# 2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament

The 2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament was a men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 16 through April 24, 2021 at campus sites. The winner received the association's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA volleyball tournament.

## Seeds

With the Ivy League choosing not to participate in spring athletics, neither Harvard nor defending conference champion Princeton participated in the season. As a result EIVA changed tournament formats. All six schools participated in the tournament. Seeds 1 and 2 received byes to the semifinals, which were played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Championship also was played at Rec Hall. Seed 3 played seed 6, and seed 4 played seed 5 in the conference tournament opening round at the 3 and 4 seeds' schools.
Seedings and placement were to be determined by win percentage should teams not have played every match. Tiebreaker procedures were as follows:
* Head-to-head match record
* Head-to-head sets won against each other
* Head-to-head points amongst the tied teams
* Sets winning percentage within the conference
* Points against teams within the conference
* Coin toss by the EIVA Commissioner
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Penn State | 16–2 | – |
| 2 | NJIT | 13–3 | – |
| 3 | George Mason | 11–5 | – |
| 4 | St. Francis | 6–12 | – |
| 5 | Charleston | 4–12 | – |
| 6 | Sacred Heart | 0–16 | – |

## Schedule and results

| Time Network | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Report |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, April 16 ||||||
| 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ | No. 3 George Mason vs. No. 6 Sacred Heart | George Mason advances due to COVID-19 protocols with Sacred Heart | – | – | Report |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 17 |||||
| 5:00 p.m. NEC Front Row | No. 4 St. Francis vs. No. 5 Charleston | 3–1 (24–26, 25–20, 25–17, 25–23) | 0 | Jake Slebodnick | Report |
| Semifinals – Thursday, April 22 ||||||
| 4:30 p.m. B1G+ | No. 2 NJIT vs. No. 3 George Mason | 0–3 (30–32, 15–25, 23–25) | 340 | David Hadar & Jon Draeger | |
| 7:30 p.m. B1G+ | No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 4 St. Francis | 3–0 (25–16, 25–22, 25–20) | 340 | David Hadar & Jon Draeger | |
| Championship – Saturday, April 24 ||||||
| 7:00 p.m. B1G+ | No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 3 George Mason | 3–1 (25–20, 25–20, 30–32, 25–20) | 286 | Preston Shoemaker & Logan Bourandas | |
| Game times are Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Friday, April 16 & Saturday, April 17 | Quarterfinals Friday, April 16 & Saturday, April 17 | Quarterfinals Friday, April 16 & Saturday, April 17 | Semifinals Thursday, April 22 | Semifinals Thursday, April 22 | Semifinals Thursday, April 22 | Championship Saturday, April 24 | Championship Saturday, April 24 | Championship Saturday, April 24 |
| | | | 1 | Penn State | 3 | | | |
| 4 | St. Francis | 3 | 4 | St. Francis | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Charleston | 1 | | | | 1 | Penn State | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | George Mason | 1 |
| | | | 2 | NJIT | 0 | | | |
| 3 | George Mason | WO | 3 | George Mason | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Sacred Heart | | | | | | | |