2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 February 2024 2016 Missouri Valley Conference I Men's 10 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Northern Iowa 5th Ben Jacobson 4th Wes Washpun Northern Iowa ESPN3, CBSSN, CBS 16 - 2 The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was the Missouri Valley Conference's postseason tournament which was held March 3–6, 2016 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The tournament was won by Northern Iowa, who defeated Evansville in the championship game.https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/2016/03/06/uni-panthers-missouri-valley-conference-tournament-champions-ncaa-tournament/81408872/ Wes Washpun's buzzer-beater sends UNI to the NCAA Tournament Tyler Davis The Des Moines Register March 6, 2016 February 4, 2024 As a result, Northern Iowa received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Seeds Teams were seeded by conference record, with 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. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Wichita State16–22Evansville12–6Better RPI than Illinois State3Illinois State12–64Northern Iowa11–7Better RPI than Southern Illinois5Southern Illinois11–76Indiana State8–10Better RPI than Missouri State7Missouri State8–108Loyola–Chicago7–119Bradley3–1510Drake2–16 Schedule GameTime*MatchupFinal scoreTelevision Opening round – Thursday, March 316:05 pmNo. 8 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 9 Bradley74–66ESPN328:35 pmNo. 7 Missouri State vs. No. 10 Drake69–67ESPN3 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4312:05 pmNo. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 8 Loyola-Chicago66–58ESPN342:35 pmNo. 4 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 Southern Illinois66–60ESPN356:05 pmNo. 2 Evansville vs. No. 7 Missouri State66–56ESPN368:35 pmNo. 3 Illinois State vs. No. 6 Indiana State57–65ESPN3 Semifinals – Saturday, March 572:35 pmNo. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa52–57OTCBSSN85:05 pmNo. 2 Evansville vs. No. 6 Indiana State68–42CBSSN Championship – Sunday, March 6101:05 pmNo. 2 Evansville vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa54–56CBS *Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. Tournament bracket First roundThursday, March 3MVC TV QuarterfinalsFriday, March 4MVC TV SemifinalsSaturday, March 5CBSSN ChampionshipSunday, March 6CBS 8 Loyola–Chicago 74 9 Bradley 66 7 Missouri State 69 10 Drake 67 1 Wichita State 66 8 Loyola-Chicago 58 4 Northern Iowa 66 5 Southern Illinois 60 2 Evansville 66 7 Missouri State 56 3 Illinois State 57 6 Indiana State 65 1 Wichita State 52 4 Northern Iowa 57* 2 Evansville 68 6 Indiana State 42 4 Northern Iowa 56 2 Evansville 54 * denotes overtime period References Category:2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season Category:Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament