Northern Iowa Won 2026 MVC Basketball Tournament Championship Bracket, Score

Northern Iowa Won 2026 MVC Basketball Tournament Championship Bracket, Score, Results.

We have the dates, time, matchups, TV channels, live streaming online and more for the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Bracket here.


Although Drake and Bradley are tied for the conference lead going into the final weekend of the regular season, there are no clear favourites in this year's Arch Madness.


Twelve teams will compete, and the top four seeds will advance without playing again. The Missouri Valley Conference's sole representative at the Big Dance will likely be the team that wins the conference tournament, which will determine who receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

If the No. 1 seed from the regular season loses the competition, they will receive a bid to the NIT Rankings.

When is the 2026 Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament.?

First round & quarterfinals: Streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required)  

Semifinals (March 7): Both games on CBSSN  

Championship (March 8): 12:00 PM ET on CBS (national broadcast)

2026 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Bracket: TV Schedule Scores, game times, how to watch.

* All kick-off times Central, ET.

First Round – Thursday, March 5 

Game 1: (9) Drake 67, (8) Southern Illinois 63, 
 

Game 2: (10) Indiana State 62,  (7) Valparaiso 63, 

Game 3: (11) Evansville 59, (6) Northern Iowa 68,

Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6 


Game 4: (9) Drake 100,  (1) Belmont 81,
  

Game 5: (5) UIC 92,  (4) Murray State 79,

Game 6: (7) Valparaiso 82,  (2) Bradley 90,

Game 7: (6) Northern Iowa 74,  (3) Illinois State 52,

Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 (CBSSN) 


Game 8: (9) Drake 51,  (5) UIC 72,

Game 9: (2) Bradley 69,  (6) Northern Iowa 73,

Championship – Sunday, March 8 


Game 10: (6) Northern Iowa 84,  (5) UIC 69,

MVC Basketball: Are the 2026 Arch Madness games on TV?

The tournament tips off today (Thursday, March 5, 2026) with the first-round games—stream on ESPN+ and follow along on ESPN.com, MVC Sports, or CBS Sports for live scores, highlights, and bracket progression. This mid-major conference tournament always delivers drama and could send a strong team to March Madness!

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament teams, standings, seeds.

Belmont (16-4, 26-5) — Regular-season champions, heavy favorites  

Bradley (13-7, 20-11)  

Illinois State (12-8, 20-11)  

Murray State (12-8, 20-11)  

UIC (12-8, 17-14)  

Northern Iowa (11-9, 19-12)  

Valparaiso (11-9, 17-14)  

Southern Illinois (10-10, 16-15)  

Drake (6-14, 12-19) — Defending tournament champ despite down regular season  

Indiana State (4-16, 11-20)  

Evansville (3-17, 7-24)

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