# 2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship

The 2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the second annual tournament deciding the NCAA championship of beach volleyball, which competition is open to women only. It took place May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It was a double elimination tournament, with a single championship match. The USC Trojans won their second consecutive national title, defeating the Pepperdine Waves 3-2 in the championship match.

## Qualification

The tournament is open to teams from Divisions I, II, and III. The top three teams each in the East and West Regions will qualify automatically, and two additional teams will be selected at large. Selections were announced on April 30 on NCAA.com.
| Team | Record | Bid Type | Region | Appearance | Last Bid |
| USC | 34–1 | Automatic | West | Second | 2016 |
| UCLA | 29–4 | Automatic | West | Second | 2016 |
| Pepperdine | 24–3 | Automatic | West | Second | 2016 |
| Florida State | 27–7 | Automatic | East | Second | 2016 |
| Hawaii | 25–5 | At-large | West | Second | 2016 |
| Long Beach State | 25–8 | At-large | West | First | Never |
| LSU | 26–6 | Automatic | East | First | Never |
| South Carolina | 23–9 | Automatic | East | First | Never |

## Bracket

| Matches 1–4 Friday, May 5 | Matches 1–4 Friday, May 5 | Matches 1–4 Friday, May 5 | Matches 7–8 Friday, May 5 | Matches 7–8 Friday, May 5 | Matches 7–8 Friday, May 5 | Match 11 Saturday, May 6 | Match 11 Saturday, May 6 | Match 11 Saturday, May 6 | | | | Championship Match 14 Sunday, May 7 | Championship Match 14 Sunday, May 7 | Championship Match 14 Sunday, May 7 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Carolina | 0 | 1 | USC | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Hawaii | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida State | 1 | 5 | Hawaii | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hawaii | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hawaii | 3 | | | | 1 | USC | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Pepperdine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 3 | | | | 3 | Pepperdine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 0 | 3 | Pepperdine | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | LSU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | USC | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Pepperdine | 2 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | 4 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | UCLA | 1 | | | | 3 | Pepperdine | 3 | |
| 8 | South Carolina | 0 | | | | 4 | Florida State | 2 | 5 | Hawaii | 0 | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Hawaii | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | LSU | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 2 | 5 | Hawaii | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | LSU | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Broadcast

As in 2016, the tournament was streamed on NCAA.com and broadcast on TruTV and TBS. NCAA.com streamed matches 1-5, 9, & 13, TruTV televised matches 6-8 & 10-12, and TBS the championship match.