After a 15-0 regular season, Caesar Rodney earned the No. 1 seed in the DIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament.
The DIAA announced the 24-team field on Nov. 1. It is the final year teams in the state will compete for one championship – beginning next year two 14-team tournaments will be contested.
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The Riders lost only six sets in the regular season and topped Lake Forest for the Henlopen Conference Championship 3-0 on Oct. 31.
Tower Hill, the two-time defending state champions, earned the No. 5 seed. Tower Hill finished the regular season 15-0. The Hillers lost only one set all season – they dropped the third set in a 3-1 win over Padua on Oct. 23.
Tower Hill’s (from left) Cadence Davis, Sydney Fischer, Parker Lewicki, Katie Wachter and Dahlia Garnick celebrate after the final point In Tower Hill’s 3-0 win at the Carpenter Field House, Oct. 6, 2026.
First-round games are scheduled for Nov. 4-5 with 6 p.m. starts. The top eight seeds host the second round Nov. 6-7 at 6 p.m.
Quarterfinals will follow Nov. 10. The final four teams will reach the University of Delaware’s Carpenter Center for the semifinals to be played on Nov. 12. Times have not been announced for the quarterfinals and semifinals.
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The championship is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Carpenter Center.
2026 DIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament
First round
Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m.
No. 17 Delaware Military Academy (9-6) at No. 16 Conrad (10-5)
No. 20 Concord (9-6) at No. 13 Caravel (6-9)
No. 23 Sussex Academy (10-5) at No. 10 Lake Forest (12-3)
No. 22 Delmarva Christian (8-7) at No. 11 St. Georges (11-4)
Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m.
No. 24 Charter of Wilmington (5-10) at No. 9 Archmere (11-4)
No. 21 Wilmington Friends (10-5) at No. 12 Appoquinimink (9-6)
No. 18 Mount Pleasant (13-2) at No. 15 Smyrna (9-6)
No. 19 Sanford (9-6) at No. 14 Cape Henlopen (8-7)
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Second round
Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m.
Delaware Military Academy-Conrad winner at No. 1 Caesar Rodney (15-0)
Concord-Caravel winner at No. 4 Newark Charter (13-2)
Sussex Academy-Lake Forest winner at No. 7 Dover (12-3)
Delmarva Christian-St. Georges winner at No. 6 Saint Mark’s (12-3)
Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.
Charter of Wilmington-Archmere winner at No. 8 Sussex Central (11-4)
Wilmington Friends-Appoquinimink winner at No. 5 Tower Hill (15-0)
Mount Pleasant-Smyrna winner at No. 2 Middletown (14-1)
Sanford-Cape Henlopen winner at No. 3 Padua (12-3)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 10 (time and location TBD)
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DMA-Conrad-Caesar Rodney winner vs. Charter of Wilmington-Archmere-Sussex Central winner
Concord-Caravel-Newark Charter winner vs. Appoquinimink-Wilmington Friends-Tower Hill winner
Mount Pleasant-Smyrna-Middletown winner vs. Sussex Academy-Lake Forest-Dover winner
Sanford-Cape Henlopen-Padua winner vs. Delmarva Christian-St. Georges-Saint Mark’s winner
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 12 at University of Delaware Carpenter Center (time TBD)
Championship
Monday, Nov. 16 at University of Delaware Carpenter Center, 7 p.m.
How to buy tickets for DIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament
Tickets for the first- and second-round games and quarterfinals can be purchased on GoFan. Semifinals and championship tickets will be available on the University of Delaware’s ticketing website.
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First-round tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 2 at noon.
Select early-round games, both semifinals and the championship will be broadcast on the NFHS Network. The stream is available via a paid monthly or yearly subscription. More information can be found on the DIAA website.
Brandon Holveck reports on high school sports for The News Journal. Contact him at bholveck@delawareonline.com.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: DIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament bracket. Top teams in 2026 playoffs.
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