Men's Volleyball Bracket Revealed; St. Thomas Lands No. 1 Seed
WALESKA, Ga. - The stage is set for the 2026 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Volleyball Tournament, and St. Thomas is the No. 1 seed.
The eight-team, single-elimination tournament gets underway on Thursday, April 16, and runs through Saturday, April 18, at the Tribe Athletic Complex in Kingsport, Tenn. (Directions)
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students each day. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here.
All matches will be streamed live and can be viewed for free by clicking here.
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St. Thomas is the regular-season champion and earned the No. 1 seed.
The AAC has one automatic berth to award, which will go to the tournament champion. Here are the tournament seeds:
- St. Thomas (21-4, 14-0 AAC)
- Reinhardt (20-6, 12-2 AAC)
- Life (14-10, 9-5 AAC)
- Warner (8-12, 7-7 AAC)
- Bluefield (10-12, 6-8 AAC*
- Truett McConnell (7-15, 6-8 AAC)
- Webber International (2-16, 2-12 AAC)
- Carolina (1-19, 0-14 AAC)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 16
Game 1 - No. 1 St. Thomas (21-4) vs. No. 8 Carolina (1-19), 11 am
Game 2 - No. 2 Reinhardt (20-6) vs. No. 7 Webber International (2-16), 1:30 pm
Game 3 - No. 3 Life (14-10) vs. No. 6 Truett McConnell (7-15), 4 pm
Game 4 - No. 4 Warner (8-12) vs. No. 5 Bluefield (10-12), 6:30 pm
Friday, April 17
Game 5 - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 1 pm
Game 6 - Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner, 4:30 pm
Saturday, April 18
Game 7 - Championship Game - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 1 pm
