Missouri Valley Conference tournament schedule, bracket: Drake aims for historic three-peat

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One of the most intriguing mid-major conference tournaments in men’s college basketball tips of in St. Louis, Missouri with the Missouri Valley Conference tournament − popularly known as Arch Madness.

Typically held the week before Selection Sunday, the conference tournament is one to pay attention to given the MVC’s track record in sending multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament. Although not a regular occurrence − it last sent two teams to March Madness in 2021 − a case could be made depending on the results inside the Enterprise Center.

Drake enters as the regular season champion and the projected automatic bid in the USA TODAY Sports Bracketology, but quality teams in Bradley − which beat the Bulldogs last month − and Northern Iowa lurk and could punch their tickets to the big dance. Bubble teams will certainly keep their eyes on this tournament to see if any bid-stealing will occur.

Drake’s Bennett Stirtz (14) drives to the basket against Northern Iowa during their game at the Knapp Center.

Missouri Valley Conference tournament schedule, bracket, scores

First round

Thursday, March 6

Southern Illinois vs. Indiana State, 1 p.m.

Illinois State vs. Missouri State, 3:30 p.m.

Murray State vs. Evansville, 7 p.m.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Valparaiso, 9:30 p.m.

Second round

Friday, March 7

Drake vs. Southern Illinois-Indiana State winner, 1 p.m.

Belmont vs. Illinois State-Missouri State winner, 3:30 p.m.

Bradley vs. Murray State-Evansville winner, 7 p.m.

Northern Iowa vs. Illinois-Chicago-Valparaiso winner, 9:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Saturday, March 8

Drake-Southern Illinois-Indiana State winner vs. Belmont-Illinois State-Missouri State winner, 3:30 p.m.

Bradley-Murray State-Evansville winner vs. Northern Iowa-Illinois-Chicago-Valparaiso winner, 6 p.m.

Championship

Sunday, March 9

Semifinal winners, 2:15 p.m.,

Missouri Valley Conference tournament favorite

Will we have the second-ever three-peat in the MVC? Drake is the favorite to win the conference tournament after a dominant season with a 27-3 record…

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Publish date : 2025-03-06 11:07:00

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