CHARLOTTE, N.C.  – The Big South Conference announced the seedings for the 2026 Big South Volleyball Tournament on Saturday morning. High Point University and Winthrop University tied atop the volleyball standings at 12-2 and are the Big South regular-season co-champions for the second consecutive year -- the first such back-to-back occurrence in conference history.  High Point earned the No. 1 seed in next week's Big South Volleyball Championship presented by Visit York County due to its season sweep of the Eagles. The top six teams in the final standings qualify for the league's postseason championship, which will be contested Nov. 20-22 at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C.
 
The Panthers clinched their fourth-straight regular-season title, and are seeking their fourth-straight Big South Tournament crown -- which would be the longest such streak in the league since Winthrop won five-straight from 2002-06. HPU earned a bye into the semifinals, and will open postseason play on Saturday, Nov. 21.  
  
The 2026 Big South Volleyball Championship presented by Visit York County begins Friday, Nov. 20, with No. 4 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 5 UNC Asheville in the opening match at 3:00pm, followed by No. 3 Radford against No. 6 Presbyterian at 6:00pm. Saturday's semifinal schedule will begin with No. 1 seed High Point against the winner of GWU/Asheville at 3:00pm, and concludes with No. 2 seed and host Winthrop vs. the Radford/Presbyterian winner at 6:00pm. All five matches of the tournament will be broadcast on ESPN+, and the Big South's tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Volleyball Championship. The full tournament schedule is as follows:
 
Friday, Nov. 20 – First Round (ESPN+)
#4 Gardner-Webb vs. #5 UNC Asheville, 3:00pm
#3 Radford vs. #6 Presbyterian, 6:00pm
 
Saturday, Nov. 21 – Semifinals (ESPN+)
#1 High Point vs. 4/5 Winner, 3:00pm
#2 Winthrop vs. 3/6 Winner, 6:00pm
 
Sunday, Nov. 22 – Championship (ESPN+)
TBD at TBD, 4:00pm
 
Game times subject to change
 
Stayed tuned for more information about the Big South Tournament at highpointpanthers.com/.