The 2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for Conference Carolinas during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It will be held April 8 through April 18, 2021. First Round and Quarterfinal matches will be held at campus sites while the semifinals and championship will be held at Student Center Complex in Bristol, Tennessee.[1] The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

2021 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I/II
Teams8
SiteStudent Center Complex
Bristol, Tennessee
ChampionsBelmont Abbey (1st title)
Winning coachNolan Albrecht (1st title)
MVPBrennan Davis (Belmont Abbey)
TelevisionConference Carolinas DN
Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournaments
2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mount Olive  103 .769134 .765
Belmont Abbey  y 95 .643157 .682
North Greenville   74 .636135 .722
Barton   76 .538910 .474
King   77 .5001213 .480
Emmanuel   69 .4001013 .435
Erskine   49 .308915 .375
Lees-McRae   212 .143219 .095
Conference champion
2021 Conference Carolinas Tournament champion

Seeds

All 8 teams are eligible for the postseason. A bye system is used awarding higher seeds byes to the quarter and semifinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1Mount Olive11–2
2Belmont Abbey9–5
3North Greenville7–4
4Barton7–6
5King7–7
6Emmanuel6–9
7Erskine4–9
8Lees-McRae2–12

Schedule and results

Time Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters Report
First Round – Thursday, April 8[2]
7:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 5 King vs. No. 8 Lees-McRae 3–0
(25–22, 25–18, 25–18)
49 Brittany Ramsey & Julie Ward Report
7:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 6 Emmanuel vs. No. 7 Erskine 3–0
(25–21, 25–13, 25–18)[3]
30 Logan Reese Report
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April 13
7:00 pm
No Broadcast– Stream Crashed
No. 4 Barton vs. No. 5 King 0–3
(21–25, 25–27, 20–25)
100 Report
7:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 3 North Greenville vs. No. 6 Emmanuel 3–0
(25–19, 25–16, 25–21)
134 Avery Norris Report
Semifinals – Saturday, April 17
12:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 1 Mount Olive vs. No. 5 King 3–1
(29–27, 24–26, 25–16, 27–25)[4]
123 Matt Stradley Report
2:30 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 2 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 3 North Greenville 3–1
(25–20, 23–25, 25–19, 25–20)[5]
87 Report
Championship – Sunday, April 18
1:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 1 Mount Olive vs. No. 2 Belmont Abbey 1–3
(22–25, 25–27, 25–23, 22–25)
123 Matt Stradley
All game times are ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First Round
Thursday, April 8
Quarter finals
Tuesday, April 13
Semi-finals
Saturday, April 17
Finals
Sunday, April 18
5 King 3
8 Lees-McRae 0 4 Barton 0
5 King 3
1 Mount Olive 3
5 King 1
1 Mount Olive 1
6 Emmanuel 3 2 Belmont Abbey 3
7 Erskine 0 3 North Greenville 3
6 Emmanuel 0
2 Belmont Abbey 3
3 North Greenville 1

All–Tournament Team

  • Most Outstanding Player - Brennan Davis, Belmont Abbey
  • Joshua Kim, King
  • Diego Rosich, North Greenville
  • Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive
  • Trevor Tresser, Mount Olive
  • Matteo Miselli, Belmont Abbey
  • Daniel Cerqua, Belmont Abbey

References

  1. "Conference Carolinas Unveils Plans For Its Traditional Fall Championships In The Spring Of 2021". Goldsboro Daily News. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  2. "NCAA men's volleyball: Conference Carolinas tourney begins Thursday, MIVA on Saturday". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. "Emmanuel soars past Erskine for program's first ConfCarolinas Tournament win". Off the Block. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. "Audio: Mount Olive coach reacts to beating King in ConfCarolinas semifinals". Off the Block. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  5. "Audio: Belmont Abbey coach discusses ConfCarolinas semifinals win". Off the Block. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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