2026 Big West Volleyball Championship

Conference

🏟 Big West

First Round

3Seed 3

6Seed 6

4Seed 4

5Seed 5

Semifinals

1Seed 1

TBD

2Seed 2

TBD

Championship

TBD

Big West Tournament Projections(12 teams · 10k simulations)

Seed	Team	Elo	Quarters	Semis	Final	🏆 Win
1	Cal Poly	1931	99%	96%	75%	51%
2	UC Santa Barbara	1784	97%	80%	44%	20%
3	Long Beach St.	1766	96%	76%	38%	15%
4	Utah Valley	1637	79%	46%	15%	5%
5	Sacramento St.	1635	79%	44%	15%	5%
6	CSUN	1549	74%	32%	8%	2%
7	UC Irvine	1518	52%	21%	5%	1%
8	UC Riverside	1336	7%	2%	—	—
9	UC San Diego	1346	10%	2%	—	—
10	CSU Bakersfield	1255	5%	1%	—	—
11	California Baptist	1259	2%	—	—	—
12	Cal St. Fullerton	1148	—	—	—	—

Values = P(reach that stage or further). Win = P(win conference tournament = auto NCAA bid). Seeds reflect average simulated finish position.

Big West Standings

6 qualify for tournamentPreseason projection · 108 games remaining

Snapshot Week

Preseason

Standings · Finishing Position Probabilities

#	Team	Conf	Overall	Proj Conf	Proj Ovr	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Cal Poly	0–0	0–0	15.7–2.3 15–17 W	15.7–2.3 15–17 W	61	22	10	4.6	1.8	0.7	0.2		<1
2	UC Santa Barbara	0–0	0–0	13.6–4.4 12–15 W	13.6–4.4 12–15 W	17	27	22	16	10	5.3	2.4	0.7	0.2	<1
3	Long Beach St.	0–0	0–0	13.4–4.6 12–15 W	13.4–4.6 12–15 W	14	24	23	17	11	6.9	2.9	0.9	0.3	<1
4	Utah Valley	0–0	0–0	11.2–6.8 10–13 W	11.2–6.8 10–13 W	3.2	8.8	14	17	19	18	12	5.1	2.3	0.7	0.2	<1
5	Sacramento St.	0–0	0–0	11.1–6.9 9–13 W	11.1–6.9 9–13 W	3.3	8.7	14	17	18	18	12	5.7	2.4	0.9	0.3	<1
6	CSUN	0–0	0–0	10.8–7.2 9–13 W	10.8–7.2 9–13 W	1.4	5.6	11	16	21	19	14	7.0	3.2	1.3	0.6	0.1
7	UC Irvine	0–0	0–0	9.4–8.6 8–11 W	9.4–8.6 8–11 W	0.5	3.4	6.0	9.4	14	18	23	14	7.0	3.3	1.2	0.4
8	UC San Diego	0–0	0–0	5.8–12.2 4–7 W	5.8–12.2 4–7 W	<1	0.1	0.5	1.1	2.5	5.5	12	19	22	18	12	7.1
9	UC Riverside	0–0	0–0	5.4–12.6 4–7 W	5.4–12.6 4–7 W		<1	0.3	0.8	1.8	4.5	10	19	22	19	15	8.2
10	CSU Bakersfield	0–0	0–0	5.0–13.0 3–7 W	5.0–13.0 3–7 W		<1	0.1	0.4	1.4	3.0	7.3	16	18	21	19	14
11	California Baptist	0–0	0–0	4.1–13.9 3–5 W	4.1–13.9 3–5 W		<1	<1	0.1	0.4	1.3	4.1	10	16	22	26	20
12	Cal St. Fullerton	0–0	0–0	2.5–15.5 1–4 W	2.5–15.5 1–4 W		<1		<1	<1	0.1	0.7	2.8	6.6	14	26	50

Position columns: % of 10,000 simulated seasons finishing there. Row below cut line = P(reach tournament).

Finishing Position Range — Season Progression

Cal PolyUC Santa BarbaraLong Beach St.Utah ValleySacramento St.CSUNUC IrvineUC San DiegoUC RiversideCSU BakersfieldCalifornia BaptistCal St. Fullerton