2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was the Missouri Valley Conference's postseason tournament which was held March 3–6, 2016 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The tournament was won by Northern Iowa, who defeated Evansville in the championship game. As a result, Northern Iowa received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	10
Site	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Northern Iowa (5th title)
Winning coach	Ben Jacobson (4th title)
MVP	Wes Washpun (Northern Iowa)
Television	ESPN3, CBSSN, CBS
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wichita State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	9		.743
Evansville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
Illinois State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Southern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Northern Iowa †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	13		.639
Indiana State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Missouri State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Loyola Chicago	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Bradley	3	–	15		.167			5	–	27		.156
Drake	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2016 MVC tournament winner

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by non-conference strength of schedule, if necessary. The top six seeds received first round byes.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker
1	Wichita State	16–2
2	Evansville	12–6	Better RPI than Illinois State
3	Illinois State	12–6
4	Northern Iowa	11–7	Better RPI than Southern Illinois
5	Southern Illinois	11–7
6	Indiana State	8–10	Better RPI than Missouri State
7	Missouri State	8–10
8	Loyola–Chicago	7–11
9	Bradley	3–15
10	Drake	2–16

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup	Final score	Television
Opening round – Thursday, March 3
1	6:05 pm	No. 8 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 9 Bradley	74–66	ESPN3
2	8:35 pm	No. 7 Missouri State vs. No. 10 Drake	69–67	ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
3	12:05 pm	No. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 8 Loyola-Chicago	66–58	ESPN3
4	2:35 pm	No. 4 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 Southern Illinois	66–60	ESPN3
5	6:05 pm	No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 7 Missouri State	66–56	ESPN3
6	8:35 pm	No. 3 Illinois State vs. No. 6 Indiana State	57–65	ESPN3
Semifinals – Saturday, March 5
7	2:35 pm	No. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa	52–57OT	CBSSN
8	5:05 pm	No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 6 Indiana State	68–42	CBSSN
Championship – Sunday, March 6
10	1:05 pm	No. 2 Evansville vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa	54–56	CBS
*Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Tournament bracket

	First round Thursday, March 3 MVC TV					Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 MVC TV					Semifinals Saturday, March 5 CBSSN					Championship Sunday, March 6 CBS
						1	Wichita State	66
						8	Loyola-Chicago	58
	8	Loyola–Chicago	74
	9	Bradley	66
											1	Wichita State	52
											4	Northern Iowa	57*
						4	Northern Iowa	66
						5	Southern Illinois	60
																4	Northern Iowa	56
																2	Evansville	54
						2	Evansville	66
						7	Missouri State	56
	7	Missouri State	69
	10	Drake	67
											2	Evansville	68
											6	Indiana State	42
						3	Illinois State	57
						6	Indiana State	65

* denotes overtime period