KANSAS CITY, Iowa – (Pool Play Schedule | Bracket) The 2024 NAIA Men’s Volleyball Championship will open competition with pool play matches on Tuesday, April 30 in the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The tournament's first three days (April 30 – May 2) will consist of pool play matches. Each pool is made up of three teams. The team that has the best record in each pool or wins on a tie-break scenario advances to the semifinals. The semifinals are the beginning of single-elimination bracket play, where the winners will advance to the championship.

Hudl TV will be the official home of the NAIA Men's Volleyball National Championship streaming. It will broadcast all pool play matches at the final site in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Single-day passes can be purchased for $9.95, while a pool play package (includes all three days of pool play) is available for $29.95. For more information, CLICK HERE. The semifinals and championships will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN3.

The Alliant Energy PowerHouse is a clear bag facility unless the bag is smaller than 5x8”. For more on what is allowed in the facility CLICK HERE.

Quick Facts

• The Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) and Heart of America Athletic Conference (Heart) qualified the highest number of teams out of their conferences, with three teams each.
• Four teams are making their first appearance: Lawrence Tech (Mich.), Mount Mercy (Iowa), Reinhardt (Ga.) and Westcliff (Calif.).
• Grand View (Iowa) and Saint Xavier (Ill.) have garnered an appearance in all five championships.
• Grand View (Iowa) holds the highest number of championship wins in the 2024 championship field, with a record of 11-3.
• Defending champions, Vanguard (Calif.) return to the championship field. Grand View (Iowa) is the only other team in the 2024 field that has won a title. The Vikings won the Battle for the Red Banner twice in 2021 and 2022.
• Reinhardt (Ga.) enters the championship field with an impressive 24-match win streak, followed by Saint Xavier (Ill.), which has a 15-win streak.
• Seven of the 12 qualifying teams also qualified for the 2023 championship: Georgetown (Ky.), Grand View (Iowa), Jamestown (N.D.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Saint Xavier (Ill.), The Master’s (Calif.) and Vanguard (Calif.).
• So we meet again (pool play matches that have happened before)
  • Pool A, B and D have never previously played against each other in the national championship.
  • Pool C
    • Grand View (Iowa) and Saint Xavier (Ill.) faced each other in pool play in 2019 and 2021. The Vikings won both contests 3-0.

• Players to watch
  • Braden Van Groningen, The Master's (Calif.) - Leads the nation in attack percentage (.380)
  • Patrick Paragas, The Master's (Calif.) - Leads the nation in assists per set (10.47)
  • Britten Beallis, William Penn (Iowa) - Leads the nation in block assists (98) and total blocks (118)
  • Emery Outin, OUAZ (Ariz.) - Three-time NAIA Attacker of the Week in 2024
  • Zeo Meyer, OUAZ (Ariz.) - Three-time NAIA Setter of the Week in 2024
  • Andres Velez, Saint Xavier (Ill.) - NAIA Defender of the Week on week one
  • Akram Askoul, Lawrence Tech - NAIA Defender of the Week on week two 
  • Will Anderson, Vanguard (Calif.) - NAIA Attacker of the Week on week three
  • Jan Lopuch, Saint Xavier (Ill.) - NAIA Attacker of the Week on week eight
  • Christian Oviedo, Saint Xavier (Ill.) - NAIA Setter of the Week on week eight 
  • Addah Nestor, OUAZ (Ariz.) - NAIA Attacker of the Week on week nine
  • Matheus Andrade, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) - NAIA Defender of the Week on week nine