The 2021 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament is a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 22 through April 24, 2021 at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
| 2021 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I/II |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Champions | UC Santa Barbara (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Rick McLaughlin (1st title) |
| MVP | Ryan Wilcox (UC Santa Barbara) |
| Television | Spectrum Sports |
Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournaments | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Hawaii †y | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 UC Santa Barbara ‡y | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Long Beach State | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 UC San Diego | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CSUN | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big West Tournament champion
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Seeds
editAll six teams were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1[2] | Hawai'i | 10–0 | – |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 7–3 | – |
| 3 | Long Beach State | 6–4 | – |
| 4 | UC San Diego | 3–7 | – |
| 5 | CSUN | 2–8 | 1–1 UC Irvine, points vs. UC Irvine won 178 to 171 |
| 6 | UC Irvine | 2–8 | 1–1 vs. CSUN, points vs. CSUN lost 171 to 178 |
Schedule and results
edit| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 22 | |||||
| 4:30 p.m. SPEC HI |
No. 3 Long Beach State vs. No. 6 UC Irvine | 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–21)[3] |
0 | Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand | Report |
| 7:00 p.m. SPEC HI |
No. 4 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 CSUN | 3–1 (20–25, 25–23, 25–16, 25–23)[4] |
Report | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, April 23 | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. SPEC HI |
No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 UC San Diego | 2–3 (25–22, 23–25, 25–16, 23–25, 16–18)[5] |
0 | Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand | Report |
| 4:30 p.m. SPEC HI |
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Long Beach State | 3–1 (25–16, 17–25, 25–18, 25–18)[6] |
Report | ||
| Championship – Saturday, April 24 | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. SPEC HI |
No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 4 UC San Diego | 3–1 (22–25, 27–25, 25–21, 25–20)[7] |
0 | Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand | Report |
| Game times are Hawaiian Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Thursday, April 22 | Semifinals Friday, April 23 | Championship Saturday, April 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hawai'i | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UC San Diego | 3 | 4 | UC San Diego | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | CSUN | 1 | 4 | UC San Diego | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Beach State | 3 | 3 | Long Beach State | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | UC Irvine | 0 | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Big West Men's Volleyball championship to be played at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in 2021 and 2022". KHON. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "No. 1 UH men's volleyball clinches Big West regular season title with CSUN sweep". KHON. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Long Beach State sweeps UC Irvine to reach Big West volleyball semis". Press-Telegram. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "UC San Diego advances to face host Hawaii in Big West men's volleyball tournament". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "UC San Diego upsets top-ranked Hawaii in Big West men's volleyball semifinals". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "UCSB eliminates Long Beach State in Big West volleyball semifinals". Press-Telegram. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "UC Santa Barbara rallies past UC San Diego to win Big West men's volleyball title". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 24, 2021.