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2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams10
SiteEnterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsBradley (3rd title)
Winning coachBrian Wardle (1st title)
MVPElijah Childs (Bradley)
TelevisionCBS, CBSSN, MVC TV (ESPN+)
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2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola Chicago 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Drake 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Southern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
Missouri State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Bradley † 9 – 9   .500 20 – 15   .571
Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500 16 – 18   .471
Illinois State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Indiana State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Valparaiso 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Evansville 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
† 2019 MVC tournament winner

The 2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2018–19 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 7–10, 2019.

No. 5 seed Bradley defeated No. 6-seeded Northern Iowa 57–54 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the MVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the third overall MVC title for Bradley, the first since 1988.

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by 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 Loyola–Chicago 12–6 2–0 vs. Drake
2 Drake 12–6 0–2 vs. Loyola–Chicago
3 Southern Illinois 10–8 1–1 vs. Missouri St. 131 NET
4 Missouri State 10–8 1–1 vs. S. Illinois 182 NET
5 Bradley 9–9 3–1 vs. N. Iowa/Illinois St.
6 Northern Iowa 9–9 2–2 vs. Bradley/Illinois St.
7 Illinois State 9–9 1–3 vs. Bradley/N. Iowa
8 Indiana State 7–11 2–0 vs Valparaiso
9 Valparaiso 7–11 0–2 vs Indiana St.
10 Evansville 5–13

Schedule

Game Time * Matchup Score Television
Opening round – Thursday, March 7
1 6:05 pm No. 8 Indiana State vs. No. 9 Valparaiso 55–77 MVC TV [ESPN+]
2 8:35 pm No. 7 Illinois State vs. No. 10 Evansville 65–60
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
3 12:05 pm No. 1 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 9 Valparaiso 67–54 MVC TV [ESPN+]
4 2:35 pm No. 4 Missouri State vs. No. 5 Bradley 58–61
5 6:05 pm No. 2 Drake vs. No. 7 Illinois State 78–62
6 8:35 pm No. 3 Southern Illinois vs. No. 6 Northern Iowa 58–61
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
7 2:35 pm No. 1 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 5 Bradley 51–53 CBSSN
8 5:05 pm No. 2 Drake vs. No. 6 Northern Iowa 58–60
Final – Sunday, March 10
9 1:05 pm No. 5 Bradley vs. No. 6 Northern Iowa 57–54 CBS
* Game times in CST through semifinals; CDT for championship; rankings denote tournament seed.[1]

Tournament bracket

First round
Thursday, March 7
MVC TV/ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
MVC TV/ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
CBSSN 		Championship
Sunday, March 10
CBS
            
1 Loyola–Chicago 67
9 Valparaiso 54
8 Indiana State 55
9 Valparaiso 77
1 Loyola–Chicago 51
5 Bradley 53
4 Missouri State 58
5 Bradley 61
5 Bradley 57
6 Northern Iowa 54
2 Drake 78
7 Illinois State 62
7 Illinois State 65
10 Evansville 60
2 Drake 58
6 Northern Iowa 60
3 Southern Illinois 58
6 Northern Iowa 61

References

  1. ^ "2019 State Farm MVC men's basketball tournament".
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