The process the Carolina Region uses to award our region bids to the USA Volleyball National Championships will be based on the
Carolina Region Regional Bid Ranking System.
Teams will need to submit an application to be considered for a bid by their applicable deadline:
- 18's teams - March 22, 2026 deadline (Application opens March 1)
- 11's - 17's teams - April 27, 2026 deadline (Application opens April 1)
All teams that submit an application by the deadline will be ranked based on the Carolina Region Regional Bid Ranking System. Bids will be awarded to the teams earning the highest ranking points for all their USAV tournament participation.
To be eligible to considered for a Region bid in their age group, a junior team must meet the following: (a) Participating teams must be a registered Carolina Region team; and (b) teams must have played in ONE (1) Carolina Region sanctioned event. In the event the Region has more bids available than submitted applications from eligible teams, the Region will accept applications from CR registered teams that have not participated in a CR-sanctioned event.
Teams awarded a bid must follow the USAV JNC entry procedures and submit all JNC entry forms and JNC entry fee to USA Volleyball by the applicable deadline. Carolina Region bids to the USAV JNC are primarily for ELITE Carolina Region teams that are committed to going to the USAV Junior National Championships if they earn a Region bid.
NOTE: Should a tam submit an application for a region bid and withdraw their application for any reason other than receiving a bid through a USAV Qualifier, the club shall owe a sanction of $250 to be eligible to participate in the Region Bid Ranking system in the future seasons. Should a team be offered a Region bid based on their placement in the Region Bid Ranking system and choose not to accept the bid, the club will need to pay a sanction fee of $500 to be eligible to participate in the Region Bid Ranking System in a future season. This process is for committed teams only that want to attend the USAV JNC.
