2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams10
SiteEnterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsLoyola (3rd title)
Winning coachDrew Valentine (1st title)
MVPLucas Williamson (Loyola)
TelevisionCBS/Paramount+, CBSSN, MVC TV
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2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 – 4   .778 20 – 12   .625
Missouri State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Drake 13 – 5   .722 25 – 11   .694
Loyola Chicago † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Bradley 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Southern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
Valparaiso 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Indiana State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Evansville 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200
† 2022 MVC tournament winner

The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2021–22 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, during March 3–6, 2022. The winner, the Loyola Ramblers, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

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 comparison of records between the tying institutions versus the top team in the standings (and continuing from top to bottom of standings, as necessary, with the team having the better record against that team receiving the better seed). The top six seeds received opening–round byes.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Northern Iowa 14–4
2 Missouri State 13–5 3–1 vs. Drake/Loyola
3 Drake 13–5 2–2 vs. Missouri St./Loyola 2–0 vs. Loyola
4 Loyola Chicago 13–5 1–3 vs. Missouri St./Drake 0–2 vs. Drake
5 Bradley 11–7
6 Southern Illinois 9–9
7 Valparaiso 6–12
8 Illinois State 5–13
9 Indiana State 4–14
10 Evansville 2–16

Schedule

Game Time * Matchup Score Television
Opening Round – Thursday, March 3
1 6:00 pm #8 Illinois State vs. #9 Indiana State 58-53 MVC TV
2 8:30 pm #7 Valparaiso vs. #10 Evansville 81–59
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
3 12:00 pm #1 Northern Iowa vs. #8 Illinois State 78–65 MVC TV
4 2:30 pm #4 Loyola Chicago vs. #5 Bradley 66–50
5 6:00 pm #2 Missouri State vs. #7 Valparaiso 67–58
6 8:30 pm #3 Drake vs. #6 Southern Illinois 65–52
Semifinals – Saturday, March 5
7 2:30 pm #1 Northern Iowa vs. #4 Loyola Chicago 43–66 CBSSN
8 5:00 pm #2 Missouri State vs. #3 Drake 78–79OT
Final – Sunday, March 6
9 1:00 pm #4 Loyola Chicago vs. #3 Drake 64–58 CBS/Paramount+
* Game times in CST; rankings denote tournament seed.

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Bracket

Opening Round
Thursday, March 3
MVC TV 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
MVC TV 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
CBSSN 		Final
Sunday, March 6
CBS/Paramount+
1 Northern Iowa 78
8 Illinois State 58 8 Illinois State 65
9 Indiana State 53 1 Northern Iowa 43
4 Loyola Chicago 66
4 Loyola Chicago 66
5 Bradley 50
4 Loyola Chicago 64
3 Drake 58
2 Missouri State 67
7 Valparaiso 81 7 Valparaiso 58
10 Evansville 59 2 Missouri State 78
3 Drake 79*
3 Drake 65
6 Southern Illinois 52

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References

  1. ^ "MVC Basketball – Regular Season Title Eligibility Standard" MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. ^ "Arch Madness Tickets on Sale Beginning Friday". MVC-Sports. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 2022 Bracket". MVC-Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2022.