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

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

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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 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

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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

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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

References

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