Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

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Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1977
No. of teams	13
Country	United States
Current champions	Penn State (Tait), East Stroudsburg (Hay)
Official website	www.eivavolleyball.com

The Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) is a college athletic conference whose member schools compete in men's volleyball. Its member institutions are located in the Northeast United States.

The EIVA Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA National Semifinals. The two other major volleyball conferences, the MIVA (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) and the MPSF (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) also send their league tournament champions to the National Semifinals. The 4th team is an at-large bid that is chosen from one of the 3 leagues by a committee of coaches from these leagues.

The conference is divided into two divisions. The higher division is named the Tait Division. The lower division is named the Hay Division. The conference uses a system of promotion and relegation whereby the last place team from the Tait Division gets relegated to the Hay for the following season and the highest ranked Hay Division team moves to the Tait. For 2007, East Stroudsburg will move to the Tait Division, while NYU will be relegated to the Hay Division.

Previously, there was a second lower division (equal to Hay) named the Sweeney Division, but this was eliminated for the 2006 season. The two lower divisions were merged into one division.

Penn State has won every conference championship for the past 15 years, with the exception of Princeton in 1998.

[edit] Tait Division

This is the higher ranked division of the conference. Penn State has generally been the strongest team in the conference and has won eight straight titles including 2006.

School	Location	Division	Team nickname	Arena
East Stroudsburg University	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	2	Warriors	Koehler Fieldhouse
George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	1	Patriots	John Linn Memorial Gym
Juniata College	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	3	Eagles	Memorial Gym
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)	State College, Pennsylvania	1	Nittany Lions	Rec Hall
Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	1	Tigers	Dillon Gym
Rutgers University-Newark	Newark, New Jersey	1	Scarlet Raiders	The Golden Dome
Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	1	Red Flash	DeGol Arena

[edit] Hay Division

The Hay Division is considered the lower division of the EIVA. The champion of this division moves up to the Tait Division the following season.

School	Location	Division	Team nickname	Arena
Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	1	Crimson	Malkin Athletic Center
University of New Haven	West Haven, Connecticut	2	Chargers	Charger Gym
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)	Newark, New Jersey	1	Highlanders	Fleisher Athletic Center
New York University (NYU)	New York, New York	3	Violets	Coles Sports Center
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	1	Pioneers	Pitt Center
Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	3	Pride	Blake Arena

Notes:

NYU, by finishing in last place of the Tait Division in 2006, has dropped to the Hay Division for 2007.
East Stroudsburg won the Hay in 2006 and takes NYU's spot.
Vassar College has apparently dropped from the EIVA after competing in the Hay division in 2006 season.
Queens College eliminated its program in 2006; it most recently competed in the Hay Division.

[edit] External links

Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
East Stroudsburg • George Mason • Harvard • Juniata • New Haven • NJIT • NYU • Penn State • Princeton • Queens College • Rutgers–Newark • Sacred Heart • Saint Francis • Springfield • Vassar