Missouri Valley Conference


The Missouri Valley Conference is the fourth-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwest though with substantial extension into the South in states like Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas, along with one affiliate university in Massachusetts.

History

The MVC was established in 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, 12 years after the Big Ten Conference, the only Division I conference that is older. It is the fourth-oldest college athletic conference in the United States, after the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Division III's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Ohio Athletic Conference.
The MVIAA split in 1928, with most of the larger schools forming a conference that retained the MVIAA name; this conference evolved into the Big Eight Conference. The Big Eight merged with four Texas schools of the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference in 1996.
The smaller MVIAA schools, plus Oklahoma A&M, were joined by Creighton to form the MVC, which retained the old MVIAA's administrative staff.
To this day, it has never been definitively established which conference was the original and which was the spinoff, though the Big Eight would go on to become the more prestigious of the two. During the Big Eight's run, both conferences claimed 1907 as their founding date, and the same history through 1927.
MVC teams held a 74–27 non-conference record during the 2006–07 college basketball season, including a record of 44–1 at home. The Valley finished in the top six of the RPI and ahead of a BCS conference for the second consecutive year, while also garnering multiple NCAA bids for the ninth straight year and 12th of 14.
The MVC has not sponsored football since 1985, when it was a hybrid I-A/I-AA conference. However, five members have football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference of Division I FCS, and two others compete in another FCS conference, the Pioneer Football League. The Missouri Valley Conference shares its name with the MVFC, and all three conferences operate from the same headquarters complex in St. Louis; however, the three are separate administratively.
After weeks of speculation, Wichita State announced on April 7, 2017, that it would leave the conference to join the American Athletic Conference starting with the 2017–18 season. The conference announced it extended an invitation to Valparaiso University on May 9, 2017; and on May 25, the MVC announced that Valparaiso would officially join the following July 1.
The most recent changes to the core MVC membership were announced during the 2021–22 school year. On September 28, 2021, the MVC and Belmont University jointly announced that the school would leave the Ohio Valley Conference for the MVC effective July 1, 2022. Then, on November 16, Loyola University Chicago announced it would leave the MVC at the same time, joining the Atlantic 10 Conference. On the same day Loyola announced its departure, CBS Sports reported that the MVC was actively pursuing further expansion, having entered into talks with the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Murray State University, and the University of Texas at Arlington. The report indicated that the latter two were considered the strongest candidates, but that all three were likely to receive invitations in the coming months. On January 7, 2022, the MVC announced that Murray State would officially join the conference on July 1 of that year. UT Arlington would soon remove itself from the list of candidates by announcing a 2022 move to the Western Athletic Conference.
Shortly before Murray State was officially announced as an incoming MVC member, Matt Brown of the Extra Points college sports blog reported that the MVC was also in membership discussions with the University of Illinois Chicago, then a member of the Horizon League. On the same weekend that Murray State's arrival was officially announced, MVC officials made a site visit to UIC. Brown's sources indicated that an invitation to UIC was likely. Brown noted that with the MVC losing Loyola, league officials believed that maintaining a presence in the city was a top priority, stating :
On January 22, 2022, Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com reported that UIC's July entry to the MVC was "a done deal", with his sources indicating that the MVC wanted to announce the move before the Conference Commissioners Association held its annual meeting in Naples, Florida in early February. UIC's entry was officially announced on January 26.
On May 10, 2024, Missouri State announced it would leave the MVC to transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision and join Conference USA, effective for the 2025–26 season.
The MVC's decades-long ties with the MVFC were formalized when the latter announced a new conference structure on May 5, 2025, taking effect that July. Under the new structure, the MVFC's top two administrative positions will be filled by the commissioners of the MVC and the also non-football Summit League, and both multisport conferences will share administrative operations. The MVC and Summit are the full-time conference homes of all but one of the MVFC's 10 members in the 2025 season.

Member schools

Current full members

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Affiliate members

Note: In the case of spring sports, the year of joining is the calendar year before the start of competition.
InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollmentNicknamePrimary
conference
MVC
sport

Little Rock, Arkansas19272013–14Public13,167TrojansOVCwomen's swimming
Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana19182024–25Public21,597CardinalsMACmen's swimming and diving
Bowling Green, Ohio19102023–24Public18,142FalconsMACmen's soccer
Amherst, Massachusetts18632025–26Public27,420MinutemenMACmen's swimming and diving
Miami UniversityOxford, Ohio18092024–25Public18,880RedHawksMACmen's swimming and diving
Springfield, Missouri19052025–26Public26,000Bears/Lady BearsCUSAmen's and women's swimming & diving
DeKalb, Illinois18952023–24Public16,769HuskiesMACmen's soccer
Kalamazoo, Michigan19032023–24Public19,887BroncosMACmen's soccer

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Former members

Former full members (26)

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Former affiliate members

This list does not include current full members Belmont and Valparaiso. As noted above, the Bruins played men's soccer in the MVC for the 2000 fall season, and the Beacons, then known as the Crusaders, played women's soccer in the MVC from the 1996 to 1998 fall seasons.
InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedLeftTypeEnrollmentNicknamePrimary
conference
MVC
sport
Little Rock, Arkansas19271998–991999–2000Public13,167TrojansOVCwomen's soccer
Conway, Arkansas19072010–112018–19Public13,863BearsASUNmen's soccer
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas18982013–142022–23Private5,545PatriotsLone Starbaseball
Drury UniversitySpringfield, Missouri18731999–20002004–05Private5,474PanthersGLVCwomen's soccer
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois18951996–972010–11Public11,651PanthersOVCmen's soccer
Hartford, Connecticut18772014–152015–16Private6,935HawksCNEmen's tennis
Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia18372022–232023–24Public11,926Thundering HerdSun Beltwomen's swimming
Catonsville, Maryland19662014–152015–16Public13,908RetrieversAmerica Eastmen's tennis
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois19572010–11
2021–22
2017–18
2023–24
Public14,000CougarsOVCmen's soccer
Southern Methodist UniversityUniversity Park, Texas19112000–012004–05Private12,000MustangsACCmen's soccer
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York19572014–152022–23Public24,594SeawolvesCAAmen's tennis, women's tennis
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas18732000–012000–01Private9,518Horned FrogsBig 12men's soccer
Tulsa, Oklahoma18942000–012004–05Private4,165Golden Hurricanemen's soccer
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee18731997–982005–06Private12,714CommodoresSECmen's soccer
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky19061997–982007–08Public21,048HilltoppersCUSAmen's soccer

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Membership timeline


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Commissioners

  1. C. E. McClung
  2. Arthur (Artie) E. Eilers
  3. Norvell Neve
  4. DeWitt T. Weaver
  5. Mickey Holmes
  6. David Price
  7. Richard D. Martin
  8. James A. Haney
  9. Doug Elgin
  10. Jeff Jackson

Sports

The Missouri Valley Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Ball State, Little Rock, and Miami (OH) are affiliates in swimming and diving, and Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan are affiliates in men's soccer.
The most recent change to the roster of sports came in the 2024–25 school year, when the MVC reinstated men's swimming & diving after a 22-year absence. The inaugural season of the relaunched league features 7 sponsoring members, with full members Evansville, UIC, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso joined by new affiliates Ball State and Miami (OH)— previously, all these programs were housed in the Mid-American Conference.
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball9
Basketball1111
Cross country1111
Golf911
Soccer810
Softball11
Swimming & diving89
Tennis8
Track and field (indoor)1011
Track and field (outdoor)1011
Volleyball11

Men's sponsored sports by school

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools:
SchoolFootballRifleTennisWrestling
BelmontNoNoHorizonNo
DrakePioneer LeagueNoSummitNo
UICNoNoMACNo
Illinois StateMVFCNoSummitNo
Indiana StateMVFCNoNoNo
Murray StateMVFCOVCNoNo
Northern IowaMVFCNoNoBig 12
Southern IllinoisMVFCNoNoNo
ValparaisoPioneer LeagueNoNoNo

Women's sponsored sports by school

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools:
SchoolBowlingGymnasticsRifleRowing
DrakeNoNoNoMAAC
Illinois StateNoMICNoNo
Murray StateNoNoOVCNo
ValparaisoCUSANoNoNo

Facilities

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  1. For football venues of the member schools who participate in the sport, see [Missouri Valley Football Conference|Missouri Valley Football Conference | Facilities] and [Pioneer Football League| Pioneer Football League | Conference facilities].

Basketball tournament champions by year

The Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament is often referred to as Arch Madness, in reference to the Gateway Arch at the tournament's present location of St. Louis, Missouri, and a play on "March Madness". The women's tournament is currently promoted as Hoops in the Heartland.
SeasonMen's ChampionWomen's Champion
1977Southern IllinoisNo Tournament
1978CreightonNo Tournament
1979Indiana StateNo Tournament
1980BradleyNo Tournament
1981CreightonNo Tournament
1982TulsaNo Tournament
1983Illinois StateIllinois State
1984TulsaNo Tournament
1985Wichita StateNo Tournament
1986TulsaNo Tournament
1987Wichita StateSouthern Illinois
1988BradleyEastern Illinois
1989CreightonIllinois State
1990Illinois StateSouthern Illinois
1991CreightonSouthwest Missouri State
1992Southwest Missouri StateSouthwest Missouri State
1993Southern IllinoisSouthwest Missouri State
1994Southern IllinoisSouthwest Missouri State
1995Southern IllinoisDrake
1996TulsaSouthwest Missouri State
1997Illinois StateIllinois State
1998Illinois StateIllinois State
1999CreightonEvansville
2000CreightonDrake
2001Indiana StateSouthwest Missouri State
2002CreightonCreighton
2003CreightonSouthwest Missouri State
2004Northern IowaSouthwest Missouri State
2005CreightonIllinois State
2006Southern IllinoisMissouri State
2007CreightonDrake
2008DrakeIllinois State
2009Northern IowaEvansville
2010Northern IowaNorthern Iowa
2011Indiana StateNorthern Iowa
2012CreightonCreighton
2013CreightonWichita State
2014Wichita StateWichita State
2015Northern IowaWichita State
2016Northern IowaMissouri State
2017Wichita StateDrake
2018Loyola ChicagoDrake
2019BradleyMissouri State
2020BradleyCanceled
2021Loyola ChicagoBradley
2022Loyola ChicagoIllinois State
2023DrakeDrake
2024DrakeDrake
2025DrakeMurray State

NB: Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until August 2005.

Postseason history multiple bids


National team titles by institution

School – Number – NCAA championships
  • Belmont
  • Bradley – 2
  • Drake – 3
  • Evansville – 0+5*
  • UIC - 0+2*
  • Illinois State – 0+1*
  • Indiana State – 1
  • Missouri State – 0 +2*
  • Murray State
  • UNI – 1+2*
  • Southern Illinois – 5+3*
  • Valparaiso – 0
NCAA Championships as of March 2013
Football poll, Helms and AIAW titles are not included in the NCAA Championship count.

Men's basketball attendance

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The Valley is well known for having some of the most dedicated fanbases in all of college basketball, with several members regularly selling out their large arenas on a nightly basis throughout the year. Former member Creighton had the sixth highest attendance for Division I in 2012–13, while Bradley, Illinois State, Missouri State, and Indiana State were all among the NCAA's top 100 teams in home attendance.
In 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2012–13, the Valley maintained its position as the eighth ranked conference in average attendance.
The Valley made history in March 2007, with record attendance for four days at St. Louis' Scottrade Center as 85,074 fans turned out to watch the five sessions of the conference tournament. The two sellout crowds of 22,612 for the semifinals and final of the 2007 tournament set an all-time attendance record for basketball at the arena and also gave the Valley the distinction of having the largest championship crowd for any of the 30 NCAA conference tournaments in 2007.

Football champions by year

MVC TV Network

Since at least 1993, the MVC has produced an in-house package of sports as part of the MVC TV Network.Starting in 1996, those telecasts were produced, in part, by Bally Sports Midwest. These games were distributed to regional sports networks including Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, and NBC Sports Chicago, as well as shown on Bally Sports Midwest. Until the 2020–21 season, some of these telecasts also aired on Fox College Sports. Outside of regional networks these telecasts were also available on ESPN3 until the 2018–19 season; those telecasts were then migrated over to ESPN+.
Starting with the 2024–25 academic year, production and distribution rights were acquired by Gray Media, with Gray Media-owned Indianapolis-based Tupelo Honey handling the actual production and distribution. It is a linear over-the-air station package distributed in Gray Media markets within the MVC member states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee as well as third-party broadcast partners in markets within those same states where Gray Media has no presence; in addition, simulcasts will be available live nationally without any digital blackouts.
The MVC TV Network serves as the home for the opening and quarterfinal rounds of Arch Madness.