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.

2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
DatesMay 5-7, 2017
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsUSC Trojans
Runner-upPepperdine Waves
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
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Qualification

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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. [1] [2]

Team Record Bid Type Region Appearance Last Bid
USC 34–1 Automatic West Second 2016
UCLA 29–4 Automatic West Second 2016
Pepperdine 24–3 Automatic West Second 2016
Florida State 27–7 Automatic East Second 2016
Hawaii 25–5 At-large West Second 2016
Long Beach State 25–8 At-large West First Never
LSU 26–6 Automatic East First Never
South Carolina 23–9 Automatic East First Never

Bracket

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Matches 1–4
Friday, May 5
Matches 7–8
Friday, May 5
Match 11
Saturday, May 6
Championship
Match 14

Sunday, May 7
1USC3
8South Carolina0
1USC3
5Hawaii0
4Florida State1
5Hawaii3
1USC3
3Pepperdine0
3Pepperdine3
6Long Beach State0
3Pepperdine3
2UCLA1
2UCLA3
7LSU01USC3
3Pepperdine2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4Florida State3
4Florida State32UCLA13Pepperdine3
8South Carolina04Florida State25Hawaii0
5Hawaii3
7LSU0
6Long Beach State25Hawaii3
7LSU3

Broadcast

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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. [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Beach Volleyball Championship". NCAA.com. NCAA. Apr 29, 2017. Retrieved Apr 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship field announced". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Broadcast schedule". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved April 29, 2017.