# Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The State Farm Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, commonly called Arch Madness, is an annual basketball tournament which features the men's basketball teams of each of the Missouri Valley Conference member universities. The tournament, held in St. Louis since 1991, determines which MVC team receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Arch Madness celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2020.
The tournament is the second longest running tournament in NCAA Division I to continuously be held in one city, next to the Big East men's basketball tournament.

## Tournament champions by year

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location |
| 1977 | Southern Illinois | 82–69 | West Texas State | None Selected | Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
| 1978 | Creighton | 54–52 | Indiana State | None Selected | Omaha Civic Auditorium (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| 1979 | Indiana State | 69–59 | New Mexico State | None Selected | Hulman Center (Terre Haute, Indiana) |
| 1980 | Bradley | 62–59 | West Texas State | None Selected | Robertson Memorial Field House (Peoria, Illinois) |
| 1981 | Creighton | 70–64 | Wichita State | None Selected | Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
| 1982 | Tulsa | 90–77 | Illinois State | None Selected | Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| 1983 | Illinois State | 84–64 | Tulsa | None Selected | Horton Fieldhouse (Normal, Illinois) |
| 1984 | Tulsa | 70–68$^{OT}$ | Creighton | None Selected | Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| 1985 | Wichita State | 84–82 | Tulsa | None Selected | Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| 1986 | Tulsa | 74–58 | Bradley | Brian Rahilly, Tulsa | Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| 1987 | Wichita State | 79–74$^{OT}$ | Tulsa | Gary Cundiff, Wichita State | Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| 1988 | Bradley | 83–59 | Illinois State | Hersey Hawkins, Bradley | Carver Arena (Peoria, Illinois) |
| 1989 | Creighton | 79–77 | Southern Illinois | Chad Gallagher, Creighton | Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
| 1990 | Illinois State | 81–78 | Southern Illinois | Rickey Jackson, Illinois State | Redbird Arena (Normal, Illinois) |
| 1991 | Creighton | 68–52 | Southwest Missouri State | Bob Harstad, Creighton | Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 1992 | Southwest Missouri State | 71–68 | Tulsa | Jackie Crawford, Southwest Missouri State | St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 1993 | Southern Illinois | 70–59 | Illinois State | Ashraf Amaya, Southern Illinois | St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 1994 | Southern Illinois | 77–74 | Northern Iowa | Cam Johnson, Northern Iowa | St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 1995 | Southern Illinois | 77–62 | Tulsa | Chris Carr, Southern Illinois | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 1996 | Tulsa | 60–46 | Bradley | Shea Seals, Tulsa | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 1997 | Illinois State | 75–72 | Southwest Missouri State | Rico Hill, Illinois State | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 1998 | Illinois State | 84–74 | Southwest Missouri State | Dan Muller, Illinois State | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 1999 | Creighton | 70–61 | Evansville | Rodney Buford, Creighton | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2000 | Creighton | 57–45 | Southwest Missouri State | Ryan Sears, Creighton | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2001 | Indiana State | 69–63 | Bradley | Michael Menser, Indiana State | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2002 | Creighton | 84–76 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Korver, Creighton | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2003 | Creighton | 80–56 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Korver, Creighton | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2004 | Northern Iowa | 79–74$^{2OT}$ | Southwest Missouri State | Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2005 | Creighton | 75–57 | Southwest Missouri State | Johnny Mathies, Creighton | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2006 | Southern Illinois | 59–46 | Bradley | Randal Falker, Southern Illinois | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2007 | Creighton | 67–61 | Southern Illinois | Nate Funk, Creighton | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2008 | Drake | 79–49 | Illinois State | Adam Emmenecker, Drake | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2009 | Northern Iowa | 60–57$^{OT}$ | Illinois State | Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2010 | Northern Iowa | 67–52 | Wichita State | Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2011 | Indiana State | 60–56 | Missouri State | Jermaine Mallett, Missouri State | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2012 | Creighton | 83–79$^{OT}$ | Illinois State | Doug McDermott, Creighton | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2013 | Creighton | 68–65 | Wichita State | Doug McDermott, Creighton | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2014 | Wichita State | 83–69 | Indiana State | Tekele Cotton, Wichita State | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2015 | Northern Iowa | 69–60 | Illinois State | Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2016 | Northern Iowa | 56–54 | Evansville | Wes Washpun, Northern Iowa | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2017 | Wichita State | 71–51 | Illinois State | Conner Frankamp, Wichita State | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2018 | Loyola Chicago | 65–49 | Illinois State | Donte Ingram, Loyola Chicago | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2019 | Bradley | 57–54 | Northern Iowa | Elijah Childs, Bradley | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2020 | Bradley | 80–66 | Valparaiso | Darrell Brown, Bradley | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2021 | Loyola Chicago | 75–65 | Drake | Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Chicago | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2022 | Loyola Chicago | 64–58 | Drake | Lucas Williamson, Loyola Chicago | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2023 | Drake | 77–51 | Bradley | Tucker DeVries, Drake | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2024 | Drake | 84–80 | Indiana State | Tucker DeVries, Drake | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| 2025 | Drake | 63–48 | Bradley | Bennett Stirtz, Drake | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
Team notes: West Texas State is now known as West Texas A&M (effective 1990); Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until 2005.
Venue notes: Enterprise Center was known as Kiel Center (1994–2000), Savvis Center (2000–06), and Scottrade Center (2006–18).

## Tournament championships by school

| School | Championships | Championship Years |
| Creighton $^†$ | 12 | 1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 |
| Southern Illinois | 5 | 1977, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006 |
| Northern Iowa | 5 | 2004, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 |
| Tulsa $^†$ | 4 | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1996 |
| Illinois State | 4 | 1983, 1990, 1997, 1998 |
| Wichita State $^†$ | 4 | 1985, 1987, 2014, 2017 |
| Bradley | 4 | 1980, 1988, 2019, 2020 |
| Drake | 4 | 2008, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Indiana State | 3 | 1979, 2001, 2011 |
| Loyola Chicago $^†$ | 3 | 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| Missouri State | 1 | 1992 |
| New Mexico State $^†$ | 0 | |
| West Texas State $^†$ | 0 | |
| Evansville | 0 | |
| Valparaiso | 0 | |
| Belmont | 0 | |
| UIC | 0 | |
| Murray State | 0 | |
* $^†$ Former conference member
Team notes: West Texas State is now known as West Texas A&M (effective 1990); Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until 2005.

### Postseason History Multiple Bids

NCAA tournament :
| Year | MVC Teams |
| 1979 | (1) Indiana State | (10) New Mexico State |
| 1981 | (6) Wichita State | (8) Creighton |
| 1984 | (4) Tulsa | (8) Illinois State |
| 1985 | (6) Tulsa | (9) Illinois State | (11) Wichita State |
| 1986 | (7) Bradley | (10) Tulsa |
| 1987 | (11) Tulsa | (11) Wichita State |
| 1988 | (9) Bradley | (12) Wichita State |
| 1994 | (11) Southern Illinois | (12) Tulsa |
| 1995 | (6) Tulsa | (10) Southern Illinois |
| 1996 | (8) Bradley | (11) Tulsa |
| 1999 | (10) Creighton | (11) Evansville | (12) Southwest Missouri State |
| 2000 | (10) Creighton | (12) Indiana State |
| 2001 | (10) Creighton | (13) Indiana State |
| 2002 | (11) Southern Illinois | (12) Creighton |
| 2003 | (6) Creighton | (11) Southern Illinois |
| 2004 | (9) Southern Illinois | (14) Northern Iowa |
| 2005 | (7) Southern Illinois | (10) Creighton | (11) Northern Iowa |
| 2006 | (7) Wichita State | (10) Northern Iowa | (11) Southern Illinois | (13) Bradley |
| 2007 | (4) Southern Illinois | (10) Creighton |
| 2012 | (5) Wichita State | (8) Creighton |
| 2013 | (7) Creighton | (9) Wichita State |
| 2015 | (5) Northern Iowa | (7) Wichita State |
| 2016 | (11) Northern Iowa | (11) Wichita State |
| 2021 | (8) Loyola Chicago | (11) Drake |