JACKSONVILLE, Fla., - The 2026 United Athletic Conference (UAC) Volleyball Championship Bracket has been set following the conclusion of the regular season.
The championship will begin on Thursday, November 19 with the First Round where No. 4 Central Arkansas will take on No. 5 Tarleton State at 3 p.m. CT followed by the matchup between No. 3 Abilene Christian and No. 6 UT Arlington at 6 p.m. CT.
No. 2 North Alabama and UAC regular season champions No. 1 EKU will receive first-round byes into the semifinals on Friday, November 20. The Lions will play the winner of the Sugar Bears and the Texans at 3 p.m. CT and the Colonels will await the winner of the Wildcats and the Mavericks at 6 p.m. CT.
The championship final will take place on Saturday, November 21 at 1 p.m. CT with the champion earning the league's automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
2026 UAC Volleyball Championship Schedule
First Round | Thursday, November 19
Match 1: No. 4 Central Arkansas vs. No. 5 Tarleton State - 3 p.m. CT
Match 2: No. 3 Abilene Christian vs. No. 6 UT Arlington - 6 p.m. CT
Semifinals | Friday, November 20
Match 3: No. 1 EKU vs. Match 1 Winner - 3 p.m. CT
Match 4: No. 2 North Alabama vs. Match 2 Winner - 6 p.m CT
Championship | Saturday, November 21
Match 5: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner - 1 p.m. CT
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About the United Athletic Conference
The newly rebranded United Athletic Conference (UAC) is a competitive NCAA Division I conference sponsoring sixteen (16) sports and championships with nine (9) full member institutions including Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas), the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, Ark.), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.), the University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Ky.), the University of North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), the University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, Texas), and the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.) with the University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.) as an affiliate member in football.