The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association released the official bracket and seeds for its 2026 postseason volleyball championship and the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats landed the No. 7 seed for the tourney.

Nebraska Kearney went undefeated against conference opponents to claim the league's regular season title and the top seed in the 2026 MIAA Volleyball Championship.
 
Regular season competition in the 2026 MIAA volleyball season concluded on Saturday, November 7, with the top eight teams advancing to the Association's postseason championship tournament. The MIAA volleyball championship returns to St. Joseph's Civic Arena November 12-14, hosted by the St. Joseph Sports Commission.
 
MIAA volleyball fans making the trip to St. Joseph, Missouri, can purchase tickets to the volleyball championship online at theMIAA.com/tickets. Fans can also watch all the championship action live on theMIAANetwork.com/MIAA. Saturday's championship match will also be streamed live on The Spot – Kansas City 38. 
 
Nebraska Kearney claimed its ninth MIAA volleyball regular season championship since joining the Association in 2012. It's the Lopers' third consecutive MIAA crown after winning it outright in the 2024 season and being named co-champions in the 2025 season. Top seed Nebraska Kearney (27-2, 12-0 MIAA) will take on No. 8 seed Fort Hays State (18-12, 5-7 MIAA) at 5 pm on Thursday, November 12.
 
Missouri Western finished as the regular season runner-up after defeating Emporia State in the regular season finale on Saturday evening. The No. 2-seeded Griffons (22-4, 10-2 MIAA) will take on No. 7 seed Northwest Missouri (9-16, 6-6 MIAA) at 12 pm on Thursday. No. 3 seed Washburn (23-6, 9-3 MIAA) will take on No. 6 seed Pittsburg State (22-8, 7-5 MIAA) at 2:30 pm and No. 4 seed Emporia State (24-4, 9-3 MIAA) will take on No. 5 seed Central Oklahoma (21-7, 8-4 MIAA) at 7:30 pm, both on Thursday.
 
Below is the official bracket for the 2026 MIAA Volleyball Championship in St. Joseph's Civic Arena. For more information on the Association's postseason tournament, visit theMIAA.com/volleyballchampionship.
 
MIAA QUARTERFINALS – Thursday, November 12
No. 2 seed Missouri Western vs. No. 7 seed Northwest Missouri State @ 12 PM
No. 3 seed Washburn vs. No. 6 seed Pittsburg State @ 2:30 PM
No. 1 seed Nebraska Kearney vs. No. 8 seed Fort Hays State @ 5 PM
No. 4 seed Emporia State vs. No. 5 seed Central Oklahoma @ 7:30 PM
 
MIAA SEMIFINALS – Friday, November 13
Semifinal Match One @ 5 PM
Semifinal Match Two @ 7:30 PM
 
MIAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – Saturday, November 14 @ 6 PM