| 2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Enterprise Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Champions | Loyola (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Drew Valentine (1st title) |
| MVP | Lucas Williamson (Loyola) |
| Television | CBS/Paramount+, CBSSN, MVC TV |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 MVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2021–22 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, during March 3–6, 2022. The winner, the Loyola Ramblers, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
Teams were 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 six seeds received opening–round byes.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Iowa | 14–4 | ||
| 2 | Missouri State | 13–5 | 3–1 vs. Drake/Loyola | |
| 3 | Drake | 13–5 | 2–2 vs. Missouri St./Loyola | 2–0 vs. Loyola |
| 4 | Loyola Chicago | 13–5 | 1–3 vs. Missouri St./Drake | 0–2 vs. Drake |
| 5 | Bradley | 11–7 | ||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 9–9 | ||
| 7 | Valparaiso | 6–12 | ||
| 8 | Illinois State | 5–13 | ||
| 9 | Indiana State | 4–14 | ||
| 10 | Evansville | 2–16 |
Schedule
| Game | Time * | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Round – Thursday, March 3 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | #8 Illinois State vs. #9 Indiana State | 58-53 | MVC TV |
| 2 | 8:30 pm | #7 Valparaiso vs. #10 Evansville | 81–59 | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 | ||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | #1 Northern Iowa vs. #8 Illinois State | 78–65 | MVC TV |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | #4 Loyola Chicago vs. #5 Bradley | 66–50 | |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 Missouri State vs. #7 Valparaiso | 67–58 | |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | #3 Drake vs. #6 Southern Illinois | 65–52 | |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 | ||||
| 7 | 2:30 pm | #1 Northern Iowa vs. #4 Loyola Chicago | 43–66 | CBSSN |
| 8 | 5:00 pm | #2 Missouri State vs. #3 Drake | 78–79OT | |
| Final – Sunday, March 6 | ||||
| 9 | 1:00 pm | #4 Loyola Chicago vs. #3 Drake | 64–58 | CBS/Paramount+ |
| * Game times in CST; rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
Bracket
| Opening Round Thursday, March 3 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 MVC TV | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 CBSSN | Final Sunday, March 6 CBS/Paramount+ | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Iowa | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Illinois State | 58 | 8 | Illinois State | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Indiana State | 53 | 1 | Northern Iowa | 43 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Chicago | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Chicago | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bradley | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Chicago | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Drake | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Missouri State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valparaiso | 81 | 7 | Valparaiso | 58 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Evansville | 59 | 2 | Missouri State | 78 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Drake | 79* | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Drake | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "MVC Basketball – Regular Season Title Eligibility Standard" MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ↑ "Arch Madness Tickets on Sale Beginning Friday". MVC-Sports. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 2022 Bracket". MVC-Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2022.