Texas
- Pitt
- Stanford
- Texas A&M
- Louisville
- SMU
- Arizona State
- Wisconsin
- Purdue
- Creighton
- Miami (FL)
- USC
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Tennessee
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- TCU
- Iowa State
- Baylor
- Colorado
- BYU
- Penn State