2016 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was the Missouri Valley Conference's postseason tournament which was held March 3–6, 2016 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The tournament was won by Northern Iowa, who defeated Evansville in the championship game. As a result, Northern Iowa received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2016 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsNorthern Iowa (5th title)
Winning coachBen Jacobson (4th title)
MVPWes Washpun (Northern Iowa)
TelevisionESPN3, CBSSN, CBS
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wichita State162 .889  269  .743
Evansville126 .667  259  .735
Illinois State126 .667  1814  .563
Southern Illinois117 .611  2210  .688
Northern Iowa117 .611  2313  .639
Indiana State810 .444  1517  .469
Missouri State810 .444  1319  .406
Loyola (IL)711 .389  1517  .469
Bradley315 .167  527  .156
Drake216 .111  724  .226
2016 MVC Tournament winner

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by non-conference strength of schedule, if necessary. The top six seeds received first round byes.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Wichita State 16–2
2 Evansville 12–6 Better RPI than Illinois State
3 Illinois State 12–6
4 Northern Iowa 11–7 Better RPI than Southern Illinois
5 Southern Illinois 11–7
6 Indiana State 8–10 Better RPI than Missouri State
7 Missouri State 8–10
8 Loyola–Chicago 7–11
9 Bradley 3–15
10 Drake 2–16

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup Final score Television
First round – Thursday, March 3
1 6:05 pm No. 8 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 9 Bradley 74–66 ESPN3
2 8:35 pm No. 7 Missouri State vs. No. 10 Drake 69–67 ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
3 12:05 pm No. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 8 Loyola-Chicago 66–58 ESPN3
4 2:35 pm No. 4 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 Southern Illinois 66–60 ESPN3
5 6:05 pm No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 7 Missouri State 66–56 ESPN3
6 8:35 pm No. 3 Illinois State vs. No. 6 Indiana State 57–65 ESPN3
Semifinals – Saturday, March 5
7 2:35 pm No. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa 52–57OT CBSSN
8 5:05 pm No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 6 Indiana State 68–42 CBSSN
Championship – Sunday, March 6
10 1:05 pm No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa 54–56 CBS
*Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Tournament bracket

  First round
Thursday, March 3
MVC TV
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
MVC TV
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 6
CBS
                                     
       
  1 Wichita State 66  
    8 Loyola-Chicago 58  
8 Loyola–Chicago 74
9 Bradley 66  
  1 Wichita State 52  
  4 Northern Iowa 57*  
       
       
  4 Northern Iowa 66
    5 Southern Illinois 60  
     
       
  4 Northern Iowa 56
  2 Evansville 54
       
       
  2 Evansville 66
    7 Missouri State 56  
7 Missouri State 69
10 Drake 67  
  2 Evansville 68
  6 Indiana State 42  
       
       
  3 Illinois State 57
    6 Indiana State 65  
     

* denotes overtime period

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