2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 1–4, 2012 at the Scottrade Center.[1] The championship game was televised live on CBS on Sunday March 4 at 1:05 pm CST. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsCreighton (11th title)
Winning coachGreg McDermott (2nd title)
MVPDoug McDermott (Creighton)
TelevisionFSN, CBS
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2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Wichita State 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
No. 19 Creighton 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
Evansville 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Illinois State 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Drake 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Indiana State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Bradley 2 16   .111 7 25   .219
2012 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament Bracket

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Opening Round
Thursday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
Final
Sunday, March 4
            
1 No. 15 Wichita State 72
8 Indiana State 48
8 Indiana State 66
9 Southern Illinois 51
1 No. 15 Wichita State 64
4 Illinois State 65
4 Illinois State 54
5 Northern Iowa 42
4 Illinois State 79OT
2 No. 25 Creighton 83
2 No. 25 Creighton 68
7 Drake 61
7 Drake 65
10 Bradley 49
2 No. 25 Creighton 99
3 Evansville 71
3 Evansville 72
6 Missouri State 64

References

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  1. ^ "Arch Madness: March 1–4, 2012". missouri valley conference. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.