2026 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
 | |
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Toldo Lancer Centre Windsor, Ontario |
| Champions | Trinity Western Spartans (8th title) |
| Runner-up | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Winning coach | Adam Schriemer (2nd title) |
| Tournament MVP | Anselm Rein (Trinity Western) |
| Television | CBC Gem |
The 2026 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was held March 13–15, 2026, in Windsor, Ontario, to determine the national champion for the 2025–26 U Sports men's volleyball season.[1][2] The first-seeded Canada West champion Trinity Western Spartans defeated the seventh-seeded UBC Thunderbirds 3–2 to win the eighth title in program history.[3]
Host
The tournament was hosted by the University of Windsor at the Toldo Lancer Centre on the school's campus.[2] It was the first U Sports championship to be played at the venue since it opened in 2022.[2] This also marked the first time that Windsor had hosted the tournament.[4]
Scheduled teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 17–3 | 2023 | 7 |
| 2 | Queen's Gaels | OUA Champion | 14–6 | None | 0 |
| 3 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Champion | 11–5 | 2013 | 4 |
| 4 | Windsor Lancers | OUA Finalist (Host) | 18–2 | None | 0 |
| 5 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Finalist | 14–2 | 1970 | 1 |
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | Canada West Finalist | 14–6 | 2003 | 10 |
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Bronze | 19–1 | 2018 | 4 |
| 8 | Western Mustangs | OUA Bronze | 13–7 | None | 0 |
Championship bracket
| First Round: March 13 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Gold Medal Game: March 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Western Mustangs | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Windsor Lancers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Windsor Lancers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Queen's Gaels | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | Bronze Medal Game: March 15 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Laval Rouge et Or | 0 | 4 | Windsor Lancers | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 3 | 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 3 | |||||||||
Bronze medal match
| March 15, 2026 3:00 p.m. EDT |
(6) Manitoba Bisons | 3–0 | (4) Windsor Lancers | Toldo Lancer Centre Windsor, Ontario Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Andrew Cameron, Serge Theriault |
| (25–23, 25–16, 25–23) Boxscore | ||||
Gold medal match
| March 15, 2026 6:00 p.m. EDT |
(1) Trinity Western Spartans | 3–2 | (7) UBC Thunderbirds | Toldo Lancer Centre Windsor, Ontario Attendance: 600 Referees: Matt Van Raatle, Jason Dodd |
| (25–22, 15–25, 26–24, 11–25, 15–8) Boxscore | ||||
Consolation bracket
| Semi-Finals: March 14 | Fifth Place Game: March 15 | ||||||||
| 5 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | Western Mustangs | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Laval Rouge et Or | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Montreal Carabins | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Queen's Gaels | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Laval Rouge et Or | 3 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Best in U Sports men's volleyball heading to Windsor in 2026". usports.ca. U Sports. September 20, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Lancers awarded 2026 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championships". Windsor Lancers. September 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Trinity Western". usports.ca. U Sports. March 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Lancers awarded U Sports men's volleyball championship in 2026". Windsor Star. September 20, 2024.
- ↑ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. August 2025.
- ↑ "Policies and Procedures 20 – Programs" (PDF). U Sports. August 2019.
- ↑ "Trinity Western named top seed in men's volleyball". U Sports. March 8, 2026.