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2021 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament
Tournament details
DatesMay 3–8
Teams7
Final positions
ChampionsHawaiʻi (1st title)
Runner-upBYU
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Attendance1,318 (220 per match)
Most Outstanding PlayerRado Parapunov
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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. 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.

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
Hawaii Big West 15–1 At–Large
Pepperdine MPSF 13–6 At–Large

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 (B1G+)
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 (B1G+)
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. No. 1 Hawai'i vs. UC Santa Barbara 3–0
(25–21, 25–18, 25–23) 		223 Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (NCAA.com)
5 8:00 p.m. No. 2 BYU vs. Lewis 3–1
(25–22, 25–15, 26–28, 25–20) 		275
National Championship – Saturday, May 8
6 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 2 BYU 3–0
(25–21, 25–19, 25–16) 		345 Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (ESPNU)

Tournament bracket

Opening Round
Monday, May 3, 2021
Columbus, OH 		Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Columbus, OH 		Semifinals
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Columbus, OH 		National Championship
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Columbus, OH
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

Game summaries

All times Eastern.

Opening round

May 3, 2021
5:00 p.m. 		Penn State 3–0 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 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 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. 		No. 1 Hawai'i 3–0 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. 		No. 2 BYU 3–1 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. 		No. 1 Hawai'i 3–0 No. 2 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. "No. 2 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.
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