# 2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was the Missouri Valley Conference's postseason tournament which was held March 3–6, 2016 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The tournament was won by Northern Iowa, who defeated Evansville in the championship game. As a result, Northern Iowa received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by non-conference strength of schedule, if necessary. The top six seeds received first round byes.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Wichita State | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Evansville | 12–6 | Better RPI than Illinois State |
| 3 | Illinois State | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Northern Iowa | 11–7 | Better RPI than Southern Illinois |
| 5 | Southern Illinois | 11–7 | |
| 6 | Indiana State | 8–10 | Better RPI than Missouri State |
| 7 | Missouri State | 8–10 | |
| 8 | Loyola–Chicago | 7–11 | |
| 9 | Bradley | 3–15 | |
| 10 | Drake | 2–16 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup | Final score | Television |
| Opening round – Thursday, March 3 |||||
| 1 | 6:05 pm | No. 8 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 9 Bradley | 74–66 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 8:35 pm | No. 7 Missouri State vs. No. 10 Drake | 69–67 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 |||||
| 3 | 12:05 pm | No. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 8 Loyola-Chicago | 66–58 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 2:35 pm | No. 4 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 Southern Illinois | 66–60 | ESPN3 |
| 5 | 6:05 pm | No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 7 Missouri State | 66–56 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 8:35 pm | No. 3 Illinois State vs. No. 6 Indiana State | 57–65 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 |||||
| 7 | 2:35 pm | No. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa | 52–57$^{OT}$ | CBSSN |
| 8 | 5:05 pm | No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 6 Indiana State | 68–42 | CBSSN |
| Championship – Sunday, March 6 |||||
| 10 | 1:05 pm | No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa | 54–56 | CBS |
| *Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Tournament bracket

| First round Thursday, March 3 MVC TV | First round Thursday, March 3 MVC TV | First round Thursday, March 3 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 MVC TV | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 6 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 6 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 6 CBS |
| | | | 1 | Wichita State | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Loyola-Chicago | 58 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola–Chicago | 74 | 8 | Loyola-Chicago | 58 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Bradley | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Bradley | 66 | | | | 1 | Wichita State | 52 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northern Iowa | 57* | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northern Iowa | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Southern Illinois | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northern Iowa | 56 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Evansville | 54 |
| | | | 2 | Evansville | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Missouri State | 56 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Missouri State | 69 | 7 | Missouri State | 56 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Drake | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Drake | 67 | | | | 2 | Evansville | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Indiana State | 42 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Illinois State | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Indiana State | 65 | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period