JONESBORO, Ark. (5/25/26) – With a historic 2025 campaign in the rearview, Arkansas State volleyball head coach Brian Gerwig unveiled the highly anticipated 2026 schedule on Thursday.
 
Three 2025 NCAA Tournament teams, including reigning national champion Texas A&M, highlight the 27-match slate. A-State will host 10 matches beginning with the A-State Invitational on Sept. 18-20 inside First National Bank Arena and will compete in 11 road contests plus six neutral site matchups.
 
Prior to opening the 2026 campaign, the Red Wolves will host the Scarlet and Black Scrimmage (Aug. 15) and an exhibition against Ole Miss (Aug. 22) on consecutive Saturdays. A matchup at North Alabama (Aug. 18) sits between the two contests and completes the three-game preseason docket.
 
The season begins with the Aggies (Aug. 28) at the Texas A&M Invitational while matches against Grand Canyon (Aug. 29) and 2025 Big West Champion Cal Poly (Aug. 30) follow. The Red Wolves will face Bowling Green (Sept. 4) and Northern Kentucky (Sept. 4) in a doubleheader before taking on 2025 Patriot League Champion American (Sept. 5) at the Best Western Invitational hosted by the Falcons.
 
The Mizzou Invitational will cap a nine-game road trip to start the season. The three-game slate begins with a bout against the Tigers (Sept. 11) and a doubleheader versus Wichita State (Sept. 12) and FGCU (Sept. 12) highlights the second day.
 
The A-State Invitational returns in 2026, and the Scarlet and Black will open with a Friday matchup against Arkansas (Sept. 18). The programs met for the first time since 1975 last season, and the 2026 edition will mark the Razorback volleyball program's first appearance in Jonesboro.
 
The Red Wolves' final contest of the weekend will be a Sunday matinee versus Illinois (Sept. 20).
 
The reigning Sun Belt Champions open a 16-game conference slate at home in a Thursday-Friday series versus ULM (Sept. 24-25) before traveling to Louisiana (Oct. 1-2) one week later. South Alabama (Oct. 9-10) travels to Jonesboro for a Friday-Saturday duel while consecutive road trips to Georgia Southern (Oct. 16-17) and Southern Miss (Oct. 22-23) follow.
 
A-State hosts Troy (Oct. 30-31) on the final Friday and Saturday of October and faces Sun Belt newcomer Louisiana Tech (Nov. 6-7) in Ruston, Louisiana, to open November. A Sun Belt Volleyball Championship rematch against James Madison (Nov. 13-14) on Friday and Saturday inside First National Bank Arena will conclude the regular season.
 
The 2026 edition of the Sun Belt Volleyball Championship is scheduled for Nov. 18-22 inside the Foley Events Center in Foley, Alabama.
 

2026 ARKANSAS STATE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
Sat. Aug. 15	Scarlet and Black Scrimmage**	2 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Tue. Aug. 18	at North Alabama**	5 p.m.	Florence, Ala.
Sat. Aug. 22	Ole Miss**	2 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Texas A&M Invitational
Fri. Aug. 28	at Texas A&M	7:30 p.m.	College Station, Texas
Sat. Aug. 29	vs Grand Canyon	4 p.m.	College Station, Texas
Sun. Aug. 30	vs Cal Poly	2 p.m.	College Station, Texas
Best Western Invitational
Fri. Sept. 4	at Bowling Green	12 p.m.	Bowling Green, Ohio
Fri. Sept. 4	vs Northern Kentucky	3 p.m.	Bowling Green, Ohio
Sat. Sept. 5	vs American	10 a.m.	Bowling Green, Ohio
Mizzou Invitational
Fri. Sept. 11	at Missouri	6 p.m.	Columbia, Mo.
Sat. Sept. 12	vs Wichita State	10 a.m.	Columbia, Mo.
Sat. Sept. 12	vs FGCU	6 p.m.	Columbia, Mo.
A-State Invitational
Fri. Sept. 18	Arkansas	6 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Sun. Sept. 20	Illinois	1 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Thu. Sept. 24	ULM*	6 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Fri. Sept. 25	ULM*	6 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Thu. Oct. 1	at Louisiana*	6 p.m.	Lafayette, La.
Fri. Oct. 2	at Louisiana*	6 p.m.	Lafayette, La.
Fri. Oct. 9	South Alabama*	6 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Sat. Oct. 10	South Alabama*	1 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Fri. Oct. 16	at Georgia Southern*	5 p.m.	Statesboro, Ga.
Sat. Oct. 17	at Georgia Southern*	12 p.m.	Statesboro, Ga.
Thu. Oct. 22	at Southern Miss*	6 p.m.	Hattiesburg, Miss.
Fri. Oct. 23	at Southern Miss*	6 p.m.	Hattiesburg, Miss.
Fri. Oct. 30	Troy*	6 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Sat. Oct. 31	Troy*	1 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Fri. Nov. 6	at Louisiana Tech*	6 p.m.	Ruston, La.
Sat. Nov. 7	at Louisiana Tech*	1 p.m.	Ruston, La.
Fri. Nov. 13	James Madison*	6 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Sat. Nov. 14	James Madison*	12 p.m.	Jonesboro, Ark.
Nov. 18-22	Sun Belt Volleyball Championship	TBD	Foley, Ala.
All times listed in Central Standard Time
* Conference Match
** Exhibition Match

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