2026 AVCA First Serve

Name: 2026 AVCA First Serve
Start: 2026-08-21T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-23T23:59:59-04:00

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Eight of the nation’s top collegiate volleyball teams will open the 2026 women’s season at the AVCA First Serve August 21-23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This event will feature the first six matches of 2026 Division I women’s volleyball and promises to kick off the season with a bang!

Schedule:

August 21-23, 2026 @ Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI – The order of the matches, as well as times and broadcast information, will be announced later.
- August 21
  - Wisconsin vs. Kentucky
  - Texas A&M vs. Louisville
- August 22
  - Wisconsin vs. Louisville
  - Texas vs. Arizona State
- August 23
  - Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky
  - Texas AM vs. SMU

Tickets:

Tickets will be sold via Ticketmaster beginning on January 30.
January 27 @ 10 am CT – Presale
- 3-day packages available
January 30 – Public On Sale
- 3-day packages available
Date TBD – Single session tickets available based on availability.

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Teams:

This year’s event will include all four of the 2025 NCAA Championship semifinalists—national champion Texas A&M, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, and Wisconsin—as well as Arizona State, Louisville, SMU, and Texas. Each of the eight participating teams were ranked in the top 12 of the final 2025 AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I Women’s Volleyball Poll, and they all advanced to at least the Sweet 16 of last season’s championship.