# Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

The Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. Eight teams participate in the double-elimination tournament. The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball tournament was held in Evansville, Indiana at German American Bank Field. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

## Champions

| Year | Host city | Stadium | Championship Results | Championship Results | Championship Results |
| Year | Host city | Stadium | Champions | Series | Runner-ups |
| MVC Championship Series (1949–1952; 1956–1961) ||||||
| 1949 | Stillwater, Oklahoma | | Oklahoma A&M (West) | 2 – 0 | Bradley (East) |
| 1950 | Peoria, Illinois | Tom Connor Field | Bradley (East) | 2 – 1 | Oklahoma A&M (West) |
| 1951 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | | Houston (West) | 2 – 0 | Bradley (East) |
| 1952 | Stillwater, Oklahoma | | Saint Louis (North) | 2 – 0 | Houston (South) |
| 1953 | | | | | |
| 1954 | | | | | |
| 1955 | | | | | |
| 1956 | Stillwater, Oklahoma | | Bradley (East) | 2 – 0 | Oklahoma A&M (West) |
| 1957 | No series played | No series played | No series played | No series played | No series played |
| 1958 | Houston, Texas | Buffalo Stadium | Cincinnati (East) | 2 – 1 | Houston (West) |
| 1959 | Peoria, Illinois | Tom Connor Field | Bradley (East) | 2 – 1 | Houston (West) |
| 1960 | Houston, Texas | Buffalo Stadium | Houston (West) | 1 – 0 | Cincinnati (East) |
| 1961 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Meyers Field | Cincinnati (East) | 2 – 0 | Tulsa (West) |
| MVC Tournament (1962–1964) ||||||
| 1962 | St. Louis, Missouri | Busch Stadium | Bradley | 1 – 0 | Saint Louis |
| 1963 | St. Louis, Missouri | Busch Stadium | Saint Louis | 1 – 0 | Bradley |
| 1964 | Louisville, Kentucky | Parkway Field | Saint Louis | 1 – 0 | Louisville |
| MVC Championship Series (1965–1970) ||||||
| 1965 | St. Louis, Missouri | Sauget Field | Saint Louis (West) | 2 – 0 | Cincinnati (East) |
| 1966 | St. Louis, Missouri | Sauget Field | Saint Louis (East) | 2 – 0 | Wichita State (West) |
| 1967 | Collinsville, Illinois | Fletcher Field | Cincinnati (East) | 2 – 1 | Saint Louis (West) |
| 1968 | Peoria, Illinois | Tom Connor Field | Bradley (East) | 2 – 0 | Tulsa (West) |
| 1969 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Oiler Park | Tulsa (West) | 2 – 1 | Cincinnati (East) |
| 1970 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Meyers Field | Tulsa (West) | 2 – 0 | Cincinnati (East) |
| MVC Tournament (1971–1980) ||||||
| 1971 | St. Ann, Missouri | | Tulsa | 2 – 0 | Bradley |
| 1972 | Memphis, Tennessee | Nat Buring Stadium | Tulsa | 1 – 0 | Bradley |
| 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | Nat Buring Stadium | Tulsa | 1 – 0 | Memphis State |
| 1974 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | | Tulsa | 1 – 0 | Drake |
| 1975 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | | Tulsa | 1 – 0 | Southern Illinois |
| 1976 | Tournament cancelled due to inclement weather | Tournament cancelled due to inclement weather | Tournament cancelled due to inclement weather | Tournament cancelled due to inclement weather | Tournament cancelled due to inclement weather |
| 1977 | Omaha, Nebraska | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Southern Illinois | 1 – 0 | Bradley |
| 1978 | Omaha, Nebraska | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | Southern Illinois | 1 – 0 | Wichita State |
| 1979 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Indiana State | 2 – 0 | Tulsa |
| 1980 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Wichita State | 1 – 0 | Southern Illinois |
| MVC Championship Series (1981) ||||||
| 1981 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Southern Illinois (East) | 2 – 1 | Wichita State (West) |
| MVC Tournament (1982–present) ||||||
| 1982 | Terre Haute, Indiana | Sycamore Stadium | Wichita State (West) | 1 – 0 | Southern Illinois (East) |
| 1983 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Indiana State (East) | 1 – 0 | Southern Illinois (East) |
| 1984 | Carbondale, Illinois | Abe Martin Field | Indiana State | 1 – 1 | Wichita State |
| 1985 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Wichita State | 1 – 0 | Indiana State |
| 1986 | Carbondale, Illinois | Abe Martin Field | Indiana State | 1 – 0 | Southern Illinois |
| 1987 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Wichita State | 2 – 0 | Indiana State |
| 1988 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Wichita State | 0 – 0 | Creighton |
| 1989 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Indiana State | 1 – 0 | Wichita State |
| 1990 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Southern Illinois | 1 – 0 | Creighton |
| 1991 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Wichita State | 1 – 0 | Creighton |
| 1992 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Wichita State | 1 – 1 | Creighton |
| 1993 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Wichita State | 1 – 0 | Indiana State |
| 1994 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 1995 | Springfield, Illinois | Lanphier Park |
| 1996 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 1997 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 1998 | Evansville, Indiana | Bosse Field |
| 1999 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2000 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2001 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2002 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2003 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2004 | Springfield, Missouri | Hammons Field |
| 2005 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2006 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2007 | Springfield, Missouri | Hammons Field |
| 2008 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2009 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium |
| 2010 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Illinois State | 1 – 0 | Wichita State |
| 2011 | Omaha, Nebraska | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha | Creighton | 1 – 0 | Wichita State |
| 2012 | Springfield, Missouri | Hammons Field | Creighton | 1 – 0 | Southern Illinois |
| 2013 | Normal, Illinois | Duffy Bass Field | Wichita State | 1 – 0 | Illinois State |
| 2014 | Terre Haute, Indiana | Sycamore Stadium | Dallas Baptist | 1 – 0 | Illinois State |
| 2015 | Wichita, Kansas | Eck Stadium | Missouri State | 1 – 0 | Bradley |
| 2016 | Terre Haute, Indiana | Sycamore Stadium | Dallas Baptist | 1 – 0 | Missouri State |
| 2017 | Springfield, Missouri | Hammons Field | Dallas Baptist | 1 – 0 | Illinois State |
| 2018 | Dallas, Texas | Horner Ballpark | Missouri State | 1 – 0 | Dallas Baptist |
| 2019 | Normal, Illinois | Duffy Bass Field | Indiana State | 2 – 0 | Dallas Baptist |
| 2020 | Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Carbondale, Illinois | Itchy Jones Stadium | Dallas Baptist | 1 – 0 | Indiana State |
| 2022 | Springfield, Missouri | Hammons Field | Missouri State | 1 – 1 | Southern Illinois |
| 2023 | Terre Haute, Indiana | Sycamore Stadium | Indiana State | 1 – 1 | Evansville |
| 2024 | Evansville, Indiana | Charles H. Braun Stadium | Evansville | 1 – 0 | Indiana State |

### Legend

* ↑ The 1957 series was rained out and no champion was crowned. The series was scheduled to be Bradley vs. Oklahoma A&M.
* ↑ The 1960 series was originally scheduled to be a best-of-three format, but due to the May 20 doubleheader being rained out, they played a single game on May 21 for the championship.
* ↑ In 1988, the MVC made a controversial decision by awarding Wichita State the championship after the title game against Creighton was suspended due to rain. The title game was set to be resumed the following Monday, with a second game if Creighton won, but the NCAA informed the MVC that it would only receive one bid to the NCAA tournament.
* $^L$ Indicates the team that won the conference championship series was from the loser's bracket.

### By school

In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by winning percentage, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning appearances.
| Team | Apps | W–L | Pct. | Season(s) |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 7–9 | .438 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970 |
| Bradley | 6 | 8–6 | .571 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1968 |
| Houston | 5 | 5–6 | .455 | 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960 |
| Saint Louis | 4 | 7–2 | .778 | 1952, 1965, 1966, 1967 |
| Tulsa | 4 | 4–5 | .444 | 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | 3–4 | .429 | 1949, 1950, 1956 |
| Wichita State | 2 | 1–4 | .200 | 1966, 1981 |
| Southern Illinois | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | 1981 |

## Champions
### By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.
| Year | Program | Site |
| 1947 | Oklahoma A&M | |
| 1948 | Oklahoma A&M | |
| 1949 | Oklahoma A&M | |
| 1950 | Bradley | |
| 1951 | Houston | |
| 1952 | Saint Louis | |
| 1953 | Houston | |
| 1954 | Oklahoma A&M | |
| 1955 | Oklahoma A&M | |
| 1956 | Bradley | |
| 1957 | Bradley | |
| 1958 | Cincinnati | |
| 1959 | Bradley | |
| 1960 | Houston | |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | |
| 1962 | Bradley | |
| 1963 | Saint Louis | |
| 1964 | Saint Louis | |
| 1965 | Saint Louis | |
| 1966 | Saint Louis | |
| 1967 | Cincinnati | |
| 1968 | Bradley | |
| 1969 | Tulsa | |
| 1970 | Tulsa | |
| 1971 | Tulsa | |
| 1972 | Tulsa | |
| 1973 | Tulsa | |
| 1974 | Tulsa | |
| 1975 | Tulsa | |
| 1976 | No Tournament |
| 1977 | Southern Illinois | |
| 1978 | Southern Illinois | |
| 1979 | Indiana State | |
| 1980 | Wichita State | |
| 1981 | Southern Illinois | |
| 1982 | Wichita State | |
| 1983 | Indiana State | |
| 1984 | Indiana State | |
| 1985 | Wichita State | |
| 1986 | Indiana State | |
| 1987 | Wichita State | |
| 1988* | Wichita State | |
| 1989 | Indiana State | |
| 1990 | Southern Illinois | |
| 1991 | Wichita State | |
| 1992 | Wichita State | |
| 1993 | Wichita State | |
| 1994 | Illinois State | |
| 1995 | Indiana State | |
| 1996 | Missouri State | |
| 1997 | Missouri State | |
| 1998 | Wichita State | |
| 1999 | Wichita State | |
| 2000 | Wichita State | |
| 2001 | Northern Iowa | |
| 2002 | Wichita State | |
| 2003 | Wichita State | |
| 2004 | Wichita State | Hammons Field • Springfield, MO |
| 2005 | Wichita State | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS |
| 2006 | Evansville | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS |
| 2007 | Creighton | Hammons Field • Springfield, MO |
| 2008 | Wichita State | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS |
| 2009 | Wichita State | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS |
| 2010 | Illinois State | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS |
| 2011 | Creighton | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE |
| 2012 | Creighton | Hammons Field • Springfield, MO |
| 2013 | Wichita State | Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL |
| 2014 | Dallas Baptist | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
| 2015 | Missouri State | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS |
| 2016 | Dallas Baptist | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
| 2017 | Dallas Baptist | Hammons Field • Springfield, MO |
| 2018 | Missouri State | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX |
| 2019 | Indiana State | Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 | Dallas Baptist | Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL |
| 2022 | Missouri State | Hammons Field • Springfield, MO |
| 2023 | Indiana State | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
| 2024 | Evansville | German American Bank Field • Evansville, IN |
*Indicates declared champion, tournament final canceled due to inclement weather.

### By school

The following is a list of tournament championships listed by school.
| Program | No. of titles | Title years |
| Wichita State | 18 | 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013 |
| Indiana State | 8 | 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995, 2019, 2023 |
| Tulsa | 7 | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| Bradley | 6 | 1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1968 |
| Oklahoma A&M | 5 | 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955 |
| Saint Louis | 5 | 1952, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
| Missouri State | 5 | 1996, 1997, 2015, 2018, 2022 |
| Dallas Baptist | 4 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021 |
| Southern Illinois | 4 | 1977, 1978, 1981, 1990 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 1958, 1961, 1967 |
| Creighton | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2012 |
| Houston | 3 | 1951, 1953, 1960 |
| Evansville | 2 | 2006, 2024 |
| Illinois State | 2 | 1994, 2010 |
| Northern Iowa | 1 | 2001 |
* Italics indicate that the program no longer fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference.