Missouri Valley Conference - wikipedia Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference MVC, The Valley Established 1907 Association NCAA Division Division I Subdivision non-football Members 10 Sports fielded 17 men 's : 7 women 's : 10 Region Midwestern United States Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri Commissioner Doug Elgin Website www.mvc-sports.com Locations Locations of current Missouri Valley Conference full member institutions. The Missouri Valley Conference ( also called MVC or simply `` The Valley '' ) is the second - oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Currently, its members are located in the midwestern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA 's Division I. Contents 1 History 2 Member schools 2.1 Current members 2.2 Affiliate members 2.3 Former members 2.3. 1 Former full members 2.3. 2 Former affiliate members 2.4 Membership timeline 3 Commissioners 4 Sports 4.1 Men 's sponsored sports by school 4.2 Women 's sponsored sports by school 5 Facilities 6 Basketball tournament champions by year 7 National team titles by institution 8 Men 's basketball attendance 9 Football champions by year 10 See also 11 References 12 External links History The MVC was founded in 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association or MVIAA, 12 years after the Big Ten, the only Division I conference that is older. However, some consider the MVC to have been formed from a split of the MVIAA in 1928. Most of the larger schools formed a conference that retained the MVIAA name and ultimately became the Big Eight Conference. The smaller schools, plus Oklahoma A&M ( now Oklahoma State University -- Stillwater, which joined the Big Eight in 1957 ), formed the MVC, which retained the old MVIAA 's administrative staff. During the Big Eight 's existence, both conferences claimed 1907 as their founding date, as well as the same history through 1927. It was never definitively established which conference was the original, but given that the Big Eight merged with four Texas schools of the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference in 1996, only the MVC continues to have a claim to the original heritage. During the 2006 -- 07 college basketball season, MVC teams held a 74 -- 27 non-conference record, including a record of 44 -- 1 at home. The Valley finished in the top six of the RPI and ahead of a BCS conference for the second consecutive year, while also garnering multiple NCAA bids for the ninth straight year and 12th of 14. The MVC has not sponsored football since 1985, when it was a hybrid I-A / I - AA ( now FBS and FCS ), respectively. However, five members have football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ( known as the Gateway from 1985 to 2008 ) of Division I FCS, and a sixth and a seventh compete in another FCS conference, the Pioneer Football League. The Missouri Valley Conference shares its name with the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and the two also operate from the same headquarters complex in St. Louis. However, the two are separate administratively. After weeks of speculation, it was announced on April 7, 2017 that Wichita State would be leaving the conference to join the American Athletic Conference starting with the 2017 -- 18 season. On May 9, 2017, the Conference announced it had extended an invitation to Valparaiso University, and on May 25, the MVC announced that Valparaiso would officially join the following July 1. Member schools Current members Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Bradley University Peoria, Illinois 1897 1948, 1955 Private 5,451 Braves Drake University Des Moines, Iowa 1881 1907, 1956 Private 5,270 Bulldogs University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana 1854 1994 Private 2,526 Purple Aces Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 1857 1981 Public 20,706 Redbirds Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana 1865 1977 Public 13,584 Sycamores Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1870 2013 Private 16,437 Ramblers Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri 1905 1990 Public 26,000 Bears Lady Bears University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 1876 1991 Public 12,273 Panthers Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 1869 Public 15,987 Salukis Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana 1859 2017 Private 4,500 Crusaders Notes ^ Jump up to : Bradley and Drake both withdrew from the MVC during the 1951 -- 52 academic year in protest over the Johnny Bright incident, a racially motivated on - field attack by an Oklahoma A&M football player against Drake player Johnny Bright in a 1951 game. Bradley returned to the MVC for non-football sports in the 1955 -- 56 school year, with Drake doing the same a year later. However, Bradley never returned to MVC football, dropping the sport in 1970, and Drake did not return for football until 1971. Jump up ^ Valparaiso had been an MVC affiliate in women 's soccer in the 1996 -- 1998 seasons ( ending with the 1998 -- 99 school year ). Affiliate members Note : In the case of spring sports, the year of joining is the calendar year before the start of competition. Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Primary Conference MVC sports University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas 1907 Public 13,863 Bears Southland men 's soccer Dallas Baptist University Dallas, Texas 1898 2013 Private 5,545 Patriots Heartland ( NCAA Division II ) baseball University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas 1927 2013 Public 13,167 Trojans Sun Belt women 's swimming Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 1957 2016 Public 24,594 Seawolves America East women 's tennis Former members Former full members Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Nickname Current Conference Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana 1855 1932 1934 Private 4,667 Bulldogs Big East Cincinnati ! University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 1819 1957 1969 Public 42,421 Bearcats American ! The American Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska 1878 1928, 1976 1948, 2013 Private 7,730 Bluejays Big East Detroit ! University of Detroit Detroit, Michigan 1877 1949 1956 Private 5,450 Titans Horizon Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa 1846 1918 1939 Private 1,688 Pioneers Midwest ( NCAA Division III ) Houston ! University of Houston Houston, Texas 1927 1951 1959 Public 39,820 Cougars American ! The American Iowa ! University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 1847 1907 1908 Public 30,328 Hawkeyes Big Ten Iowa State College Ames, Iowa 1858 1907 1928 Public 29,887 Cyclones Big 12 Kansas ! University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 1865 1907 1928 Public 29,462 Jayhawks Big 12 Kansas State College Manhattan, Kansas 1863 1913 1928 Public 23,863 Wildcats Big 12 Louisville ! University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky 1798 1963 Public 19,743 Cardinals ACC Memphis State University Memphis, Tennessee 1912 1968 1973 Public 23,031 Tigers American ! The American Missouri ! University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 1839 1907 1928 Public 33,805 Tigers SEC Nebraska ! University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 1907, 1921 1919, 1928 Public 24,593 Cornhuskers Big Ten New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico 1888 1970 Public 18,497 Aggies WAC North Texas State University Denton, Texas 1890 1957 Public 35,694 Mean Green C - USA Oklahoma ! University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 1890 1919 1928 Public 30,303 Sooners Big 12 Oklahoma A&M College Stillwater, Oklahoma 1890 1925 1956 Public 21,419 Aggies / Cowboys Big 12 Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri 1818 1937 Private 13,785 Billikens Atlantic 10 Tulsa ! University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma 1894 1935 Private 4,165 Golden Hurricane American ! The American Washburn University Topeka, Kansas 1865 1935 1942 Public 7,303 Ichabods MIAA ( NCAA Division II ) Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1853 1907 1942 Private 14,070 Bears UAA ( NCAA Division III ) West Texas State University Canyon, Texas 1910 1972 1985 Public 7,843 Buffaloes Lone Star ( NCAA Division II ) Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas 1895 1949 2017 Public 14,495 Shockers American ! The American Notes Jump up ^ Creighton previously withdrew from the MVC from 1948 -- 49 to 1975 -- 76 Jump up ^ Currently known as the University of Detroit Mercy. Jump up ^ Currently known as Iowa State University. Jump up ^ Currently known as Kansas State University. Jump up ^ Currently known as the University of Memphis. Jump up ^ Currently known as the University of North Texas. Jump up ^ Currently known as Oklahoma State University -- Stillwater. Jump up ^ During Oklahoma A&M 's tenure in the MVC, the nicknames `` Aggies '' and `` Cowboys '' were used interchangeably. When the school adopted its current name in 1957, the `` Cowboys '' nickname was exclusively adopted. Jump up ^ Currently known as West Texas A&M University. Former affiliate members This list does not include current full member Valparaiso. As noted above, the Crusaders played women 's soccer in the MVC from 1996 to 1998 ( ending in the 1998 -- 99 school year ). Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Nickname Primary Conference MVC Sports Little Rock ! University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas 1927 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 2000 Public 13,167 Trojans Sun Belt women 's soccer Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee 1890 2000 -- 01 2000 -- 01 Private 6,374 Bruins OVC ( Horizon League for men 's soccer ) men 's soccer Drury University Springfield, Missouri 1873 1999 -- 2000 2004 -- 05 Private 5,474 Panthers GLVC ( NCAA Division II ) women 's soccer Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois 1895 1996 -- 97 2010 -- 11 Public 11,651 Panthers OVC ( Summit League for men 's soccer ) men 's soccer Hartford ! University of Hartford Hartford, Connecticut 1877 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 Private 6,935 Hawks America East men 's tennis Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois 1957 2010 -- 11 2016 -- 17 Public 14,142 Cougars OVC ( MAC for men 's soccer ) men 's soccer Southern Methodist University University Park, Texas 1911 2000 -- 01 2004 -- 05 Private 12,000 Mustangs The American men 's soccer Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 1957 2014 -- 15 2016 -- 17 Public 24,594 Seawolves America East men 's tennis Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas 1873 2000 -- 01 2000 -- 01 Private 9,518 Horned Frogs Big 12 men 's soccer Tulsa ! University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma 1894 2000 -- 01 2004 -- 05 Private 4,165 Golden Hurricane American ! The American men 's soccer UMBC ! University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland 1966 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 Public 13,908 Retrievers America East men 's tennis Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 1873 1997 -- 98 2005 -- 06 Private 12,714 Commodores SEC men 's soccer Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky 1906 1997 -- 98 2007 -- 08 Public 21,048 Hilltoppers C - USA men 's soccer Notes Jump up ^ Hartford dropped men 's tennis after the 2015 -- 16 season. Jump up ^ Stony Brook dropped men 's tennis after the 2016 -- 17 season. The school 's women 's tennis team remains an MVC affiliate. Jump up ^ TCU dropped men 's soccer after the 2002 season. Jump up ^ Tulsa, a full member from 1935 to 1996, rejoined the MVC as a men 's soccer associate from 2000 to 2005. Jump up ^ UMBC dropped men 's tennis after the 2015 -- 16 season. Jump up ^ Vanderbilt dropped men 's soccer after the 2005 season. Jump up ^ WKU dropped men 's soccer after the 2007 season. Membership timeline Full members ( non-football ) ( Full members ) Assoc. members ( football only ) Assoc. member ( other sports ) Commissioners C.E. McClung ( 1907 -- 19 ? ? ) Arthur ( Artie ) E. Eilers ( 1925 -- 1957 ) Norvell Neve ( 1957 -- 1969 ) DeWitt T. Weaver ( 1969 -- 1972 ) Mickey Holmes ( 1972 -- 1979 ) David Price ( 1979 -- 1981 ) Richard D. Martin ( 1981 -- 1985 ) James A. Haney ( 1985 -- 1988 ) Doug Elgin ( 1988 -- present ) Sports Former Missouri Valley Conference logo The Missouri Valley Conference sponsors championship competition in seven men 's and ten women 's NCAA sanctioned sports. Central Arkansas is an affiliate member for men 's soccer, Dallas Baptist is an affiliate for baseball, Little Rock is an affiliate for swimming and diving, and Stony Brook is an affiliate in women 's tennis. The most recent change to the roster of sports was the dropping of men 's tennis after the 2016 -- 17 school year due to a lack of participating teams. Two of the four full conference members that sponsored the sport in that season no longer play men 's tennis in the MVC. Southern Illinois dropped both men 's and women 's tennis, and Wichita State joined the American Athletic Conference. Affiliate member Stony Brook dropped men 's tennis after the 2016 -- 17 season. The two remaining MVC men 's tennis schools from 2016 -- 17, Drake and Illinois State, joined the Summit League for that sport, and incoming MVC member Valparaiso also joined the Summit League in men 's tennis. Teams in Missouri Valley Conference competition Sport Men 's Women 's Baseball 8 - Basketball 10 10 Cross country 9 10 Golf 9 10 Soccer 7 8 Softball - 10 Swimming & Diving - 8 Tennis - 8 Track and field ( indoor ) 9 10 Track and field ( outdoor ) 9 10 Volleyball - 10 See also : Missouri Valley Conference men 's soccer tournament and Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament Men 's sponsored sports by school School Baseball Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Track & Field ( Indoor ) Track & Field ( Outdoor ) Total MVC Sports Bradley Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7 Drake Y Y Y Y Y Y 6 Evansville Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7 Illinois State Y Y Y Y Y Y 6 Indiana State Y Y Y Y Y 5 Loyola Y Y Y Y Y Y 6 Missouri State Y Y Y Y UNI Y Y Y Y Y 5 Southern Illinois Y Y Y Y Y Y 6 Valparaiso Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7 Totals 7 + 1 10 9 9 6 + 1 9 9 59 + 2 Jump up ^ Baseball associate Dallas Baptist. Jump up ^ Soccer associate Central Arkansas. Men 's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools : School Football Swimming & Diving Tennis Volleyball Wrestling Drake Pioneer League No Summit No No Evansville No MAC No No No Illinois State MVFC No Summit No No Indiana State MVFC No No No No Loyola No No No MIVA No Missouri State MVFC MAC No No No UNI MVFC No No No Big 12 Southern Illinois MVFC MAC No No No Valparaiso Pioneer League Summit Summit No No Jump up ^ Valparaiso does not include diving in its intercollegiate aquatics program. Women 's sponsored sports by school School Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Track & Field ( Indoor ) Track & Field ( Outdoor ) Volleyball Total MVC Sports Bradley Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8 Drake Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 9 Evansville Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10 Illinois State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10 Indiana State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 9 Loyola Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8 Missouri State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10 UNI Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10 Southern Illinois Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8 Valparaiso Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10 Totals 10 10 10 8 10 7 + 1 7 + 1 10 10 10 92 + 2 Jump up ^ Valparaiso does not include diving in its intercollegiate aquatics program for either men or women. Jump up ^ Swimming & diving associate Little Rock. Jump up ^ Tennis associate Stony Brook. Women 's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools : School Bowling Field hockey Gymnastics Rowing Drake No No No MAAC Illinois State No No MIC No Missouri State No MAC No No Valparaiso Southland Bowling No No No Facilities School Soccer stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Softball field Capacity Baseball field Capacity Bradley Shea Stadium 3,800 Peoria Civic Center ( men ) Renaissance Coliseum ( women ) 11,164 4,200 Petersen Hotels Field 1,000 Dozer Park 7,500 Drake James W. Cownie Soccer Complex 2,000 Knapp Center 7,152 Ron Buel Field 500 Non-baseball school Evansville Arad McCutchan Stadium 2,500 Ford Center 10,000 James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium 650 Charles H. Braun Stadium 1,200 Illinois State Adelaide Street Field 1,000 Redbird Arena 10,200 Marian Kneer Softball Stadium 1,050 Duffy Bass Field 1,200 Indiana State Non-soccer school Hulman Center 10,200 Price Field At Eleanor Forsythe St. John Softball Complex 700 Sycamore Stadium 1,000 Loyola Loyola Soccer Park 500 Joseph J. Gentile Arena 4,486 Loyola Softball Park 500 Non-baseball school Missouri State Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium 1,000 JQH Arena 11,000 Killian Softball Stadium 1,200 Hammons Field 7,986 UNI Cedar Valley Soccer Complex N / A McLeod Center 7,018 Robinson - Dresser Sports Complex N / A Non-baseball school Southern Illinois Non-soccer school SIU Arena 8,339 Charlotte West Stadium 502 Abe Martin Field 2,000 Valparaiso Brown Field 5,000 Athletics -- Recreation Center 5,000 Valpo Softball Complex N / A Emory G. Bauer Field 500 Affiliate members Central Arkansas Bill Stephens Track / Soccer Complex 400 -- bleachers + lawn seating Soccer - only member Dallas Baptist Baseball - only member Horner Ballpark 2,000 Note For the football venues of schools who participate in the sport, see Facilities of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and Facilities of the Pioneer Football League. Basketball tournament champions by year Main articles : Missouri Valley Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament and Missouri Valley Conference Women 's Basketball Tournament The Missouri Valley Conference Men 's Basketball Championship is often referred to as Arch Madness, in reference to the Gateway Arch at the tournament 's present location of St. Louis, Missouri, and a play on `` March Madness ''. Season Men 's Champion Women 's Champion 1977 Southern Illinois No Tournament 1978 Creighton No Tournament 1979 Indiana State No Tournament 1980 Bradley No Tournament 1981 Creighton No Tournament 1982 Tulsa No Tournament Illinois State Illinois State 1984 Tulsa No Tournament 1985 Wichita State No Tournament 1986 Tulsa No Tournament Wichita State Southern Illinois Bradley Eastern Illinois Creighton Illinois State 1990 Illinois State Southern Illinois 1991 Creighton Missouri State Missouri State Missouri State Southern Illinois Missouri State 1994 Southern Illinois Missouri State 1995 Southern Illinois Drake Tulsa Missouri State Illinois State Illinois State 1998 Illinois State Illinois State 1999 Creighton Evansville 2000 Creighton Drake Indiana State Missouri State 2002 Creighton Creighton 2003 Creighton Missouri State UNI Missouri State 2005 Creighton Illinois State 2006 Southern Illinois Missouri State 2007 Creighton Drake 2008 Drake Illinois State 2009 UNI Evansville UNI UNI 2011 Indiana State UNI 2012 Creighton Creighton 2013 Creighton Wichita State 2014 Wichita State Wichita State 2015 UNI Wichita State 2016 UNI Missouri State 2017 Wichita State Drake 2018 Loyola -- Chicago Drake NB : Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until August 2005. National Team titles by Institution School -- Number -- NCAA Championships Bradley -- 0 Drake -- 3 Evansville -- 0 + 5 * Illinois State -- 0 + 1 * Indiana State -- 1 Loyola University Chicago -- 3 Missouri State -- 0 + 2 * UNI -- 1 + 2 * Southern Illinois -- 5 + 3 * Valparaiso -- 0 NCAA Championships as of March, 2013 ( * - Titles won by schools in Division II / College Division prior to their moving to Division I in the late 1960s or early 1970s. ) Football poll, Helms and AIAW titles are not included in the NCAA Championship count. Men 's basketball attendance 2015 -- 16 Men 's Basketball Avg. Attendance School Average Attendance Wichita State 10,805 Bradley 5,953 UNI 5,378 Southern Illinois 5,277 Illinois State 5,199 Evansville 5,147 Missouri State 4,140 Indiana State 3,672 Drake 3,087 Loyola Chicago 1,831 Sources : The Valley is well known for having some of the most dedicated fanbases in all of college basketball, with several members regularly selling out their large arenas on a nightly basis throughout the year. One member ( Wichita State ) sold out every single game for the 2006 -- 07 season and in 2012 -- 13 averaged 10,312 attendees in their 10,506 seat arena. Former member ( Creighton ) had the sixth highest attendance for Division I in 2012 -- 13 while Wichita State, Bradley, Illinois State, Missouri State, and Indiana State were all among the NCAA 's top 100 teams in home attendance. In 2010 -- 11, 2011 -- 12, and 2012 -- 13, the Valley maintained its position as the eighth ranked conference in average attendance. The Valley made history in March 2007 with record attendance for four days at St. Louis ' Scottrade Center as 85,074 fans turned out to watch the five sessions of the tournament. The two sellout crowds of 22,612 for the semifinals and final of the 2007 State Farm Tournament set an all - time attendance record for basketball at the arena and also gave The Valley the distinction of having the largest championship crowd for any of the 30 NCAA conference tournaments in 2007. Football champions by year Main article : Missouri Valley Conference football All MVC schools that currently play football are part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference except for Drake and Valparaiso, which play in the Pioneer Football League. See also Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame References Jump up ^ `` Merger Creates Dynamite Dozen ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` MVC in the NCAA and NIT '' ( PDF ). Jump up ^ Thamel, Pete. `` Sources : Wichita State in talks to join AAC ''. SI.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Source : Wichita St. eyes 2017 move to AAC ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` American Athletic Conference - Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference ''. Theamerican.org. 2017 - 02 - 21. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Missouri Valley Conference - The Valley Invites Valparaiso University ''. Mvc-sports.com. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` It 's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso '' ( Press release ). Missouri Valley Conference. May 25, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` US News Education -- Best Colleges -- Best Graduate Schools -- Online Schools -- US News ''. US News & World Report. Retrieved 23 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` '' Loyola Joins Missouri Valley Conference `` ''. 2013 - 04 - 19. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Loyola University Chicago Loyola at a Glance Loyola at a Glance ''. Luc.edu. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Missouri State University system sets another fall enrollment record ''. Jump up ^ `` SIU enrollment at lowest point since 1965, data shows ''. Daily Egyptian. 2016 - 09 - 07. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 07. Jump up ^ `` It 's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso ''. The Missouri Valley Conference. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Stony Brook Athletics to Discontinue Men 's Tennis '' ( Press release ). Stony Brook Seawolves. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` 2011 -- 12 Missouri Valley Conference women 's basketball media guide '' ( PDF ). Missouri Valley Conference. 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` ACC Jobs Expected To Be Filled ''. Greensboro, North Carolina : Radford News Journal. April 29, 1969. pp. 8 ( on page 5 ). Retrieved 20 February 2013. Jump up ^ Gregorian, Vahe ( September 10, 2012 ). `` FCS foes could pose problems for Mizzou, Illini ; Former MVC head dies ''. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 15 July 2012. Jump up ^ Missouri Valley Conference 75 1981 Football / Anniversary Issue. Missouri Valley Conference. p. Page 2. Jump up ^ Weyler, John ( March 9, 1988 ). `` Haney Expected to Get PCAA Job : Missouri Valley Commissioner May Be Named This Week ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Doug Elgin, current Commissioner ''. MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Missouri Valley Conference Sports ''. MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Jump up ^ Hefferman, Todd ( January 26, 2017 ). `` SIU to cut men 's and women 's tennis, reduce scholarships in men 's swimming and diving ''. The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. Retrieved April 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Summit League Adds Drake and Illinois State as Men 's Tennis Affiliate Members '' ( Press release ). The Summit League. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/2017/10/16/ue-eliminate-womens-tennis-program/769972001/ Jump up ^ Piers, Ryan ( 2017 - 03 - 31 ). `` Bradley Softball Team To Play On New Field ''. 1470 WMBD. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 09. ^ Jump up to : `` National Team Titles by Institution '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 2015 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` NCAA Men 's Basketball Attendance NCAA.org -- The Official Site of the NCAA ''. NCAA.org. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Official NCAA attendance figures ''. Jump up ^ `` 2012 - 13 NCAA Men 's Basketball Records - Attendance '' ( PDF ). NCAA.com. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` MVC official site : '' This is the MVC `` ''. External links Official website Missouri Valley Conference Members Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Crusaders Associate members Central Arkansas Bears ( men 's soccer ) Dallas Baptist Patriots ( baseball ) Little Rock Trojans ( women 's swimming & diving ) Stony Brook Seawolves ( women 's tennis ) Championships & awards Baseball Tournament Men 's Basketball Tournament ( Arch Madness ) Women 's Basketball Tournament Men 's Soccer Tournament Hall of Fame NCAA Division I non-football conferences America East Conference Atlantic Sun Conference Atlantic 10 Conference Big East Conference Big West Conference Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Horizon League Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Missouri Valley Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Summit League West Coast Conference Western Athletic Conference Independents Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Missouri_Valley_Conference&oldid=831272541 '' Categories : Missouri Valley Conference Sports in the Midwestern United States Sports organisations established in 1907 1907 establishments in the United States Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from February 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles which contain graphical timelines Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Italiano Simple English Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 19 March 2018, at 18 : 44. 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Question: when did loyola chicago join the missouri valley
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