2020 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2020 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament (also known as the Hoops in the Heartland Tournament) was part of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was scheduled be played in Moline, Illinois, from March 12–15, 2020, at the TaxSlayer Center. The winner of the tournament would have received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA tournament.[1] On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

2020 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteTaxSlayer Center
Moline, Illinois
TelevisionESPN+
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2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Missouri State 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
Drake 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Bradley 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
Illinois State 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Southern Illinois 8 10   .444 16 13   .552
Loyola 6 12   .333 15 14   .517
Indiana State 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Evansville 0 18   .000 3 26   .103
2020 MVC tournament winner
As of November 23, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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2020 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over.
1 ‡ # Missouri State 16–2 26–4
2 # Drake 14–4 22–8
3 # Bradley 13–5 22–7
4 # Illinois State 11–7 19–10
5 # UNI 10–8 18–11
6 # Valparaiso 9–9 17–12
7 Southern Illinois 8–10 16–13
8 Loyola–Chicago 6–12 15–14
9 Indiana State 3–15 5–25
10 Evansville 0–18 3–26
‡ – Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# - Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bracket Set for 2020 MVC Women's Basketball Tournament". MVC Sports. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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