2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament

2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standingsEastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Princeton y 131 .9291813 .581
George Mason  104 .714179 .654
Penn State  104 .7141515 .500
Saint Francis  95 .6431514 .517
NJIT   59 .357917 .346
Harvard  59 .357616 .273
Sacred Heart  311 .214516 .238
Charleston (WV)  113 .071920 .310
Conference champion
EIVA tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from AVCA

The 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament was the men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2019 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 18 through April 20, 2019 at Princeton University's Dillon Gymnasium. The winner received The Association's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds

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The top four teams qualified 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
1Princeton13–1
2George Mason10–42–0 vs. Penn State
3Penn State10–40–2 vs. George Mason
4St. Francis9–5
5NJIT5–91–1 vs. Harvard but won in fewer sets (3–0), Did not qualify
6Harvard5–91–1 vs. NJIT but won in more sets (3–2), Did not qualify
7Sacred Heart3–11Did not qualify
8Charleston1–13Did not qualify

Schedule and results

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Time
Network
Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters
Semifinals – Thursday, April 18
5:00 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 3 Penn State 2–3
(22–25, 25–23, 16–25, 25–18, 9–15)
243 Simon Rosenwasser & Devon Peterkin
7:30 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 1 Princeton vs. No. 4 St. Francis 3–0
(25–23, 25–21, 25–19)
Championship – Saturday, April 20
7:00 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 1 Princeton vs. No. 3 Penn State 3–2
(28–26, 22–25, 25–18, 20–25, 25–20)
349 Simon Rosenwasser & Devon Peterkin
Game times are ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, April 18
Championship
Saturday, April 20
      
1 Princeton 3
4 St. Francis 0
1 Princeton 3
3 Penn State 2
2 George Mason 2
3 Penn State 3

The title was Princeton's second ever men's volleyball title, the first having occurred back in 1998.[1]

References

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