2021 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

2021 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament

Tournament details
Dates	May 3–8
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	Hawaiʻi (1st title)
Runners-up	BYU
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Attendance	1,318 (220 per match)
Awards
Most Outstanding Player	Rado Parapunov (Hawai'i)
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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).

Bids

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

School	Conference	Record	Berth	Source
UC Santa Barbara	Big West	15–4	Tournament champions
BYU	MPSF	19–3	Tournament champions
Lewis	MIVA	19–2	Tournament champions
Belmont Abbey	Conference Carolinas	15–7	Tournament champions
Penn State	EIVA	21–3	Tournament champions
Hawai'i	Big West	15–1	At–Large
Pepperdine	MPSF	13–6	At–Large

Tournament bracket

	Opening Round Monday, May 3 B1G+					Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 4 B1G+					Semifinals Thursday, May 6 NCAA.com					National Championship Saturday, May 8 ESPNU
											1	Hawai'i	3
											4	UC Santa Barbara	0
						4	UC Santa Barbara	3
						5	Pepperdine	1
																1	Hawai'i	3
																2	BYU	0
											2	BYU	3
											3	Lewis	1
						3	Lewis	3
	6	Penn State	3			6	Penn State	0
	7	Belmont Abbey	0

Schedule and results

All times Eastern.

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Attendance	Broadcasters
Opening Round – Monday, May 3
1	5:00 p.m.	Penn State vs. Belmont Abbey	3–0 (25–22, 25–13, 25–19)	223	Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 4
2	5:00 p.m.	UC Santa Barbara vs. Pepperdine	3–1 (25–23, 25–22, 22–25, 28–26)	108	Luke Wood Maloney & Ben Spurlock
3	8:00 p.m.	Lewis vs. Penn State	3–0 (25–23, 27–25, 25–20)	144
Semifinals – Thursday, May 6
4	5:00 p.m.	Hawai'i vs. UC Santa Barbara	3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–23)	223	Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett
5	8:00 p.m.	BYU vs. Lewis	3–1 (25–22, 25–15, 26–28, 25–20)	275
National Championship – Saturday, May 8
6	8:00 p.m.	Hawai'i vs. BYU	3–0 (25–21, 25–19, 25–16)	345	Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett

Game summaries

All times Eastern.

Opening 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 State	Covelli 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.	Hawai'i	3–0 [6]	UC Santa Barbara	Covelli 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.	BYU	3–1 [7]	Lewis	Covelli 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.	Hawai'i	3–0 [8]	BYU	Covelli Center — Columbus, OH Attendance: 345 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Bill Forrester, Keith Murless, Jim Findura
	(25–21, 25–19, 25–16) Report

All Tournament Team

• Rado Parapunov, Hawai'i (Most Outstanding Player)
• Patrick Gasman, Hawai'i
• Jakob Thelle, Hawai'i
• Gabi García Fernández, BYU
• Wil Stanley, BYU
• Casey McGarry, UC Santa Barbara
• Tyler Mitchem, Lewis

References

1. "2021 NCAA Tournament stays at Ohio State but moves to new Covelli Center". Off the Block. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
2. "How to watch the 2021 DI men's volleyball selections". NCAA.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
3. "Passers guide Penn State men's volleyball to win in NCAA Tournament 1st-round matchup". Daily Collegian . Retrieved May 3, 2021.
4. "DeWeese and McFarland lead UCSB past Pepperdine and into semifinals of the NCAA Tournament". KEYT . Retrieved May 4, 2021.
5. "Penn State men's volleyball bounced by Lewis, season comes to a close in NCAA Tournament". Daily Collegian . Retrieved May 4, 2021.
6. "#1 UH men's volleyball National Championship bound, semifinal sweep of UCSB". KITV . Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
7. "BYU holds off Lewis, sets up national championship showdown with No. 1 Hawaii". Deseret News . Retrieved May 6, 2021.
8. "Hawaii men's volleyball team sweeps BYU to capture NCAA championship". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved May 8, 2021.