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]
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 |
| 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. | |||||