The 2026 high school volleyball season is right around the corner.
Mississippi schools take the court first in late July. Preseason coverage begins in early August with the MaxPreps All-America Team, the best team and player in each state as well as a position-by-position look at the best players in the nation.
Read on for a look at when the season begins in your state.
July 31Mississippi
Aug. 3
Georgia, Utah
Aug. 4
Iowa
Aug. 8
California
Aug. 10
Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas
Aug. 13
Nevada
Aug. 14
South Carolina
Aug. 15
Indiana
Aug. 16
Ohio
Aug. 17
Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee
Aug. 19
Michigan, West Virginia
Aug. 20
Colorado
Aug. 21
Minnesota
Aug. 23
Missouri, Virginia
Aug. 24
Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, New York
Aug. 25
Wisconsin
Aug. 26
Arizona
Aug. 27
Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island
Aug. 28
District of Columbia, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wyoming
Aug. 31
Louisiana
Sept. 1
Washington
Sept. 2
New Hampshire
Sept. 3
Maine
Sept. 6
Massachusetts
Sept. 7
Connecticut, Maryland
Sept. 8
Delaware
Sept. 24
Alaska
