The 2022 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament was a men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 20 through April 23, 2022 at the #1 seed's court. The winner received the EIVA's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
Seeds The EIVA continued to use its 2021 format in 2022. However, only the top six schools participated in the tournament. Seeds 1 and 2 received byes to the semifinals, while Seed 3 played Seed 6 and Seed 4 played Seed 5 in the conference tournament opening round. All matches were held at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania, home court of top seed Penn State.
Seedings and placement were determined by win percentage should teams not have played every match. Tiebreaker procedures were as follows: 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
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1 Penn State 16–0 – 2 Harvard 10–6 1–1 vs. NJIT, 2–0 vs. Princeton (3–1) 3 NJIT 10–6 1–1 vs. Harvard, 1–1 vs. Princeton (2–2) 4 Princeton 10–6 0–2 vs. Harvard, 1–1 vs. NJIT (1–3) 5 St. Francis (PA) 8–8 – 6 George Mason 7–9 – 7 Charleston (WV) 5–11 DID NOT QUALIFY 8 St. Francis Brooklyn 4–12 DID NOT QUALIFY 9 Sacred Heart 2–14 DID NOT QUALIFY
Schedule and results TimeNetworkMatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcastersReport Quarterfinals – Wednesday, April 204:30 p.m.B1G+No. 3 NJIT vs. No. 6 George Mason3–1(34–32, 25–20, 21–25, 25–21)323Adam Sheetz & Logan BourandusRecap7 p.m.B1G+ No. 4 Princeton vs. No. 5 St. Francis (PA)3–0(25–21, 25–21, 25–23)Recap Semifinals – Thursday, April 214:30 p.m.B1G+No. 2 Harvard vs. No. 3 NJIT1–3(25–17, 21–25, 18–25, 22–25)722Matt Scalzo & Alex RoccoRecap7 p.m.B1G+No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 4 Princeton2–3(16–25, 26–28, 25–23, 25–17, 12–15)Recap Championship – Saturday, April 237:00 p.m.B1G+No. 3 NJIT vs. No. 4 Princeton1–3(25–23, 25–27, 25–27, 18–25)420Jacob Cheris & Logan Bourandus Game times are Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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