Men’s Volleyball | Tue, Apr. 5, 2022
Kansas City, MO – (Pool Play Schedule | Bracket) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the qualifiers for the 2022 Men’s Volleyball National Championship. The 12-team field will begin play on April 12 at the final site in West Des Moines, Iowa at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex.
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.
Grand View is set to compete in Pool A against Aquinas (Mich.) on Tuesday, April 12th, and Jamestown (N.D.) on April 14th. Both games are set to begin at 7:00 PM. The Vikings are one of four teams that have qualified for all three national championships. Other teams also qualifying every year include Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.), Park (Mo.), and Saint Xavier (Ill.).
All pool play matches will be streamed on the NAIA Network and the semifinals and championships will be streamed on ESPN3.
|
Team |
Qualification |
Appearances |
Last Qualified |
Titles |
|
Aquinas (Mich.) |
At-large |
2 |
2019 |
|
|
Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) |
California Pacific Conference Tournament Champion |
3 |
2021 |
1 |
|
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South Conference Tournament Runner-Up |
2 |
2021 |
|
|
Georgetown (Ky.) |
Mid-South Conference Tournament & Regular-Season Champion |
2 |
2021 |
|
|
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
3 |
2021 |
1 |
|
Indiana Tech |
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
2 |
2021 |
|
|
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
2 |
2021 |
|
|
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
1 |
NA |
|
|
Park (Mo.) |
At-large |
3 |
2021 |
|
|
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
3 |
2021 |
|
|
Vanguard (Calif.) |
At-large |
2 |
2021 |
|
|
William Penn (Iowa) |
At-large |
1 |
NA |
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