2018 Independent Volleyball Association tournament
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln Memorial ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coker (SC) | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alderson Broaddus | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queens | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – 2018 IVA Tournament champion As of April 15, 2018 Rankings from AVCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 Independent Volleyball Association Tournament was the men's volleyball tournament held by the Independent Universities during the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 13 through April 14, 2018 at Alderson Broaddus University's Rex Pyles Arena. The winner is eligible for the wildcard spot in the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament and is granted the title of Independent Volleyball Association Champion.
Seeds
[edit]All four teams qualify for the tournament. Seeding is based on head-to-head matches during the regular season, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Memorial | 5–1 |
| 2 | Coker | 4–2 |
| 3 | Alderson Broaddus | 2–4 |
| 4 | Queens | 1–5 |
Schedule and results
[edit]| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Commentators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals – Friday, April 13 | ||||
| 4:00 pm Stretch |
No. 1 Lincoln Memorial vs. No. 4 Queens | 3–0 (25–17, 25–14, 25–20) |
63 | No commentary |
| 7:00 pm Stretch |
No. 2 Coker vs. No. 3 Alderson Broaddus | 3–2 (25–21, 20–25, 21–25, 25–22, 19–17) | ||
| Consolation – Saturday, April 14 | ||||
| 12:00 pm Stretch |
No. 3 Alderson Broaddus vs. No. 4 Queens | 3–0 (25–22, 25–15, 25–17) |
74 | No commentary |
| Championship – Saturday, April 14 | ||||
| 3:00 pm Stretch |
No. 1 Lincoln Memorial vs. No. 2 Coker | 3–2 (25–21, 24–26, 32–30, 23–25, 15–10) |
74 | No commentary |
| Game times are ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals Friday, April 13 | Championship Saturday, April 14 | ||||||||
| 1 | Lincoln Memorial | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Queens | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Lincoln Memorial | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Coker | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Coker | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Alderson Broaddus | 2 | Consolation Saturday, April 14 | ||||||
| 3 | Alderson Broaddus | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Queens | 0 | |||||||