| Custom Title: | 2021 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship |
| Sport: | Beach Volleyball |
| Season: | 2021 NCAA Beach Volleyball season |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Double-elimination until championship |
| Finals Site: | Gulf Shores Public Beach Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Champions: | USC Trojans |
| Title Count: | 3rd |
| Runner Up: | UCLA Bruins |
| Game Count: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Dain Blanton |
| Coach Count: | 1st |
| Television: | ESPN |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was held from May 7 through May 9, 2021 in Gulf Shores, Alabama as the final part of the 2021 NCAA Beach Volleyball season.[1] It was the fifth edition of the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship that began in 2016. The top-seeded UCLA Bruins are back-to-back defending champions, having won in 2018 and 2019.[2] All divisions of the NCAA are eligible to compete in the Beach Volleyball Championship, however, all teams through the 2021 Championship have been Division I members.[3] USC won the title.
| Seed | Team | Conference | Record (before NCAA) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28–3 | 5th | |||
| 2 | 26–4 | 5th | |||
| 3 | 32–4 | 5th | |||
| 4 | 25–7 | 4th | |||
| 5 | 29–6 | 1st | |||
| 6 | 23–11 | 1st | |||
| 7 | 23–9 | 2nd | |||
| 8 | 26–8 | 1st |
Bracket source:[4]
At the conclusion of the championship, five pairs (selected from all teams in the field) were honored as members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Court | Pair | Team | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Graudina/Megan Kraft | USC | 4-0 | |
| 2 | Julia Scoles/Sammy Slater | USC | 4-0 | |
| 3 | Molly McBain/Payton Caffrey | FSU | 2-0 | 1 other match was left unfinished |
| 4 | Jacinda Ramirez/Darby Dunn | LMU | 2-0 | 2 other matches were left unfinished |
| 5 | Jaden Whitmarsh/Rileigh Powers | UCLA | 4-1 | 1 other match was left unfinished |