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Collegiate basketball tournament
The 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.
Tournament champions by year
Year
MVC Champion
Score
Runner-up
Tournament MVP
Venue (and city)
1977
Southern Illinois
82–69
West Texas State
None Selected
Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas )
1978
Creighton
54–52
Indiana State
None Selected
Civic Auditorium (Omaha, Nebraska )
1979
Indiana State
69–59
New Mexico State
None Selected
Hulman Center (Terre Haute, Indiana )
1980
Bradley
62–59
West Texas State
None Selected
Robertson Memorial Field House (Peoria, Illinois )
1981
Creighton
70–64
Wichita State
None Selected
Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas )
1982
Tulsa
90–77
Illinois State
None Selected
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
1983
Illinois State
84–64
Tulsa
None Selected
Horton Fieldhouse (Normal, Illinois )
1984
Tulsa
70–68 (OT)
Creighton
None Selected
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
1985
Wichita State
84–82
Tulsa
None Selected
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
1986
Tulsa
74–58
Bradley
Brian Rahilly, Tulsa
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
1987
Wichita State
79–74 (OT)
Tulsa
Gary Cundiff, Wichita State
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
1988
Bradley
83–59
Illinois State
Hersey Hawkins , Bradley
Carver Arena (Peoria, Illinois )
1989
Creighton
79–77
Southern Illinois
Chad Gallagher , Creighton
Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas )
1990
Illinois State
81–78
Southern Illinois
Rickey Jackson, Illinois State
Redbird Arena (Normal, Illinois )
1991
Creighton
68–52
Missouri State
Bob Harstad , Creighton
Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Missouri )
1992
Missouri State
71–68
Tulsa
Jackie Crawford, Missouri State
St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri )
1993
Southern Illinois
70–59
Illinois State
Ashraf Amaya , Southern Illinois
St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri )
1994
Southern Illinois
77–74
Northern Iowa
Cam Johnson, Northern Iowa
St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri )
1995
Southern Illinois
77–62
Tulsa
Chris Carr , Southern Illinois
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
1996
Tulsa
60–46
Bradley
Shea Seals , Tulsa
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
1997
Illinois State
75–72
Missouri State
Rico Hill , Illinois State
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
1998
Illinois State
84–74
Missouri State
Dan Muller , Illinois State
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
1999
Creighton
70–61
Evansville
Rodney Buford , Creighton
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2000
Creighton
57–45
Missouri State
Ryan Sears, Creighton
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2001
Indiana State
69–63
Bradley
Michael Menser, Indiana State
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2002
Creighton
84–76
Southern Illinois
Kyle Korver , Creighton
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2003
Creighton
80–56
Southern Illinois
Kyle Korver , Creighton
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2004
Northern Iowa
79–74 (2OT)
Missouri State
Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2005
Creighton
75–57
Missouri State
Johnny Mathies, Creighton
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2006
Southern Illinois
59–46
Bradley
Randal Falker , Southern Illinois
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2007
Creighton
67–61
Southern Illinois
Nate Funk , Creighton
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2008
Drake
79–49
Illinois State
Adam Emmenecker , Drake
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2009
Northern Iowa
60–57 (OT)
Illinois State
Osiris Eldridge , Illinois State
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2010
Northern Iowa
67–52
Wichita State
Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2011
Indiana State
60–56
Missouri State
Jermaine Mallett, Missouri State
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2012
Creighton
83–79 (OT)
Illinois State
Doug McDermott , Creighton
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2013
Creighton
68–65
Wichita State
Doug McDermott , Creighton
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2014
Wichita State
83–69
Indiana State
Tekele Cotton, Wichita State
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2015
Northern Iowa
69–60
Illinois State
Seth Tuttle , Northern Iowa
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2016
Northern Iowa
56–54
Evansville
Wes Washpun , Northern Iowa
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2017
Wichita State
71–51
Illinois State
Conner Frankamp , Wichita State
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2018
Loyola
65–49
Illinois State
Donte Ingram , Loyola
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2019
Bradley
57–54
Northern Iowa
Elijah Childs, Bradley
Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
2020
Bradley
80–66
Valparaiso
Darrell Brown, Bradley
Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
Tournament championships by school
† Former member of the MVC
Note: Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until 2005.
Broadcasters
Television
Radio
References
Teams Tournament & awards Seasons
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Defunct Early season Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason Defunct Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason