2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	10
Site	Scottrade Center; St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Creighton (11th title)
Winning coach	Greg McDermott (2nd title)
MVP	Doug McDermott (Creighton)
Television	FSN, CBS
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2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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	79^OT

									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

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