The 2021 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association held during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It will be held April 10 through April 24, 2021 at campus sites. The winner receives the Association's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
| Year: | 2021 |
| Conference: | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association |
| Division: | 1–2 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Champions: | Lewis Flyers |
| Titlecount: | 6th |
| Coach: | Dan Friend |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Ryan Coenen |
| Mvpteam: | Lewis |
| Different Previous: | 2019 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1] | Lewis | 12–2 | – | |
| 2 | Loyola Chicago | 9–5 | 2–0 vs. McKendree | |
| 3 | McKendree | 9–5 | 0–2 vs. Loyola | |
| 4 | Ball State | 8–6 | Point tiebreaker 216-209 vs. Ohio State[2] | |
| 5 | Ohio State | 8–6 | Point tiebreaker 209-216 vs. Ball State | |
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 6–8 | – | |
| 7 | Lindenwood | 2–12 | Point tiebreaker 184-175 vs. Quincy | |
| 8 | Quincy | 2–12 | Point tiebreaker 175-184 vs. Lindenwood |
| Time Network | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 10[3] | |||||
| 7:00 pm GLVC SN | No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 8 Quincy | 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–15) | 120 | Matt Mohan & Patrick Hennessey | |
| 7:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 7 Lindenwood | 3–1 (25–19, 25–21, 24–26, 25–23) | 0 | Jason Goch & Ray Gooden | |
| 7:00 pm GLVC SN | No. 3 McKendree vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne | 3–2 (27–25, 20–25, 29–27, 25–27, 15–13)[4] | 0 | Colin Suhre | |
| 7:00 pm Ball State All-Access | No. 4 Ball State vs. No. 5 Ohio State[5] | 3–1 (31–29, 25–19, 21–25, 28–26)[6] | 0 | No commentary | |
| Semifinals – Saturday, April 17 | |||||
| 5:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 2 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 3 McKendree | 3–2 (17–25, 12–25, 25–23, 25–22, 15–9)[7] | 0 | Jason Goch & Ray Gooden | |
| 7:00 pm GLVC SN | No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 4 Ball State | 3–0 (25–15, 25–20, 25–23) | 150 | Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman | |
| Championship – Saturday, April 24 | |||||
| 7:00 pm GLVC SN | No. 1 Lewis vs. No. 2 Loyola Chicago | 3–0 (25–14, 25–22, 25–19) | 160 | Patrick Hennessey & Cody Lindeman | |
| Game times are host team times (ET and CT). Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||