FOX Sports Set to Serve Up More Women’s College Volleyball on Broadcast Television Than Any Network in History

Big Ten-SEC Challenge Highlights Marquee Non-Conference Action Alongside Return of Jeep AVCA First Serve, State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase

Inaugural Players Era Volleyball Showcase Bolsters FOX Sports’ Historic 2026 Women’s College Volleyball Slate

First Ever Big Ten Volleyball Championship Makes Broadcast Television History Wednesday, Nov. 25 on FOX

Los Angeles – Today, FOX Sports announces its largest women's college volleyball schedule ever, featuring a record eight matches on FOX and 35 total matches across FOX, FS1 and FS2, both new highs for the network. The eight FOX contests mark the most women's college volleyball matches ever aired on broadcast television by any network in a single season. The expanded slate further reinforces FOX Sports' unmatched commitment to showcasing women's college sports on broadcast television.

MARQUEE NEUTRAL-SITE SHOWDOWNS

FOX Sports’ 2026 slate opens with a collection of marquee neutral-site events featuring the nation’s top programs. The action begins Saturday, Aug. 22, with No. 7 Louisville taking on No. 6 Wisconsin at 4:00 PM ET on FOX as part of Jeep AVCA First Serve, followed by No. 2 Texas and No. 12 Arizona State at 7:00 PM ET on FS1. Jeep AVCA First Serve coverage continues Monday, Aug. 24, with No. 4 Pitt vs. Xavier and Texas-Marquette on FS2.

The State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase takes center stage Friday, Aug. 28, with a FOX doubleheader featuring No. 9 Purdue and No. 13 Creighton at 7:00 PM ET and No. 14 Minnesota vs. Arizona State at 9:00 PM ET. Coverage continues Saturday on FS1 with No. 20 USC-Arizona State at 3:00 PM ET and Minnesota-Creighton at 5:00 PM ET.

INAUGURAL PLAYERS ERA VOLLEYBALL SHOWCASE

The inaugural Players Era Volleyball Showcase, presented by Players Era and MGM Resorts International, takes over T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30, with four matches across FOX and FS1.

The action begins Saturday, Aug. 29, with an FS1 doubleheader as No. 1  Nebraska faces UNLV at 8:00 PM ET, followed by a showdown between in-state rivals No. 18 TCU and Texas at 10:00 PM ET. On Sunday, Aug. 30, the nation’s top two teams take center stage on FOX as top ranked Nebraska and No. 2 Texas — both five-time national champions — meet at 3:30 PM ET in one of college volleyball’s fiercest rivalries. UNLV-TCU closes out the showcase at 6:00 PM ET on FS1.

BIG TEN-SEC CHALLENGE

FOX Sports presents extensive coverage of the debut Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1, with five matchups across three consecutive nights on FS1. Coverage opens with Georgia vs. No. 16 Indiana at 6:00 PM ET and No. 8 Texas A&M vs. Purdue at 8:00 PM ET, followed Wednesday, Sept. 2 by Auburn-Minnesota at 6:00 PM ET and No. 17 Florida-Wisconsin at 8:00 PM ET. The midweek slate concludes Thursday, Sept. 3 with Auburn-Wisconsin at 8:00 PM ET.

Challenge Week culminates Sunday, Sept. 6, with a historic primetime doubleheader on FOX live from Wrigley Field. In the first volleyball matches ever played at the iconic ballpark, No. 3 Kentucky faces No. 10 Penn State at 7:00 PM ET before Missouri and Nebraska square off at 9:00 PM ET, on FOX.

CONFERENCE PLAY TAKES CENTER STAGE

Following a packed non-conference schedule, FOX Sports turns to conference play with a strong lineup of Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East matchups throughout the fall across FOX and FS1. Highlights include:

• Wisconsin-Nebraska on FOX: Two of the sport’s premier programs meet Saturday, Oct. 10, in a featured Big Ten matchup on FOX.
• In-State Doubleheader on FS1: UCLA visits Nebraska Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:00 PM ET, followed by UConn-Creighton in Big East action at 9:00 PM ET.
• Sunday Big Ten Doubleheader – FS1 features Michigan-Wisconsin at 1:00 PM ET and Penn State-Indiana at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, Oct. 25.
• Sunflower State Showdown – Kansas State visits No. 15 Kansas Friday, Oct. 30, at 8:00 PM ET on FS1 in a Big 12 rivalry matchup.
• November Big Ten Action – Penn State-Wisconsin and Nebraska-Washington highlight an FS1 doubleheader Sunday, Nov. 8.

BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

FOX Sports’ record breaking 2026 women’s college volleyball season culminates on Thanksgiving Eve, when FOX broadcasts the first-ever Big Ten Volleyball Championship live from Fishers Event Center in Fishers, IN, Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 8:00 PM ET. The historic title match will mark the first women’s college volleyball conference tournament championship ever aired on broadcast television.

In addition to FOX Sports’ extensive coverage across FOX, FS1 and FS2, Big Ten Network will carry a record 72 matches in 2026, with more than 160 additional matches streaming on B1G+. BTN’s complete schedule is available here. 

All television programming will also stream live on FOX One, with FOX Sports’ full schedule available here. Additional game times and full broadcast team information will be announced at a later date.