2017 -- 18 Missouri Valley conference Men 's Basketball season - wikipedia 2017 -- 18 Missouri Valley conference Men 's Basketball season 2017 -- 18 Missouri Valley Conference men 's basketball season League NCAA Division I Sport Basketball Number of teams 10 TV partner ( s ) ESPN3, CBSSN, CBS NBA Draft Regular Season 2018 MVC Champions Loyola Season MVP Clayton Custer Tournament Champions Loyola Runners - up Illinois State Basketball seasons ← 2016 -- 17 2018 -- 19 → 2017 -- 18 Missouri Valley Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Loyola -- Chicago † 15 --. 833 32 -- 6. 842 Southern Illinois 11 -- 7. 611 20 -- 13. 606 Illinois State 10 -- 8. 556 18 -- 15. 545 Drake 10 -- 8. 556 17 -- 17. 500 Bradley 9 -- 9. 500 20 -- 13. 606 Indiana State 8 -- 10. 444 13 -- 18. 419 Missouri State 7 -- 11. 389 18 -- 15. 545 Evansville 7 -- 11. 389 17 -- 15. 531 Northern Iowa 7 -- 11. 389 16 -- 16. 500 Valparaiso 6 -- 12. 333 15 -- 17. 469 † 2018 MVC Tournament winner The 2017 -- 18 Missouri Valley Conference men 's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017 -- 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December 2017 and concluded in March with the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. With a win against Evansville on February 18, 2018, Loyola clinched at least a share of its first - ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. With a win over Southern Illinois on February 21, the Ramblers clinched the outright MVC championship. Loyola defeated Illinois State in the championship game to win the MVC Tournament and received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This season marked the first season with Valparaiso as a member of the conference. The Crusaders were invited to join the conference after Wichita State left the conference to join the American Athletic Conference. Loyola received the conference 's only bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final Four before losing to Michigan. Drake was the only other conference school that received a bid to a postseason tournament, receiving a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they went 1 -- 1. Contents 1 Head coaches 1.1 Coaching changes 1.2 Coaches 2 Preseason 2.1 Preseason poll 2.2 Preseason All - MVC teams 3 Regular season 3.1 Conference matrix 3.2 Player of the week 4 Conference Awards 5 Postseason 5.1 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 5.2 NCAA Tournament 6 References Head coaches Coaching changes Drake 's fourth - year head coach Ray Giacoletti resigned on December 6, 2016 after the first eight games of the season. Assistant coach Jeff Rutter was named interim head coach. Following the season, the school chose not to keep Jeff Rutter as head coach and hired Niko Medved, former head coach at Furman, as the Bulldogs ' new head coach. Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record MVC record MVC titles NCAA Tournaments Bradley Brian Wardle Green Bay 38 -- 60 19 -- 35 0 0 Drake Niko Medved Furman 17 -- 17 10 -- 8 0 0 Evansville Marty Simmons SIU Edwardsville 11 184 -- 175 82 -- 116 0 0 Illinois State Dan Muller Vanderbilt ( Asst. ) 6 122 -- 80 75 -- 48 0 Indiana State Greg Lansing Indiana State ( Asst. ) 8 133 -- 126 73 -- 71 0 Loyola Porter Moser Saint Louis ( Asst. ) 7 121 -- 111 42 -- 58 Missouri State Paul Lusk Purdue ( Asst. ) 7 106 -- 121 52 -- 75 0 0 Northern Iowa Ben Jacobson Northern Iowa ( Asst. ) 12 250 -- 150 130 -- 86 Southern Illinois Barry Hinson Kansas ( Adm. ) 6 99 -- 96 47 -- 55 0 0 Valparaiso Matt Lottich Valparaiso ( Asst. ) 39 -- 26 6 -- 12 0 0 Notes : All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Overall and MVC records are from time at current school and are through the end of the season. Lottich and Moser 's conference records only includes MVC play, not prior Horizon League records. Preseason Preseason poll Source Rank Team 1. Missouri State ( 30 ) 2. Northern Iowa ( 8 ) 3. Loyola ( 1 ) 4. Illinois State ( 1 ) 5. Southern Illinois 6. Valparaiso 7. Bradley 8. Indiana State 9. Evansville 10. Drake ( first place votes ) Preseason All - MVC teams Honor Recipient Preseason Player of the Year Alize Johnson, Missouri State Preseason All - MVC First Team Donte Ingram, Loyola Brenton Scott, Indiana State Bennet Koch, Northern Iowa Reed Timmer, Drake Aundre Jackson, Loyola Preseason All - MVC Second Team Thik Bol, Southern Illinois Darrell Brown, Bradley Klint Carlson, Northern Iowa Phil Fayne, Illinois State Tevonn Walker, Valparaiso Source Regular season Conference matrix This table summarizes the head - to - head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, playing each team twice. Bradley Drake Evansville Illinois State Indiana State Loyola Missouri State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Valparaiso vs. Bradley -- 2 -- 0 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 0 -- 1 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 vs. Drake 0 -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 2 -- 0 0 -- 2 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 2 -- 0 vs. Evansville 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 -- 2 -- 0 2 -- 0 2 -- 0 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 vs. Illinois State 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 2 -- 0 0 -- 2 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 vs. Indiana State 1 -- 1 2 -- 0 0 -- 2 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 2 -- 0 0 -- 2 2 -- 0 1 -- 1 vs. Loyola 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 0 -- 2 0 -- 2 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 0 -- 2 0 -- 2 vs. Missouri State 2 -- 0 2 -- 0 1 -- 1 2 -- 0 0 -- 2 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 2 -- 0 0 -- 2 vs. Northern Iowa 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 2 -- 0 2 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- 2 -- 0 0 -- 2 vs. Southern Illinois 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 1 -- 0 0 -- 2 0 -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 vs. Valparaiso 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 2 -- 0 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 0 2 -- 0 2 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- Total 9 -- 9 10 -- 8 7 -- 11 10 -- 8 7 -- 11 15 -- 3 7 -- 11 7 -- 11 11 -- 7 6 -- 12 Player of the week Throughout the regular season, the Missouri Valley Conference named a player and newcomer of the week. Week Player of the week Newcomer of the week November 13, 2017 Brenton Scott, Indiana State Kavion Pippen, Southern Illinois November 20, 2017 Keyshawn Evans, Illinois State Marques Townes, Loyola November 27, 2017 Donte Ingram, Loyola Tywhon Pickford, Northern Iowa December 4, 2017 Bennett Koch, Northern Iowa Kavion Pippen ( 2 ), Southern Illinois December 11, 2017 Dru Smith, Evansville Cameron Krutwig, Loyola December 18, 2017 Milik Yarbrough, Illinois State Milik Yarbrough, Illinois State December 26, 2017 Alize Johnson, Missouri State Milik Yarbrough ( 2 ), Illinois State January 2, 2018 Milik Yarbrough ( 2 ), Illinois State Milik Yarbrough ( 3 ), Illinois State January 8, 2018 Reed Timmer, Drake J.T. Miller, Missouri State January 15, 2018 Alize Johnson ( 2 ), Missouri State Tywhon Pickford ( 2 ), Northern Iowa January 22, 2018 Donte Ingram ( 2 ), Loyola Cameron Krutwig ( 2 ), Loyola January 29, 2018 Clayton Custer, Loyola Milik Yarbrough ( 4 ), Illinois State February 5, 2018 Reed Timmer, Drake Ryan Taylor, Evansville Kavion Pippen ( 2 ), Southern Illinois February 12, 2018 Alize Johnson ( 3 ), Missouri State Kavion Pippen ( 3 ), Southern Illinois February 19, 2018 Reed Timmer ( 2 ), Drake Milik Yarbrough ( 5 ), Illinois State Conference Awards Award Recipients Larry Bird Player of the Year Clayton Custer, Loyola Coach of the Year Porter Moser, Loyola Newcomer of the Year Clayton Custer, Loyola Freshman of the Year Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Defensive MVP Ben Richardson, Loyola Sixth - Man of the Year Tyler Smithpeters, Southern Illinois All - MVC First Team Clayton Custer, Loyola Alize Johnson, Missouri State Ryan Taylor, Evansville Reed Timmer, Drake Milik Yarbrough, Illinois State All - MVC Second Team Jorand Barnes, Indiana State Phil Fayne, Illinois State Armon Fletcher, Southern Illinois Donte Ingram, Loyola Donte Thomas, Bradley All - MVC Third Team Darrel Brown, Bradley Bennett Koch, Northern Iowa Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Kavion Pippen, Southern Illinois Brenton Scott, Indiana State All - Newcomer Team Bakari Evelyn, Valparaiso Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Tywhon Pickford, Northern Iowa Kavion Pippen, Southern Illinois Milik Yarbrough, Illinois State All - Freshmen Team Eljah Childs, Braldey Tyreke Key, Indiana State Cmaeron Krutwig, Loyola Tywhon Pickford, Northern Iowa Lucas Williamson, Loyola All - Defensive Team Obediah Church, Missouri State Dwante Lautier - Ogunleye, Bradley Sean Lloyd, Southern Illinois Ben Richardson, Loyola Tevonn Walker, Valparaiso Source Postseason Missouri Valley conference Tournament Main article : 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by overall adjusted RPI, if necessary. The top six seeds received first - round byes. First round Thursday, March 1 MVC TV / ESPN3 Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 MVC TV / ESPN3 Semifinals Saturday, March 3 CBSSN Championship Sunday, March 4 CBS Loyola -- Chicago 54 9 Northern Iowa 50 8 Evansville 50 9 Northern Iowa 60 Loyola -- Chicago 62 5 Bradley 54 Drake 61 5 Bradley 63 Loyola -- Chicago 65 Illinois State 49 Southern Illinois 67 7 Missouri State 63 7 Missouri State 83 10 Valparaiso 79 Southern Illinois 68 Illinois State 76 * Illinois State 77 6 Indiana State 70 * denotes overtime period NCAA Tournament Main article : 2018 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament The winner of the MVC Tournament, Loyola, received the conference 's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament. Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship 11 South Loyola N / A defeated ( 6 ) Miami 64 -- 62 defeated ( 3 ) Tennessee 63 -- 62 defeated vs. ( 7 ) Nevada 69 -- 68 eliminated ( 9 ) Kansas State 78 -- 62 vs. ( 3 ) Michigan W -- L ( % ) : 0 -- 0 ( -- ) 1 -- 0 ( 1.000 ) 1 -- 0 ( 1.000 ) 1 -- 0 ( 1.000 ) 1 -- 0 ( 1.000 ) 0 -- 0 ( -- ) 0 -- 0 ( -- ) Total : 4 -- 0 ( 1.000 ) References Jump up ^ `` Loyola - Chicago vs. Evansville - Game Recap - February 18, 2018 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ Greenstein, Teddy. `` Loyola clinches Missouri Valley title with 75 - 56 win over Southern Illinois ''. chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 22. Jump up ^ Osipoff, Michael. `` Valparaiso makes it official, accepts Missouri Valley Conference invitation ''. Post-Tribune. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 07. Jump up ^ `` AAC votes to add Wichita St. for ' 17 - 18 season ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 07. Jump up ^ Beaton, Andrew ( 2018 - 03 - 25 ). `` Loyola - Chicago Beats Kansas State to Advance to the Final Four ''. Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099 - 9660. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Loyola - Chicago heading to Final Four with K - State win ''. SI.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Drake basketball accepts bid to CIT, will host game Monday at Knapp Center ''. Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Drake men 's basketball : Bulldogs ' season ends with 81 - 72 loss to Northern Colorado in CIT ''. Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` Drake 's Giacoletti resigns : ' I think it 's time for a new voice ' ''. Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Jeff Rutter feels he was treated ' fairly and seriously ' during Drake search ''. Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 10. ^ Jump up to : `` Missouri State Picked to Win MVC Men 's Basketball ''. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 24. Jump up ^ `` MVC MBB Weekly Notebook ( Nov. 13 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC MBB Weekly Notebook ( Nov. 20 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC Weekly MBB Notebook ( Nov. 27 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC Men 's Basketball Notes ( D4 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC MBB Weekly Notes ( Dec. 11 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC Men 's Basketball Notes ( D18 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC Men 's Basketball Notes ( Dec. 26 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC MBB Weekly Notes ( Jan. 2 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC MBB Weekly Notes ( Jan. 8 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC Men 's Basketball Weekly Notes ( J15 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC MBB Weekly Notes ( Jan. 22 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` MVC MBB Weekly Notes ( Jan. 29 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 30. Jump up ^ `` MVC MBB Weekly Notes ( Feb. 5 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 22. Jump up ^ `` MVC Men 's Basketball Weekly Notebook ( Feb. 12 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 22. Jump up ^ `` MVC Men 's Basketball Weekly Notebook ( Feb. 19 ) ''. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Loyola 's Clayton Custer Earns Larry Bird Player of the Year Trophy ''. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ `` MVC Announces Men 's Basketball All - Conference Teams ''. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 04. Missouri Valley Conference men 's basketball Teams Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers Missouri State Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Crusaders Tournament & awards MVC Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Seasons 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 2017 -- 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball conference season America East American Atlantic 10 ACC Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C -- USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MEAC Mid -- American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac -- 12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WAC West Coast Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017 -- 18_Missouri_Valley_Conference_men % 27s_basketball_season&oldid = 839652796 '' Categories : 2017 -- 18 Missouri Valley Conference men 's basketball season Missouri Valley Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 May 2018, at 20 : 04. About Wikipedia

Question: who won the missouri valley conference this year
Answer: Loyola