1978 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1978 Missouri Valley Conference I Men's 200px 9 Campus sites Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 1977 men Creighton Blue Jays Creighton 1st Tom Apke 1st The 1978 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 5; the first two rounds were played on campus sites with the semifinal and final contested at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, hosted by Creighton University.1977-78 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mvc/1978.html February 18, 2018 In a battle of conference newcomers, top-seeded Creighton defeated third-seeded 1977 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State in the title game, 54–52, to win their first MVC tournament title. The Bluejays, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament. Format With the addition of Creighton and Indiana State to the MVC, the tournament field increased from seven to nine. With all teams seeded based on regular season conference records, the highest-seeded team received a triple-bye to the championship game. The remaining eight teams were placed into the first round of traditional eight-team single-elimination bracket, pairings based on seed. The winner of this preliminary bracket would then face the top seed in the title game. Bracket Preliminary rounds First roundMonday, February 27Campus Sites Second roundWednesday, March 1Campus Sites SemifinalFriday, March 3Omaha Civic Auditorium 2 1977 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois * 59 9 1977 men Drake Bulldogs Drake 75 4 1977 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State * 76 7 1977 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 75 3 1977 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State * 90 8 1977 men West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas State 71 5 1977 men Bradley Braves Bradley * 75 6 1977 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 71 9 Drake 73 4 New Mexico State * 90 3 Indiana State * 88 5 Bradley 81 4 New Mexico State 78 2OT 3 Indiana State 80 Note: * indicates host institution Championship 140 FinalSunday, March 5Omaha Civic Auditorium 1 Creighton 54 3 Indiana State 52 References Category:Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1977–78 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season Category:1978 in sports in Nebraska