# 2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament (also known as the Hoops in the Heartland Tournament) was part of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was played in Moline, Illinois, March 8–11, 2018, at the TaxSlayer Center. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 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

2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | ‡ Drake | 18–0 | 26–7 | |
| 2 | # Missouri State | 15–3 | 20–11 | |
| 3 | # Northern Iowa | 13–5 | 19–13 | |
| 4 | # Southern Illinois | 11–7 | 17–14 | |
| 5 | # Indiana State | 9–9 | 11–19 | |
| 6 | # Illinois State | 8–10 | 14–16 | |
| 7 | Bradley | 6–12 | 13–18 | |
| 8 | Valparaiso | 5–13 | 13–18 | 2–0 vs. Loyola-Chicago |
| 9 | Loyola-Chicago | 5–13 | 7–23 | 0–2 vs. Valparaiso |
| 10 | Evansville | 0–18 | 3–27 | |
| ‡ – 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 8 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:00 pm | No. 8 Valparaiso vs. No. 9 Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | 1,028 |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Bradley vs. No. 10 Evansville | ESPN3 | 1,028 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Drake vs. No 8. Valparaiso | ESPN3 | 1,403 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Southern Illinois vs. No. 5 Indiana State | ESPN3 | 1,403 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Missouri State vs. No. 7 Bradley | ESPN3 | 1,706 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Northern Iowa vs. No. 6 Illinois State | ESPN3 | 1,706 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 10 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:30 pm | No. 1 Drake vs. No. 4 Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | 2,129 |
| 4 | 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 2 Missouri State vs. No. 3 Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | 2,129 |
| Final – Sunday, March 11 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Drake vs. No. 3 Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | 2,169 |
| *Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First round Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 11 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 11 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 11 ESPN3 |
| | | | 1 | Drake | 89 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Valparaiso | 40 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Valparaiso | 63 | 8 | Valparaiso | 40 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Loyola | 46 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Loyola | 46 | | | | 1 | Drake | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Southern Illinois | 59 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Southern Illinois | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Indiana State | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Drake | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Northern Iowa | 63 |
| | | | 2 | Missouri State | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Bradley | 68 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bradley | 77 | 7 | Bradley | 68 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 49 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 49 | | | | 2 | Missouri State | 58 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Northern Iowa | 70 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Northern Iowa | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Illinois State | 36 | | | | | | |