| 2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Volleyball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I/II |
| Teams | 7 |
| Site | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah |
| Champions | BYU (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Shawn Olmstead (3rd title) |
| MVP | Gabi Garcia Fernandez (BYU) |
| Attendance | 700 |
| Television | FloVolleyball |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 BYU †‡ | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 UCLA | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Pepperdine | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Grand Canyon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia Irvine | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 MPSF Tournament champion
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The 2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Volleyball Tournament was a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 22 through April 24, 2021 at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah. Smith Fieldhouse was chosen as the host venue so that family members and a select number of fans may attend the games. That number was later set at 700 per match. Had the tournament occurred anywhere within California, COVID-19 restrictions would have prevented any attendance.
The winner received The Federation's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
Seeds
All seven teams are eligible for the postseason, with the #1 seed receiving a bye to the semifinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The #1 seed will play the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
Due to the possibility of an unbalanced number of league matches played this year, conference wins (NOT win percentage), will be the first criteria looked at to determine MPSF Tournament seeding. Conference win percentage will be the first tiebreaker.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 17–3 | – |
| 2 | UCLA | 14–5 | – |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 11–5 | – |
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 8–10 | – |
| 5 | USC | 5–12 | – |
| 6 | Stanford | 3–13 | 2–0 vs. Concordia Irvine |
| 7 | Concordia Irvine | 3–13 | 0-2 vs. Stanford |
Schedule and results
| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 22 | ||||
| 2 p.m. FloVolleyball |
#2 UCLA vs. #7 Concorida Irvine | 3–1 (25–23, 21–25, 26–24, 25–20) |
N/A | Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail |
| 5 p.m. FloVolleyball |
#4 Grand Canyon vs. #5 USC | 3–1 (28–30, 25–20, 25–17, 25–23) | ||
| 8 p.m. FloVolleyball |
#3 Pepperdine vs. #6 Stanford | 3–1 (25–22, 21–25, 25–22, 25–19) | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, April 23 | ||||
| 4 p.m. FloVolleyball |
#2 UCLA vs. #3 Pepperdine | 0–3 (20–25, 23–25, 24–26) |
700 | Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail |
| 7 p.m. FloVolleyball |
#1 BYU vs. #4 Grand Canyon | 3–0 (25–14, 25–19, 29–27) | ||
| Championship – Saturday, April 24 | ||||
| 7 p.m. FloVolleyball |
#1 BYU vs. #3 Pepperdine | 3–0 (25–20, 25–15, 25–19) |
700 | Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail |
| Game times are MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Thursday, April 22 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | Semifinals Friday, April 23 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | Championship Saturday, April 24 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | |||||||||||||
| (bye) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | USC | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pepperdine | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Concordia Irvine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Pepperdine | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Pepperdine | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Stanford | 1 | ||||||||||||
Game summaries
All times Mountain.
Quarterfinals
| April 22, 2021 2:00 p.m. MDT |
(2) UCLA | 3–1 | (7) Concordia Irvine | Smith Fieldhouse — Provo, UT |
| (25–23, 21–25, 26–24, 25–20) Report | ||||
| April 22, 2021 5:00 p.m. MDT |
(4) Grand Canyon | 3–1 | (5) USC | Smith Fieldhouse — Provo, UT |
| (28–30, 25–20, 25–17, 25–23) Report | ||||
| April 22, 2021 8:00 p.m. MDT |
(3) Pepperdine | 3–1 | (6) Stanford | Smith Fieldhouse — Provo, UT |
| (25–22, 21–25, 25–22, 25–19) Report | ||||
Semifinals
| April 23, 2021 4:00 p.m. MDT |
(2) UCLA | 0–3 | (3) Pepperdine | Smith Fieldhouse — Provo, UT Attendance: 700 Referees: Bill Forrester, Ron Pelham, Heather Pickett, Ray Mink |
| (20–25, 23–25, 24–26) Report | ||||
| April 23, 2021 7:00 p.m. MDT |
(1) BYU | 3–0 | (4) Grand Canyon | Smith Fieldhouse — Provo, UT Attendance: 700 Referees: Ron Pelham, Ray Mink, Tom Ulibarri, Bill Forrester |
| (25–14, 25–19, 29–27) Report | ||||
MPSF Championship
| April 24, 2021 7:00 p.m. MDT |
(1) BYU | 3–0 | (3) Pepperdine | Smith Fieldhouse — Provo, UT Attendance: 700 Referees: Bill Forrester, Ray Mink, Jeff Merill, Ron Pelham |
| (25–23, 25–15, 25–19) Report | ||||
All-Tournament Team
- Gabi Garcia Fernandez-BYU (MVP)
- Zach Eschenberg-BYU
- Wil Stanley-BYU
- Jacob Steele-Pepperdine
- Austin Wilmot-Pepperdine
- Camden Gianni-Grand Canyon
- Cole Ketrzynski-UCLA
References
- "BYU TO HOST THE 2021 MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP". byucougars.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- "Cougars clinch MPSF No. 1 seed". MPSF on Twitter. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- "No. 2 BYU men's volleyball clinches No. 1 seed in MPSF Tournament with sweep at UCLA". The Universe. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- "BYU Roundup: Men's volleyball earns No. 1 seed at MPSF Tournament". Provo Daily Herald. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "TOP FOUR MPSF SEEDS CLINCHED ENTERING FINAL WEEK". MPSF. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- "Gabi Garcia Fernandez goes on a 'spectacular' ace run, No. 2 BYU sweeps Grand Canyon in MPSF semifinal". Deseret News. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- "BYU men's volleyball: Top-seeded Cougars sweep Pepperdine for MPSF crown, make case for a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tourney". Deseret News. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- "BYU WINS MPSF RECORD EIGHTH CONFERENCE TITLE". MPsports.org. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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