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The 2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the first annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate beach volleyball in the United States. The tournament was played on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, from May 6–8, 2016. The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) had previously sponsored a beach volleyball championship prior to the NCAA's sanctioning of the sport in 2015.USC defeated Florida State in the championship match, 3 sets to 0, to clinch the inaugural national title.WEB, 2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship Results,weblink NCAA, NCAA.org, May 9, 2016, This was the Trojans' second consecutive national title, having won the last AVCA tournament before the change in the event's sponsor.

Qualification

There is only one national championship for beach volleyball, so all sixty NCAA beach volleyball programs, whether from the Division I, Division II, and Division III, were eligible for the tournament field. A total of eight teams were ultimately invited to contest this championship. Three bids were awarded to the top three teams in both the East and West Regions, and two at-large bids were awarded to the best remaining teams from either region.WEB, NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship selections announced,weblink NCAA, NCAA.org, May 9, 2016,

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! Team ! Record! Bid Type! Region! Appearance! Last BidArizona Wildcats beach volleyball>Arizona| 19–5| At-large| West|1st|NeverFlorida State Seminoles beach volleyball>Florida State| 29–1| At-large| East|1st|NeverGeorgia State Panthers beach volleyball>Georgia State| 25–8| At-large| East|1st|NeverHawaii Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball>Hawaii| 16–8| At-large| West|1st|NeverPepperdine Waves beach volleyball>Pepperdine| 19–3| At-large| West|1st|NeverStetson Hatters beach volleyball>Stetson| 26–7| At-large| East|1st|NeverUCLA Bruins beach volleyball>UCLA| 19–6| At-large| West|1st|NeverUSC Trojans beach volleyball>USC| 30–2| At-large| West|1st|Never

Format

All eight teams were subsequently seeded and paired accordingly in the first round of a double-elimination style tournament to be played across a three-day span. Matches were won by the first team to win three-of-five sets.

Bracket

{{8Team-2ElimBracket| RD1=Matches 1–4Friday, May 6| RD2=Matches 7–8Friday, May 6| RD3=Match 11Saturday, May 7| BRD1=Match 5–6Friday, May 6| BRD2=Matches 9–10Saturday, May 7| BRD3=Match 12Saturday, May 7| BRD4=Match 13Sunday, May 8| RD5=ChampionshipMatch 14Sunday, May 8| RD1-seed1=1Florida State Seminoles beach volleyball>Florida State| RD1-score1=3| RD1-seed2=8Stetson Hatters beach volleyball>Stetson| RD1-score2=0| RD1-seed3=5Hawaii Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball>Hawaii| RD1-score3=3| RD1-seed4=4UCLA Bruins beach volleyball>UCLA| RD1-score4=0| RD1-seed5=3Pepperdine Waves beach volleyball>Pepperdine| RD1-score5=3| RD1-seed6=6Arizona Wildcats beach volleyball>Arizona| RD1-score6=1| RD1-seed7=7Georgia State Panthers beach volleyball>Georgia State| RD1-score7=0| RD1-seed8=2USC Trojans beach volleyball>USC| RD1-score8=3| RD2-seed1=1| RD2-team1=Florida State| RD2-score1=3| RD2-seed2=5| RD2-team2=Hawaii| RD2-score2=2| RD2-seed3=3| RD2-team3=Pepperdine| RD2-score3=0| RD2-seed4=2| RD2-team4=USC| RD2-score4=3| RD3-seed1=1| RD3-team1=Florida State| RD3-score1=1| RD3-seed2=2| RD3-team2=USC| RD3-score2=3| RD1-seed9=8| RD1-team9=Stetson| RD1-score9=2| RD1-seed10=4| RD1-team10=UCLA| RD1-score10=3| RD1-seed11=6| RD1-team11=Arizona| RD1-score11=3| RD1-seed12=7| RD1-team12=Georgia State| RD1-score12=2| RD2-seed5=3| RD2-team5=Pepperdine| RD2-score5=2| RD2-seed6=4| RD2-team6=UCLA| RD2-score6=3| RD2-seed7=5| RD2-team7=Hawaii| RD2-score7=3| RD2-seed8=6| RD2-team8=Arizona| RD2-score8=0| RD3-seed3=4| RD3-team3=UCLA| RD3-score3=3| RD3-seed4=5| RD3-team4=Hawaii| RD3-score4=0| RD4-seed1=1| RD4-team1=Florida State| RD4-score1=3| RD4-seed2=4| RD4-team2=UCLA| RD4-score2=0| RD5-seed1=2| RD5-team1=USC| RD5-score1=3| RD5-seed2=1| RD5-team2=Florida State| RD5-score2=0}}

See also

• NCAA Women's Indoor Volleyball Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship

References

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