Conference USA - Beach Volleyball

Conference USA (CUSA) administers NCAA Division I beach volleyball competition through a league that includes both full and sport-specific affiliate members. Founded in 1995 and based in Dallas, CUSA identifies itself as an NCAA Division I conference; it added beach volleyball as a sponsored sport for the 2021-22 season. Its official website publishes membership, championships, brackets, results and student-athlete awards. The 2026 Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship was staged from 23 to 25 April at Sugar Beach in Youngsville, Louisiana. Nine teams competed in a double-elimination bracket culminating in a single-elimination championship match for the conference’s automatic NCAA Championship berth. Fifth-seeded Tulane won its first CUSA beach volleyball title by sweeping top-seeded Florida Atlantic 3-0, then represented the conference in the 2026 National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship. CUSA’s beach-volleyball membership for 2026 included affiliates Tulane, Florida Atlantic, UAB, USF and UTEP alongside participating conference programmes.