2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2010–11
Teams	10
Site	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Indiana State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Greg Lansing (1st title)
MVP	Jermaine Mallett (Missouri State)
Television	FSN Midwest, CBS
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri State	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Wichita State	14	–	4		.778			29	–	8		.784
Indiana State †	12	–	6		.667			20	–	14		.588
Northern Iowa	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Creighton	10	–	8		.556			23	–	16		.590
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Drake	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Southern Illinois	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Illinois State	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Bradley	4	–	14		.222			12	–	20		.375
† 2011 MVC tournament winner As of April 1, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, was played in St. Louis, Missouri, March 3–6, 2011, at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, March 6, at 1:05 pm CST. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

After coming from behind in each their first two games, the #1 seed Missouri State Bears fell short to #3 seed Indiana State. Indiana State, who had needed a buzzer-beater against Evansville in the first round, made their first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade. They also defeated #2 seed Wichita State in the semifinal, en route to only their third NCAA Tournament since the Larry Bird-led Sycamores. Aaron Carter led the Sycamores with 15 points in the win.

Tournament Bracket

	Opening Round Thursday, March 3					Quarterfinals Friday, March 4					Semifinals Saturday, March 5					Final Sunday, March 6
						1	Missouri State	58
						8	Southern Illinois	56
	8	Southern Illinois	57
	9	Illinois State	54
											1	Missouri State	60
											5	Creighton	50
						4	Northern Iowa	57
						5	Creighton	60
																1	Missouri State	56
																3	Indiana State	60
						2	Wichita State	70
						10	Bradley	56
	7	Drake	48
	10	Bradley	63
											2	Wichita State	54
											3	Indiana State	61
						3	Indiana State	52
						6	Evansville	50