2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship

NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship 2016 NCAA logo.svg 140 May 6–8, 2016 8 USC (1st title) Florida State (1st title match) UCLA Hawaii 14 2017 The 2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the first annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate beach volleyball in the United States. The tournament was played on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, from May 6–8, 2016. The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) had previously sponsored a beach volleyball championship prior to the NCAA's sanctioning of the sport in 2015. USC defeated Florida State in the championship match, 3 sets to 0, to clinch the inaugural national title.2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship Results https://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/beach-volleyball_nc_2016.pdf NCAA NCAA.org May 9, 2016 This was the Trojans' second consecutive national title, having won the last AVCA tournament before the change in the event's sponsor. Qualification There is only one national championship for beach volleyball, so all sixty NCAA beach volleyball programs, whether from the Division I, Division II, and Division III, were eligible for the tournament field. A total of eight teams were ultimately invited to contest this championship. Three bids were awarded to the top three teams in both the East and West Regions, and two at-large bids were awarded to the best remaining teams from either region.NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship selections announced https://www.ncaa.com/news/beach-volleyball/article/2016-05-01/ncaa-beach-volleyball-championship-selections-announced NCAA NCAA.org May 9, 2016 Teams Team Record Bid Type Region Appearance Last BidArizona 19–5 At-large West1stNeverFlorida State 29–1 At-large East1stNeverGeorgia State 25–8 At-large East1stNeverHawaii 16–8 At-large West1stNeverPepperdine 19–3 At-large West1stNeverStetson 26–7 At-large East1stNeverUCLA 19–6 At-large West1stNeverUSC 30–2 At-large West1stNever Format All eight teams were subsequently seeded and paired accordingly in the first round of a double-elimination style tournament to be played across a three-day span. Matches were won by the first team to win three-of-five sets. Bracket Matches 1–4Friday, May 6 Matches 7–8Friday, May 6 Match 11Saturday, May 7 Match 5–6Friday, May 6 Matches 9–10Saturday, May 7 Match 12Saturday, May 7 Match 13Sunday, May 8 ChampionshipMatch 14Sunday, May 8 1 Florida State 3 8 Stetson 0 5 Hawaii 3 4 UCLA 0 3 Pepperdine 3 6 Arizona 1 7 Georgia State 0 2 USC 3 1 Florida State 3 5 Hawaii 2 3 Pepperdine 0 2 USC 3 1 Florida State 1 2 USC 3 8 Stetson 2 4 UCLA 3 6 Arizona 3 7 Georgia State 2 3 Pepperdine 2 4 UCLA 3 5 Hawaii 3 6 Arizona 0 4 UCLA 3 5 Hawaii 0 1 Florida State 3 4 UCLA 0 2 USC 3 1 Florida State 0 See also NCAA Women's Indoor Volleyball Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship References Category:2016 in American sports Category:2016 in beach volleyball 2016 Category:Women's sports in Alabama Category:Volleyball in Alabama