Long Beach State won the 2025 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship, the fourth national title in program history.
The championship began with qualifiers streamed live on NCAA.com. After the teams were selected, the committee determined the pairs and seeds for the championship.
On May 12, the championship game between No. 1 Long Beach State and No. 3 defending champion UCLA took place at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.
2025 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship
➡️ 2025 interactive bracket | click here or click Printable bracket
2025 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship Schedule
All games will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with the exception of the national championship game, which will air on ESPN2.
*All times listed are Eastern Time
Opening round
Made it to the quarterfinals
Semi-final
Championship
NC Men’s Volleyball Championship History
The NC Men’s Volleyball State Championship, which dates back to 1970, was skipped in 2020 due to COVID-19. First championship won at UCLA. The Bruins have won 21 national titles and are the winningest team in sports history. UCLA defeated Long Beach State in 4 sets to become the 2024 national champion.
Below is a list of all men’s volleyball NC champions since 1970.
| Year | champion (record) | Coach | Score | Won second place | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The year 2025 | Long Beach State (30-3) | Alan Knipe | 3-0 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| The year 2024 | UCLA | John Speraw | 3-1 | Long Beach County | Walter Pyramid |
| The year 2023 | UCLA (31-2) | John Speraw | 3-1 | Hawaii (29-3) | George Mason |
| The year 2022 | Hawaii (27-5) | Charlie Wade | 3-0 | Long Beach County | UCLA |
| 2021 | Hawaii (17-1) | Charlie Wade | 3-0 | BYU | Ohio State |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Long Beach State (28-2) | Alan Knipe | 3-1 | Hawaii | Long Beach County |
| 2018 | Long Beach State (28-1) | Alan Knipe | 3-2 | UCLA | UCLA |
| 2017 | Ohio State (32-2) | Pete Hanson | 3-0 | BYU | Ohio State |
| 2016 | Ohio State (29-3) | Pete Hanson | 3-0 | BYU | Penn State |
| 2015 | Loyola Chicago (28-2) | Shane Davis | 3-2 | Lewis | Stanford |
| 2014 | Loyola Chicago (29-1) | Shane Davis | 3-1 | Stanford | Chicago |
| 2013 | UC Irvine (25-7) | David Kniffin | 3-0 | BYU | UCLA |
| 2012 | UC Irvine (26-5) | John Speraw | 3-0 | Southern California | Southern California |
| 2011 | Ohio State (26-6) | Pete Hanson | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | Penn State |
| 2010 | Stanford (24-6) | John Costie | 3-0 | Penn State | Stanford |
| 2009 | UC Irvine (27-5) | John Speraw | 3-2 | Southern California | BYU |
| 2008 | Penn State (30-1) | Mark Pavlik | 3-1 | Pepperdine | UC Irvine |
| 2007 | UC Irvine (29-5) | John Speraw | 3-1 | IPFW | Ohio State |
| 2006 | UCLA (26-12) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Penn State | Penn State |
| 2005 | Pepperdine (25-2) | Marv Dunphy | 3-2 | UCLA | UCLA |
| 2004 | BYU (29-4) | Tom Peterson | 3-2 | Long Beach County | Hawaii |
| 2003 | *Lewis (29-6) | Dave Deiser | 3-2 | BYU | Long Beach County |
| 2002 | *Hawaii (24-8) | Mike Wilton | 3-1 | Pepperdine | Penn State |
| 2001 | BYU (23-4) | Carl McGown | 3-0 | UCLA | Long Beach County |
| 2000 | UCLA (29-5) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Ohio State | IPFW |
| 1999 | BYU (30-1) | Carl McGown | 3-0 | Long Beach County | UCLA |
| 1998 | UCLA (28-4) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Hawaii |
| 1997 | Stanford (27-4) | Ruben Nieves | 3-2 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| 1996 | UCLA (26-5) | Al Skates | 3-2 | Hawaii | UCLA |
| 1995 | UCLA (31-1) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Penn State | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1994 | Penn State (26-3) | Tom Peterson | 3-2 | UCLA | IPFW |
| 1993 | UCLA (24-3) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Northridge, Cal | UCLA |
| 1992 | Pepperdine (24-4) | Marv Dunphy | 3-0 | Stanford | The state of the ball |
| 1991 | Long Beach State (31-4) | Ray Rathell | 3-1 | Southern California | Hawaii |
| 1990 | Southern California (26-7) | Jim McLaughlin | 3-1 | Long Beach County | George Mason |
| 1989 | UCLA (29-5) | Al Skates | 3-1 | Stanford | UCLA |
| 1988 | Southern California (34-4) | Bob Yoder | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | IPFW |
| 1987 | UCLA (38-3) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Southern California | UCLA |
| 1986 | Pepperdine (22-7) | Rod Wilde | 3-2 | Southern California | Penn State |
| 1985 | Pepperdine (25-2) | Marv Dunphy | 3-1 | Southern California | UCLA |
| 1984 | UCLA (38-0) | Al Skates | 3-1 | Pepperdine | UCLA |
| 1983 | UCLA (27-4) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Ohio State |
| 1982 | UCLA (29-0) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Penn State | Penn State |
| 1981 | UCLA (32-3) | Al Skates | 3-2 | Southern California | UC Santa Barbara |
| 1980 | Southern California (22-6) | Ernie Hicks | 3-1 | UCLA | The state of the ball |
| 1979 | UCLA (30-0) | Al Skates | 3-1 | Southern California | UCLA |
| 1978 | Pepperdine (21-4) | Marv Dunphy | 3-2 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| 1977 | Southern California (18-1) | Ernie Hicks | 3-1 | Ohio State | UCLA |
| 1976 | UCLA (15-2) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | The state of the ball |
| 1975 | UCLA (27-8) | Al Skates | 3-1 | UC Santa Barbara | UCLA |
| 1974 | UCLA (30-5) | Al Skates | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara |
| 1973 | San Diego State (21-5) | Jack Hen | 3-1 | Long Beach County | San Diego County |
| 1972 | UCLA (27-7) | Al Skates | 3-2 | San Diego County | The state of the ball |
| 1971 | UCLA (29-1) | Al Skates | 3-0 | UC Santa Barbara | UCLA |
| 1970 | UCLA (24-1) | Al Skates | 3-0 | Long Beach County | UCLA |
* Released
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