Illinois Men's Volleyball Club
The Illinois Men’s Volleyball Club is a registered student organization at the University of Illinois that plays men’s volleyball. This team is composed of students from the University of Illinois and is designated as a club team because the University does not have a varsity men's volleyball team. The club is based at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and is a member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The club is divided in to three teams divided according to level of competitiveness. All teams in the club compete only in tournaments and there are no lone matches unless they are specially scheduled. The Illinois Men’s Volleyball Club was established in 1984 and quickly became one of the top collegiate men’s club volleyball teams in the nation. The team has been ranked among the top ten club teams in the nation since 1997 and has placed in the top five teams at the national tournament in each of the past five years. The club placed third in the nation in 2003, 2005, and 2007 and second in 2004. Additionally, the Illinois Men's Volleyball Club hosts an annual tournament in Champaign, Illinois called the Illini 16 and co-hosts the Hawkeye-Illini Classic with the University of Iowa as well as the Hoosier-Illini Classic with Indiana University. Additionally, the club hosted an exhibition match for the Blue and Orange teams for the first time in 2008. The Blue team played Purdue University while the Orange team played Illinois State University.
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