2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I/II
Teams6
SiteRec Hall
University Park, PA
ChampionsPenn State (32nd title)
Winning coachMark Pavlik (22nd title)
MVPCal Fisher (Penn State)
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournaments

The 2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament was a men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 16 through April 24, 2021 at campus sites. The winner received The Association's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Penn State  y 162 .889224 .846
No. 11 NJIT   133 .813136 .684
No. 13 George Mason   115 .688157 .682
St. Francis   612 .333719 .269
Charleston   412 .250412 .250
Sacred Heart   016 .000119 .050
Conference champion
2021 EIVA Tournament champion

Seeds

With the Ivy League choosing not to participate in spring athletics, neither Harvard nor defending conference champion Princeton participated in the season. As a result EIVA changed tournament formats. All six schools participated in the tournament. Seeds 1 and 2 received byes to the semifinals, which were played at Rec Hall in University Park, PA. The Championship also was played at Rec Hall. Seed 3 played Seed 6, and Seed 4 played Seed 5 in the conference tournament opening round at the 3 and 4 seeds’ schools.[1]

Seedings and placement were to be determined by win percentage should teams not have played every match. Tiebreaker procedures were as follows:[2]

  • Head-to-head match record
  • Head-to-head sets won against each other
  • Head-to-head points amongst the tied teams
  • Sets winning percentage within the conference
  • Points against teams within the conference
  • Coin toss by the EIVA Commissioner
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1[3][4][5]Penn State16–2
2NJIT13–3
3George Mason11–5
4St. Francis6–12
5Charleston4–12
6Sacred Heart0–16

Schedule and results

Time
Network
Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters Report
Quarterfinals – Friday, April 16
7:00 p.m.
ESPN+
No. 3 George Mason vs. No. 6 Sacred Heart George Mason advances due to COVID-19 protocols with Sacred Heart Report
Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 17
5:00 p.m.
NEC Front Row
No. 4 St. Francis vs. No. 5 Charleston 3–1
(24–26, 25–20, 25–17, 25–23)
0 Jake Slebodnick Report
Semifinals – Thursday, April 22
4:30 p.m.
B1G+
No. 2 NJIT vs. No. 3 George Mason 0–3
(30–32, 15–25, 23–25)
340 David Hadar & Jon Draeger
7:30 p.m.
B1G+
No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 4 St. Francis 3–0
(25–16, 25–22, 25–20) [6]
Championship – Saturday, April 24
7:00 p.m.
B1G+
No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 3 George Mason 3–1
(25–20, 25–20, 30–32, 25–20)
286 Preston Shoemaker & Logan Bourandas
Game times are Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, April 16 & Saturday, April 17
Semifinals
Thursday, April 22
Championship
Saturday, April 24
1 Penn State 3
4 St. Francis 3 4 St. Francis 0
5 Charleston 1 1 Penn State 3
3 George Mason 1
2 NJIT 0
3 George Mason WO 3 George Mason 3
6 Sacred Heart[upper-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. Match declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with Sacred Heart. George Mason advances in the tournament.

References

  1. "EIVA increases regular season to 20 matches, conference tournament field". Off the Block. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. "2021 EIVA Tournament Central". EIVA Volleyball. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. "NCAA men's volleyball: Penn State clinches EIVA, BYU does the same in MPSF". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. "Penn State Men's Volleyball secures regular season crown, Downs Charleston". Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. "Audio: Penn State coach reacts to winning EIVA regular season title". Off the Block. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. "Time off hardly holds up Penn State men's volleyball in sweep, moves onto EIVA Tournament Final". Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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