# 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2019–20 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 5 to 8, 2020.
Bradley defeated Valparaiso in the championship game to win the tournament for the second consecutive year. Normally, Bradley would have received the MVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## 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 Rating on the day following the conclusion of the regular season. The top six seeds received opening-round byes.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Northern Iowa | 14–4 | | |
| 2 | Loyola–Chicago | 13–5 | | |
| 3 | Indiana State | 11–7 | 1–1 vs. Bradley | NET Rating of 100 |
| 4 | Bradley | 11–7 | 1–1 vs. Indiana State | NET Rating of 112 |
| 5 | Southern Illinois | 10–8 | | |
| 6 | Missouri State | 9–9 | 1–1 vs Valparaiso | NET Rating of 122 |
| 7 | Valparaiso | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. Missouri State | NET Rating of 135 |
| 8 | Drake | 8–10 | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 5–13 | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 0–18 | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time * | Matchup | Score | Television |
| Opening Round – Thursday, March 5 |||||
| 1 | 6:05 pm | #8 Drake vs #9 Illinois State | 75–65 | MVC TV |
| 2 | 8:35 pm | #7 Valparaiso vs. #10 Evansville | 58–55 | MVC TV |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6 |||||
| 3 | 12:05 pm | #1 Northern Iowa vs. #8 Drake | 56–77 | MVC TV |
| 4 | 2:35 pm | #4 Bradley vs. #5 Southern Illinois | 64–59 | MVC TV |
| 5 | 6:05 pm | #2 Loyola–Chicago vs. #7 Valparaiso | 73–74$^{OT}$ | MVC TV |
| 6 | 8:35 pm | #3 Indiana State vs. #6 Missouri State | 51–78 | MVC TV |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 |||||
| 7 | 2:35 pm | #4 Bradley vs. #8 Drake | 76–66 | CBSSN |
| 8 | 5:05 pm | #6 Missouri State vs. #7 Valparaiso | 82–89 | CBSSN |
| Final – Sunday, March 8 |||||
| 9 | 1:05 pm | #4 Bradley vs #7 Valparaiso | 80–66 | CBS |
| * Game times in CST through semifinals; CDT for championship; rankings denote tournament seed. |||||

## Tournament bracket

| Opening Round Thursday, March 5 MVC TV | Opening Round Thursday, March 5 MVC TV | Opening Round Thursday, March 5 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 MVC TV | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 CBSSN | Final Sunday, March 8 CBS | Final Sunday, March 8 CBS | Final Sunday, March 8 CBS |
| | | | 1 | Northern Iowa | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Drake | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Drake | 75 | 8 | Drake | 77 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois State | 65 | | | | 8 | Drake | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Bradley | 76 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Bradley | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Southern Illinois | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Bradley | 80 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Valparaiso | 66 |
| | | | 2 | Loyola–Chicago | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Valparaiso | 74 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Valparaiso | 58 | 7 | Valparaiso | 74 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 55 | | | | 7 | Valparaiso | 89 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Missouri State | 82 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Indiana State | 51 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Missouri State | 78 | | | | | | |