2026 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2026 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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 Tournament logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Enterprise Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Television | CBS, CBSSN, MVC TV Network |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 24 | – | 4 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 MVC tournament winner As of February 15, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", is a postseason men's basketball tournament that will complete the 2025–26 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament will be held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 5–8, 2026.
Seeds
Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by the overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by comparison of records between the tying institutions versus the top team in the standings (and continuing from top to bottom of standings, as necessary, with the team having the better record against that team receiving the better seed). The top five seeds receive opening–round byes.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference Record |
Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | ||
| 2 | – | ||
| 3 | – | ||
| 4 | – | ||
| 5 | – | ||
| 6 | – | ||
| 7 | – | ||
| 8 | – | ||
| 9 | – | ||
| 10 | – | ||
| 11 | – |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Round – March 5 | ||||
| 1 | 3:30 pm | No. 8 vs. No. 9 | – | MVC TV Network |
| 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 vs. No. 10 | – | |
| 3 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 vs. No. 11 | – | |
| Quarterfinals – March 6 | ||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 vs. Winner Game 1 | – | MVC TV Network |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 vs. No. 5 | – | |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 vs. Winner Game 2 | – | |
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 vs. Winner Game 3 | – | |
| Semifinals – March 7 | ||||
| 8 | 2:30 pm | Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 | – | CBSSN |
| 9 | 5:00 pm | Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7 | – | |
| Final – March 8 | ||||
| 10 | 11:00 am | Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 | – | CBS |
| * Game times in Central Time Zone; rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
Bracket
| Opening Round March 5 MVC TV Network | Quarterfinals March 6 MVC TV Network | Semifinals March 7 CBSSN | Final March 8 CBS | ||||||||||||||||
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| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Source:[2]
Game summaries
Opening round
MVC TV Network
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March 5
6:00 p.m. |
| No. 7 vs. No. 10 | ||
| Game 2 |
Enterprise Center
St. Louis, MO |
MVC TV Network
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March 5
8:30 p.m. |
| No. 6 vs. No. 11 | ||
| Game 3 |
Enterprise Center
St. Louis, MO |
Quarterfinal round
| No. 1 vs. Opening round Game 1 winner | ||
| Game 1 |
MVC TV Network
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March 6
2:30 p.m. |
| No. 4 vs. No. 5 | ||
| Game 2 |
Enterprise Center
St. Louis, MO |
MVC TV Network
|
March 6
6:00 p.m. |
| No. 2 vs. Opening round Game 2 winner | ||
| Game 3 |
Enterprise Center
St. Louis, MO |
MVC TV Network
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March 6
8:30 p.m. |
| No. 3 vs. Opening round Game 3 winner | ||
| Game 4 |
Enterprise Center
St. Louis, MO |
Semifinal round
| Quarterfinal round Game 1 winner vs. Quarterfinal round Game 2 winner | ||
| Game 1 |
CBS Sports Network
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March 7
5:00 p.m. |
| Quarterfinal round Game 3 winner vs. Quarterfinal round Game 4 winner | ||
| Game 2 |
Enterprise Center
St. Louis, MO |
Final round
| Semifinal round Game 1 winner vs. Semifinal round Game 2 winner | ||
| Championship |
References
- ^ "MVC Basketball – Regular Season Title Eligibility Standard" MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ "Arch Madness - Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved January 7, 2026.