Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Sport College basketball Conference Missouri Valley Conference Number of teams 10 Format Single-elimination tournament Current stadium Enterprise Center Current location St. Louis, Missouri Played 1977–present Last contest 2021 Current champion Loyola Most championships Creighton (12)Official website Missouri Valley Conference
The State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, commonly called Arch Madness , is an annual basketball tournament which features the men's basketball teams of each of the Missouri Valley Conference member universities. The tournament, held in St. Louis since 1991, determines which MVC team receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament . Arch Madness celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2020.
As of 2021, the tournament is the second longest running tournament (to the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament ) to be continuously held in one city. Although technically the BIG EAST did not conclude their 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Valley has indicated it will not attempt to claim the longest running title due to the circumstances surrounding the pandemic.
Tournament champions by year [ ]
Year
MVC Champion
Score
Runner-up
Tournament MVP
Venue (and city)
1977
Southern Illinois
82–69
West Texas State
None Selected
Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas )
1978
Creighton
54–52
Indiana State
Omaha Civic Auditorium (Omaha, Nebraska )
1979
Indiana State
69–59
New Mexico State
Hulman Center (Terre Haute, Indiana )
1980
Bradley
62–59
West Texas State
Robertson Memorial Field House (Peoria, Illinois )
1981
Creighton
70–64
Wichita State
Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas )
1982
Tulsa
90–77
Illinois State
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
1983
Illinois State
84–64
Tulsa
Horton Fieldhouse (Normal, Illinois )
1984
Tulsa
70–68 OT
Creighton
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
1985
Wichita State
84–82
Tulsa
1986
Tulsa
74–58
Bradley
Brian Rahilly, Tulsa
1987
Wichita State
79–74 OT
Tulsa
Gary Cundiff, Wichita State
1988
Bradley
83–59
Illinois State
Hersey Hawkins , Bradley
Carver Arena (Peoria, Illinois )
1989
Creighton
79–77
Southern Illinois
Chad Gallagher , Creighton
Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas )
1990
Illinois State
81–78
Southern Illinois
Rickey Jackson, Illinois State
Redbird Arena (Normal, Illinois )
1991
Creighton
68–52
Southwest Missouri State
Bob Harstad , Creighton
Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Missouri )
1992
Southwest Missouri State
71–68
Tulsa
Jackie Crawford, Southwest Missouri State
St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri )
1993
Southern Illinois
70–59
Illinois State
Ashraf Amaya , Southern Illinois
1994
Southern Illinois
77–74
Northern Iowa
Cam Johnson, Northern Iowa
1995
Southern Illinois
77–62
Tulsa
Chris Carr , Southern Illinois
Kiel Center/Savvis Center/Scottrade Center/Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
1996
Tulsa
60–46
Bradley
Shea Seals , Tulsa
1997
Illinois State
75–72
Southwest Missouri State
Rico Hill , Illinois State
1998
Illinois State
84–74
Southwest Missouri State
Dan Muller , Illinois State
1999
Creighton
70–61
Evansville
Rodney Buford , Creighton
2000
Creighton
57–45
Southwest Missouri State
Ryan Sears, Creighton
2001
Indiana State
69–63
Bradley
Michael Menser, Indiana State
2002
Creighton
84–76
Southern Illinois
Kyle Korver , Creighton
2003
Creighton
80–56
Southern Illinois
2004
Northern Iowa
79–74 2OT
Southwest Missouri State
Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa
2005
Creighton
75–57
Southwest Missouri State
Johnny Mathies, Creighton
2006
Southern Illinois
59–46
Bradley
Randal Falker , Southern Illinois
2007
Creighton
67–61
Southern Illinois
Nate Funk , Creighton
2008
Drake
79–49
Illinois State
Adam Emmenecker , Drake
2009
Northern Iowa
60–57 OT
Illinois State
Osiris Eldridge , Illinois State
2010
Northern Iowa
67–52
Wichita State
Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa
2011
Indiana State
60–56
Missouri State
Jermaine Mallett, Missouri State
2012
Creighton
83–79 OT
Illinois State
Doug McDermott , Creighton
2013
Creighton
68–65
Wichita State
2014
Wichita State
83–69
Indiana State
Tekele Cotton, Wichita State
2015
Northern Iowa
69–60
Illinois State
Seth Tuttle , Northern Iowa
2016
Northern Iowa
56–54
Evansville
Wes Washpun , Northern Iowa
2017
Wichita State
71–51
Illinois State
Conner Frankamp , Wichita State
2018
Loyola
65–49
Illinois State
Donte Ingram , Loyola
2019
Bradley
57–54
Northern Iowa
Elijah Childs , Bradley
2020
Bradley
80–66
Valparaiso
Darrell Brown, Bradley
2021
Loyola
75–65
Drake
Cameron Krutwig , Loyola
2022
Loyola
64–58
Drake
Lucas Williamson , Loyola
Team notes: West Texas State is now known as West Texas A&M (effective 1990); Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until 2005.
Venue notes: Enterprise Center was known as Kiel Center (1994–2000), Savvis Center (2000–06), and Scottrade Center (2006–18).
Tournament championships by school [ ]
School
Championships
Years
Creighton †
12
1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013
Southern Illinois
5
1977, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006
Northern Iowa
5
2004, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
Tulsa †
4
1982, 1984, 1986, 1996
Illinois State
4
1983, 1990, 1997, 1998
Wichita State †
4
1985, 1987, 2014, 2017
Bradley
4
1980, 1988, 2019, 2020
Indiana State
3
1979, 2001, 2011
Loyola
3
2018, 2021, 2022
Missouri State
1
1992
Drake
1
2008
Evansville
0
Valparaiso
0
West Texas State †
0
New Mexico State †
0
† Former conference member
Team notes: West Texas State is now known as West Texas A&M (effective 1990); Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until 2005.
Postseason History Multiple Bids [ ]
NCAA Tournament
Year
MVC Teams
1979
(1) Indiana State
(10) New Mexico State
1981
(6) Wichita St
(8) Creighton
1984
(4) Tulsa
(8) Illinois State
1985
(6) Tulsa
(9) Illinois State
(11) Wichita St
1986
(7) Bradley
(10) Tulsa
1987
(11) Wichita St
(11) Tulsa
1988
(9) Bradley
(12) Wichita St
1994
(11) Southern Illinois
(12) Tulsa
1995
(6) Tulsa
(10) Southern Illinois
1996
(8) Bradley
(11) Tulsa
1999
(10) Creighton
(12) Southwest Missouri State
(11) Evansville
2000
(10) Creighton
(12) Indiana State
2001
(10) Creighton
(13) Indiana State
2002
(11) Southern Illinois
(12) Creighton
2003
(6) Creighton
(11) Southern Illinois
2004
(9) Southern Illinois
(14) Northern Iowa
2005
(7) Southern Illinois
(10) Creighton
(11) Northern Iowa
2006
(7) Wichita St
(10) Northern Iowa
(11) Southern Illinois
(13) Bradley
2007
(4) Southern Illinois
(10) Creighton
2012
(5) Wichita St
(8) Creighton
2013
(7) Creighton
(9) Wichita St
2015
(7) Wichita St
(5) Northern Iowa
2016
(11) Wichita St
(11) Northern Iowa
2021
(8) Loyola (Chicago)
(11) Drake
Broadcasters [ ]
Television [ ]
Year
Network
Play-by-play
Analyst
Sideline
2022
CBS
Kevin Harlan
Dan Bonner
Evan Washburn
2021
2020
2019
2018
John Schriffen
2017
2016
Evan Washburn
2015
Verne Lundquist
Jim Spanarkel
Allie LaForce
2014
Kevin Harlan
Dan Bonner
2013
Tim Brando
Bill Raftery
2012[1]
Mike Gminski
2010[2]
Dick Enberg
Bill Raftery
2009[3]
Bob Wenzel
2008[4]
2007[5]
Gus Johnson
Clark Kellogg
2006[6]
Dick Enberg
2005[7]
ESPN
Dave Barnett
Tim McCormick
2003[8]
Bob Carpenter
Jimmy Dykes
1999[9]
Joel Meyers
Larry Conley
1996[10]
Ron Franklin
Jimmy Dykes
1995[11]
Doug Bell
Reggie Theus
1993[12]
Barry Tompkins
Larry Conley
1988[13]
MVC TV Network
Wayne Larrivee
Mike Pratt
1986
MVC Television Network
Wayne Larrivee
Larry Conley
1983[14]
CBS
Verne Lundquist
Irv Brown
Radio [ ]
References [ ]
Teams Future teams Tournament & awards Seasons
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Conference postseason Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Postseason