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2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament

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2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason ‍‍‍ 13 1   .929 17 12   .586
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 10 4   .714 15 11   .577
Harvard  ‍‍y 10 4   .714 13 13   .500
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
Charleston  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 16 10   .615
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 2 12   .143 7 15   .318
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 EIVA Tournament champion

The 2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It is being from April 19 through April 21, 2018 at George Mason University's Recreation and Athletic Complex. The winner receives The Association's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. Harvard won the tournament by beating Princeton in the championship game.[1]

Seeds

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The top four teams qualify for the tournament, 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 George Mason 13–1
2 Penn State 10–4 Went 1–1 vs. Harvard but won in fewer sets (3–0)
3 Harvard 10–4 Went 1–1 vs. Penn State but more in more sets (3–2)
4 Princeton 7–7
5 NJIT 5–9 2–0 vs. Charleston, Did not qualify
6 Charleston 5–9 0–2 vs. NJIT, Did not qualify
7 St. Francis 4–10 Did not qualify
8 Sacred Heart 2–12 Did not qualify

Schedule and results

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Time
Network
Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters
Semifinals – Thursday, April 19
5:00 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 2 Penn State vs. No. 3 Harvard 2–3
(18–25, 25–21, 19–25, 25–18, 11–15)
1,005 Tyler Hyrum & Zach Hamilton
7:30 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 1 George Mason vs. No. 4 Princeton 1–3
(17–25, 25–22, 23–25, 20–25)
Championship – Saturday, April 21
7:00 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 3 Harvard vs. No. 4 Princeton 3–1
(25–20, 26–24, 17–25, 25–23)
143 Tyler Hyrum & Zach Hamilton
Game times are ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, April 19
Championship
Saturday, April 21
      
1 George Mason 1
4 Princeton 3
4 Princeton 1
3 Harvard 3
2 Penn State 2
3 Harvard 3

References

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  1. ^ Palmer, Cade (April 23, 2018). "Men's Volleyball Claims EIVA Championship, NCAA Tournament Berth". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 18, 2024.