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.

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.
TeamRecordBid TypeRegionAppearanceLast Bid
USC34–1AutomaticWestSecond2016
UCLA29–4AutomaticWestSecond2016
Pepperdine24–3AutomaticWestSecond2016
Florida State27–7AutomaticEastSecond2016
Hawaii25–5At-largeWestSecond2016
Long Beach State25–8At-largeWestFirstNever
LSU26–6AutomaticEastFirstNever
South Carolina23–9AutomaticEastFirstNever

Bracket

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.