Women's Volleyball | 11/8/2026 11:00:00 AM

TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - For the second consecutive year, Hiram College, who posted a 9-2 regular season conference record, has earned the top seed and home-court advantage for the eight-team Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Volleyball Tournament, which will begin with quarterfinal matches on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Admission to all PAC Championship Tournament matches is $5 for adults and $2 for students, with students at PAC host institutions admitted for free with valid identification.

The PAC Championship Tournament for Women's Volleyball will feature an eight-team championship bracket format. Quarterfinal matches will take place on Tuesday, November 10th, with all scheduled to begin at 7 pm. The semifinals will be played on Thursday, November 12th and the championship match will take place on Saturday, November 14th. All matches will be played at the higher seed.

Hiram tied Chatham University atop this year's league standings with a 9-2 PAC record, but the Terriers earned the top seed by virtue of a 3-0 win over the Cougars in their meeting on Sept. 19th. The PAC Tournament road for the top-seeded Terriers begins Tuesday in the quarterfinals with a home match against No. 8 Washington & Jefferson College (8-17, 4-7). Hiram, who finished with a 15-9 overall record, clinched their spot at the top of the PAC rankings with a 3-1 win over W&J in the regular season finale on Saturday.

Chatham (14-6, 9-2) will be the second seed for the Tournament and host No. 7 Allegheny College (10-16, 6-5) Tuesday. The Cougars bring a nine-game winning streak into the postseason, with one of those wins being a 3-1 decision over Allegheny in Meadville on Oct. 31.

Earning the No. 3 seed was Franciscan University (15-10, 8-3), giving the Barons their first home PAC Tournament match since entering the conference in 2020. Making the trip to Steubenville for the quarterfinal round is sixth-seed and defending champion Grove City College (20-7, 7-4). The Wolverines hosted Franciscan on Oct. 24 and swept the Barons, 3-0.

Tuesday's fourth quarterfinal match features No. 4 Westminster College (17-10, 8-3) hosting Thiel College (12-10, 8-3). It'll be the second time the teams play on Westminster's floor this year. The first was a 3-1 Titan win over Thiel on Sept. 30. 

Thursday's semifinals will have the Hiram/W&J winner playing the winner from Westminster/Thiel. The other semifinal will have the victorious team from Franciscan/Grove City taking on the winning side from Chatham/Allegheny. Information on the semifinal round will be announced following Tuesday's quarterfinals. The semifinal winners will advance to the PAC Championship Game on Saturday, Nov. 14, which will be broadcast by the PAC Sports Network at the highest remaining seed.

In last year's conference tournament, Grove City won three consecutive road matches, capped off by a 3-0 sweep at top-seed Hiram in the title game, to win its first PAC Championship since 2001 and 10th overall.

The winner of the PAC Tournament will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Selections for the NCAA Tournament will be announced Monday, Nov. 16th, with Regionals running from Nov. 20-22.

The PAC and SPORTSPittsburgh will host the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match of this year's Division III NCAA Tournament Dec. 2-5 at Duquesne University's UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.