2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsNorthern Iowa (4th title)
Winning coachBen Jacobson (3rd title)
MVPSeth Tuttle (Northern Iowa)
TelevisionMVC TV, CBS
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2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Wichita State 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 11 Northern Iowa 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
Indiana State 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
Illinois State 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Evansville 9 9   .500 24 12   .667
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 24 13   .649
Drake 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Missouri State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Southern Illinois 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
Bradley 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
2015 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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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

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Game Time* Matchup# Television
Opening 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-Chicago 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-Chicago 49 MVC TV
Final – Sunday, March 8
10 1:05 pm #2 Northern Iowa 69, #4 Illinois State 60 CBS
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Tournament bracket

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Opening Round
Thursday, March 5
MVC TV
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
MVC TV
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
MVC TV
Final
Sunday, March 8
CBS
            
1 No. 8 Wichita State 56
9 Southern Illinois 45
8 Missouri State 48
9 Southern Illinois 55
1 No. 8 Wichita State 62
4 Illinois State 65
4 Illinois State 71
5 Evansville 67
4 Illinois State 60
2 No. 11 Northern Iowa 69
2 No. 11 Northern Iowa 71
10 Bradley 46
7 Drake 50 OT
10 Bradley 52
2 No. 11 Northern Iowa 63
6 Loyola-Chicago 49
3 Indiana State 53
6 Loyola-Chicago 81

Postseason History Multiple Bids

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NCAA tournament
MVC NCAA Tournament Teams
2015 (7) Wichita St (5) Northern Iowa
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