The 2021 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 51st edition of the NCAA men's volleyball tournament, 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 champion BYU MPSF 19–3 Tournament champion Lewis MIVA 19–2 Tournament champion Belmont Abbey Conference Carolinas 15–7 Tournament champion Penn State EIVA 21–3 Tournament champion Hawai'i Big West 15–1 At-large Pepperdine MPSF 13–6 At-large
Tournament bracket
Schedule and results All times Eastern. GameTimeMatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcasters 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
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship
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
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