The 2026 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament is a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 23 through April 25, 2025 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The winner, Long Beach State, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. Runner-up Hawai'i and semifinalist UC Irvine both received at-large bids to the tournament as well.
Seeds All six teams were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1 Hawaii 9–1 2 Long Beach State 8–2 3 UC Irvine 5–5 1–1 head-to-head4–4 against common opponents17–7 overall 4 UC Santa Barbara 5–5 1–1 head-to-head4–4 against common opponents14–11 overall 5 UC San Diego 3–7 6 CSUN 0–10
Schedule and results The entire tournament was televised on Spectrum Hawai'i and simulcast live on ESPN+. TimeNetworkMatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcasters Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 235:00 pmESPN+No. 4 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 5 UC San Diego0–3(19–25, 22–25, 22–25)2,964Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, Ryan Kalei Tsuji7:30 pmESPN+No. 3 UC Irvine vs. No. 6 CSUN3–1(25–20, 20–25, 25–16, 25–23) Semifinals – Friday, April 245:00 pmESPN+No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 5 UC San Diego3–1(25–19, 19–25, 25–20, 25–13)2,369Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, Ryan Kalei Tsuji7:30 pmESPN+No. 2 Long Beach State vs. No. 3 UC Irvine3–0(29–27, 25–16, 25–18)3,444 Championship – Saturday, April 255:00 pmESPN+No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 2 Long Beach State2–3(25–20, 25–27, 25–22, 28–30, 11–15)3,501Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, Ryan Kalei Tsuji Game times are PST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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