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.
Qualification 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.
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
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Broadcast 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.
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