| 2021 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament | |
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 2021 NCAA Division I Championship | |
| Finals site | Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Champions | Wisconsin (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Nebraska (10th title match) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Kelly Sheffield (1st title) |
| Most outstanding player | Anna Smrek (Wisconsin) |
| Final Four All-Tournament Team | Dana Rettke (Wisconsin) Sydney Hilley (Wisconsin) Nicklin Hames (Nebraska) Madi Kubik (Nebraska) Anna Debeer (Louisville) Leketor Member-Meneh (Pittsburgh) |
The 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 2, 2021, and ended on December 18, 2021, to determine the Division I National Champion in women's volleyball. Wisconsin won its first NCAA national championship by defeating Big Ten rival Nebraska 3–2.[1] The championship match was played in front of an NCAA record crowd of 18,755.[2]
The Final Four was held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The national semifinals were held on December 16 and the championship match was held on December 18.[3]
Kentucky, from the Southeastern Conference, was the defending national champion. The Wildcats were eliminated in the second round to Illinois.
The tournament saw a particularly successful run by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Louisville, having gone a perfect 28-0 in the regular season, earned the first number one overall seed in conference history. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh earned the number three seed, its first top four seed in program history. Both teams utilized their home court advantages to earn their respective first trips to the national semifinals. Thus, the Cardinals and Panthers became the second and third semi-finalists from the conference in tournament history, and first since Florida State in 2011. Additionally, Georgia Tech also advanced to its first Regional Final since 2003, marking the first time the ACC had three Regional Finalists in one tournament.
While the ACC made history in the semifinals, the Cardinals and Panthers were joined by Wisconsin and Nebraska out of the Big Ten. Wisconsin made its third consecutive trip to the national semifinals, and was seeking its first title. Nebraska was the only semi-finalist who has won a National Championship, doing so five times. This tournament marked the fourteenth straight year that at least one member of the Big Ten reached the semifinal.