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2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament

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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
ClassificationDivision I/II
Teams8
ChampionsLewis Flyers (6th title)
Winning coachDan Friend (3rd title)
MVPRyan Coenen (Lewis)
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournaments
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2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Lewis  ‍y 12 2   .857 21 3   .875
No. 10 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 9 5   .643 14 6   .700
No. 12 McKendree  ‍‍‍ 9 5   .643 11 5   .688
No. 15 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 8 6   .571 12 7   .632
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8 6   .571 9 10   .474
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 6 8   .429 6 9   .400
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 2 12   .143 5 13   .278
Quincy  ‍‍‍ 2 12   .143 5 13   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 MIVA Tournament champion


Seeds

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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

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Time
Network
Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters
Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 10[3]
7:00 pm
GLVC SN
No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 8 Quincy 3–0
(25–20, 25–21, 25–15)
120 Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey
7:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 7 Lindenwood 3–1
(25–19, 25–21, 24–26, 25–23)
0 Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
7:00 pm
GLVC SN
No. 3 McKendree vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne 3–2
(27–25, 20–25, 29–27, 25–27, 15–13)[4]
0 Colin Suhre
7:00 pm
Ball State All-Access
No. 4 Ball State vs. No. 5 Ohio State[5] 3–1
(31–29, 25–19, 21–25, 28–26)[6]
0 No commentary
Semifinals – Saturday, April 17
5:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 3 McKendree 3–2
(17–25, 12–25, 25–23, 25–22, 15–9)[7]
0 Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
7:00 pm
GLVC SN
No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 4 Ball State 3–0
(25–15, 25–20, 25–23)
150 Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman
Championship – Saturday, April 24
7:00 pm
GLVC SN
No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 2 Loyola Chicago 3–0
(25–14, 25–22, 25–19)
160 Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman
Game times are host team times (ET and CT). Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, April 10
Semifinals
Saturday, April 17
Championship
Saturday, April 24
         
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

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  1. ^ "Bolingbrook's Mitchem Leads Lewis U Into MIVA Tournament". Patch.com. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "MIVA Unveils 2021 Tournament Bracket". Mivavolleyball.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "NCAA men's volleyball: Conference Carolinas tourney begins Thursday, MIVA on Saturday". Volleyball Mag. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Audio: McKendree coach reacts to epic postseason win vs. PFW". Off the Block. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ohio State begins postseason at Ball State". The Lantern. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ball State beats Ohio State in MIVA Tournament for first time since 1997". Off the Block. April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Audio: Loyola coach reacts to MIVA semifinals comeback win". Off the Block. Retrieved April 17, 2021.