The four teams for the 2011 Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship (nicknamed "Molten Final Four") have been confirmed for the final weekend of the Division III men’s volleyball season scheduled to take place on April 15-16 in Rochester, New York.

The field of four was finalized last night following #3-ranked Springfield College’s 3-1 victory over #2-ranked NYU that helped decide the Division III team representative from the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (E.I.V.A.).

As a result, the following four teams below, which are all currently ranked nationally by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (A.V.C.A.), will compete for the 2011 National Championship that will be hosted by Nazareth College.

#1-ranked Nazareth: Automatically qualify as host of the Final Four.
#3-ranked Springfield: E.I.V.A. Representative
#5-ranked Carthage: Wild Card Team from Midwest/West Region
#6-ranked Baruch: North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Representative

The match ups for the Final Four will be announced by the A.V.C.A. on Monday, April 11.

The Baruch Bearcats will be making their first-ever appearance in the Molten Final Four. There will be live stats and live video of all the matches to be played on April 15-16. For more information, please click link below.

MOLTEN FINAL FOUR WEBSITE

Schedule (Live Stats & Video Links TBA)
Friday, April 15, 2011
Semifinal Match #1, 5:00 pm
Semifinal Match #2, 8:00 pm

Saturday, April 16, 2011
Third Place Match, 5:00 pm
Championship Match, 8:00 pm   

Past Molten Final Four Results
2010: 1. Springfield, 2. UC Santa Cruz, 3. Carthage, 4. Nazareth
2009: 1. Juniata, 2. Stevens Tech, 3. UC Santa Cruz, 4. Ramapo
2008: 1. Springfield, 2. Vassar, 3. UC Santa Cruz, 4. Juniata
2007: 1. Juniata, 2. Carthage, 3. Springfield, 4. Stevens Tech
2006: 1. Juniata, 2. UC Santa Cruz, 3. Stevens Tech, 4. Rivier
2005: 1. Juniata, 2. Carthage, 3. Stevens Tech, 4. Medaille
2004: 1. Juniata, 2. Medaille, 3. UC Santa Cruz, 4. Eastern Mennonite
2003: 1. Springfield, 2. Juniata, 3. LaVerne, 4. Stevens Tech
2002: 1. Springfield, 2. LaVerne, 3. NYU, 4. Lehman
2001: 1. Springfield, 2. D'Youville, 3. Clarke, 4. Vassar
2000: 1. UC San Diego, 2. NYU, 3. D'Youville, 4. Stevens Tech
1999: 1. La Verne, 2. D'Youville, 3. Clarke, 4. Juniata
1998: 1. Juniata, 2. La Verne, 3. Springfield, 4. Eastern Mennonite
1997: 1. Springfield, 2. NJIT, 3. Juniata, 4. UC San Diego