DI men's tennis: 2026 selection show
The 2026 Division I men's tennis championship field was revealed on Monday, April 27 via a selection show on krikya188.com. Here is a breakdown of everything you need to know for the 2026 DI men's tennis team championship.
First round of play will begin Friday, May 1, with the championship set for 16 days later on Sunday, May 17 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia.
It is a 64-team, single-elimination tournament. First and second round matches will be held at a minimum of 16 different regional sites, with four teams at each site. Twenty-seven conference champions will receive automatic bids into the tournament, while 37 teams will get at-large bids.
2026 DI men's tennis team championship bracket
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2026 DI men's tennis team championship schedule
- Selection show: Monday, April 27 | Re-watch the selection show here
- First round: Friday, May 1
- California vs. Kentucky, 10 a.m.
- North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 11 a.m.
- Penn vs. Stanford, 11 a.m.
- Samford vs. Wisconsin, 11 a.m.
- SMU vs. Princeton, 11 a.m.
- Columbia vs. St. John's (NY), 12 p.m.
- No. 3 Ohio State vs. Buffalo, 1 p.m.
- Arizona State vs. UCLA, 1 p.m.
- NC State vs. Middle Tennessee, 1 p.m.
- Ole Miss vs. Clemson, 1 p.m.
- No. 2 Texas vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 2 p.m.
- No. 5 Mississippi State vs. Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m.
- No. 11 Texas A&M vs. Wagner, 2 p.m.
- No. 13 South Carolina vs. Richmond, 2 p.m.
- Duke vs. Southern California, 2 p.m.
- Florida vs. Stetson 2 p.m.
- Gardner-Webb vs. Old Dominion, 2 p.m.
- No. 4 Virginia vs. Rider, 3 p.m.
- Cornell vs. Arkansas, 3 p.m.
- Michigan vs. Pepperdine, 3 p.m.
- No. 8 Arizona vs. Northern Arizona, 4 p.m.
- No. 12 Georgia vs. Elon, 4 p.m.
- No. 15 San Diego vs. UC Santa Barbara, 4 p.m.
- Auburn vs. Santa Clara, 4 p.m.
- Notre Dame vs. Vanderbilt, 4 p.m.
- No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Navy, 5 p.m.
- No. 9 Oklahoma vs. Utah State, 5 p.m.
- No. 16 UCF vs. South Carolina State, 5 p.m.
- No. 6 TCU vs. Denver, 6 p.m.
- No. 7 LSU vs. Alabama State, 6 p.m.
- No. 10 Baylor vs. Tulsa, 7 p.m.
- No. 14 Illinois vs. Yale, 7 p.m
- Second round: Saturday, May 2
- Super regionals: Friday, May 8 or Saturday, May 9
- Quarterfinals: Thursday, May 14
- Semifinals: Saturday, May 16 | Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, GA
- Championship: Sunday, May 17 | Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, GA
Championship history
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat the TCU Horned Frogs, 4-2, to take home the 2025 national championship. It marked their second in school history and first since 2018.
š RELIVE THE 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP: See how Wake Forest returned to throne
See the full DI men's tennis team championship history below:
| Year | Champion | Points/Score | Runner-Up | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 4-2 | TCU | Baylor |
| 2024 | TCU | 4-3 | Texas | Oklahoma State |
| 2023 | Virginia | 4-0 | Ohio State | UCF |
| 2022 | Virginia | 4-0 | Kentucky | Illinois |
| 2021 | Florida | 4-1 | Baylor | UCF |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Texas | 4-1 | Wake Forest | UCF |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 4-2 | Ohio State | Wake Forest |
| 2017 | Virginia | 4-2 | North Carolina | Georgia |
| 2016 | Virginia | 4-1 | Oklahoma | Tulsa |
| 2015 | Virginia | 4-1 | Oklahoma | Baylor |
| 2014 | Southern California | 4-2 | Oklahoma | Georgia |
| 2013 | Virginia | 4-3 | UCLA | Illinois |
| 2012 | Southern California | 4-2 | Virginia | Georgia |
| 2011 | Southern California | 4-3 | Virginia | Stanford |
| 2010 | Southern California | 4-2 | Tennessee | Georgia |
| 2009 | Southern California | 4-1 | Ohio St. | Texas A&M |
| 2008 | Georgia | 4-2 | Texas | Tulsa |
| 2007 | Georgia | 4-0 | Illinois | Georgia |
| 2006 | Pepperdine | 4-2 | Georgia | Stanford |
| 2005 | UCLA | 4-3 | Baylor | Texas A&M |
| 2004 | Baylor | 4-0 | UCLA | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2003 | Illinois | 4-3 | Vanderbilt | Georgia |
| 2002 | Southern California | 4-1 | Georgia | Texas A&M |
| 2001 | Georgia | 4-1 | Tennessee | Georgia |
| 2000 | Stanford | 4-0 | Va. Commonwealth | Georgia |
| 1999 | Georgia | 4-3 | UCLA | Georgia |
| 1998 | Stanford | 4-0 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 1997 | Stanford | 4-0 | Georgia | UCLA |
| 1996 | Stanford | 4-1 | UCLA | Georgia |
| 1995 | Stanford | 4-0 | Mississippi | Georgia |
| 1994 | Southern California | 4-3 | Stanford | Notre Dame |
| 1993 | Southern California | 5-3 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 1992 | Stanford | 5-0 | Notre Dame | Georgia |
| 1991 | Southern California | 5-2 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 1990 | Stanford | 5-2 | Tennessee | Southern California |
| 1989 | Stanford | 5-3 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 1988 | Stanford | 5-2 | LSU | Georgia |
| 1987 | Georgia | 5-1 | UCLA | Georgia |
| 1986 | Stanford | 5-2 | Pepperdine | Georgia |
| 1985 | Georgia | 5-1 | UCLA | Georgia |
| 1984 | UCLA | 5-4 | Stanford | Georgia |
| 1983 | Stanford | 5-4 | Southern Methodist | Georgia |
| 1982 | UCLA | 5-1 | Pepperdine | Georgia |
| 1981 | Stanford | 5-1 | UCLA | Georgia |
| 1980 | Stanford | 5-3 | California | Georgia |
| 1979 | UCLA | 5-3 | Trinity (Tex.) | Georgia |
| 1978 | Stanford | 6-3 | UCLA | Georgia |
| 1977 | Stanford | 5-4 | Trinity (Tex.) | Georgia |
| 1976 | Southern California, UCLA | 21 | Tex.-Pan American | |
| 1975 | UCLA | 27-20 | Miami (Fla.) | Tex.-Pan American |
| 1974 | Stanford | 30-25 | Southern California | Southern California |
| 1973 | Stanford | 33-28 | Southern California | Princeton |
| 1972 | Trinity (Tex.) | 36-30 | Stanford | Georgia |
| 1971 | UCLA | 35-27 | Trinity (Tex.) | Notre Dame |
| 1970 | UCLA | 26-22 | Trinity (Tex.), Rice | Utah |
| 1969 | Southern California | 35-23 | UCLA | Princeton |
| 1968 | Southern California | 31-23 | Rice | Trinity (Tex.) |
| 1967 | Southern California | 28-23 | UCLA | Southern Ill. |
| 1966 | Southern California | 27-23 | UCLA | Miami (Fla.) |
| 1965 | UCLA | 31-13 | Miami (Fla.) | UCLA |
| 1964 | Southern California | 26-25 | UCLA | Michigan St. |
| 1963 | Southern California | 27-19 | UCLA | Princeton |
| 1962 | Southern California | 22-12 | UCLA | Stanford |
| 1961 | UCLA | 17-16 | Southern California | Iowa St. |
| 1960 | UCLA | 18-8 | Southern California | Washington |
| 1959 | Notre Dame, Tulane | 8 | Northwestern | |
| 1958 | Southern California | 13-9 | Stanford | Navy |
| 1957 | Michigan | 10-9 | Tulane | Utah |
| 1956 | UCLA | 15-14 | Southern California | Kalamazoo |
| 1955 | Southern California | 12-7 | Texas | North Carolina |
| 1954 | UCLA | 15-10 | Southern California | Washington |
| 1953 | UCLA | 11-6 | California | Syracuse |
| 1952 | UCLA | 11-5 | California, Southern California | Northwestern |
| 1951 | Southern California | 9-7 | Cincinnati | Northwestern |
| 1950 | UCLA | 11-5 | California, Southern California | Texas |
| 1949 | San Francisco | 7-4 | Rollins, Tulane, Washington | Texas |
| 1948 | William & Mary | 6-5 | San Francisco | UCLA |
| 1947 | William & Mary | 10-4 | Rice | UCLA |
| 1946 | Southern California | 9-6 | William & Mary | Northwestern |
