Long Beach State wins the 2025 红杏视频 men's volleyball championship, sweeping UCLA to win its fourth national title in program history.
Championship action kicked off with the selection show, live-streamed on sifoeeprocess.com. Pairings and seedings for the championship were established by the committee once the teams were selected here.
The championship final between No. 1 Long Beach State and No. 3 UCLA, the two-time reigning champs, was played May 12 at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.
2025 红杏视频 men's volleyball championship bracket
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2025 红杏视频 men's volleyball championship schedule
Every match will stream live on ESPN+, except for the national championship, which will air on ESPN2.
*All times listed in Eastern Time
Opening round
- May 2
Quarterfinals
- May 8
Semifinals
- Saturday, May 10
Championship
- Monday, May 12
NC men's volleyball championship history
The NC men's volleyball national championship dates back to 1970, skipping 2020 due to COVID-19. The first-ever championship trophy went to UCLA. The Bruins hold 21 national titles, making them the winningest team in sport history. UCLA was crowned the 2024 national champion after taking down Long Beach State in four sets.
Below, you can check out a list of all NC men's volleyball champs since 1970.
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Long Beach State (30-3) | Alan Knipe | 3-0 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| 2024 | UCLA | John Speraw | 3-1 | Long Beach State | Walter Pyramid |
| 2023 | UCLA (31-2) | John Speraw | 3-1 | Hawaii (29-3) | George Mason |
| 2022 | Hawaii (27-5) | Charlie Wade | 3-0 | Long Beach State | 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 State |
| 2018 | Long Beach State (28-1) | Alan Knipe | 3-2 | UCLA | UCLA |
| 2017 | Pete Hanson | 3-0 | BYU | Ohio State | |
| 2016 | Pete Hanson | 3-0 | BYU | Penn State | |
| 2015 | Shane Davis | 3-2 | Lewis | Stanford | |
| 2014 | 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 Kosty | 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 Scates | 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 State | Hawaii |
| 2003 | *Lewis (29-6) | Dave Deuser | 3-2 | BYU | Long Beach State |
| 2002 | *Hawaii (24-8) | Mike Wilton | 3-1 | Pepperdine | Penn State |
| 2001 | BYU (23-4) | Carl McGown | 3-0 | UCLA | Long Beach State |
| 2000 | UCLA (29-5) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Ohio State | IPFW |
| 1999 | BYU (30-1) | Carl McGown | 3-0 | Long Beach State | UCLA |
| 1998 | UCLA (28-4) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Hawaii |
| 1997 | Stanford (27-4) | Ruben Nieves | 3-2 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| 1996 | UCLA (26-5) | Al Scates | 3-2 | Hawaii | UCLA |
| 1995 | UCLA (31-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Penn State | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1994 | Penn State (26-3) | Tom Peterson | 3-2 | UCLA | IPFW |
| 1993 | UCLA (24-3) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Cal State Northridge | UCLA |
| 1992 | Pepperdine (24-4) | Marv Dunphy | 3-0 | Stanford | Ball State |
| 1991 | Long Beach State (31-4) | Ray Ratelle | 3-1 | Southern California | Hawaii |
| 1990 | Southern California (26-7) | Jim McLaughlin | 3-1 | Long Beach State | George Mason |
| 1989 | UCLA (29-5) | Al Scates | 3-1 | Stanford | UCLA |
| 1988 | Southern California (34-4) | Bob Yoder | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | IPFW |
| 1987 | UCLA (38-3) | Al Scates | 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 Scates | 3-1 | Pepperdine | UCLA |
| 1983 | UCLA (27-4) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Ohio State |
| 1982 | UCLA (29-0) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Penn State | Penn State |
| 1981 | UCLA (32-3) | Al Scates | 3-2 | Southern California | UC Santa Barbara |
| 1980 | Southern California (22-6) | Ernie Hix | 3-1 | UCLA | Ball State |
| 1979 | UCLA (30-0) | Al Scates | 3-1 | Southern California | UCLA |
| 1978 | Pepperdine (21-4) | Marv Dunphy | 3-2 | UCLA | Ohio State |
| 1977 | Southern California (18-1) | Ernie Hix | 3-1 | Ohio State | UCLA |
| 1976 | UCLA (15-2) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Pepperdine | Ball State |
| 1975 | UCLA (27-8) | Al Scates | 3-1 | UC Santa Barbara | UCLA |
| 1974 | UCLA (30-5) | Al Scates | 3-2 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara |
| 1973 | San Diego State (21-5) | Jack Henn | 3-1 | Long Beach State | San Diego State |
| 1972 | UCLA (27-7) | Al Scates | 3-2 | San Diego State | Ball State |
| 1971 | UCLA (29-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | UC Santa Barbara | UCLA |
| 1970 | UCLA (24-1) | Al Scates | 3-0 | Long Beach State | UCLA |
* Vacated
