WASHINGTON — The field is set for the 2026 Betterment Atlantic 10 Volleyball Tournament, which begins Friday afternoon and concludes Sunday at Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago. This year’s event will be hosted by Loyola University Chicago.
 
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After three straight perfect regular seasons, Dayton (15-3) lost three times this season in conference play. That said, the Flyers will be in a familiar position when tournament play starts on Friday: top seed. UD wobbled a bit in the middle of conference play—the three losses came in a six-game stretch—but won six in a row down the stretch to earn the top seed for the sixth time in the last seven years. The Flyers automatically advance to Saturday’s semifinal round.
 
Saint Louis (13-5) also enters the weekend on a six-match win streak, which allowed the Billikens to lock up the second seed and a bye into the semifinals. It was SLU that ended Dayton’s regular-season A10 win streak at 62 games, the Bills taking a 3-1 decision on October 10. That was the beginning of a stretch that saw Saint Louis go 11-1 in A10 play after a 2-4 start.
 
Loyola Chicago (11-7) has won the last two Atlantic 10 Tournaments and three of the last four. The host Ramblers will have to do it the hard way this time around, as a late stumble dropped them to the third seed. As a result, Loyola will have to win three matches to repeat, starting Friday afternoon when the Ramblers host sixth-seeded  Duquesne.
 
George Washington (10-8) certainly earned its way into the tournament field, sweeping Loyola on the final weekend of the regular season by a pair of 3-2 scores. As a result, the Revolutionaries are the fourth seed and will meet their local rival George Mason in the first match of the Tournament, Thursday at 1 p.m.
 
George Mason (9-9) knew its mission heading into the final weekend: the Patriots needed to win both of their matches with Duquesne. They did so emphatically, with a pair of 3-0 sweeps, completing a four-game win streak to end the regular season. As a result, Mason has earned the fifth seed.
 
Duquesne (9-9) earned the final spot in the field despite the weekend in Fairfax. The Dukes helped their cause earlier in the season with sweeps of GW and VCU and a win over top-seeded Dayton, but had to sweat tiebreakers to earn the final seed ahead of VCU which also finished the season 9-9.
 
2026 Betterment Atlantic 10 Volleyball Tournament Schedule
Friday, Nov. 20
  Game 1 - #4 George Washington vs. #5 George Mason, 2 p.m./1:00 Central (ESPN+)
  Game 2 - #3 Loyola Chicago vs. #6 Duquesne, 4:30 p.m./3:30 Central (ESPN+)
Saturday, Nov. 21
  Game 3 - #1 Dayton vs. Game 1 winner, 1 p.m./noon Central (ESPN+)
  Game 4 - #2 Saint Louis vs. Game 2 winner, 3:30 p.m./2:30 Central (ESPN+)
Sunday, Nov. 7
  Final – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 1 p.m./noon Central (ESPN+)