Congratulations to the BTMVA regular season and tournament champion University of Illinois Fighting Illini.  Illinois captured the tournament title for the third consecutive year and after repeating as regular season champs.

In the M10VC, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans repeated as champions for an incredible fourth consecutive year.  Fresh off a second consecutive DI national title, the Titans continued their unprecedented dominance of the M10VC bracket.

The GMMVC saw 2007 Division II national champions Ohio Northern Polar Bears bring home the title they last claimed in 2006.

Congratulations to all teams, coaches, and players. The regular MIVA season has been even more competitive and successful than anticipated, and upcoming the MIVA championships feature many national powerhouses in all divisions.

The MIVA Championship Tournament will be hosted at Ohio State's amazing new multi-million dollar facilities, the Recreation & Physical Activity Center (RPAC) and the Adventure Recreation Center (ARC) on March 29 and 30, 2008. This championship tournament will help prepare MIVA teams to once again climb atop the podium at the NIRSA Volleyball Championships in Dallas, TX, April 10-12, 2008.

2008 NIRSA Championships, April 10-12, 2008, Dallas, Texas.

Louisville, KY. MIVA member teams once again distinguished themselves as the most competitive collegiate clubs in the nation. UW-Oshkosh (MIVA-M10VC, WVC) defeated Lakeland College (MIVA-M10VC, WVC) in the finals of the NIRSA Division 1 Championship this past Spring to capture its second national title, while perennial powerhouse Ohio Northern (MIVA-GMMVC) captured its first ever NIRSA national championship by defeating Providence. Congratulations to the Titans and Polar Bears for their exceptional and hard earned accomplishments! UW-Oshkosh is coached by Brian Lumpy Schafer, a former MIVA/WVC player at UW-Oshkosh and the 2005 NIRSA Division 1 National Coach of the Year. Ohio Northern is coached by Brian Hoffman, a former Iowa State (MIVA) player and the 2005 NIRSA Division 2 National Coach of the Year.

The Titans defeated 2007 MIVA Champion Illinois (MIVA-BTMVA) in the Division 1 semi-final, advancing to its third Division 1 final appearance in three years, while MIVA Championship finalist Lakeland overcame Maryland (EIVA Champion) in the other semi-final. In addition to the MIVA placing three teams in the final four of Division 1, Notre Dame (MIVA-M10VC) and Michigan State (MIVA-BTMVA) advanced into the Gold bracket in Division 1, while Miami University (MIVA-GMMVC) charged through to the finals, finishing second in Division 1AA Gold. In Division 3, UW-Oshkosh-2 earned its way to a final-four Gold bracket finish.

2007 marks the third consecutive year where MIVA teams have captured a national championship at the NIRSA tournament. Moreover, the MIVA produced more NIRSA All-Americans in 2007 then any other conference in the country and Lakeland Head Coach Chad Schreiber was named the Division 1 NIRSA National Coach of the Year. Congratulations to all our teams, coaches and distinguished student athletes for their nationally recognized and sportsmanlike accomplishments in 2007.

Congratulations to the following MIVA Division 1 Conference Champions:

• BTMVA Regular Season and Tournament Champions - University of Illinois Fighting Illini