MAAC Volleyball Is Now Metro Volleyball: How to Read the Scores

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) became the Metro Conference on July 1, 2026. If you are looking for MAAC volleyball scores, the current competition is listed as Metro volleyball. Historical reports, including the 2025 championship recap, still use the MAAC name. The conference’s rebranding announcement confirms the transition date.

For volleyball readers, three numbers need separating: the match score counts sets won, the set score counts points, and the standings record counts matches won and lost.

Which teams play Metro volleyball?

The 2026 volleyball standings list 12 teams: Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Merrimack, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Rider, Sacred Heart, Saint Peter’s and Siena. That is the volleyball field—not the conference’s full membership list.

Use the official 2026 schedule and results to find a match, then follow its Box Score link for set scores and player statistics. For upcoming matches, the schedule provides viewing or live-stat links where available.

How to read a Metro volleyball score

This is NCAA women’s indoor volleyball, not beach volleyball. Under Rule 8 of the 2026–27 NCAA women’s rulebook:

• The first team to win three sets wins the match.
• Sets one through four are played to 25 points, with a two-point winning margin.
• If needed, the fifth set is played to 15, also win by two.
• There is no point cap on any set.
• Either team can score on a completed rally, regardless of which team served.

A 3–0 result therefore means three sets to none—not three rally points to none. At 24–24, a team needs two more points in succession to finish 26–24; at 25–25, play continues.

A real example: the 2025 championship final

Fairfield beat Rider 3–0 on November 23, 2025, winning its third consecutive MAAC tournament title. The official championship report records these set scores:

Set	Fairfield	Rider	What the score shows
1	26	24	Extended beyond 25 to establish a two-point margin
2	25	18	Seven-point winning margin
3	25	12	Thirteen-point winning margin; match ends

Adding the set scores gives 76 points for Fairfield and 54 for Rider. Those are calculated totals, not an alternative method of deciding the winner: Fairfield won because it took three sets.

Nor does a sweep mean every set was comfortable. Fairfield trailed 20–14 in the opener and saved a Rider set point before winning 26–24. In the second set, an 8–0 run included five Katelyn Cook aces, according to Fairfield’s match recap. The headline result hides both the comeback and the concentrated serving run.

For individual statistics rather than set totals, see our guide to reading a volleyball box score.

What the standings columns mean

In the conference’s table displayed on October 14, 2026, Fairfield was listed at 7–0 in conference play and 13–5 overall. These are match records. The overall column includes nonconference matches; the conference column does not.

CPct. means conference winning percentage: wins divided by conference matches played. A 5–2 record produces 5 ÷ 7 = .714, rounded to three decimals. A 3–0 win and a 3–2 win each count as one match victory.

Set margins can still matter later. The Metro volleyball tiebreaker policy seeds teams by conference winning percentage. For a two-team tie, it starts with head-to-head results, then head-to-head sets won, then head-to-head point differential.

For example, if Team A wins one meeting 3–0 but loses the other 1–3, the teams split their matches. Team A nevertheless leads 4–3 in head-to-head sets and wins that tiebreaker step. The policy has a separate procedure for ties involving three or more teams.

The 2026 tournament format

The 2026 Metro Volleyball Championship is scheduled for November 17–23, with the top six teams qualifying. The first round on November 17 pairs No. 4 with No. 5 and No. 3 with No. 6 at the higher seeds’ sites. The No. 1 seed hosts the semifinals and final on consecutive days, with the host selecting those dates.

Fairfield is the defending champion. The tournament winner earns the conference’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division I championship, as confirmed in Canisius’s 2026 schedule announcement. Check championship central for finalized dates and match times rather than assuming the entire event takes place at one venue.