NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference on Saturday announced the bracket for the 2025 Sun Belt Volleyball Tournament.
This year’s event will be contested November 20-23 at the Foley Events Center in Foley, Ala. Each of the tournament’s nine matches will be broadcast on ESPN+. This will mark the sixth consecutive year that the Sun Belt Championship will take place in Foley.
Tickets may be purchased online through the Foley Sports Tourism Box Office. Tickets are sold on a daily basis and are $11 per day for adults and $6 per day for children ages 12 and under. Students of Sun Belt Conference institutions are admitted free with a valid student ID.
The 2025 bracket was determined by winning percentage against divisional foes only. The top-three seeds on both the East and West sides earn automatic byes to the quarterfinal round.
James Madison claimed its second Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship, finishing league play with a 13-3 mark and a 20-8 record overall. The Dukes went 11-1 against divisional opponents and earn the top spot in the Sun Belt East.
Arkansas State secured the West Division’s top seed by posting a 12-4 record against Sun Belt opposition and a 9-3 tally against divisional foes. The Red Wolves are 19-8 overall.
2025 Sun Belt Volleyball Tournament Schedule
November 20-23, 2025 | Foley, Ala. | Foley Sports Tourism Complex
First Round – Thursday, November 20
Match 1 - 1:30 p.m. CT – (4E) Georgia State vs. (5W) Southern Miss [ESPN+]
Match 2 - 4:30 p.m. CT – (4W) Troy vs. (5E) Marshall [ESPN+]
Quarterfinals – Friday, November 21
Match 3 – 11:00 a.m. CT – (2E) Coastal Carolina vs. (3W) Texas State [ESPN+]
Match 4 – 1:30 p.m. CT – (1W) Arkansas State vs. Winner Match 1 [ESPN+]
Match 5 – 4:30 p.m. CT – (1E) James Madison vs. Winner Match 2 [ESPN+]
Match 6 – 7:00 p.m. CT – (2W) South Alabama vs. (3E) Georgia Southern [ESPN+]
Semifinals – Saturday, November 22
Match 7 – 2:00 p.m. CT – Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4 [ESPN+]
Match 8 – 5:00 p.m. CT – Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6 [ESPN+]
Championship – Sunday, November 23
Match 9 – 4:00 p.m. CT – Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8 [ESPN+]