The final

The top two seeds met in a best-of-3 final, and it went the distance. Grandpa's Weekend Out took the first game 25–20, Potential Losers took the second by the same score, and Grandpa's Weekend Out closed the third 15–10.

Grandpa’s Weekend Out, the RNKD Coed 6s champions, with their cash prize in front of the RNKD backdrop — Champions: Grandpa’s Weekend Out, with their $700.

Potential Losers, the RNKD Coed 6s runners-up, with their cash prize in front of the RNKD backdrop — Runners-up: Potential Losers, with their $300.

Both prizes were paid in cash before the teams left the gym.

Round-robin standings

Every team played every other team once: one game to 21, capped at 23. Grandpa's Weekend Out was the only team to finish 4–1, and their one loss was a 22–20 game against East Lansing Dawgs. Three teams finished 3–2, so point difference set the seeds.

Points are scored–allowed across five games.
Seed	Team	W–L	Points	Diff
1	Grandpa’s Weekend Out	4–1	104–87	+17
2	Potential Losers	3–2	99–78	+21
3	P Diggy Party	3–2	94–80	+14
4	East Lansing Dawgs	3–2	97–89	+8
5	The better team	2–3	85–91	−6
6	Goose bumps	0–5	51–105	−54

The bracket

All six teams made the bracket, so nobody went home after the round robin. The top two seeds got a bye to the semifinals, and every bracket match was best of 3.

Round	Match	Score
Quarterfinal	East Lansing Dawgs def. The better team	21–18, 21–8
Quarterfinal	P Diggy Party def. Goose bumps	21–7, 21–13
Semifinal	Grandpa’s Weekend Out def. East Lansing Dawgs	21–12, 23–21
Semifinal	Potential Losers def. P Diggy Party	21–16, 21–17
Final	Grandpa’s Weekend Out def. Potential Losers	25–20, 20–25, 15–10

That made at least six matches for every team, and seven for the four that reached the semifinals.

The day in photos

Two organizers unrolling RNKD net tape before check-in — Net tape going up before check-in.

The RNKD check-in table, with a laptop and a phone on a red tablecloth — Check-in: 36 players in 42 minutes.

Two players going up together for a block at the net — A double block in the round robin.

A player in the air for a jump serve — Jump serve.

A team slapping hands between points — Between points.

A hitter swinging at the ball as a blocker goes up across the net — Swing and block.

How the day ran

Time	What happened
8:30	Check-in opens
About 9:20	First serve, about 20 minutes late
Two hours later	Round robin done: 15 games
Then	Quarterfinals and semifinals, best of 3
1:57 p.m.	Final point of the final

We started late. Some players arrived late, so the first serve went about 20 minutes behind, and some teams stepped on court without a real warm-up.
The round robin kept time. Once it started, five rounds took about two hours.
The bracket ran long. Best-of-3 matches averaged about 49 minutes, roughly twice a single game.
Scores went into the app courtside, and the bracket moved on as soon as each match was entered.

We planned this event for 16 teams. What we planned, what changed with six, and what we'd do differently are in our guide: how to run a volleyball tournament.

Next: Sunday, November 8

The next RNKD Coed 6s is on Sunday, November 8, 2026, in Pontiac again: coed 6v6, at least two women on court. One change from this event: bracket matches are a single game, and only the final is best of 3. See the November 8 event and register.

RNKD Coed 6s recap: Grandpa’s Weekend Out win it in Pontiac