Selection Predictor
How the 2026 NCAA volleyball tournament field is picked
The NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament fields 64 teams. Each of the 31 conference tournament champions earns an automatic bid — regardless of their regular-season record. The NCAA selection committee then awards the remaining 33 at-large bids to the best teams that didn't win their conference.
The committee evaluates at-large candidates using RPI, strength of schedule, quality wins against top-50 RPI opponents, conference record, and head-to-head results. There is no single cutoff — a team just outside the projected field can earn a bid with a strong finish, and a team inside it can fall out with poor late-season results.
The 64 selected teams are seeded 1 through 16 within four regional brackets. The top seeds host first- and second-round matches on campus before the field advances to four regional sites and the national championship.
The probabilities on this page estimate each team's odds of earning an at-large bid based on current RPI rank and Elo rating. Locked auto-bids show once a conference champion is officially determined. Full tournament guide →