2018 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament

2018 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍y	11	–	3		.786			23	–	5		.821
No. 7 Loyola ‍†‍‍	11	–	3		.786			23	–	7		.767
No. 11 Ball State  ‍‍‍	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
No. 10 Lewis  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			19	–	11		.633
No. 15 Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			18	–	11		.621
McKendree  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			11	–	15		.423
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍	3	–	11		.214			9	–	16		.360
Quincy  ‍‍‍	0	–	14		.000			12	–	19		.387
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 MIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of April 24, 2018 Rankings from AVCA

The 2018 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It is being held April 14 through April 21, 2018 at campus sites. The winner receives the Association's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

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	Ohio State	11–3	Split 1–1 w/ Loyola but won in fewer sets (3–1)
2	Loyola	11–3	Split 1–1 w/ Ohio State but won in more sets (3–2)
3	Ball State	10–4	–
4	Lewis	9–5	–
5	Fort Wayne	6–8	2–0 vs. McKendree
6	McKendree	6–8	0–2 vs. Fort Wayne
7	Lindenwood	3–11	–
8	Quincy	0–14	–

Schedule and results

Time Network	Matchup	Score	Attendance	Broadcasters
Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 14
7:00 pm Sports Live	No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Quincy	3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–12)	1,013	No commentary
7:00 pm ESPN3	No. 2 Loyola vs. No. 7 Lindenwood	3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–22)	625	Jason Goch & Lauren Mikos
7:30 pm Ball State Vision	No. 3 Ball State vs. No. 6 McKendree	3–0 (26–24, 25–20, 25–23)	528	No commentary
7:00 pm GLVC SN	No. 4 Lewis vs. No. 5 Fort Wayne	3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 25–18)	317	No commentary
Semifinals – Wednesday, April 18
7:00 pm BTN+	No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Lewis	3–2 (25–9, 25–17, 22–25, 20–25, 15–8)	741	No commentary
7:00 pm NBCS CHIC+	No. 2 Loyola vs. No. 3 Ball State	3–1 (22–25, 25–19, 25–15, 25–22)	776	Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
Championship – Saturday, April 21
7:00 pm BTN+	No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Loyola	3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–19)	1,364	Charlie Danis & Luke Wood Maloney
Game times are host team times (ET and CT). Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Saturday, April 14					Semifinals Wednesday, April 18					Championship Saturday, April 21
	1	Ohio State	3
	8	Quincy	0
						1	Ohio State	3
						4	Lewis	2
	4	Lewis	3
	5	Fort Wayne	0
											1	Ohio State	3
											2	Loyola	0
	2	Loyola	3
	7	Lindenwood	0
						2	Loyola	3
						3	Ball State	1
	3	Ball State	3
	6	McKendree	0