2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201011
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsIndiana State (3rd title)
Winning coachGreg Lansing (1st title)
MVPJermaine Mallett (Missouri State)
TelevisionFSN Midwest, CBS
2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Missouri State153 .833269  .743
Wichita State144 .778298  .784
Indiana State126 .6672014  .588
Northern Iowa108 .5562014  .588
Creighton108 .5562316  .590
Evansville99 .5001616  .500
Drake711 .3891318  .419
Southern Illinois513 .2781319  .406
Illinois State414 .2221219  .387
Bradley414 .2221220  .375
2011 MVC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 3–6, 2011 at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, March 6 at 1:05 pm CST. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

After coming from behind in each their first two games, the #1 seed Missouri State Bears fell short to #3 seed Indiana State. Indiana State, who had needed a buzzer-beater against Evansville in the first round, made their first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade. They also defeated #2 seed Wichita State in the semifinal, en route to only their third NCAA Tournament since Larry Bird played on their team. Aaron Carter led the Sycamores in the win with 15 points.

Tournament Bracket

Opening Round
Thursday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
Final
Sunday, March 6
            
1 Missouri State 58
8 Southern Illinois 56
8 Southern Illinois 57
9 Illinois State 54
1 Missouri State 60
5 Creighton 50
4 Northern Iowa 57
5 Creighton 60
1 Missouri State 56
3 Indiana State 60
2 Wichita State 70
10 Bradley 56
7 Drake 48
10 Bradley 63
2 Wichita State 54
3 Indiana State 61
3 Indiana State 52
6 Evansville 50
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