# 2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2022–23 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 2–5, 2023.
For the first time, the tournament featured 12 teams. Belmont, Murray State, and UIC joined the conference in 2022 following Loyola Chicago's exit.

## Seeds

Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by the overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by comparison of records between the tying institutions versus the top team in the standings (and continuing from top to bottom of standings, as necessary, with the team having the better record against that team receiving the better seed). The top four seeds receive opening–round byes.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 |
| 1 | Bradley | 16–4 | |
| 2 | Drake | 15–5 | |
| 3 | Southern Illinois | 14–6 | 1–0 vs. Belmont |
| 4 | Belmont | 14–6 | 0–1 vs. Southern Illinois |
| 5 | Indiana State | 13–7 | |
| 6 | Missouri State | 12–8 | |
| 7 | Murray State | 11–9 | |
| 8 | Northern Iowa | 9–11 | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 6–14 | |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 5–15 | |
| 11 | UIC | 4–16 | |
| 12 | Evansville | 1–19 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time * | Matchup | Score | Television |
| Opening round – Thursday, March 2 |||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Northern Iowa vs. No. 9 Illinois State | 75–62 | MVC TV Network |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Indiana State vs. No. 12 Evansville | 97–58 | MVC TV Network |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Murray State vs. No. 10 Valparaiso | 78–50 | MVC TV Network |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Missouri State vs. No. 11 UIC | 74–57 | MVC TV Network |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 |||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Bradley vs. No. 8 Northern Iowa | 72–66 | MVC TV Network |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Belmont vs. No. 5 Indiana State | 91–94 | MVC TV Network |
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Drake vs. No. 7 Murray State | 74–62 | MVC TV Network |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Southern Illinois vs. No. 6 Missouri State | 54–51 | MVC TV Network |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 |||||
| 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Bradley vs. No. 5 Indiana State | 71–70 | CBSSN |
| 10 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 Drake vs. No. 3 Southern Illinois | 65–52 | CBSSN |
| Final – Sunday, March 5 |||||
| 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Bradley vs. No. 2 Drake | 51–77 | CBS |
| * Game times in CST; rankings denote tournament seed. |||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 2 MVC TV Network | First round Thursday, March 2 MVC TV Network | First round Thursday, March 2 MVC TV Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 MVC TV Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 MVC TV Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 MVC TV Network | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 5 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 5 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 5 CBS |
| | | | 1 | Bradley | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northern Iowa | 75 | 8 | Northern Iowa | 66 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 62 | | | | 1 | Bradley | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Indiana State | 70 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Belmont | 91 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Indiana State | 97 | 5 | Indiana State | 94 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Evansville | 58 | | | | | | | 1 | Bradley | 51 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Drake | 77 |
| | | | 2 | Drake | 74 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Murray State | 78 | 7 | Murray State | 62 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 50 | | | | 2 | Drake | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Southern Illinois | 52 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Southern Illinois | 54 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Missouri State | 74 | 6 | Missouri State | 51 | | | | | | |
| 11 | UIC | 57 | | | | | | | | | |