2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	10
Site	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Northern Iowa (3rd title)
Winning coach	Ben Jacobson (2nd title)
MVP	Kwadzo Ahelegbe (Northern Iowa)
Television	FSN Midwest, CBS
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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.

Tournament Bracket

	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

• Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa
• Sam Maniscalco, Bradley
• Garrett Stutz, Wichita State
• Clevin Hannah, Wichita State
• Jordan Eglseder Northern Iowa

See also

• Missouri Valley Conference

External links

• http://www.mvc.org/mbb/mbb_bracket.pdf
• http://www.mvc.org/mbb/all-tour.pdf