2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball tournament

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
Classification	Division I/II
Teams	8
Site	Student Center Complex Bristol, Tennessee
Champions	Belmont Abbey (1st title)
Winning coach	Nolan Albrecht (1st title)
MVP	Brennan Davis (Belmont Abbey)
Television	Conference Carolinas DN
Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournaments

2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Mount Olive ‍†‍‍	10	–	3		.769			13	–	4		.765
Belmont Abbey  ‍‍‡‍^y	9	–	5		.643			15	–	7		.682
North Greenville  ‍‍‍	7	–	4		.636			13	–	5		.722
Barton  ‍‍‍	7	–	6		.538			9	–	10		.474
King  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			12	–	13		.480
Emmanuel  ‍‍‍	6	–	9		.400			10	–	13		.435
Erskine  ‍‍‍	4	–	9		.308			9	–	15		.375
Lees-McRae  ‍‍‍	2	–	12		.143			2	–	19		.095
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Conference Carolinas Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of 8 May 2021 Rankings from AVCA

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
1	Mount Olive	11–2	–
2	Belmont Abbey	9–5	–
3	North Greenville	7–4	–
4	Barton	7–6	–
5	King	7–7	–
6	Emmanuel	6–9	–
7	Erskine	4–9	–
8	Lees-McRae	2–12	–

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. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
2. "NCAA men's volleyball: Conference Carolinas tourney begins Thursday, MIVA on Saturday". Volleyball Mag. April 8, 2021. 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.