2026 AAC Volleyball Championship

Bracketology·Conference Races·At-Large Odds·NCAA Bracket— auto-bid races, conference by conference.

Snapshot Week

Preseason
As of Preseason

Reflects results through the preseason. Seeds appear as they clinch; matchups and winners as games are played.

🏟 American Athletic
Quarterfinals
1Seed 1
8Seed 8
4Seed 4
5Seed 5
2Seed 2
7Seed 7
3Seed 3
6Seed 6
Semifinals
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Championship
TBD
TBD
American Athletic Tournament Projections(13 teams · 10k simulations)
SeedTeamEloQuartersSemisFinal🏆 Win
1Rice185599%77%51%31%
2Tulsa183098%74%48%28%
3Wichita St.173191%53%27%12%
4South Florida173093%55%26%12%
5Fla. Atlantic164782%38%15%6%
6North Texas163979%36%15%6%
7Charlotte150950%14%4%1%
8UAB151052%14%4%1%
9UTSA149643%12%3%1%
10Temple150750%13%4%1%
11East Carolina147537%10%3%1%
12Tulane139015%3%1%—
13Memphis133710%1%——

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

American Athletic Standings
8 qualify for tournamentPreseason projection · 104 games remaining

Standings · Finishing Position Probabilities

#TeamConfOverallProj ConfProj Ovr12345678910111213
1Rice0–00–0
12.3–3.7
11–14 W
18.6–9.4
17–20 W
352415107.24.32.41.50.60.3<1<1
2Tulsa0–00–0
12.2–3.8
11–14 W
19.4–9.6
18–21 W
322416117.04.62.91.40.90.50.20.1<1
3South Florida0–00–0
10.6–5.4
9–12 W
15.4–13.6
14–17 W
1115161613106.84.93.12.01.10.50.1
4Wichita St.0–00–0
10.3–5.7
9–12 W
17.0–13.0
15–19 W
1114161413108.65.73.82.61.30.70.2
5Fla. Atlantic0–00–0
9.2–6.8
8–11 W
17.5–11.5
16–20 W
4.78.312131412118.56.65.03.51.80.8
6North Texas0–00–0
8.8–7.2
7–11 W
16.0–11.0
14–18 W
4.47.31011121211108.05.84.22.21.1
7UAB0–00–0
6.9–9.1
5–9 W
14.8–14.2
13–17 W
0.51.73.35.67.21012131211118.65.7
8Charlotte0–00–0
6.8–9.2
5–9 W
12.7–14.3
11–15 W
0.72.03.85.37.49.010121211119.26.3
9Temple0–00–0
6.7–9.3
5–9 W
14.9–14.1
13–17 W
0.51.43.35.07.01011121212119.16.3
10UTSA0–00–0
6.4–9.6
4–8 W
13.5–15.5
11–16 W
0.51.32.74.45.97.81011131312117.6
11East Carolina0–00–0
5.8–10.2
4–8 W
10.1–15.9
8–12 W
0.20.92.13.54.76.68.3101213141411
12Tulane0–00–0
4.2–11.8
3–6 W
8.4–18.6
7–10 W
<10.20.40.61.42.53.85.78.613162226
13Memphis0–00–0
3.7–12.3
2–5 W
7.9–21.1
6–9 W
<1<10.10.40.81.62.84.77.311152235

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

Finishing Position Range — Season Progression

RiceTulsaSouth FloridaWichita St.Fla. AtlanticNorth TexasUABCharlotteTempleUTSAEast CarolinaTulaneMemphis
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