2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsCreighton (11th title)
Winning coachGreg McDermott (2nd title)
MVPDoug McDermott (Creighton)
TelevisionFSN, CBS
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2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Wichita State 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
No. 19 Creighton 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
Evansville 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Illinois State 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Drake 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Indiana State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Bradley 2 16   .111 7 25   .219
2012 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 1–4, 2012 at the Scottrade Center.[1] The championship game was televised live on CBS on Sunday March 4 at 1:05 pm CST. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Tournament Bracket[edit]

Opening Round
Thursday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
Final
Sunday, March 4
            
1 No. 15 Wichita State 72
8 Indiana State 48
8 Indiana State 66
9 Southern Illinois 51
1 No. 15 Wichita State 64
4 Illinois State 65
4 Illinois State 54
5 Northern Iowa 42
4 Illinois State 79OT
2 No. 25 Creighton 83
2 No. 25 Creighton 68
7 Drake 61
7 Drake 65
10 Bradley 49
2 No. 25 Creighton 99
3 Evansville 71
3 Evansville 72
6 Missouri State 64

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Arch Madness: March 1–4, 2012". missouri valley conference. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.