2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2014–15
Teams 10
Site Scottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Champions Northern Iowa (4th title)
Winning coach Ben Jacobson (3rd title)
MVP Seth Tuttle (Northern Iowa)
Television MVC TV, CBS
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#14 Wichita State17–1 .944  30–5  .857
#11 Northern Iowa †16–2 .889  31–4  .886
Illinois State11–7 .611  22–13  .629
Indiana State11–7 .611  15–16  .484
Evansville9–9 .500  24–12  .667
Loyola (IL)8–10 .444  24–13  .649
Drake6–12 .333  9–22  .290
Missouri State5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Southern Illinois4–14 .222  12–21  .364
Bradley3–15 .167  9–24  .273
† 2015 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
First 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 (IL) 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 (IL) 49 MVC TV
Championship – Sunday, March 8
10 1:05 pm #4 Illinois State 60, #2 Northern Iowa 69 CBS
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Tournament bracket

  First round
Thursday, March 5
MVC TV		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
MVC TV		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
MVC TV		 Championship
Sunday, March 8
CBS
                                     
       
  1 Wichita State 56  
    9 Southern Illinois 45  
8 Missouri State 48
9 Southern Illinois 55  
  1 Wichita State 62  
  4 Illinois State 65  
       
       
  4 Illinois State 71
    5 Evansville 67  
     
       
  4 Illinois State 60
  2 Northern Iowa 69
       
       
  2 Northern Iowa 71
    10 Bradley 46  
7 Drake 50
10 Bradley 52*  
  2 Northern Iowa 63
  6 Loyola Chicago 49  
       
       
  3 Indiana State 53
    6 Loyola Chicago 81  
     

* denotes overtime period

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