Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women’s Volleyball Tournament.

About this event

KINGSPORT , Tenn. – Visit Kingsport is happy to welcome back the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women’s Volleyball Tournament. The 2026 bracket is set, and Pikeville is the No. 1 seed.

The 10-team, single-elimination tournament begins on Thursday, November 12, and runs through Saturday, November 14, at MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. There is also a tournament pass available for $25 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online by clicking here . All matches will be streamed live and can be viewed for free by clicking here .

Pikeville is the regular-season champion with a 19-0 conference record and 13.0 standings points. They receive the conference’s first automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament.

The AAC has a second automatic berth to award, which will go to the tournament champion. If Pikeville wins the tournament, the tournament runner-up will receive the second automatic berth.

Teams were divided into two seven-team divisions. A team receives a half-point for winning a match within its division and one point for a win over a team from the other division. In all, the maximum number of points a team can earn is 13.

Here are the tournament seeds:

• University of Pikeville (26-3, 19-0 AAC) – 13.0 points

• Reinhardt University (23-6, 16-3 AAC) – 11.0 points

• Columbia International University (19-12, 15-4 AAC) – 10.5 points

• Tennessee Wesleyan University (23-7, 14-5 AAC) – 9.0 points

• Truett McConnell University (23-10, 13-6 AAC) – 8.5 points

• Brenau University (19-9, 12-7 AAC) – 8.0 points

• Bryan College (17-12, 11-8 AAC) – 7.5 points

• Johnson University (14-16, 10-9 AAC) – 7.0 points

• Union Commonwealth University (12-17, 8-11 AAC) – 5.5 points

• Spartanburg Methodist College (6-21, 5-14 AAC) – 4.0 points

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Thursday, Nov. 12

Game 1 – No. 7 Bryan (17-12) vs. No. 10 Spartanburg Methodist (6-21), 12 pm

Game 2 – No. 8 Johnson (14-16) vs. No. 9 Union Commonwealth (12-17), 2 pm

Friday, Nov. 13

Game 3 – No. 1 Pikeville (26-3) vs. Game 2 Winner, 11 am

Game 4 – No. 2 Reinhardt (23-6) vs. Game 1 Winner, 1:30 pm

Game 5 – No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (23-7) vs. No. 5 Truett McConnell (23-10), 4 pm

Game 6 – No. 3 Columbia International (19-12) vs. No. 6 Brenau (19-9), 6:30 pm

Saturday, Nov. 14

Game 7 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 10 am

Game 8 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 12:30 pm

Game 9 – Championship Game – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 4:30 pm

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