2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteEnterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsBradley (4th title)
Winning coachBrian Wardle (2nd title)
MVPDarrell Brown (Bradley)
TelevisionCBS
CBSSN
MVC TV
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 – 4   .778 25 – 6   .806
Loyola Chicago 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Indiana State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Bradley † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Southern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Missouri State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485
Valparaiso 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
Drake 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Evansville 0 – 18   .000 9 – 23   .281
† 2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2019–20 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 5 to 8, 2020.

Bradley defeated Valparaiso in the championship game to win the tournament for the second consecutive year.[1] Normally, Bradley would have received the MVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

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 Rating on the day following the conclusion of the regular season. The top six seeds received opening-round byes.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Northern Iowa 14–4
2 Loyola–Chicago 13–5
3 Indiana State 11–7 1–1 vs. Bradley NET Rating of 100
4 Bradley 11–7 1–1 vs. Indiana State NET Rating of 112
5 Southern Illinois 10–8
6 Missouri State 9–9 1–1 vs Valparaiso NET Rating of 122
7 Valparaiso 9–9 1–1 vs. Missouri State NET Rating of 135
8 Drake 8–10
9 Illinois State 5–13
10 Evansville 0–18

Schedule

Game Time * Matchup Score Television
Opening Round – Thursday, March 5
1 6:05 pm #8 Drake vs #9 Illinois State 75–65 MVC TV
2 8:35 pm #7 Valparaiso vs. #10 Evansville 58–55
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
3 12:05 pm #1 Northern Iowa vs. #8 Drake 56–77 MVC TV
4 2:35 pm #4 Bradley vs. #5 Southern Illinois 64–59
5 6:05 pm #2 Loyola–Chicago vs. #7 Valparaiso 73–74 OT
6 8:35 pm #3 Indiana State vs. #6 Missouri State 51–78
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
7 2:35 pm #4 Bradley vs. #8 Drake 76–66 CBSSN
8 5:05 pm #6 Missouri State vs. #7 Valparaiso 82–89
Final – Sunday, March 8
9 1:05 pm #4 Bradley vs #7 Valparaiso 80–66 CBS
* Game times in CST through semifinals; CDT for championship; rankings denote tournament seed.[4]

Tournament bracket

Opening Round
Thursday, March 5
MVC TV 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
MVC TV 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
CBSSN 		Final
Sunday, March 8
CBS
            
1 Northern Iowa 56
8 Drake 77
8 Drake 75
9 Illinois State 65
8 Drake 66
4 Bradley 76
4 Bradley 64
5 Southern Illinois 59
4 Bradley 80
7 Valparaiso 66
2 Loyola–Chicago 73
7 Valparaiso 74
7 Valparaiso 58
10 Evansville 55
7 Valparaiso 89
6 Missouri State 82
3 Indiana State 51
6 Missouri State 78

References

  1. ^ "Valparaiso vs. Bradley - Game Recap - March 8, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 State Farm MVC men's basketball tournament".