1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1998–1999 regular season at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	10
Site	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Creighton (5th title)
Winning coach	Dana Altman (1st title)
MVP	Rodney Buford (Creighton)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1998–99 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Evansville	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Creighton †	11	–	7		.611			22	–	9		.710
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Bradley	11	–	7		.611			17	–	12		.586
Southern Illinois	10	–	8		.556			15	–	12		.556
Indiana State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	12		.556
Illinois State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
Wichita State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Northern Iowa	6	–	12		.333			9	–	18		.333
Drake	5	–	13		.278			10	–	17		.370
† 1999 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Creighton defeated the Evansville in the championship game, 70–61, and as a result won their 5th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. Rodney Buford of Creighton was named the tournament MVP.

Tournament Bracket

	Opening Round February 26, 1999					Quarterfinals February 27, 1999					Semifinals February 28, 1999					Final March 1, 1999
						1	Evansville	79
						8	Wichita State	71
	8	Wichita State	74
	9	Northern Iowa	72
											1	Evansville	64
											4	Bradley	63
						4	Bradley	62
						5	Southern Illinois	59
																1	Evansville	61
																2	Creighton	70
						2	Creighton	68
						7	Illinois State	63
	7	Illinois State	51
	10	Drake	47
											2	Creighton	78
											3	Southwest Missouri State	70
						3	Southwest Missouri State	79
						6	Indiana State	78

See also

• Missouri Valley Conference