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.
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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.
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| 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 |
| 2023 |
Drake |
77–51 |
Bradley |
Tucker DeVries, Drake |
| 2024 |
Drake |
84–80 |
Indiana State |
Tucker DeVries, Drake |
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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).
More information School, Championships ...
| 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 |
| Drake |
3 |
2008, 2023, 2024 |
| Missouri State |
1 |
1992 |
| Evansville |
0 |
|
| Valparaiso |
0 |
|
| West Texas State † |
0 |
|
| New Mexico State † |
0 |
|
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- † 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
More information Year, Network ...
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 State |
(10) Northern Iowa |
(11) Southern Illinois |
(13) Bradley |
| 2007 |
(4) Southern Illinois |
(10) Creighton |
| 2012 |
(5) Wichita State |
(8) Creighton |
| 2013 |
(7) Creighton |
(9) Wichita State |
| 2015 |
(7) Wichita State |
(5) Northern Iowa |
| 2016 |
(11) Wichita State |
(11) Northern Iowa |
| 2021 |
(8) Loyola Chicago |
(11) Drake |
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