The 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2019–20 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 5 to 8, 2020.
| 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Enterprise Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Champions | Bradley (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Brian Wardle (2nd title) |
| MVP | Darrell Brown (Bradley) |
| Television | CBS CBSSN MVC TV |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2020 MVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley defeated Valparaiso in the championship game to win the tournament for the second consecutive year.[1] Normally, Bradley would have received the MVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
Seeds
editTeams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by the overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by NET Rating on the day following the conclusion of the regular season. The top six seeds received opening-round byes.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Iowa | 14–4 | ||
| 2 | Loyola–Chicago | 13–5 | ||
| 3 | Indiana State | 11–7 | 1–1 vs. Bradley | NET Rating of 100 |
| 4 | Bradley | 11–7 | 1–1 vs. Indiana State | NET Rating of 112 |
| 5 | Southern Illinois | 10–8 | ||
| 6 | Missouri State | 9–9 | 1–1 vs Valparaiso | NET Rating of 122 |
| 7 | Valparaiso | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. Missouri State | NET Rating of 135 |
| 8 | Drake | 8–10 | ||
| 9 | Illinois State | 5–13 | ||
| 10 | Evansville | 0–18 |
Schedule
edit| Game | Time * | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Round – Thursday, March 5 | ||||
| 1 | 6:05 pm | #8 Drake vs #9 Illinois State | 75–65 | MVC TV |
| 2 | 8:35 pm | #7 Valparaiso vs. #10 Evansville | 58–55 | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6 | ||||
| 3 | 12:05 pm | #1 Northern Iowa vs. #8 Drake | 56–77 | MVC TV |
| 4 | 2:35 pm | #4 Bradley vs. #5 Southern Illinois | 64–59 | |
| 5 | 6:05 pm | #2 Loyola–Chicago vs. #7 Valparaiso | 73–74 OT | |
| 6 | 8:35 pm | #3 Indiana State vs. #6 Missouri State | 51–78 | |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 | ||||
| 7 | 2:35 pm | #4 Bradley vs. #8 Drake | 76–66 | CBSSN |
| 8 | 5:05 pm | #6 Missouri State vs. #7 Valparaiso | 82–89 | |
| Final – Sunday, March 8 | ||||
| 9 | 1:05 pm | #4 Bradley vs #7 Valparaiso | 80–66 | CBS |
| * Game times in CST through semifinals; CDT for championship; rankings denote tournament seed.[4] | ||||
Tournament bracket
edit| Opening Round Thursday, March 5 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 MVC TV | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 CBSSN | Final Sunday, March 8 CBS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Iowa | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Drake | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Drake | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Illinois State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Drake | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bradley | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bradley | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Illinois | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bradley | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valparaiso | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola–Chicago | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valparaiso | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valparaiso | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Evansville | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Valparaiso | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Missouri State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Missouri State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Valparaiso vs. Bradley - Game Recap - March 8, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "2019 State Farm MVC men's basketball tournament".