This year’s League One Volleyball playoffs have not been without drama. Now it’s down to Salt Lake and Austin, who will battle it out for a title this week.
Four teams entered the LOVB playoffs, but only two have kept their season alive. Both semifinals split the series, which led to intense “golden set” tiebreakers on either side. Austin prevailed over Atlanta by winning the first match in a sweep, and then the second 15-8 in the golden set. Salt Lake lost its first match to Houston 3-2, but rebounded for the 3-0 sweep and golden set win to advance.
Austin won League One’s inaugural championship last year, and now will try for back-to-back titles. This will be Salt Lake’s first time in the league final.
Who will claim the ultimate prize?
Here’s everything you need to know about the League One Volleyball championship, including TV channel and streaming options for the title matches.
Where to watch LOVB championship: TV channel, live stream
- TV channel: USA Network
- Live stream: DIRECTV
Both championship matches will be broadcast live on USA Network. Cord-cutters can also stream the action live on DIRECTV.
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League One Volleyball championship start time
- Date: Thursday, April 16 | Saturday, April 18
- Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT
The first championship match will take place on Thursday, April 16, followed by the final match on Saturday, April 18. Both will tip off at 8 p.m. ET from LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach, California.
League One Volleyball playoffs schedule, scores 2026
Here’s a look at the game schedule for each day of the 2026 playoffs.
Fri., April 10 – Semifinal round
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Watch |
| Austin 3, Atlanta 0 | — | — |
| Houston 3, Salt Lake 2 | — | — |
Sat., April 11 – Semifinal round
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Watch |
| Austin 3, Atlanta 3 (Austin wins via Golden Set) | — | — |
Sun., April 12 – Semifinal round
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Watch |
| Salt Lake 4, Houston 0 (Salt Lake wins via Golden Set | — | — |
Thurs., April 16 – Championship round
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Watch |
| Austin vs. Salt Lake | 8 p.m. | USA, DIRECTV |
Sat., April 18 – Championship round
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Watch |
| Austin vs. Salt Lake | 8 p.m. | USA, DIRECTV |
LOVB standings 2026
| Standing | Team | Record |
| 1 | Houston | 13-7 |
| 2 | Atlanta | 11-9 |
| 3 | Austin | 10-10 |
| 4 | Salt Lake | 10-10 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 10-10 |
| 6 | Madison | 6-14 |