Women's Volleyball

Anderson Enters SAC Volleyball Tournament as Top Seed; Full Bracket Released

ROCK HILL, S.C. (Nov. 7, 2026) – The South Atlantic Conference has announced the bracket for the 2026 SAC Volleyball Championship, set for November 10-12 at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Anderson University enters the postseason as the No. 1 seed after a dominant regular-season campaign that saw the Trojans finish with an impressive 21-1 record in conference play. The Trojans clinched the regular season title with five conference matches remaining in the season and enter the tournament on a 13-match winning streak.

The Trojans will open tournament play against No. 8 seed Catawba on Tuesday, November 10, at 11:30 a.m. Catawba locked up the eight seed with a win over Lincoln Memorial today.

Tusculum earned the No. 2 seed and will face No. 7 UVA Wise at 4:30 p.m., while Lenoir-Rhyne secured the No. 3 seed and will take on No. 6 Carson-Newman in the final quarterfinal match at 7 p.m.

Wingate, Lincoln Memorial and Carson-Newman finished tied in the South Atlantic Conference standings with identical 13-9 records. In the three-way tiebreaker, Wingate and Lincoln Memorial each posted a 3-1 record against the tied teams, while Carson-Newman went 0-4, eliminating the Eagles from contention for the No. 4 seed. The tiebreaker then restarted between Wingate and Lincoln Memorial, which split their two head-to-head meetings. The next criterion compared each team's record against the remaining conference teams, beginning at the top of the standings. Both teams went 0-2 against top-seeded Anderson, but Wingate held the advantage against second-seeded Tusculum with a 1-1 record compared to Lincoln Memorial's 0-2 mark. As a result, Wingate earned the No. 4 seed. Lincoln Memorial then claimed the No. 5 seed thanks to a season sweep of Carson-Newman, who received the No. 6 seed.

All four quarterfinal matches will take place Tuesday, November 10, with the winners advancing to Wednesday's semifinal round.

The first semifinal is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on November 11, followed by the second semifinal at 7 p.m.

The two semifinal winners will meet in the SAC Volleyball Championship match on Thursday, November 12, at 7 p.m., with the conference tournament title on the line.

2026 SAC Volleyball Championship Schedule
Tuesday, November 10 – Quarterfinals
  • 11:30 a.m. – No. 1 Anderson vs. No. 8 Catawba
  • 2:00 p.m. – No. 4 Wingate vs. No. 5 Lincoln Memorial
  • 4:30 p.m. – No. 2 Tusculum vs. No. 7 UVA Wise
  • 7:00 p.m. – No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. No. 6 Carson-Newman
Wednesday, November 11 – Semifinals
  • 4:30 p.m. – Anderson/Catawba winner vs. Wingate/Lincoln Memorial winner
  • 7:00 p.m. – Lenoir-Rhyne/Carson-Newman winner vs. Tusculum/UVA Wise winner
Thursday, November 12 – Championship
  • 7:00 p.m. – Semifinal winners
All matches will be played at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Championship information and updates will be available at TheSAC.com and tickets are available at tickets.thesac.com.