LOVB Pro Announces 2026-27 Schedule

League One Volleyball (LOVB) today announced the 2026-27 schedule for its professional league. With four expansion teams this season, the league will grow to 10 teams, featuring 110 regular-season matches and the introduction of official league conferences. 

For the first time, each team will compete in 22 regular-season matches, up from 20 last season, with an even split of 11 home and 11 away matches. The league will also introduce two conferences: Eastern (Atlanta, Madison, Miami, Minnesota and Nebraska) and Western (Austin, Houston, Los Angeles, Salt Lake and San Francisco). Under the new format, teams will face each conference opponent three times and each non-conference opponent twice.

Two-time defending champions LOVB Austin once again hosts the season opener, welcoming LOVB Nebraska to Texas for First Serve. That match takes place Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. Central at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center ahead of the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Final Four being held in the same city Dec. 17-20. 

Rounding out the first week of play, LOVB Houston will host expansion team, the Los Angeles Orbit on Friday, Dec.18, and on Saturday, Dec. 19,  LOVB Salt Lake will host Austin, while the newly added San Francisco Signal travels to LOVB Atlanta.

Below are the first home matches for each team (all times local): 

• LOVB Austin: December 16, 2026 vs. LOVB Nebraska (Frost Bank Center, 7 p.m.)
• LOVB Houston: December 18, 2026 vs. Los Angeles Orbit (Berry Center, 7 p.m.) 
• LOVB Atlanta: December 19, 2026 vs. San Francisco Signal (Gateway Center, 7 p.m.)
• LOVB Salt Lake: December 19, 2026 vs. LOVB Austin (SLCC Bruin Arena, 7 p.m.)
• LOVB Nebraska: December 21, 2026 vs. LOVB Madison (Baxter Arena, 7 p.m.)
• LOVB Minnesota: December 22, 2026 vs. LOVB Miami (Maturi Pavilion, 7 p.m.)
• LOVB Madison: December 30, 2026 vs. LOVB Austin (Alliant Energy Center, 7 p.m.)
• LOVB Miami: January 6, 2027 vs. LOVB Austin (Watsco Arena, 8 p.m.) 
• Los Angeles Orbit: January 6, 2027 vs. LOVB Nebraska (Intuit Dome, 7 p.m.)
• San Francisco Signal: January 10, 2027 vs. LOVB Atlanta (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 5 p.m.)

Season Ticket Memberships for all LOVB teams are on sale now. Playoff and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

Visit lovb.com/schedule for the full schedule, including dates, venues and match times.