2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 3–6, 2011 at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was broadcast live on CBS on Sunday March 6 at 1:05 pm CST. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsIndiana State (3rd title)
Winning coachGreg Lansing (1st title)
MVPJermaine Mallett (Missouri State)
TelevisionFSN Midwest, CBS
2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Missouri State15–3 .833  26–9  .743
Wichita State14–4 .778  29–8  .784
† Indiana State12–6 .667  20–14  .588
Northern Iowa10–8 .556  20–14  .588
Creighton10–8 .556  23–16  .590
Evansville9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Drake7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Southern Illinois5–13 .278  13–19  .406
Illinois State4–14 .222  12–19  .387
Bradley4–14 .222  12–20  .375
† 2011 MVC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

After coming from behind in each their first two games, the #1 seed Missouri State Bears fell short to #3 seed Indiana State. Indiana State, who had needed a buzzer-beater against Evansville in the first round, made their first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade. They also defeated #2 seed Wichita State in the semifinal, en route to only their third NCAA Tournament since Larry Bird played on their team. Aaron Carter led the Sycamores in the win with 15 points.

Tournament Bracket
  First Round
Thursday, March 3		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 5		 Championship
Sunday, March 6
                                     
  1 Missouri State 58  
  8 Southern Illinois 56  
8 Southern Illinois 57  
9 Illinois State 54
  1 Missouri State 60  
  5 Creighton 50  
4 Northern Iowa 57
5 Creighton 60  
  1 Missouri State 56
  3 Indiana State 60
3 Indiana State 52  
6 Evansville 50  
  3 Indiana State 61
  2 Wichita State 54  
7 Drake 48  
10 Bradley 63  
  10 Bradley 56
2 Wichita State 70  
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