Six of the nine American Rivers Conference schools qualify for the three-day tournament. The tournament will begin Tuesday, November 2nd with the 4/5 seeds and 3/6 seeds meeting at the higher seed. On Friday, November 5th, the winners of the 4/5 and 3/6 opening round matches will travel to Wartburg College, the No. 1 seed of the tournament for the semifinals. Wartburg will play the winner of the 4/5 first round match-up, and the No. 2 seed will play the winner of the 3/6 match-up. The championship match will be held at Wartburg College on Saturday, November 6th. The winner of the 2021 Conference Tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
| Conference Tournament Volleyball Titles |
| School |
Titles |
Last |
| Buena Vista |
0 |
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| Central |
9 |
2007 |
| Coe |
1 |
2014 |
| Dubuque |
4 |
2019 |
| Loras |
2 |
2008 |
| Luther |
0 |
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| Nebraska Wesleyan |
0 |
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| Simpson |
5 |
2006 |
| Wartburg |
8 |
2017 |
| Regular Season Conference Volleyball Titles |
| School |
Titles |
Last |
| Buena Vista |
0 |
----- |
| Central |
17 |
2007 |
| Coe |
3 |
2020 |
| Dubuque |
2 |
1995 |
| Loras |
2 |
2010 |
| Luther |
0 |
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| Nebraska Wesleyan |
0 |
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| Simpson |
8 |
2009 |
| Wartburg |
9 |
2020 |