2009 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2009 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	10
Site	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Northern Iowa (2nd title)
Winning coach	Ben Jacobson (1st title)
MVP	Osiris Eldridge[1] (Illinois State)
Television	FSN Midwest, CBS
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

2008–09 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	11		.676
Creighton	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
Illinois State	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
Bradley	10	–	8		.556			21	–	15		.583
Southern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Evansville	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
Wichita State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	17		.500
Drake	7	–	11		.389			17	–	16		.515
Indiana State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Missouri State	3	–	15		.167			11	–	20		.355
† Missouri Valley Conference tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

Popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament as part of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 5–8, 2009.^[2] The tournament was won by the Northern Iowa Panthers, who received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Tournament Bracket

	Opening Round Thursday, March 5					Quarterfinals Friday, March 6					Semifinals Saturday, March 7					Final Sunday, March 8
						1	Northern Iowa	73
						9	Indiana State	69
	8	Drake	55
	9	Indiana State	62
											1	Northern Iowa	76
											4	Bradley	62
						4	Bradley	67
						5	Southern Illinois	55
																1	Northern Iowa	60
																3	Illinois State	57
						2	Creighton	63
						7	Wichita State	62
	7	Wichita State	59
	10	Missouri State	46
											2	Creighton	49
											3	Illinois State	73
						3	Illinois State	78
						6	Evansville	68

External links

• http://www.mvc.org/mbb/mbb_bracket.pdf

References

1. [1]^{[dead link‍]}
2. "State Farm MVC Basketball (M)". mvc-sports.com. March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023.