2021 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament

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2021 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament
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DatesMay 3–8
Teams7
Champions Hawaiʻi (1st title)
Runners-up BYU
Matches played6
Attendance1,318 (220 per match)
Most Outstanding PlayerRado Parapunov, Hawaiʻi
2019
2022

The 2021 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 51st edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament began with a play-in match. The entire tournament was hosted by Ohio State University from May 3 to 8, 2021 at Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. [1] Hawaii won its first title by defeating BYU 3–0 (their 2002 title was vacated due to NCAA violations).

Contents

Bids

The tournament field was announced on NCAA.com Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 1 p.m. EDT. [2]

SchoolConferenceRecordBerthSource
UC Santa Barbara Big West 15–4Tournament champions
BYU MPSF 19–3Tournament champions
Lewis MIVA 19–2Tournament champions
Belmont Abbey Conference Carolinas 15–7Tournament champions
Penn State EIVA 21–3Tournament champions
HawaiiBig West15–1At–Large
PepperdineMPSF13–6At–Large

Schedule and results

All times Eastern.

GameTimeMatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcasters
First Round – Monday, May 3
15:00 p.m.Penn State vs. Belmont Abbey3–0
(25–22, 25–13, 25–19)
223Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock (B1G+)
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 4
25:00 p.m.UC Santa Barbara vs. Pepperdine3–1
(25–23, 25–22, 22–25, 28–26)
108Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock (B1G+)
38:00 p.m.Lewis vs. Penn State3–0
(25–23, 27–25, 25–20)
144
Final Four – Thursday, May 6
45:00 p.m.No. 1 Hawai'i vs. UC Santa Barbara3–0
(25–21, 25–18, 25–23)
223 Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (NCAA.com)
58:00 p.m.No. 2 BYU vs. Lewis3–1
(25–22, 25–15, 26–28, 25–20)
275
National Championship – Saturday, May 8
68:00 p.m.No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 2 BYU3–0
(25–21, 25–19, 25–16)
345Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (ESPNU)

Tournament bracket

First Round
Monday, May 3, 2021
Columbus, OH
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Columbus, OH
Final Four
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Columbus, OH
National Championship
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Columbus, OH
1Hawai'i3
 UC Santa Barbara 0
UC Santa Barbara3
Pepperdine 1
1Hawai'i3
2 BYU 0
2BYU3
 Lewis 1
Lewis3
Penn State3Penn State 0
Belmont Abbey 0

Game summaries

All times Eastern.

First round

May 3, 2021
5:00 p.m.
Penn State 3–0 [3] Belmont Abbey Covelli Center — Columbus, OH
Attendance: 223
Referees: Bill Forrester, Brian Hemelgran, Jim Findura, Krystian Krzyzak
(25–22, 25–13, 25–19)
Report

Quarterfinals

May 4, 2021
5:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara 3–1 [4] Pepperdine Covelli Center — Columbus, OH
Attendance: 108
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Keith Murlless, Krystian Krzyzak, Barb Zvonek
(25–23, 25–22, 22–25, 28–26)
Report
May 4, 2021
8:00 p.m.
Lewis 3–0 [5] Penn StateCovelli Center — Columbus, OH
Attendance: 144
Referees: Keith Murlless, Bill Forrester, Barb Zvonek, Shane White
(25–23, 27–25, 25–20)
Report

Semifinals

May 6, 2021
5:00 p.m.
No. 1 Hawai'i 3–0 [6] UC Santa BarbaraCovelli Center — Columbus, OH
Attendance: 223
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Bill Forrester, Jim Findura, Krystian Krzyzak
(25–21, 25–18, 25–23)
Report
May 6, 2021
8:00 p.m.
No. 2 BYU 3–1 [7] LewisCovelli Center — Columbus, OH
Attendance: 275
Referees: Bill Forrester, Keith Murlles, Barb Zvonek, Rachel Jensen
(25–22, 25–15, 26–28, 25–20)
Report

National Championship

May 8, 2021
8:00 p.m.
No. 1 Hawai'i3–0 [8] No. 2 BYUCovelli Center — Columbus, OH
Attendance: 345
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Bill Forrester, Keith Murless, Jim Findura
(25–21, 25–19, 25–16)
Report


All Tournament Team

[9]

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