The 2023 NJCAA Men's Volleyball Invitational
April 21-22, 2023 | College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Physical Education Center Arena
Tourney link: https://www.njcaa.org/championships/sports/mvball/index
Tickets: $10 daily; children under 10 are free
Tourney Bracket: (PDF)

Format
Six teams will vie for the title, beginning at 9 a.m. Friday (April 21). The opening round consists of two, three-team pool play brackets played on two courts. Teams advance to the crossover round, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday. A total of nine matches will be played Friday.  On Saturday (April 22), play begins at 10 a.m. Third and fifth-place matches are scheduled for 2 p.m. and the title match at 4 p.m. Teams will play a minimum of 5 matches in the two-day tournament.
 
Follow the action in person or on the web
All matches will be live-streamed and can be viewed on the following links:

Friday matches
Court 1 
9 a.m. — Monroe def. Union 3-0
11 a.m. — COD def. Union 3-0
1 p.m. — Monroe def. COD 3-1
3 p.m. — Bryant & Stratton def. COD 3-1
5 p.m. — Finger Lakes def. Monroe 3-1

Court 2 
9 a.m. — Bryant & Stratton def. Ocean County 3-0
11 a.m. — Finger Lakes def. Bryant & Stratton 3-0
1 p.m. — Finger Lakes def. Ocean County 3-0
3 p.m. — Ocean County def. Union 3-1

Saturday matches
Court 1 (click here to view Court 1)
10 a.m. — COD def. Ocean 3-1
Noon — Finger Lakes def. COD 3-0
2 p.m. — 3rd place — Bryant & Stratton def. COD 3-1
4 p.m. — Championship — Finger Lakes def. Monroe 3-1

Court 2 (click here to view Court 2)
10 a.m. — Bryant & Stratton def. Union 3-0
Noon — Monroe def. Bryant & Stratton 3-0
2 p.m. — 5th place —  Ocean def. Union 3-0
 
The Chaps under head coach Tolis Koskinaris
COD (6-9 overall) takes the fourth seed in the tournament, and faces fifth-seed Union at 11 a.m. Friday and No. 1 seed Monroe at 1 p.m. Friday. On the season, COD is 3-3 against tournament teams. The Chaps split two matches against fellow Region 4 opponent Bryant & Stratton, losing the season opener Jan. 27 (3-2)  before defeating the host Bobcats 3-2 on Feb. 24. The Chaps traveled to New York twice during the regular season, taking  two matches from Union County, and losing once against Finger Lakes and Monroe College.
 
Inaugural season
The growth of men's volleyball at the two-year collegiate level has been supported by a joint effort between the NJCAA and the First Point Volleyball Foundation.  Announced in June of 2021, 15 NJCAA member colleges were named recipients of $10,000 grants to support each school's commitment to add men's volleyball as an intercollegiate varsity sport.  The NJCAA Foundation and First Point Volleyball Foundation teamed up to support the initiative of expanding men's volleyball in the NJCAA to become a full NJCAA championship sport.