2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, or informally as Arch Madness 2007, is the championship tournament for men's basketball teams of the Missouri Valley Conference. It was held in St. Louis, Missouri, and Creighton, the champion, received an automatic berth in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament was contested by the men's basketball teams of each of the MVC's 10 schools, with seedings based on regular-season conference records. The 2007 edition ran from 1 March until 4 March 2007.

2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200607
Teams8
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsCreighton (10th title)
Winning coachDana Altman (6th title)
MVPNate Funk (Creighton)
2006–07 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Southern Illinois153 .833  297  .806
Creighton135 .722  2211  .667
Missouri State126 .667  2211  .667
Bradley108 .556  2213  .629
Northern Iowa99 .500  1813  .581
Wichita State810 .444  1714  .548
Drake612 .333  1715  .531
Illinois State612 .333  1516  .484
Evansville612 .333  1417  .452
Indiana State513 .278  1318  .419
2007 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Seeds

All Missouri Valley Conference schools played in the tournament.

Seed School Conference (Overall)
1 Southern Illinois 15–3 (27–6)
2 Creighton 13–5 (22–10)
3 Missouri State 12–6 (22–10)
4 Bradley 10–8 (21–12)
5 Northern Iowa 9–9 (18–13)
6 Wichita State 8–10 (17–14)
7 Illinois State 6–12 (15–16)
8 Evansville 6–12 (14–17)
9 Drake 6–12 (17–15)
10 Indiana State 5–13 (13–18)

Bracket

  First Round, March 1 Quarterfinals, March 2 Semifinals, March 3 Championship, March 4
                                     
  1 #11 Southern Illinois 71  
  9 Drake 59  
8 Evansville 96  
9 Drake (OT) 101
  1 #11 Southern Illinois 53  
  4 Bradley 51  
4 Bradley 51
5 Northern Iowa 48  
  1 #11 Southern Illinois 61
  2 Creighton 67
3 Missouri State 67  
6 Wichita State 64  
  3 Missouri State 58
  2 Creighton 75  
7 Illinois State 65  
10 Indiana State 68  
  2 Creighton 59
10 Indiana State 38  
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