# 2017 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament (also known as the Hoops in the Heartland Tournament) is part of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and will be played in Moline, Illinois March 9–12, 2017, at the iWireless Center. The tournament's winner will receive the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament.

## Tie-breaking procedures

* 1. Winner of head-to-head competition
* 2. If three or more teams are tied, regular-season competition among the tied teams shall be pooled into a “mini round-robin.” Teams shall be ranked according to their position in such a round-robin.
* 3. Power rating using MVC games:
| Team place | Road Win | Home Win |
| 1st | 20 pts. | 19 pts. |
| 2nd | 18 pts. | 17 pts. |
| 3rd | 16 pts. | 15 pts. |
| 4th | 14 pts. | 13 pts. |
| 5th | 12 pts. | 11 pts. |
| 6th | 10 pts. | 19 pts. |
| 7th | 8 pts. | 7 pts. |
| 8th | 6pts. | 5 pts. |
| 9th | 4 pts. | 3 pts. |
| 10th | 2 pts. | 1 pts. |
* 4. The most recently available NCAA RPI ranking.

## Seeds

2017 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | ‡ Drake | 18–0 | 25–4 |
| 2 | # Northern Iowa | 15–3 | 22–7 |
| 3 | # Missouri State | 12–6 | 16–13 |
| 4 | # Southern Illinois | 10–8 | 16–13 |
| 5 | # Wichita State | 9–9 | 14–15 |
| 6 | # Evansville | 8–10 | 13–16 |
| 7 | Bradley | 7–11 | 11–18 |
| 8 | Indiana State | 6–12 | 12–17 |
| 9 | Illinois State | 4–14 | 7–22 |
| 10 | Loyola–Chicago | 1–17 | 2–27 |
| ‡ – Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # - Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Thursday, March 9 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:00 pm | #9 Illinois State vs #8 Indiana State | ESPN3 | |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 pm | #7 Bradley vs #10 Loyola–Chicago | ESPN3 | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #1 Drake vs #9 Illinois State | ESPN3 | 1,360 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | #5 Wichita State vs #4 Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | 1,360 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 Northern Iowa vs #7 Bradley | ESPN3 | 1,404 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | #3 Missouri State vs #6 Evansville | ESPN3 | 1,404 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:30 pm | #1 Drake vs #5 Wichita State | ESPN3 | 2,181 |
| 4 | 8 | 4:00 pm | #2 Northern Iowa vs #6 Evansville | ESPN3 | 2,181 |
| Final – Sunday, March 12 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 pm | #1 Drake vs #2 Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | |
| *Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First round Thursday, March 9 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 9 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN3 |
| | | | 1 | Drake | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Illinois State | 40 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indiana State | 44 | 9 | Illinois State | 40 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 51 | | | | 1 | Drake | 86 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Wichita State | 68 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Southern Illinois | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Wichita State | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Drake | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Northern Iowa | 69 |
| | | | 2 | Northern Iowa | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Bradley | 39 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bradley | 59 | 7 | Bradley | 39 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Loyola–Chicago | 43 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Loyola–Chicago | 43 | | | | 2 | Northern Iowa | 82 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Evansville | 58 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Missouri State | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Evansville | 65 | | | | | | |