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 was held April 10 through April 24, 2021 at campus sites. The winner received the Association's automatic bid to the 2021 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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 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 5 Ohio State 8–6 Point tiebreaker 209-216 vs. Ball State 6 Purdue Fort Wayne 6–8 – 7 Lindenwood 2–12 Point tiebreaker 184-175 vs. Quincy 8 Quincy 2–12 Point tiebreaker 175-184 vs. Lindenwood
Schedule and results TimeNetworkMatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcasters Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 107:00 pmGLVC SNNo. 1 Lewis vs. No. 8 Quincy3–0(25–20, 25–21, 25–15)120Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey7:00 pmESPN+No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 7 Lindenwood3–1(25–19, 25–21, 24–26, 25–23)0Jason Goch & Ray Gooden7:00 pmGLVC SNNo. 3 McKendree vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne 3–2(27–25, 20–25, 29–27, 25–27, 15–13)0Colin Suhre7:00 pmBall State All-AccessNo. 4 Ball State vs. No. 5 Ohio State3–1(31–29, 25–19, 21–25, 28–26)0No commentary Semifinals – Saturday, April 175:00 pmESPN+No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 3 McKendree3–2(17–25, 12–25, 25–23, 25–22, 15–9)0Jason Goch & Ray Gooden7:00 pmGLVC SNNo. 1 Lewis vs. No. 4 Ball State3–0(25–15, 25–20, 25–23)150Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman Championship – Saturday, April 247:00 pmGLVC SNNo. 1 Lewis vs. No. 2 Loyola Chicago3–0(25–14, 25–22, 25–19) 160Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman Game times are host team times (ET and CT). Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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