2009 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2009 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	10
Site	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Northern Iowa (2nd title)
Winning coach	Ben Jacobson (1st title)
MVP	Osiris Eldridge (Illinois State)
Television	FSN Midwest, CBS
Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments «2008  2010»

Popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament as part of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 5–8, 2009. The tournament was won by the Northern Iowa Panthers, who will receive the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Tournament Bracket

	First Round Thursday, March 5					Quarterfinals Friday, March 6					Semifinals Saturday, March 7					Championship Sunday, March 8
						1	Northern Iowa	73
	8	Drake	55			9	Indiana State	69
											1	Northern Iowa	76
	9	Indiana State	62
											4	Bradley	62
						4	Bradley	67
						5	Southern Illinois	55
																1	Northern Iowa	60
																3	Illinois State	57
						3	Illinois State	78
						6	Evansville	68
											3	Illinois State	73
	7	Wichita State	59
											2	Creighton	49
	10	Missouri State	46			7	Wichita State	62
						2	Creighton	63

External links

• http://www.mvc.org/mbb/mbb_bracket.pdf