1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1993–1994 regular season at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.

1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1993–94
Teams	8
Site	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Southern Illinois (3rd title)
Winning coach	Rich Herrin (2nd title)
MVP	Cam Johnson (Northern Iowa)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tulsa	15	–	3		.833			23	–	8		.742
Bradley	14	–	4		.778			23	–	8		.742
Southern Illinois †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
Illinois State	12	–	6		.667			16	–	11		.593
Northern Iowa	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
Southwest Missouri State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	15		.444
Wichita State	6	–	12		.333			9	–	18		.333
Drake	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Creighton	3	–	15		.167			7	–	22		.241
Indiana State	3	–	15		.167			4	–	22		.154
† 1994 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers, 77–74, in the championship game and as a result won their 3rd MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. Cam Johnson of Northern Iowa was named the tournament MVP.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 5, 1994					Semifinals March 6, 1994					Final March 7, 1994
	1	Tulsa	91
	8	Drake	82
						1	Tulsa	73
						5	Northern Iowa	79
	4	Illinois State	70
	5	Northern Iowa	84
											5	Northern Iowa	74
											3	Southern Illinois	77
	2	Bradley	52
	7	Wichita State	44
						2	Bradley	59
						3	Southern Illinois	72
	3	Southern Illinois	52
	6	Southwest Missouri State	50