The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association unveiled its 2025 Preseason All-MIVA Team and Preseason Poll on Tuesday (Dec. 17). Parker Van Buren was selected to repeat as the MIVA Player of the Year and Ball State was picked to win the conference title.

Last season, Van Buren was second in the MIVA with 4.11 kills per set in 2024 on an extremely efficient .352. That mark was good for third in the MIVA. The opposite hitter was selected as a First Team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The 2023 Second Team All-American was the MIVA's Newcomer of the Year in 2022. Van Buren led the Ramblers to a second-place finish in the regular season in 2024. He was the first Rambler to be the MIVA Player of the Year since 2015.

Ball State was unanimously selected to win the 2025 MIVA title after winning the regular season a year ago. The Cardinals went 13-3 in the 2024 regular season before falling to Lindenwood in the MIVA Tournament semifinal. This year, the Cardinals return All-Conference First Team pin hitters Tinaishe Ndavazocheva and Patrick Rogers and Second Team setter Lucas Machado. They also added First Team All-MIVA Raje Alleyne as a transfer from Quincy.

All 12 2025 Preseason All-MIVA selections were All-MIVA performers in 2024.

2025 MIVA Preseason Poll
1. Ball State - 81 (9)
2. Loyola Chicago - 66
3. Ohio State - 60
4. Lewis - 58
5. McKendree - 47
6. Lindenwood - 38
7. Purdue Fort Wayne - 25
8. Queens - 20
9. Quincy - 9

2025 Preseason All-MIVA
Patrick Rogers - Ball State
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva - Ball State
Raje Alleyne - Ball State
Max Roquet - Lewis
Nico Paula - Lewis
Ian Schuller - Lindenwood
Daniel Fabikovic - Loyola Chicago
Nicodemus Meyer - Loyola Chicago
*Parker Van Buren - Loyola Chicago
Kevin Schuele - McKendree
Shane Wetzel - Ohio State
Cole Young - Ohio State

*Preseason Player of the Year