# 2024 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 7–10, 2024.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by the overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by NET ranking on the day following the last day of the regular season. The top four seeds received opening–round byes.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Indiana State | 17–3 | | |
| 2 | Drake | 16–4 | | |
| 3 | Bradley | 13–7 | | |
| 4 | Northern Iowa | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Belmont | 1-1 vs. Bradley |
| 5 | Belmont | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Northern Iowa | 0-1 vs. Bradley |
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 11–9 | | |
| 7 | Illinois State | 9–11 | 2–0 vs. Murray State | |
| 8 | Murray State | 9–11 | 0–2 vs. Illinois State | |
| 9 | Missouri State | 8–12 | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 6–14 | | |
| 11 | UIC | 4–16 | | |
| 12 | Valparaiso | 3–17 | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time * | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| Opening Round – Thursday, March 7 ||||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Murray State vs. No. 9 Missouri State | 35–60 | MVC TV Network | 3,314 |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Belmont vs. No. 12 Valparaiso | 86–61 | MVC TV Network | 3,314 |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Illinois State vs. No. 10 Evansville | 53–59 | MVC TV Network | 4,435 |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Southern Illinois vs. No. 11 UIC | 82–84 $^{2OT}$ | MVC TV Network | 4,435 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 ||||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Indiana State vs. No. 9 Missouri State | 75–59 | MVC TV Network | 5,403 |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 Belmont | 67–62 | MVC TV Network | 5,403 |
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Drake vs. No. 10 Evansville | 79–58 | MVC TV Network | 5,813 |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Bradley vs. No. 11 UIC | 74–47 | MVC TV Network | 5,813 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 ||||||
| 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Indiana State vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa | 94–72 | CBSSN | 8,745 |
| 10 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 Drake vs. No. 3 Bradley | 72–67 | CBSSN | 8,745 |
| Final – Sunday, March 10 ||||||
| 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Indiana State vs. No. 2 Drake | 80–84 | CBS | 6,837 |
| * Game times in CST; rankings denote tournament seed. ||||||

## Bracket

| Opening Round Thursday, March 7 MVC TV Network | Opening Round Thursday, March 7 MVC TV Network | Opening Round Thursday, March 7 MVC TV Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 MVC TV Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 MVC TV Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 MVC TV Network | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 CBSSN | Final Sunday, March 10 CBS | Final Sunday, March 10 CBS | Final Sunday, March 10 CBS |
| | | | 1 | Indiana State | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Murray State | 35 | 9 | Missouri State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Missouri State | 60 | | | | 1 | Indiana State | 94 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northern Iowa | 72 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northern Iowa | 67 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Belmont | 86 | 5 | Belmont | 62 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Valparaiso | 61 | | | | | | | 1 | Indiana State | 80 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Drake | 84 |
| | | | 2 | Drake | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Illinois State | 53 | 10 | Evansville | 58 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 59 | | | | 2 | Drake | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Bradley | 67 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Bradley | 74 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 82 | 11 | UIC | 47 | | | | | | |
| 11 | UIC | 84** | | | | | | | | | |
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