2021 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament explained

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.

Seeds

All 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

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big West Men’s Volleyball championship to be played at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in 2021 and 2022. KHON. January 7, 2021.
2. Web site: No. 1 UH men’s volleyball clinches Big West regular season title with CSUN sweep. KHON. April 10, 2021.
3. Web site: Long Beach State sweeps UC Irvine to reach Big West volleyball semis. Press-Telegram. April 22, 2021.
4. Web site: UC San Diego advances to face host Hawaii in Big West men’s volleyball tournament. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. April 22, 2021.
5. Web site: UC San Diego upsets top-ranked Hawaii in Big West men’s volleyball semifinals. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. April 23, 2021.
6. Web site: UCSB eliminates Long Beach State in Big West volleyball semifinals. Press-Telegram. April 23, 2021.
7. Web site: UC Santa Barbara rallies past UC San Diego to win Big West men’s volleyball title. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. April 24, 2021.