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2024 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams12
SiteEnterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsDrake (3rd title)
Winning coachDarian DeVries (3rd title)
TelevisionCBS, CBSSN, MVC TV
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2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 17 3   .850 32 7   .821
Drake 16 4   .800 28 7   .800
Bradley 13 7   .650 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Belmont 12 8   .600 20 13   .606
Southern Illinois 11 9   .550 19 13   .594
Illinois State 9 11   .450 15 17   .469
Murray State 9 11   .450 12 20   .375
Missouri State 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
Evansville 6 14   .300 17 18   .486
UIC 4 16   .200 12 21   .364
Valparaiso 3 17   .150 7 25   .219
2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 7–10, 2024.

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by the overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by NET ranking on the day following the last day of the regular season. The top four seeds received opening–round byes.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Indiana State 17–3
2 Drake 16–4
3 Bradley 13–7
4 Northern Iowa 12–8 1–1 vs. Belmont NET #109
5 Belmont 12–8 1–1 vs. Northern Iowa NET #118
6 Southern Illinois 11–9
7 Illinois State 9–11 2–0 vs. Murray State
8 Murray State 9–11 0–2 vs. Illinois State
9 Missouri State 8–12
10 Evansville 6–14
11 UIC 4–16
12 Valparaiso 3–17

Schedule

Game Time * Matchup Score Television
Opening Round – Thursday, March 7
1 12:00 pm No. 8 Murray State vs. No. 9 Missouri State 35–60 MVC TV
2 2:30 pm No. 5 Belmont vs. No. 12 Valparaiso 86–61
3 6:00 pm No. 7 Illinois State vs. No. 10 Evansville 53–59
4 8:30 pm No. 6 Southern Illinois vs. No. 11 UIC 82–84 (2OT)
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
5 12:00 pm No. 1 Indiana State vs. No. 9 Missouri State 75–59 MVC TV
6 2:30 pm No. 4 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 Belmont 67–62
7 6:00 pm No. 2 Drake vs. No. 10 Evansville 79–58
8 8:30 pm No. 3 Bradley vs. No. 11 UIC 74–47
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
9 2:30 pm No. 1 Indiana State vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa 94–72 CBSSN
10 5:00 pm No. 2 Drake vs. No. 3 Bradley 72–67
Final – Sunday, March 10
11 1:00 pm No. 1 Indiana State vs. No. 2 Drake 80–84 CBS
* Game times in CST; rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

Opening Round
Thursday, March 7
MVC TV
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
MVC TV
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
CBSSN
Final
Sunday, March 10
CBS
1 Indiana State 75
8 Murray State 35 9 Missouri State 59
9 Missouri State 60 1 Indiana State 94
4 Northern Iowa 72
4 Northern Iowa 67
5 Belmont 86 5 Belmont 62
12 Valparaiso 61 1 Indiana State 80
2 Drake 84
2 Drake 79
7 Illinois State 53 10 Evansville 58
10 Evansville 59 2 Drake 72
3 Bradley 67
3 Bradley 74
6 Southern Illinois 82 11 UIC 47
11 UIC 84**

Source:

References

  1. "MVC Basketball – Regular Season Title Eligibility Standard" MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. "Arch Madness - Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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