National Volleyball Association (US)

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National Volleyball Association
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SportVolleyball
Founded2017; 5 years ago (2017)
Inaugural season2018
No. of teams10
CountryUnited States
Headquarters3100 Airway Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
ContinentNorth America
Most recent
champion(s)		Orange County Stunners (1st title)
Official websitenvausa.com

The National Volleyball Association (NVA) is a professional indoor volleyball league in the United States. The league comprises 10 teams and is one of the top-level sports leagues below the major leagues amongst lacrosse, rugby, and indoor soccer. It has become one of the premier men's professional leagues globally, holding the best talent that the United States has to offer.

The league was founded in Costa Mesa, California, in 2017. The NVA's regular season runs from March to August, with each team playing nine games during the regular season. As of 2021, NVA players became the first volleyball athletes to have paid salaries in a Men's American Volleyball league outside of Puerto Rico.

The NVA is an active partner with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), which collaborates with the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and the Olympic team. The league office and some individual team offices operate out of NVA's headquarters in Costa Mesa.

NVA's 2020 season was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, two new teams joined the league. The Chicago Untouchables and the Dallas Tornadoes.[1]

The Orange County Stunners are the reigning champions, beating the Las Vegas Ramblers 3–0 in the 2021 NVA Championship Cup Finals. [2][3][4][5][6][7]

Teams[]

National Volleyball Association's 10 teams are divided between the National and American Conferences.

Team Location Joined
National Conference
Orange County Stunners Costa Mesa, California 2018
Dallas Tornadoes Dallas, Texas 2021
Ontario Matadors Rancho Cucamonga, California 2018
Southern Exposure Gainesville, Florida 2018
Team Freedom Fairfield, New Jersey 2018
American Conference
Chicago Untouchables Chicago, Illinois 2021
Las Vegas Ramblers Las Vegas, Nevada 2018
Los Angeles Blaze Los Angeles, CA 2018
Texas Tyrants Lewisville, Texas 2018
Utah Stingers Salt Lake City, Utah 2018

Regular Season[]

The upcoming 2022 regular season will start between March and April and goes through to July. Each team plays ten games at different exhibition locations, including the Inland Empire Matador's home gym at Pearce Sport's Center in San Bernadino. A team faces each of its opponents in its division two times a year (four games). Each team plays the three teams from the other division in their conference (American or National Conference) and then another three teams from one division in the opposing conference (six games). This asymmetrical structure means the strength of schedule will vary between teams. Over the seasons, each team will have played seven games against their conference and three from their opposing conference.

Playoffs[]

The NVA Cup Championship playoffs begin in August after the regular season with the top four teams in each conference, regardless of divisional alignment. Seeds are awarded in strict order of the regular-season record (with the FIVB point system to decide tiebreakers as needed). The playoffs follow a single-elimination tournament format. Losers from the semi-finals matches are eliminated from the championship match but play in the bronze medal match. The winner of the NVA Finals receives the NVA Cup Trophy. In addition, the league awards the Most Valuable Player Award to the best performing player of the championship event and seven awards for the best performing player of each position during the regular season.

Champions[]

Year
Champion Runner–up Third place
2018 Team Pineapple Arizona Sizzle Icemen
2019 Team LVC Team Pineapple Orange County Stunners
2020 Utah Stingers Orange County Stunners Las Vegas Ramblers
2021 Orange County Stunners Las Vegas Ramblers Utah Stingers

Total titles[]

Team Titles Year
Team Pineapple 1 2018
Team LVC 1 2019
Utah Stingers 1 2020
Orange County Stunners 1 2021

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://nvausa.com/news/detail?id=62
  2. ^ "New NVA men's pro league gets going with Showcase in Las Vegas | Volleyballmag.com". December 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "JVA Partners with the NVA to Bring Professional Men's Volleyball to 3 JVA Events | Junior Volleyball Association". February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ https://nvausa.com/
  5. ^ "National Volleyball Association (NVA) Announces 2020 Regular Sea – WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 –".
  6. ^ "National Volleyball Association Says It's Still "a solvent entity"".
  7. ^ "WorldofVolley :: Professional men's volleyball league in USA will be launched soon!".

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