Missouri Valley Conference

The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the fourth-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwest though with substantial extension into the South in states like Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

History

Template:More citations needed section The MVC was established in 1907 (its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, and Washington University in St. Louis) as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), 12 years after the Big Ten Conference, the only Division I conference that is older. It is the fourth-oldest college athletic conference in the United States, after the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Division III's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC).<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The MVIAA split in 1928, with most of the larger schools (the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University), Kansas State University, and University of Oklahoma) forming a conference that retained the MVIAA name; this conference evolved into the Big Eight Conference. The Big Eight merged with four Texas schools of the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference in 1996.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The smaller MVIAA schools (Drake, Grinnell and Washington University in St. Louis), plus Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University, which joined the Big Eight in 1957), were joined by Creighton to form the MVC, which retained the old MVIAA's administrative staff.

To this day, it has never been definitively established which conference was the original and which was the spinoff, though the Big Eight would go on to become the more prestigious of the two. During the Big Eight's run, both conferences claimed 1907 as their founding date, and the same history through 1927.

MVC teams held a 74–27 non-conference record during the 2006–07 college basketball season, including a record of 44–1 at home. The Valley finished in the top six of the RPI and ahead of a BCS conference for the second consecutive year, while also garnering multiple NCAA bids for the ninth straight year and 12th of 14.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The MVC has not sponsored football since 1985, when it was a hybrid I-A/I-AA (now FBS and FCS, respectively) conference. However, five members have football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) (known as the Gateway from 1985 to 2008) of Division I FCS, and two others compete in another FCS conference, the Pioneer Football League. The Missouri Valley Conference shares its name with the MVFC, and all three conferences operate from the same headquarters complex in St. Louis; however, the three are separate administratively.

After weeks of speculation,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wichita State announced on April 7, 2017, that it would leave the conference to join the American Athletic Conference starting with the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The conference announced it extended an invitation to Valparaiso University on May 9, 2017;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and on May 25, the MVC announced that Valparaiso would officially join the following July 1.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

The most recent changes to the core MVC membership were announced during the 2021–22 school year. On September 28, 2021, the MVC and Belmont University jointly announced that the school would leave the Ohio Valley Conference for the MVC effective July 1, 2022.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Then, on November 16, Loyola University Chicago announced it would leave the MVC at the same time, joining the Atlantic 10 Conference.<ref name=LoyolaA10>Template:Cite press release</ref> On the same day Loyola announced its departure, CBS Sports reported that the MVC was actively pursuing further expansion, having entered into talks with the University of Missouri–Kansas City (known athletically as Kansas City), Murray State University, and the University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington). The report indicated that the latter two were considered the strongest candidates, but that all three were likely to receive invitations in the coming months.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On January 7, 2022, the MVC announced that Murray State would officially join the conference on July 1 of that year.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> UT Arlington would soon remove itself from the list of candidates by announcing a 2022 move to the Western Athletic Conference.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Shortly before Murray State was officially announced as an incoming MVC member, Matt Brown of the Extra Points college sports blog reported that the MVC was also in membership discussions with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), then a member of the Horizon League. On the same weekend that Murray State's arrival was officially announced, MVC officials made a site visit to UIC. Brown's sources indicated that an invitation to UIC was likely. Brown noted that with the MVC losing Loyola, league officials believed that maintaining a presence in the city was a top priority, stating (emphasis in original):<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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On January 22, 2022, Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com reported that UIC's July entry to the MVC was "a done deal", with his sources indicating that the MVC wanted to announce the move before the Conference Commissioners Association held its annual meeting in Naples, Florida in early February.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> UIC's entry was officially announced on January 26.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

On May 10, 2024, Missouri State announced it would leave the MVC to transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and join Conference USA, effective for the 2025–26 season.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

The MVC's decades-long ties with the MVFC were formalized when the latter announced a new conference structure on May 5, 2025, taking effect that July. Under the new structure, the MVFC's top two administrative positions will be filled by the commissioners of the MVC and the also non-football Summit League, and both multisport conferences will share administrative operations. The MVC and Summit are the full-time conference homes of all but one of the MVFC's 10 members in the 2025 season.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Member schools

Current full members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> !! Endowment (millions)!! Nickname !! class="unsortable"|Colors
Belmont University	Nashville, Tennessee	1890	2022Template:Efn	Private (Christian)	8,700	$356.8	Bruins	Template:College color boxes
Bradley University	Peoria, Illinois	1897	1948, 1955Template:Efn	Private	5,451	$350	Braves	Template:College color boxes
Drake University	Des Moines, Iowa	1881	1907, 1956Template:Efn	Private	5,270	$219.8	Bulldogs	Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort	Evansville, Indiana	1854	1994	Private (UMC)	2,526	$157	Purple Aces	Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort	Chicago, Illinois	1946	2022	Public	30,539	$3,380Template:Efn	Flames	Template:College color boxes
Illinois State University	Normal, Illinois	1857	1981	Public	20,683	$224.7	Redbirds	Template:College color boxes
Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	1865	1976Template:Efn	Public	13,584	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Sycamores	Template:College color boxes
Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri	1905	1990	Public	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	$193	Bears Lady BearsTemplate:Efn	Template:College color boxes
Murray State University	Murray, Kentucky	1922	2022	Public	10,495	$100.2	Racers	Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort	Cedar Falls, Iowa	1876	1991	Public	12,273	$163	Panthers	Template:College color boxes
Southern Illinois University	Carbondale, Illinois	1869	1975	Public	11,695	$171.8	Salukis	Template:College color boxes
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana	1859	2017Template:Efn	Private (Lutheran)	2,900	$254.2	BeaconsTemplate:Efn	Template:College color boxes

Notes

Affiliate members

Note: In the case of spring sports, the year of joining is the calendar year before the start of competition.

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Primary conference	MVC sport(s)
Template:Sort (Little Rock)	Little Rock, Arkansas	1927	2013–14	Public	13,167	Trojans	OVC	women's swimming
Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana	1918	2024–25		21,597	Cardinals	MAC	men's swimming and diving
Template:Sort	Bowling Green, Ohio	1910	2023–24Template:Efn		18,142	Falcons		men's soccer
Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	1809	2024–25		18,880	RedHawks		men's swimming and diving
Template:Sort	DeKalb, Illinois	1895	2023–24		16,769	Huskies		men's soccer
Template:Sort	Kalamazoo, Michigan	1903	2023–24		19,887	Broncos		men's soccer

Notes

Future affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Primary conference	MVC sport(s)
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	1863	2025–26	Public	27,420	Minutemen	MAC	men's swimming and diving

Former members

Former full members (25)

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Current conference
Butler University	Indianapolis, Indiana	1855	1932	1934	Private	4,667	Bulldogs	Big East
Template:Sort	Cincinnati, Ohio	1819	1957	1970	Public	42,421	Bearcats	Big 12
Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	1878	1928, 1976Template:Efn	1948, 2013	Private	7,730	Bluejays	Big East
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Detroit, Michigan	1877	1949	1956	Private	5,450	Titans	Horizon
Grinnell College	Grinnell, Iowa	1846	1918	1939	Private	1,688	Pioneers	MidwestTemplate:Efn
Template:Sort	Houston, Texas	1927	1951	1959	Public	39,820	Cougars	Big 12
Template:Sort	Iowa City, Iowa	1847	1907	1908	Public	30,328	Hawkeyes	Big Ten
Iowa State CollegeTemplate:Efn	Ames, Iowa	1858	1907	1928	Public	29,887	Cyclones	Big 12
Template:Sort	Lawrence, Kansas	1865	1907	1928	Public	29,462	Jayhawks	Big 12
Kansas State CollegeTemplate:Efn	Manhattan, Kansas	1863	1913	1928	Public	23,863	Wildcats	Big 12
Template:Sort	Louisville, Kentucky	1798	1963Template:Efn	1975	Public	19,743	Cardinals	ACC
Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1870	2013	2022	Private	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Ramblers	Atlantic 10
Memphis State UniversityTemplate:Efn	Memphis, Tennessee	1912	1968	1973	Public	23,031	Tigers	The American
Template:Sort	Columbia, Missouri	1839	1907	1928	Public	33,805	Tigers	SEC
Template:Sort	Lincoln, Nebraska	1869	1907, 1921	1919, 1928	Public	24,593	Cornhuskers	Big Ten
New Mexico State UniversityTemplate:Efn	Las Cruces, New Mexico	1888	1970	1983	Public	18,497	Aggies	CUSA
North Texas State UniversityTemplate:Efn	Denton, Texas	1890	1957	1975	Public	35,694	Mean Green	The American
Template:Sort	Norman, Oklahoma	1890	1919	1928	Public	30,303	Sooners	SEC
Oklahoma A&M CollegeTemplate:Efn	Stillwater, Oklahoma	1890	1925	1956	Public	21,419	Aggies/CowboysTemplate:Efn	Big 12
Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Missouri	1818	1937	1974	Private	13,785	Billikens	Atlantic 10
Template:Sort	Tulsa, Oklahoma	1894	1935	1996	Private	4,165	Golden Hurricane	The American
Washburn University	Topeka, Kansas	1865	1935	1942	Public	7,303	Ichabods	MIAATemplate:Efn
Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	1853	1907	1942	Private	14,070	Bears	UAATemplate:Efn
West Texas State UniversityTemplate:Efn	Canyon, Texas	1910	1972	1986	Public	7,843	Buffaloes	Lone StarTemplate:Efn
Wichita State University	Wichita, Kansas	1895	1949	2017	Public	14,495	Shockers	The American

Notes

Former affiliate members

This list does not include current full members Belmont and Valparaiso. As noted above, the Bruins played men's soccer in the MVC for the 2000 fall season (2000–01 school year), and the Beacons, then known as the Crusaders, played women's soccer in the MVC from the 1996 to 1998 fall seasons (1996–97 to 1998–99 school years).

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Primary conference	MVC sport(s)
Template:Sort	Little Rock, Arkansas	1927	1998–99	1999–2000	Public	13,167	Trojans	OVC	women's soccer
Template:Sort	Conway, Arkansas	1907	2010–11	2018–19	Public	13,863	Bears	ASUN	men's soccer
Dallas Baptist University	Dallas, Texas	1898	2013–14	2022–23	Private	5,545	Patriots	Lone StarTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	baseball
Drury University	Springfield, Missouri	1873	1999–2000	2004–05	Private	5,474	Panthers	GLVCTemplate:Efn	women's soccer
Eastern Illinois University	Charleston, Illinois	1895	1996–97	2010–11	Public	11,651	Panthers	OVC	men's soccer
Template:Sort	Hartford, Connecticut	1877	2014–15	2015–16	Private	6,935	Hawks	CNETemplate:Efn	men's tennisTemplate:Efn
Marshall University	Huntington, West Virginia	1837	2022–23<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>Template:Efn	2023–24	Public	11,926	Thundering Herd	Sun Belt	women's swimming
Template:Sort	Catonsville, MarylandTemplate:Efn	1966	2014–15	2015–16	Public	13,908	Retrievers	America East	men's tennisTemplate:Efn
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Edwardsville, Illinois	1957	2010–11 2021–22	2017–18 2023–24	Public	14,000	Cougars	OVC	men's soccer
Southern Methodist University	University Park, TexasTemplate:Efn	1911	2000–01	2004–05	Private	12,000	Mustangs	ACC	men's soccer
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	1957	2014–15	2022–23	Public	24,594	Seawolves	CAA	men's tennis (until 2016–17), women's tennisTemplate:Efn
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, Texas	1873	2000–01	2000–01	Private	9,518	Horned Frogs	Big 12	men's soccerTemplate:Efn
Template:SortTemplate:Efn	Tulsa, Oklahoma	1894	2000–01	2004–05	Private	4,165	Golden Hurricane	Template:Sort	men's soccer
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	1873	1997–98	2005–06	Private	12,714	Commodores	SEC	men's soccerTemplate:Efn
Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, Kentucky	1906	1997–98	2007–08	Public	21,048	Hilltoppers	CUSA	men's soccerTemplate:Efn

Notes

Membership timeline

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  bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:2017 till:end text:American

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Commissioners

1. C. E. McClung (1907–19??)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
2. Arthur (Artie) E. Eilers (1925–1957)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
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1. DeWitt T. Weaver (1969–1972)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
2. Mickey Holmes (1972–1979)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
3. David Price (1979–1981)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
4. Richard D. Martin (1981–1985)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
5. James A. Haney (1985–1988)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1. Doug Elgin (1988–2021)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1. Jeff Jackson (2021–present)

Sports

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Former Missouri Valley Conference logo

The Missouri Valley Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ball State (men), Little Rock (women), and Miami (OH) (men) are affiliates in swimming and diving, and Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan are affiliates in men's soccer.

The most recent change to the roster of sports came in the 2024–25 school year, when the MVC reinstated men's swimming & diving after a 22-year absence. The inaugural season of the relaunched league features 7 sponsoring members, with full members Evansville, UIC, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso joined by new affiliates Ball State and Miami (OH)— previously, all these programs were housed in the Mid-American Conference.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Teams in Missouri Valley Conference competition

Sport	Men's	Women's
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Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Golf	Soccer	Swimming & diving	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Total MVC sports
Belmont	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	7
Bradley	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	7
Drake	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	6
Evansville	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	8
UIC	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	7
Illinois State	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	6
Indiana State	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	5
Missouri State	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	5
Murray State	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	4
Northern Iowa	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	5
Southern Illinois	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	7
Valparaiso	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:YesTemplate:Efn	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	7
Totals	10	12	11	10	6+3Template:Efn	5+2Template:Efn	10	10	74+5

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools:

School	Football	RifleTemplate:Efn	Tennis	Wrestling
Belmont	No	No	Horizon	No
Drake	Pioneer League	No	Summit	No
UIC	No	No	MAC	No
Illinois State	MVFC	No	Summit	No
Indiana State	MVFC	No	No	No
Missouri State	MVFC	No	No	No
Murray State	MVFC	OVCTemplate:Efn	No	No
Northern Iowa	MVFC	No	No	Big 12
Southern Illinois	MVFC	No	No	No
Valparaiso	Pioneer League	No	No	No

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Swimming	Tennis	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Volleyball	Total MVC sports
Belmont	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	9
Bradley	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	8
Drake	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	9
Evansville	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	9
UIC	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	10
Illinois State	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	10
Indiana State	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	9
Missouri State	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	10
Murray State	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	9
Northern Iowa	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	10
Southern Illinois	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	8
Valparaiso	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:YesTemplate:Efn	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	10
Totals	12	12	12	11	12	7+1Template:Efn	9	12	12	12	92+1

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools:

School	Acrobatics & tumblingTemplate:Efn	Beach volleyball	Bowling	Gymnastics	RifleTemplate:Efn	Rowing	StuntTemplate:Efn
Drake	No	No	No	No	No	MAAC	No
Illinois State	No	No	No	MIC	No	No	No
Missouri State	Independent	CUSA	No	No	No	No	Independent
Murray State	No	No	No	No	OVCTemplate:Efn	No	No
Valparaiso	No	No	CUSA	No	No	No	No

Facilities

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style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Belmont Bruins|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Belmont]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsBelmont">BELMONT UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC FACILITIES at BelmontBruins.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	E. S. Rose Park	300	Curb Event Center	5,085	E. S. Rose Park	250	E. S. Rose Park	750
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Bradley Braves|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Bradley]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsBradley">Bradley Athletics Facilities at BradleyBraves.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Shea Stadium	3,800	Men: Carver Arena Women: Renaissance Coliseum	11,060 4,200	Louisville Slugger Sports Complex	1,000	Dozer Park	7,500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Drake Bulldogs|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Drake]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsDrake">Facilities at GoDrakeBulldogs.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Mediacom Stadium	4,000	The Knapp Center	6,424	Ron Buel Field	500	Non-baseball school
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Evansville Purple Aces|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Evansville]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsEvansville">Facilities at GoPurpleAces.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Arad McCutchan Stadium	2,500	Men: Ford Center Women: Meeks Family Fieldhouse	10,000 1,087	James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium	650	Charles H. Braun Stadium	1,200
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[UIC Flames|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">UIC]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsIllinoisChicago">Facilities at UICFlames.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Flames Field	1,200	Credit Union 1 Arena	8,000	Flames Field	500	Curtis Granderson Stadium	2,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Illinois State Redbirds|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Illinois State]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsIllinoisState">Facilities at GoRedbirds.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Adelaide Street Field	1,000	CEFCU Arena	10,200	Marian Kneer Softball Stadium	1,050	Duffy Bass Field	1,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Indiana State Sycamores|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Indiana State]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsIndianaState">Facilities at GoSycamores.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Memorial Stadium	12,764	Hulman Center	9,000	Eleanor Forsythe St. John Softball Complex	700	Sycamore Stadium	2,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Missouri State Bears|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Missouri State]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsMissouriState">Facilities at MissouriStateBears.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium	1,500	Great Southern Bank Arena	11,000	Killian Softball Stadium	1,200	Hammons Field	7,986
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Murray State Racers|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Murray State]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsMurrayState">Facilities at GoRacers.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Cutchin Field	250	CFSB Center	8,600	Racer Field	500	Johnny Reagan Field	800
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Northern Iowa]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsNorthernIowa">Facilities at UNIPanthers.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	UNI Soccer Field	Template:N/A	McLeod Center	6,500	Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex	Template:N/A	Non-baseball school
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Southern Illinois Salukis|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Southern Illinois]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsSouthernIllinois">Facilities at SIUSalukis.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Saluki Stadium	15,000	Banterra Center	8,339	Charlotte West Stadium	502	Itchy Jones Stadium	2,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Valparaiso Beacons|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Valparaiso]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsValparaiso">Facilities at ValpoAthletics.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Brown Field	5,000	Athletics–Recreation Center	5,000	Valpo Softball Complex	Template:N/A	Emory G. Bauer Field	500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Bowling Green Falcons men's soccer|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Bowling Green]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsBowlingGreenState">Facilities at BGSUFalcons.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	Mickey Cochrane Stadium	1,500	Men's soccer-only member
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Northern Illinois Huskies men's soccer|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Northern Illinois]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsNorthernIllinois">Facilities at NIUHuskies.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex	1,500	Men's soccer-only member
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| [[Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer|Template:Ifsubst style="color:white">Western Michigan]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsWesternMichigan">Facilities at WMUBroncos.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>	WMU Soccer Complex	1,000	Men's soccer-only member

Note

1. For football venues of the member schools who participate in the sport, see Missouri Valley Football Conference | Facilities and Pioneer Football League | Conference facilities.

Basketball tournament champions by year

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The Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament is often referred to as Arch Madness, in reference to the Gateway Arch at the tournament's present location of St. Louis, Missouri, and a play on "March Madness". The women's tournament is currently promoted as Hoops in the Heartland.

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	Illinois State
1998	Illinois State	Illinois State
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
2008	Drake	Illinois State
2009	Northern Iowa	Evansville
2010	Northern Iowa	Northern Iowa
2011	Indiana State	Northern Iowa
2012	Creighton	Creighton
2013	Creighton	Wichita State
2014	Wichita State	Wichita State
2015	Northern Iowa	Wichita State
2016	Northern Iowa	Missouri State
2017	Wichita State	Drake
2018	Loyola Chicago	Drake
2019	Bradley	Missouri State
2020	Bradley	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	Loyola Chicago	Bradley
2022	Loyola Chicago	Illinois State
2023	Drake	Drake
2024	Drake	Drake
2025	Drake	Murray State

NB: Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until August 2005.

Postseason history multiple bids

NCAA tournament Year MVC Rep. 1979 (1) Indiana State (10) New Mexico State 1981 (6) Wichita State (8) Creighton 1984 (4) Tulsa (8) Illinois State 1985 (6) Tulsa (9) Illinois State (11) Wichita State 1986 (7) Bradley (10) Tulsa 1987 (11) Tulsa (11) Wichita State 1988 (9) Bradley (12) Wichita State 1994 (11) Southern Illinois (12) Tulsa 1995 (6) Tulsa (10) Southern Illinois 1996 (8) Bradley (11) Tulsa 1999 (10) Creighton (11) Evansville (12) Southwest Missouri State 2000 (10) Creighton (12) Indiana State 2001 (10) Creighton (13) Indiana State 2002 (11) Southern Illinois (12) Creighton 2003 (6) Creighton (11) Southern Illinois 2004 (9) Southern Illinois (14) Northern Iowa 2005 (7) Southern Illinois (10) Creighton (11) Northern Iowa 2006 (7) Wichita State (10) Northern Iowa (11) Southern Illinois (13) Bradley 2007 (4) Southern Illinois (10) Creighton 2012 (5) Wichita State (8) Creighton 2013 (7) Creighton (9) Wichita State 2015 (5) Northern Iowa (7) Wichita State 2016 (11) Northern Iowa (11) Wichita State 2021 (8) Loyola Chicago (11) Drake

National team titles by institution

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• Belmont
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• Drake – 3 <ref name="titles"/>
• Evansville – 0+5* <ref name="titles"/>
• UIC
• Illinois State – 0+1* <ref name="titles"/>
• Indiana State – 1 <ref name="titles"/>
• Missouri State – 0 +2* <ref name="titles"/>
• Murray State
• UNI – 1+2* <ref name="titles"/>
• Southern Illinois – 5+3* <ref name="titles"/>
• Valparaiso – 0<ref name="titles"/>

NCAA Championships as of March 2013

(*-Titles won by schools in Division II/College Division prior to their moving to Division I in the late 1960s or early 1970s)

Football poll, Helms and AIAW titles are not included in the NCAA Championship count.

Men's basketball attendance

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The Valley is well known for having some of the most dedicated fanbases in all of college basketball, with several members regularly selling out their large arenas on a nightly basis throughout the year. Former member (Creighton) had the sixth highest attendance for Division I in 2012–13 while Bradley, Illinois State, Missouri State, and Indiana State were all among the NCAA's top 100 teams in home attendance.

In 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2012–13, the Valley maintained its position as the eighth ranked conference in average attendance.

The Valley made history in March 2007 with record attendance for four days at St. Louis' Scottrade Center as 85,074 fans turned out to watch the five sessions of the tournament. The two sellout crowds of 22,612 for the semifinals and final of the 2007 State Farm Tournament set an all-time attendance record for basketball at the arena and also gave The Valley the distinction of having the largest championship crowd for any of the 30 NCAA conference tournaments in 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Football champions by year

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• All MVC schools that currently play football are part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference except for Drake and Valparaiso, which play in the Pioneer Football League.

MVC TV Network

Since at least 1993, the MVC has produced an in-house package of sports as part of the MVC TV Network.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Starting in 1996, those telecasts were produced, in part, by Bally Sports Midwest (formerly Fox Sports Midwest). These games were distributed to regional sports networks including Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, and NBC Sports Chicago (now Chicago Sports Network), as well as shown on Bally Sports Midwest.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Until the 2020–21 season, some of these telecasts also aired on Fox College Sports. Outside of regional networks these telecasts were also available on ESPN3 until the 2018–19 season; those telecasts were then migrated over to ESPN+.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Starting with the 2024–25 academic year, production and distribution rights were acquired by Gray Media, with Gray Media-owned Indianapolis-based Tupelo Honey handling the actual production and distribution.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is a linear over-the-air station package distributed in Gray Media markets within the MVC member states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee as well as third-party broadcast partners in markets within those same states where Gray Media has no presence; in addition, simulcasts will be available live nationally (via ESPN+ and through the ESPN app) without any digital blackouts (prior contracts prohibited simulcast availability within the MVC footprint).

The MVC TV Network serves as the home for the opening and quarterfinal rounds of Arch Madness (the nickname for the MVC men's basketball tournament).

See also

• Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame

External links

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