(UJ)  The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has officially announced the teams and Opening Round pairings for the 2021 NAIA Volleyball National Championship. The 48-team event will get underway with 24 National Championship Opening Round Matches at campus locations on Nov. 20.

The University of Jamestown will be making its sixth straight trip to nationals and its ninth overall under head coach Jon Hegerle. Jamestown, 31-0 and ranked number one in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, will host McPherson (Kan.) (16-8) 3 p.m. Saturday at Harold Newman Arena.

The Jimmies received an automatic bid by winning the Great Plains Athletic Conference regular-season championship and also repeated as the conference tournament champions.

McPherson is making its third appearance in the NAIA National Tournament. The Bulldogs qualified as runners up in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament.

The 24 opening-round winners on Nov. 20 will advance to the final site in Sioux City, Iowa on Nov. 30-Dec. 4.

This year’s field includes 36 automatic qualifiers and 12 at-large selections. The automatic berths are determined by regular-season champions or runner-ups, conference tournament title winners or runner-ups, or by conference selection. The remaining at-large bids were determined by the final regular-season Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll announced Monday. Final site pools will be determined on Sunday, Nov. 21, and released by 5 p.m.