1975 Regular Season The league consisted of a single division. The top three teams made the playoffs, with the top team receiving a bye in the first round.
Playoffs Round 1 Championship (Best 3 of 5)
1976 Regular Season The league was split into two divisions: The Eastern Division and the Western Division. The top five teams made the playoffs. The top team from each division received a bye in first round. Eastern Division Western Division
Playoffs and Championship Best 3 of 5 Round 1 Round 2 Championship
1977 Regular Season The league remained divided into two divisions. The Eastern Division from the previous season was renamed the Continental Division. The top two teams from each division played for the division championship, with the winners advancing to play for the league title. Continental Division Western Division
Playoffs and Championships Best 3 out of 5 Continental Division Western Division Championship
Records Attendance The league's total attendance during the 1977 regular season was 227,058, which set a new record for the league. Including both the regular season and the postseason, the league's total attendance was 240,803. Most Valuable Male Player: Ed Skorek (El Paso-Juarez Sol) Most Valuable Female Player: Rosie Wegrich (San Diego Breakers) Coach of the Year: Dodge Parker (Orange County Stars)
All-IVA First Team Continental Division West Division Before the playoffs began, the league announced that the Tucson Sky had forfeited their August 19 match against the San Diego Breakers, which had not been played due to the Sky's flight being delayed. After forfeiting the match, Tucson's final record was 21–15, while San Diego's record was 11–25. The Santa Barbara Spikers and Orange County Stars finished the season with the records shown in the table above. The El Paso-Juarez Sol finished with a 16–20 record.
Playoffs and Championship In the Continental Division playoffs, the Tucson Sky faced the El Paso-Juarez Sol. Tucson won the first match at El Paso on August 31 in three straight sets (12–7, 12–3, 12–5). In the following match, which was played in Tucson on September 4, the Sky won 3-0 (13–11, 12–5, 12–7) to move into the finals. In the West Division playoffs, the Santa Barbara Spikers played the Orange County Stars. The Stars won the first match, which was played on September 1, 3-1 (12–3, 12–9, 5–12, 15–13). On September 3, Santa Barbara won the second match 3-0 (12–10, 12–4, 12–10). With the series tied 1-1, the teams then played a tiebreaker, which Santa Barbara won 12–6 to advance to the finals. In the finals, the Sky and Spikers played a close opening match on September 6. The Sky ultimately won 3-2 (12–6, 8–12, 12–10, 3–12, 6–3). Santa Barbara won the second match, which was played the following night, 3-0 (12–8, 12–5, 12–9). The match was immediately followed by a tiebreaker for the league title, which was at one point tied 8–8 before Santa Barbara scored four consecutive points to win 12–8. The players for Santa Barbara were Reede Reynolds (USA), Luis Eymard (Brazil), Jose Luis Garcia (Mexico),
Bebeto de Freitas (Brazil), Larry Milliken, Sue Herrington, Rosie Wegrich and Peter Stefaniuk (Canada).
Records and Statistics The Tucson Sky's Scott English set four playoff match records for highest average (.700), highest efficiency (.650), most service aces (four), and most service aces in a series (seven). The league's total attendance during the regular season (247,661) was nearly ten percent higher than it had been the previous season. Including the postseason, the IVA's total attendance for 1978 was 264,292. Most Valuable Male Player: Bebeto DeFreitas (Santa Barbara Spikers) Most Valuable Female Player: Rosie Wegrich (Santa Barbara Spikers) Coach of the Year: Byron Shewman (Tucson Sky)
All-IVA First Team On June 12, William Levy, the owner of the Santa Barbara Spikers, sold the team to Don Moger. Moger planned to move the team to Los Angeles. The league refused to approve the sale, believing that Moger planned to move the Spikers to Los Angeles during the season instead of waiting until 1981. Following the league's decision, Levy chose not to finance the team, which played no games after June 17. Next, the partnership that owned the Albuquerque Lasers announced on June 16 that it did not have enough money to continue running the franchise. ==Notable players==