Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Current season or competition 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Sport Basketball
Founded 1977
No. of teams 10
Country United States
Current champions Creighton

The Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, commonly called Arch Madness, is an annual basketball tournament which features the men's basketball teams of each of the Missouri Valley Conference member universities. The tournament, held in St. Louis, Missouri, determines which MVC team receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.


[edit] Tournament Champions by Year

Season Men's Champion Women's Champion
1977 Southern Illinois No Tournament
1978 Creighton No Tournament
1979 Indiana State No Tournament
1980 Bradley No Tournament
1981 Creighton No Tournament
1982 Tulsa No Tournament
1983 Illinois State Illinois State
1984 Tulsa No Tournament
1985 Wichita State No Tournament
1986 Tulsa No Tournament
1987 Wichita State Southern Illinois
1988 Bradley Eastern Illinois
1989 Creighton Illinois State
1990 Illinois State Southern Illinois
1991 Creighton Southwest Missouri State
1992 Southwest Missouri State Southwest Missouri State
1993 Southern Illinois Southwest Missouri State
1994 Southern Illinois Southwest Missouri State
1995 Southern Illinois Drake
1996 Tulsa Southwest Missouri State
1997 Illinois State Drake
1998 Illinois State Drake
1999 Creighton Evansville
2000 Creighton Drake
2001 Indiana State Southwest Missouri State
2002 Creighton Creighton
2003 Creighton Southwest Missouri State
2004 Northern Iowa Southwest Missouri State
2005 Creighton Illinois State
2006 Southern Illinois Missouri State
2007 Creighton Drake

Note: Southwest Missouri State became Missouri State in 2005.