Championship Central

The nine-team field has been announced for the 2026 Lone Star Conference Volleyball Championship, which will be held Thursday-Saturday (Nov. 11-14) at Junell Center-Stephens Arena in San Angelo, Texas. Punching its tickets are Angelo State, DBU, UT Tyler, St. Edward’s, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, UT Dallas, Western New Mexico and West Texas A&M.

Angelo State (27-1 overall, 17-0 LSC) is the top seed and will serve as host of the 45th edition of the event after claiming their second straight LSC title. ASU, which is ranked No. 5 in the American Volleyball Coaches Avocation Top 25 Poll, went unbeaten in LSC play for the first time since 1984. The Rambelles have won 19 matches and 31 sets in a row. They are the two-time defending LSC tournament champions and have won the event 12 times overall.

DBU (22-4, 15-2 LSC) is the No. 2 seed. The Patriots, who are receiving votes in the national poll, are coming off the best regular season record in program history. They have won seven straight matches and 20 of their last 21 sets.

UT Tyler (22-5, 13-4 LSC) is the No. 3 seed. The Patriots have won seven of their last eight matches.

St. Edward’s (17-10, 12-5 LSC) is the No. 4 seed. The Hilltoppers have also won seven of their last eight.

Midwestern State (16-12, 11-6 LSC) is the No. 5 seed, followed No. 6 seed Texas A&M-Kingsville (18-10, 11-6 LSC), No. 7 seed UT Dallas (14-12, 10-7 LSC), No. 8 seed Western New Mexico (17-12, 10-7 LSC) and No. 9 seed West Texas A&M (14-14, 9-8 LSC). WT has won a record 18 LSC tournament titles.

Wednesday’s first-round match will be WNMU vs. WT at 7 p.m. CT.

Thursday will feature four quarterfinals. TAMUK vs. UTT gets things going at 11 a.m. CT, followed by DBU vs. UTD at 1:30 p.m. CT, SEU vs. MSU at 4:30 p.m. CT and ASU vs. the first-round winner at 7 p.m. CT.

The semifinals on Friday are set for 4 p.m. CT and 7 p.m. CT, while the title match will be Saturday at 2 p.m. CT.

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The winner of the event will be named the LSC Volleyball Tournament champion and earn the league’s automatic qualification to the 2026 NCAA Division II Championship. The selection show is set for Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. CT on NCAA.com. The South Central Regional site is to be determined, while the national quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match are scheduled for Dec. 3-5 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

2026 Lone Star Conference Volleyball Championship
Junell Center-Stephens Arena in San Angelo, Texas
All Times CT

First Round
Wednesday, November 11
Match 1: [8] Western New Mexico vs. [9] West Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Thursday, November 12
Match 2: [3] UT Tyler vs. [6] Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11 a.m.
Match 3: [2] DBU vs. [7] UT Dallas, 1:30 p.m.
Match 4: [4] St. Edward’s vs. [5] Midwestern State, 4:30 p.m.
Match 5: [1] Angelo State vs. Match 1 Winner, 7 p.m.

Semifinals
Friday, November 13
Match 6: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner, 4 p.m.
Match 7: Match 4 Winner vs. Match 5 Winner, 7 p.m.

Title
Saturday, November 14
Match 8: Match 6 Winner vs. Match 7 Winner, 2 p.m.