IRVINE, Calif. -- Tickets are on sale now for The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2026 Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship, scheduled for April 23-25, 2026 at the Bren Events Center on the campus of UC Irvine. 

Since men's volleyball was added to the conference slate in 2018, The Big West has dominated competition nationally, placing at least one national finalist in each of the last seven seasons and claiming five national championships.

With all six Big West men's volleyball programs ranked nationally and three in the top five, the route to the expanded 2026 National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship runs through the league. The Big West's postseason victor earns a guaranteed spot in the 12-team bracket where The Big West is eyeing a three-bid season. Currently, No. 2 Long Beach State (7-0) and championship host No. 5 UC Irvine (7-0) are two of six undefeated teams in the country. 

 All-session tickets for the 2026 Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship are on sale now CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE. All-session pricing is $35 for upper reserved and $50 for lower reserved seating. Single-session tickets will go on sale on March 31, 2026. 
 

The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2026 Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship	All-Session	First Round & Semifinals	Championship
Lower Reserved	$50	$18	$20
Upper Reserved	$35	$12	$15
Group	N/A	$8	$10
Big West Students	N/A	$5	$5

 
First round matches begin Thursday, April 23. The No. 4 seed takes on the No. 5 seed at 5 p.m. and the No. 3 seed is pitted against the No. 6 seed at 7:30 p.m. The schedule on Friday, April 24, with advancing teams taking on the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds, with the games again slated for 5 and 7:30 p.m. Game order is subject to change based on championship seeding.  
 
The championship match begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 with the victor earning the league's automatic bid to the national postseason. 
For more information on the event, go to BigWest.org/MVBchamps. 

All matches in the championship will be streamed nationally on ESPN+ with viewers in Hawai'i able to watch on Spectrum Sports. Produced by Spectrum Sports, Kanoa Leahey will be on the call with Chris McLachlin providing analysis.