# 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was an event held March 5–8, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. It was part of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with a 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 | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Wichita State | 17–1 | 27–3 | |
| 2 | Northern Iowa | 16–2 | 27–3 | |
| 3 | Indiana State | 11–7 | 15–15 | 2–0 vs. Illinois State |
| 4 | Illinois State | 11–7 | 19–11 | 0–2 vs. Indiana State |
| 5 | Evansville | 9–9 | 19–11 | |
| 6 | Loyola | 8–10 | 18–12 | |
| 7 | Drake | 6–12 | 9–21 | |
| 8 | Missouri State | 5–13 | 11–19 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 4–14 | 11–20 | |
| 10 | Bradley | 3–15 | 8–23 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television |
| Opening Round – Thursday, March 5 ||||
| 1 | 6:05 pm | #9 Southern Illinois 55, #8 Missouri State 48 | MVC TV |
| 2 | 8:35 pm | #10 Bradley 52, #7 Drake 50$^{OT}$ | MVC TV |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6 ||||
| 3 | 12:05 pm | #1 Wichita State 56, #9 Southern Illinois 45 | MVC TV |
| 4 | 2:35 pm | #4 Illinois State 71, #5 Evansville 67 | MVC TV |
| 5 | 6:05 pm | #2 Northern Iowa 71, #10 Bradley 46 | MVC TV |
| 6 | 8:35 pm | #6 Loyola-Chicago 81, #3 Indiana State 53 | MVC TV |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 ||||
| 7 | 1:35 pm | #4 Illinois State 65, #1 Wichita State 62 | MVC TV |
| 8 | 4:05 pm | #2 Northern Iowa 63, #6 Loyola-Chicago 49 | MVC TV |
| Final – Sunday, March 8 ||||
| 10 | 1:05 pm | #2 Northern Iowa 69, #4 Illinois State 60 | CBS |
| *Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||

## 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 MVC TV | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 MVC TV | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 MVC TV | Final Sunday, March 8 CBS | Final Sunday, March 8 CBS | Final Sunday, March 8 CBS |
| | | | 1 | No. 8 Wichita State | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Southern Illinois | 45 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Missouri State | 48 | 9 | Southern Illinois | 45 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 55 | | | | 1 | No. 8 Wichita State | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Illinois State | 65 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Illinois State | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Evansville | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Illinois State | 60 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | No. 11 Northern Iowa | 69 |
| | | | 2 | No. 11 Northern Iowa | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Bradley | 46 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Drake | 50 $^{OT}$ | 10 | Bradley | 46 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bradley | 52 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bradley | 52 | | | | 2 | No. 11 Northern Iowa | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Loyola-Chicago | 49 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Indiana State | 53 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Loyola-Chicago | 81 | | | | | | |

### Postseason History Multiple Bids

NCAA tournament :
| MVC NCAA Tournament Teams |
| 2015 | (7) Wichita St | (5) Northern Iowa |