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California (CIF) State boys volleyball high school playoff bracket (5/18/2025)

First state championship tournament will culminate in four divisions at Fresno City College on May 31

Mitch Stephens

Sage Hill 6-10 outside hitter Jackson Cryst with big block in Sage Hill's five-game win at Santa Barbara for the Southern Section championship last week
Sage Hill 6-10 outside hitter Jackson Cryst with big block in Sage Hill's five-game win at Santa Barbara for the Southern Section championship last week / Photo by Mike Bouffard

The first CIF State tournament boys volleyball high school playoff brackets are here.

First-round play in both the South and North gets underway Tuesday with three rounds of regional play, finished off May 31 with the North and South winners playing off for the championship at San Jose City College.

CIF Regional action is scheduled May 20-24 with the state finals May 31 at Fresno City College. This is first season of state boys volleyball championships.

Top seeds in the North are Mitty (D1), Buchanan (D2), Leigh (D3) and Ben Holt College Prep Academy (D4).

Top seeds in the South are Mira Costa (D1), Mater Dei (D2), Sage Hill (D3) and Mater Dei Catholic (D4).

2025 CIF State boys volleyball tournament brackets

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Mitch Stephens
MITCH STEPHENS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.

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