The 2026 men's DI tennis championship continues Saturday, May 2, with the championship set for 16 days later on Sunday, May 17 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia.
The 2026 Division I men's tennis championship field was revealed on Monday, April 27 via a selection show on krikyalotto.com. Here is a breakdown of everything you need to know for the 2026 DI men's tennis team championship.
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/Second round: Saturday, May 2
- Second round
- No. 5 Mississippi State 4, Wisconsin 0
- 3 p.m. | No. 15 San Diego vs. UCLA
- 4 p.m. | Clemson vs. No. 8 Arizona
- 4 p.m. | NC State vs. No. 12 Georgia
- 4 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State vs. California
- 4 p.m. | No. 13 South Carolina vs. Michigan State
- 5 p.m. | Columbia vs. No. 4 Virginia
- 5 p.m. | Cornell vs. No. 6 TCU
- 5 p.m. | SMU vs. No. 2 Texas
- 5 p.m. | Vanderbilt vs. No. 14 Illinois
- 5 p.m. | No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Old Dominion
- 6 p.m. | No. 7 LSU vs. Pepperdine
- 6 p.m. | No. 9 Oklahoma vs. Southern California
- 7p.m. | Florida vs. No. 16 UCF
- 7 p.m. | Auburn vs. No. 10 Baylor
- Second round
- 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
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- First round: Friday, May 1
- California 4, Kentucky 3
- SMU 4, Princeton 2
- Wisconsin 4, Samford 1
- Columbia 4, St. John's (NY) 0
- Michigan State 4, North Carolina 1
- No. 3 Ohio State 4, Buffalo 0
- Clemson 4, Ole Miss 3
- NC State 4, Middle Tennessee 2
- UCLA 4, Arizona State 0
- No. 2 Texas 4, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 0
- Florida 5, Stetson 0
- Southern California 4, Duke 2
- Old Dominion 4, Gardner-Webb 0
- No. 4 Virginia 4, Rider 0
- Cornell 4, Arkansas 3
- Pepperdine 4, Michigan 2
- No. 5 Mississippi State 4, Tennessee Tech 0
- No. 1 Wake Forest 4, Navy 0
- No. 8 Arizona 4, Northern Arizona 0
- No. 16 UCF 4, South Carolina State 0
- No. 12 Georgia 4, Elon 0
- No. 13 South Carolina 4, Richmond 0
- No. 15 San Diego 4, UC Santa Barbara 2
- Auburn 4, Santa Clara 3
- No. 7 LSU 4, Alabama State 0
- No. 9 Oklahoma 4, Utah State 0
- No. 6 TCU 4, Denver 0
- Vanderbilt 4, Notre Dame 1
- No. 14 Illinois 4, Yale 0
- No. 10 Baylor 4, Tulsa 0
- No. 11 Texas A&M 4, Wagner 0
- Stanford 4, Penn 1
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.
🏆 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 |