2024 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Tournament logo | |
Classification | Division I |
Season | 2023–24 |
Teams | 12 |
Site | Enterprise Center St. Louis, Missouri |
Champions | Drake (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Darian DeVries (3rd title) |
Television | CBS, CBSSN, MVC TV |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- "MVC Basketball – Regular Season Title Eligibility Standard" MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- "Arch Madness - Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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