2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament
The 2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association held during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It will be held April 10 through April 24, 2021 at campus sites. The winner receives the Association's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament .
2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournament Classification Division I /II Teams 8 Champions Lewis Flyers (6th title) Winning coach Dan Friend (3rd title) MVP Ryan Coenen (Lewis) Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournaments
Seeds
All eight teams are eligible for the postseason, with the highest seed hosting each round. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Seed
School
Conference
Tiebreaker
1[ 1]
Lewis
12–2
–
2
Loyola Chicago
9–5
2–0 vs. McKendree
3
McKendree
9–5
0–2 vs. Loyola
4
Ball State
8–6
Point tiebreaker 216-209 vs. Ohio State[ 2]
5
Ohio State
8–6
Point tiebreaker 209-216 vs. Ball State[ 2]
6
Purdue Fort Wayne
6–8
–
7
Lindenwood
2–12
Point tiebreaker 184-175 vs. Quincy[ 2]
8
Quincy
2–12
Point tiebreaker 175-184 vs. Lindenwood[ 2]
Schedule and results
Time
Matchup
Score
Attendance
Broadcasters
Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 10[ 3]
7:00 pm
No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 8 Quincy
3–0
120
Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
7:00 pm
No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 7 Lindenwood
3–1
0
Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
7:00 pm
No. 3 McKendree vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne
3–2[ 4]
0
Colin Suhre
7:00 pm
No. 4 Ball State vs. No. 5 Ohio State[ 5] 3–1[ 6]
0
No commentary
Semifinals – Saturday, April 17
5:00 pm
No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 3 McKendree
3–2[ 7]
0
Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
7:00 pm
No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 4 Ball State
3–0
150
Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman
Championship – Saturday, April 24
7:00 pm
No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 2 Loyola Chicago
3–0
160
Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman
Game times are host team times (ET and CT ). Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1
Lewis
3
8
Quincy
0
1
Lewis
3
4
Ball State
0
4
Ball State
3
5
Ohio State
1
1
Lewis
3
2
Loyola Chicago
0
2
Loyola Chicago
3
7
Lindenwood
1
2
Loyola Chicago
3
3
McKendree
2
3
McKendree
3
6
Purdue Fort Wayne
2
References
^ "Bolingbrook's Mitchem Leads Lewis U Into MIVA Tournament" . Patch.com . April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021 .^ a b c d "MIVA Unveils 2021 Tournament Bracket" . Mivavolleyball.com . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "NCAA men's volleyball: Conference Carolinas tourney begins Thursday, MIVA on Saturday" . Volleyball Mag . April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .^ "Audio: McKendree coach reacts to epic postseason win vs. PFW" . Off the Block . Retrieved April 10, 2021 .^ "Ohio State begins postseason at Ball State" . The Lantern . Retrieved April 8, 2021 .^ "Ball State beats Ohio State in MIVA Tournament for first time since 1997" . Off the Block . April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021 .^ "Audio: Loyola coach reacts to MIVA semifinals comeback win" . Off the Block . Retrieved April 17, 2021 .