2026 CCC Volleyball Championship Preview - Cascade Collegiate Conference

Cascade Collegiate Conference

Volleyball Courtney Blumer, CCC Director of Communications

2026 CCC Volleyball Championship Preview

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The 2026 Cascade Collegiate Conference Volleyball Championship Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank, begins Tuesday, November 10, with eight teams competing for the postseason crown. The top four seeds earned automatic byes to the final site, hosted by regular-season co-champion and top seed College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, for the first time since 2013.

Five CCC teams appeared in the final regular-season NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Selection Committee Top 25 Poll, led by Eastern Oregon University at No. 2. College of Idaho followed at No. 5, Corban University at No. 6, Southern Oregon University at No. 21 and Bushnell University at No. 25. Six conference teams also appeared in the latest West Area Rating Committee standings, with Eastern Oregon leading the region at No. 1.

All tournament information can be found on the CCC Championship Page.

Tuesday, November 10 | Play-In Round – Campus Sites:

6 P.M. | No. 8 Seed Walla Walla University at No. 5 Seed Lewis-Clark State College
Lewis-Clark State (12-8 CCC) swept Walla Walla (5-15 CCC) in both regular-season meetings. The Warriors lead the conference in service aces with 160 in CCC play. Walla Walla brings the conference's top attacker into the postseason, as Sahara Browning leads the CCC with 4.10 kills per set in conference matches.

6 P.M. | No. 7 Seed Oregon Tech at No. 6 Seed Bushnell University
Bushnell (12-8 CCC) and Oregon Tech (9-11 CCC) split their regular-season series, with each team earning a win on its home court. The Beacons are led by Soleil Sands, who tops the CCC with a .358 hitting percentage in conference play. Oregon Tech enters the tournament leading the league in digs per set (15.72), anchored by Kaley Whalen, who leads the conference with 4.86 digs per set.

Thursday, November 12 | Quarterfinals:

2 P.M. | No. 3 Seed Corban University vs. Lowest Remaining Seed
Corban (16-4 CCC) enters the final site ranked No. 6 in the NAIA and leads the conference with 2.60 blocks per set in CCC play. Emma Bischoff also leads the league with 37 service aces in conference matches, giving the Warriors another weapon at the service line.

5 P.M. | No. 4 Seed Southern Oregon University vs. Highest Remaining Seed
Southern Oregon (13-7 CCC) earned the No. 4 seed and enters the tournament ranked No. 21 nationally. The Raiders will look to carry their regular-season momentum into the final site against a play-in winner.

Friday, November 13 | Semifinals:

2 P.M. | No. 2 Seed Eastern Oregon University vs. Highest Remaining Seed
Eastern Oregon (18-2 CCC) finished tied with College of Idaho for the regular-season championship and earned the No. 2 seed after the teams split their season series. Ranked No. 2 nationally, the Mountaineers lead the CCC in kills per set (13.70), assists per set (12.69) and hitting percentage (.306) in conference play.

5 P.M. | No. 1 Seed College of Idaho vs. Lowest Remaining Seed
The regular-season co-champion Yotes (18-2 CCC) earned the tournament's top seed through the head-to-head tiebreaker over Eastern Oregon. Ranked No. 5 nationally, College of Idaho is led by Shaynee McWilliams, who tops the CCC with 8.98 assists per set in conference play. The Yotes will look to turn their top seed into a championship on their home court.

Saturday, November 14 | Championship:

3 P.M. | Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed

The semifinal winners will meet for the CCC championship, with the tournament champion earning the conference's second automatic qualification to the NAIA National Championship. If College of Idaho advances to the championship match, the runner-up will receive the second automatic berth.

Note: Schedule is subject to adjustment if Walla Walla advances.

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