2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament
The 2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association held during the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It will be held April 16 through April 23, 2022 at campus sites. The winner receives the Association's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
| 2022 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I/II | 
| Teams | 8 | 
| Champions | Ball State | 
| Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournaments | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Ball State †‡y | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 4 | .852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Loyola Chicago  | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McKendree  | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Lewis  | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State  | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne  | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood  | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy  | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 4 | – | 19 | .174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament Rankings from AVCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | 
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| 1 | Ball State | 12–2 | – | 
| 2 | Loyola Chicago | 11–3 | – | 
| 3 | McKendree | 9–5 | – | 
| 4 | Lewis | 7–7 | 2-0 vs. Ohio State | 
| 5 | Ohio State | 7–7 | 0-2 vs. Lewis | 
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 6–8 | – | 
| 7 | Lindenwood | 4–10 | – | 
| 8 | Quincy | 0–14 | – | 
Schedule and results
| Time Network | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | 
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| Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 16[1] | ||||
| 5:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 7 Lindenwood | 3–0 (25–20, 25–19, 25–22) | 253 | Ray Gooden | 
| 6:00 pm ESPN3 | No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 8 Quincy | 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–11)[2] | 725 | Baylen Hite, Jordan Kilmes, & Lexi Eblen | 
| 6:00 pm GLVC SN | No. 4 Lewis vs. No. 5 Ohio State | 3–2 (19–25, 27–29, 25–23, 25–19, 15–10) | 317 | No commentary | 
| 7:00 pm GLVC SN | No. 3 McKendree vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne | 1–3 (24–26, 20–25, 25–23, 22–25) | 190 | Colin Suhre | 
| Semifinals – Wednesday, April 20 | ||||
| 6:00 pm ESPN3 | No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 4 Lewis | 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 25–15)[3] | 913 | Joel Godett, Kevin Owens, & Madison Surface | 
| 7:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne | 0–3 (30–32, 23–25, 25–27) | 489 | Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden | 
| Championship – Saturday, April 23 | ||||
| 7:00 pm ESPN3 | No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne | 3–0 (28–26, 25–20, 25–16) | 1,545 | Joel Godett, Amber Seaman, & Madison Surface | 
| Game times are CT except for Ball State, which is ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Saturday, April 16 | Semifinals Wednesday, April 20 | Championship Saturday, April 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ball State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Quincy | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ball State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lewis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lewis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ball State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lindenwood | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | McKendree | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 3 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Initial look at MIVA Tournament quarterfinals". Off the Block. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Ball State men's volleyball sweeps Quincy, will play Lewis in MIVA semifinals". The Star Press. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ "Ball State men's volleyball rolls past Lewis, will compete in 1st MIVA championship since 2009". The Star Press. Retrieved April 21, 2022.