2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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

2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsIndiana State (3rd title)
Winning coachGreg Lansing (1st title)
MVPJermaine Mallett (Missouri State)
TelevisionFSN Midwest, CBS
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2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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

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

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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