GREENVILLE, S.C. – Emmanuel University has claimed the top seed in the 2026 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Championship which begins on Friday, November 6.
The Lions, who posted an 18-2 record in Conference Carolinas play, won the southwest division and own an overall record of 24-6. Emmanuel earned the top spot with an NPI of 61.7, and will host a quarterfinal contest on Tuesday, November 10.
Northwest division champion, Converse University also advances quarterfinals as they earned the second seed with an NPI of 59.6. The Valkyries own an overall record of 20-9 and went 17-3 in Conference Carolinas contests. Converse will host a quarterfinal match on Tuesday, November 10.
Francis Marion University, east division champion, will be the third seed with an NPI of 59.5. The Patriots will play in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, November 11 and own an overall record of 22-7, going 17-3 in league matches.
UNC Pembroke earned the fourth seed with an NPI of 57.8. The Braves posted a conference record of 16-4, going 22-8 overall and will host a quarterfinal on Wednesday, November 11.
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth seeds will host first round matches on Friday, November 6. North Greenville University (16-13, 12-8) earned the fifth seed and will host 12th seed Chowan University (7-20, 6-14) on Friday, November 6.
The University of Mount Olive (15-13, 11-9) earned the sixth seed and will host 11th seed King University (12-16, 7-13) on Friday, November 6. Seventh seed, Lees-McRae College (10-19, 10-10) will host 10th seed Shorter University (13-17, 10-10) on Friday, November 6.
The final first round match pits eighth seed Southern Wesleyan University (12-12, 10-10) hosting ninth seed Belmont Abbey College (15-12, 10-10) on Friday, November 6.
There were two ties based on the NPI being within 0.1 points. Converse won the tiebreaker with Francis Marion based on the head-to-head result and Southern Wesleyan won the tiebreaker with Belmont Abbey based on the head-to-head results.
The semifinals and final will be played at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court at UNC Pembroke in Pembroke, North Carolina on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15. The first semifinal on Saturday will start at 5:00 p.m. with the second semifinal starting at 7:30 p.m.
Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network powered by Hudl at ConferenceCarolinas.com/watch. Fans can purchase an all-tournament pass for $25 or a daily pass for $10.
Information regarding the championship schedule and bracket are available at the links below.
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2026 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Championship
First Round – Friday, November 6 (Higher Seed Hosts)
No. 12 Chowan at No. 5 North Greenville, 7:00 p.m.
No. 11 King at No. 6 Mount Olive, 6:00 p.m.
No. 10 Shorter at No. 7 Lees-McRae, 6:00 p.m.
No. 9 Belmont Abbey at No. 8 Southern Wesleyan, 6:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, November 10 (Higher Seed Hosts)
Winner of 8-9 at No. 1 Emmanuel, 7:00 p.m.
Winner of 7-10 at No. 2 Converse, 7:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, November 11 (Higher Seed Hosts)
Winner of 6-11 at No. 3 Francis Marion, 7:00 p.m.
Winner of 5-12 at No. 4 UNC Pembroke, 7:00 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, November 14 (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court – Pembroke, N.C.)
Winner of 1-8-9 vs. winner of 4-5-12, 5:00 p.m.
Winner of 3-6-11 vs. winner of 2-7-10, 7:30 p.m.
Final – Sunday, November 15 (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court – Pembroke, N.C.)
Winner of Semifinal No. 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal No. 2, 3:00 p.m.