2026 Southland Volleyball Tournament
Bracketology·Conference Races·At-Large Odds·NCAA Bracket— auto-bid races, conference by conference.
Reflects results through the preseason. Seeds appear as they clinch; matchups and winners as games are played.
🏟 Southland
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
Southland Tournament Projections(12 teams · 10k simulations)
| Seed | Team | Elo | Quarters | Semis | Final | 🏆 Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SF Austin | 1757 | 99% | 90% | 64% | 41% |
| 2 | UTRGV | 1670 | 99% | 81% | 47% | 23% |
| 3 | Southeastern La. | 1642 | 99% | 79% | 42% | 20% |
| 4 | UIW | 1553 | 99% | 60% | 23% | 9% |
| 5 | A&M-Corpus Christi | 1475 | 97% | 41% | 14% | 4% |
| 6 | Lamar | 1373 | 92% | 24% | 5% | 1% |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 1282 | 65% | 10% | 2% | — |
| 8 | East Texas A&M | 1291 | 68% | 10% | 2% | — |
| 9 | McNeese | 1181 | 44% | 3% | 1% | — |
| 10 | Nicholls | 1116 | 27% | 2% | — | — |
| 11 | New Orleans | 1030 | 7% | — | — | — |
| 12 | Northwestern St. | 952 | 2% | — | — | — |
Values = P(reach that stage or further). Win = P(win conference tournament = auto NCAA bid). Seeds reflect average simulated finish position.
Southland Standings
8 qualify for tournamentPreseason projection · 98 games remainingStandings · Finishing Position Probabilities
| # | Team | Conf | Overall | Proj Conf | Proj Ovr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SF Austin | 0–0 | 0–0 | 13.9–2.1 13–15 W | 24.1–5.9 23–26 W | 44 | 27 | 17 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | <1 | <1 | |||
| 2 | UTRGV | 0–0 | 0–0 | 13.0–3.0 12–14 W | 20.6–6.4 19–22 W | 23 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | <1 | <1 | ||
| 3 | Southeastern La. | 0–0 | 0–0 | 13.5–3.5 12–15 W | 24.2–8.8 23–26 W | 24 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | <1 | <1 | ||
| 4 | UIW | 0–0 | 0–0 | 11.1–4.9 10–13 W | 14.8–10.2 13–16 W | 5.6 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | <1 | |
| 5 | A&M-Corpus Christi | 0–0 | 0–0 | 10.0–6.0 9–12 W | 13.1–12.9 11–15 W | 2.5 | 6.2 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | <1 |
| 6 | Lamar | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9.2–7.8 8–11 W | 15.3–15.7 13–17 W | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 7 | East Texas A&M | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6.5–9.5 5–8 W | 11.2–19.8 9–13 W | <1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6.8–10.2 5–8 W | 11.9–18.1 10–14 W | <1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| 9 | McNeese | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5.1–10.9 4–6 W | 9.6–19.4 8–11 W | <1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4.2 | |
| 10 | Nicholls | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4.2–11.8 3–5 W | 11.7–19.3 10–13 W | <1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 7.9 | ||
| 11 | New Orleans | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2.8–14.2 1–4 W | 7.5–24.5 6–9 W | <1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 18 | 31 | 36 | |||
| 12 | Northwestern St. | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1.8–14.2 1–3 W | 6.6–25.4 5–8 W | <1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 12 | 32 | 49 |
Position columns: % of 10,000 simulated seasons finishing there. Row below cut line = P(reach tournament).
Finishing Position Range — Season Progression
SF AustinUTRGVSoutheastern La.UIWA&M-Corpus ChristiLamarEast Texas A&MHouston ChristianMcNeeseNichollsNew OrleansNorthwestern St.