The purpose of this study was to find out relationship between the achievement motivation and playing ability of university level men Volleyball players of different universities. Thirty Five university level men Volleyball players of different universities of Karnataka who have represented at South Zone Volleyball Tournament 2017 were randomly selected as subjects for this study. The age of the subjects were ranged from 18-25 years. With regard to achievement motivation studied as independent variable. The dependent variable playing ability was assessed by coaches rated scale on 10 point scale. The independent variable Achievement Motivation was measured by Achievement Motivation Questionnaire developed by Kamalesh. The Coefficient of Correlation was used to find out the relationship between variables. The level of significance was fixed at 0.05 level. The playing ability of Volleyball players had positive correlation with their achievement motivation. The achievement motivation is considered as most essential for improvement of playing ability of Volleyball players. The playing ability of volleyball players can be improved by practicing volleyball skills, drills with resistance training along with psychological skills.