KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Pool Play Schedule | Bracket) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has officially announced the qualifiers for the 2021 Men's Volleyball National Championship. The 12 team field will begin play on April 20 at the final site in Des Moines, Iowa at the Iowa Events Center.

This year's field includes eight automatic bids and four at-large selections. The automatic berths are determined by conference/group regular-season or tournament winners. The remaining at-large bids were determined by a selection committee.

Action inside the Iowa Events Center will begin with three days of pool play starting on April 20 and ending April 22. The semifinals will take place on April 23 and the championship on April 24.

All of the pool play games will be streamed on the NAIA Network and the semifinals and the championship will be streamed on ESPN3

Qualifier Highlights

• This is the first year that Campbellsville (Ky.), Georgetown (Ky.), Indiana Tech, Jamestown (N.D.), Missouri Valley and Vanguard (Calif.) have qualified for the national championship.
• Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.), Grand View (Iowa), Lourdes (Ohio), Missouri Baptist, Park (Mo.) and Saint Xavier (Ill.) all return to the championship field after competing in the inaugural championship in 2019.
• Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) returns to the championship field after winning the inaugural championship in 2019