2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

Popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament as part of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 4–7, 2010. The tournament was won by the Northern Iowa Panthers, who will receive the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsNorthern Iowa (3rd title)
Winning coachBen Jacobson (2nd title)
MVPKwadzo Ahelegbe (Northern Iowa)
TelevisionFSN Midwest, CBS
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2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833 30 5   .857
Wichita State 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
Illinois State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Creighton 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
Bradley 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Indiana State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Missouri State 8 10   .444 24 12   .667
Drake 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Southern Illinois 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
Evansville 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
2010 MVC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament Bracket edit

Opening Round
Thursday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 5
Semifinals
Saturday, March 6
Final
Sunday, March 7
            
1 Northern Iowa 55
8 Drake 40
8 Drake 63
9 Southern Illinois 61
1 Northern Iowa 57
5 Bradley 40
4 Creighton 62
5 Bradley 81
1 Northern Iowa 67
2 Wichita State 52
2 Wichita State 73
7 Missouri State 63
7 Missouri State 52
10 Evansville 46
2 Wichita State 65
3 Illinois State 61
3 Illinois State 69
6 Indiana State 65

All-tournament team edit

See also edit

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