2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams12
SiteEnterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsDrake (2nd title)
Winning coachDarian DeVries (2nd title)
TelevisionCBS, CBSSN, MVC TV
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2024 →

The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2022–23 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 2–5, 2023.

For the first time, the tournament featured 12 teams. Belmont, Murray State, and UIC joined the conference in 2022 following Loyola Chicago's exit.

2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 16 – 4   .800 25 – 10   .714
Drake † 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
Southern Illinois 14 – 6   .700 23 – 10   .697
Belmont 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Indiana State 13 – 7   .650 23 – 13   .639
Missouri State 12 – 8   .600 17 – 15   .531
Murray State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Northern Iowa 9 – 11   .450 14 – 18   .438
Illinois State 6 – 14   .300 11 – 21   .344
Valparaiso 5 – 15   .250 11 – 21   .344
UIC 4 – 16   .200 12 – 20   .375
Evansville 1 – 19   .050 5 – 27   .156
† 2023 MVC tournament winner


Seeds

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Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by the overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by comparison of records between the tying institutions versus the top team in the standings (and continuing from top to bottom of standings, as necessary, with the team having the better record against that team receiving the better seed). The top four seeds receive opening–round byes.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1
1 Bradley 16–4
2 Drake 15–5
3 Southern Illinois 14–6 1–0 vs. Belmont
4 Belmont 14–6 0–1 vs. Southern Illinois
5 Indiana State 13–7
6 Missouri State 12–8
7 Murray State 11–9
8 Northern Iowa 9–11
9 Illinois State 6–14
10 Valparaiso 5–15
11 UIC 4–16
12 Evansville 1–19

Schedule

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Game Time * Matchup Score Television
Opening round – Thursday, March 2
1 12:00 pm No. 8 Northern Iowa vs. No. 9 Illinois State 75–62 MVC TV
2 2:30 pm No. 5 Indiana State vs. No. 12 Evansville 97–58
3 6:00 pm No. 7 Murray State vs. No. 10 Valparaiso 78–50
4 8:30 pm No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 11 UIC 74–57
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
5 12:00 pm No. 1 Bradley vs. No. 8 Northern Iowa 72–66 MVC TV
6 2:30 pm No. 4 Belmont vs. No. 5 Indiana State 91–94
7 6:00 pm No. 2 Drake vs. No. 7 Murray State 74–62
8 8:30 pm No. 3 Southern Illinois vs. No. 6 Missouri State 54–51
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
9 2:30 pm No. 1 Bradley vs. No. 5 Indiana State 71–70 CBSSN
10 5:00 pm No. 2 Drake vs. No. 3 Southern Illinois 65–52
Final – Sunday, March 5
11 1:00 pm No. 1 Bradley vs. No. 2 Drake 51–77 CBS
* Game times in CST; rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 2
MVC TV 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
MVC TV 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
CBSSN 		Championship
Sunday, March 5
CBS
1 Bradley 72
8 Northern Iowa 75 8 Northern Iowa 66
9 Illinois State 62 1 Bradley 71
5 Indiana State 70
4 Belmont 91
5 Indiana State 97 5 Indiana State 94
12 Evansville 58 1 Bradley 51
2 Drake 77
2 Drake 74
7 Murray State 78 7 Murray State 62
10 Valparaiso 50 2 Drake 65
3 Southern Illinois 52
3 Southern Illinois 54
6 Missouri State 74 6 Missouri State 51
11 UIC 57

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References

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  1. ^ "MVC Basketball – Regular Season Title Eligibility Standard". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. ^ "Arch Madness - Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
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