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2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball tournament

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.[1] Had the tournament occurred anywhere within California, COVID-19 restrictions would have prevented any attendance.

2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I/II
Teams7
SiteSmith Fieldhouse
Provo, Utah
ChampionsBYU (8th title)
Winning coachShawn Olmstead (3rd title)
MVPGabi Garcia Fernandez (BYU)
Attendance700
TelevisionFloVolleyball
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Volleyball Tournaments
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2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 BYU  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 3   .850 20 – 4   .833
No. 6 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 14 – 5   .737 15 – 6   .714
No. 5 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍y 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

The winner received The Federation's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds

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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[2][3][4] BYU 17–3 –
2[5] UCLA 14–5 –
3[5] Pepperdine 11–5 –
4[5] 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

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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)[6]
Championship – Saturday, April 24
7 p.m.
FloVolleyball 		#1 BYU vs. #3 Pepperdine 3–0
(25–20, 25–15, 25–19)[7] 		700 Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Game times are MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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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

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All times Mountain.

Quarterfinals

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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)
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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)
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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)
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Semifinals

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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)
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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

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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

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  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez-BYU (MVP)
  • Zach Eschenberg-BYU
  • Wil Stanley-BYU
  • Jacob Steele-Pepperdine
  • Austin Wilmot-Pepperdine
  • Camden Gianni-Grand Canyon
  • Cole Ketrzynski-UCLA

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References

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  1. ^ "BYU TO HOST THE 2021 MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP". byucougars.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cougars clinch MPSF No. 1 seed". MPSF on Twitter. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 2 BYU men's volleyball clinches No. 1 seed in MPSF Tournament with sweep at UCLA". The Universe. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c "TOP FOUR MPSF SEEDS CLINCHED ENTERING FINAL WEEK". MPSF. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gabi Garcia Fernandez goes on a 'spectacular' ace run, No. 2 BYU sweeps Grand Canyon in MPSF semifinal". Deseret News. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "BYU WINS MPSF RECORD EIGHTH CONFERENCE TITLE". MPsports.org. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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