2020 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2019–20 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 5 to 8, 2020.

2020 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams10
SiteEnterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsBradley (4th title)
Winning coachBrian Wardle (2nd title)
MVPDarrell Brown (Bradley)
TelevisionCBS, CBSSN, MVC TV (ESPN+)
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa144 .778  256  .806
Loyola–Chicago135 .722  2111  .656
Indiana State117 .611  1812  .600
Bradley117 .611  2311  .676
Southern Illinois108 .556  1616  .500
Missouri State99 .500  1617  .485
Valparaiso99 .500  1916  .543
Drake810 .444  2014  .588
Illinois State513 .278  1021  .323
Evansville018 .000  923  .281
2020 MVC Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Bradley defeated Valparaiso in the championship game to win the tournament for the second consecutive year.[1] Normally, Bradley would have received the MVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, however the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by the 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 Northern Iowa 14–4
2 Loyola–Chicago 13–5
3 Indiana State 11–7 1–1 vs. Bradley NET Rating of 100
4 Bradley 11–7 1–1 vs. Indiana State NET Rating of 112
5 Southern Illinois 10–8
6 Missouri State 9–9 1–1 vs Valparaiso NET Rating of 122
7 Valparaiso 9–9 1–1 vs. Missouri State NET Rating of 135
8 Drake 8–10
9 Illinois State 5–13
10 Evansville 0–18

Schedule

Game Time * Matchup Score Television
First round – Thursday, March 5
1 6:05 pm No. 8 Drake vs No. 9 Illinois State 75–65 MVC TV [ESPN+]
2 8:35 pm No. 7 Valparaiso vs. No. 10 Evansville 58–55
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
3 12:05 pm No. 1 Northern Iowa vs. No. 8 Drake 56–77 MVC TV [ESPN+]
4 2:35 pm No. 4 Bradley vs. No. 5 Southern Illinois 64–59
5 6:05 pm No. 2 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 7 Valparaiso 73–74 OT
6 8:35 pm No. 3 Indiana State vs. No. 6 Missouri State 51–78
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
7 2:35 pm No. 8 Drake vs No. 4 Bradley 66–76 CBSSN
8 5:05 pm No. 7 Valparaiso vs No. 6 Missouri State 89–82
Championship – Sunday, March 8
9 1:05 pm No. 4 Bradley vs No. 7 Valparaiso 80–66 CBS
* Game times in CST through semifinals; CDT for championship; rankings denote tournament seed.[4]

Tournament bracket

  First round
Thursday, March 5
MVC TV/ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
MVC TV/ESPN+
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 8
CBS
                                     
       
  1 Northern Iowa 56  
    8 Drake 77  
8 Drake 75
9 Illinois State 65  
  8 Drake 66  
  4 Bradley 76  
       
       
  4 Bradley 64
    5 Southern Illinois 59  
     
       
  4 Bradley 80
  7 Valparaiso 66
       
       
  2 Loyola–Chicago 73
    7 Valparaiso 74*  
7 Valparaiso 58
10 Evansville 55  
  7 Valparaiso 89
  6 Missouri State 82  
       
       
  3 Indiana State 51
    6 Missouri State 78  
     

References

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