BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cumberlands (Ky.) is the No. 1 seed in the 2026 Mid-South Conference Women’s Volleyball Tournament, conference officials announced on Friday.

The tournament begins on Monday, November 9, with three quarterfinal games. The semifinals are slated for Wednesday, November 11, with the championship game scheduled for Friday, November 13. Each match is played at the higher seed

All tournament games will be free to watch on the Mid-South Conference Sports Network.

The Patriots (28-4, 12-0 in the MSC) earn a bye into the conference semifinals and open their postseason tournament on Wednesday.

Monday's quarterfinals begin with No. 5 seed Georgetown (Ky.) (21-14, 3-9) at No. 4 seed Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (18-16, 6-6). First serve is set for 3 p.m. CT.

Seventh-seeded Bethel (Tenn.) (5-20, 1-11) travels to No. 2 seed Campbellsville (Ky.) (26-9, 9-3) for a 6 p.m. ET match, and No. 6 seed Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (13-19, 3-9) plays at third-seeded Cumberland (Tenn.) (18-16, 8-4), beginning at 7 p.m. CT.

Georgetown and Freed-Hardeman tied for fifth place in the conference standings. Georgetown earned the No. 5 seed based on the conference's third tiebreaker of Set Percentage Won. Georgetown won 62.5 percent (5-of-8 sets) against Freed-Hardeman, compared to the Lions' 37.5 percent (3-of-8).

The tournament winner earns the conference’s automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships later this month.