KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (Schedule | Video Links | Live Stat Links) Forty-eight teams will participate in the 2021 NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Opening Round on Saturday, November 20. Matches will occur at 24 campus locations across the nation and the winners will advance to the final site on November 30 – December 4, in Sioux City, Iowa. All national championship opening round matches will be video streamed by the host.

The 24-team national championship final site pool play match-ups will be announced on Sunday, November 21, on NAIA.org.

The NAIA Network – the association’s official video-streaming home – will broadcast all pool play and quarterfinal matches live at the 2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship final site in Sioux City, Iowa. The video platform, powered by Presto, allows users access to live video, statistics and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be purchased for $9.95, while a pool play pass is $24.95 (November 30 – December 1) and a championship package is available at $39.95.  CLICK HERE to access the NAIA Network.

The semifinals on December 3 and the championship on December 4 will be streamed on ESPN3. Links can be found on the schedule at a closer date.

2021 NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Opening Round Notes

• For the second time, all qualifying teams will play in an opening round match before advancing to the final site.
• The 24 Opening Round hosts are Bellevue (Neb.), Central Methodist (Mo.), Columbia (Mo.), Concordia (Neb.), Corban (Ore.), Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Dordt (Iowa), Eastern Oregon, Grand View (Iowa), Indiana Wesleyan, Jamestown (N.D.), Marian (Ind.), Midland (Neb.), Missouri Baptist, Montana Tech, Northwestern (Iowa), Oregon Tech, Ottawa (Ariz.), Ottawa (Kan.), Park (Mo.), Providence (Mont.), Viterbo (Wis.) and Xavier (La.).
• Ave Maria (Fla.), Oregon Tech, Ottawa (Ariz.), Life (Ga.), Blue Mountain (Miss.), Columbia International (S.C.), Edward Waters (Fla.), Florida College, Florida National, Midway (Ky.) and Park Gilbert (Ariz.) are making their first appearance in the national championship field.
• There are 13 teams in the 2021 field that are making their 10 or more appearance at the national championship: Bellevue (Neb.), College of Saint Mary (Neb.), Columbia (Mo.), Dordt (Iowa), Grand View (Iowa), Indiana Wesleyan, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Madonna (Mich.), Missouri Baptist, Northwestern (Iowa), Texas Wesleyan, Westmont (Calif.) and Xavier (La.).
• The women's volleyball national championship opening round was implemented in 2008.
• Columbia (Mo.) and Madonna (Mich.) are the only teams with 20 or more appearances in the 2021 championship field.
• Columbia (Mo.) holds the highest number of appearances in the tournament field and all schools in tournament history with 27.
• The 2020 national champion Missouri Baptist returns to the championship field as the American Midwest Conference regular-season and tournament champion.
• There are five teams in the 2021 field that have previously won a title: Columbia (Mo.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Marian (Ind.), Missouri Baptist and Park (Mo.)
• Columbia (Mo.) and Park (Mo.) are the only team in the tournament field to have won more than one title. Columbia (Mo.) had four titles (1998, 1999, 2001, 2015) and Park (Mo.) has two titles (2014-2018).
•  Twenty-eight teams qualified for the 2021 national championship after competing in the 2020 championship.
• Jamestown (N.D.) enters the 2021 championship field as the only team with an undefeated, 31-0, record.

Opening Round Pairings