Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 2016 Printable Bracket

A look at the bracket for the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament that’s ready to get underway

March Madness is staring college basketball fans right in the face with only a couple of weeks remaining before one of the best times of the year is finally upon the sports world. Before the field can be set for the NCAA Tournament, though, the automatic bids through conference tournaments have to be determined. One of the first that will be set is the winner of the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, affectionately nicknamed Arch Madness, will get underway on Thursday, March 3 with the bottom four seeds trying to get the ball rolling before facing the top-two seeds in the conference. That will start with the No. 8 Loyola Ramblers facing the No. 9 Bradley Braves and the No. 7 Missouri State Bears taking on the No. 10 Drake Bulldogs.

As for the favorites in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, it’s impossible not to see the Wichita State Shockers as the team likely to take the trophy and go into March Madness. However, teams like the No. 2 Evansville Purple Aces, No. 3 Illinois State Redbirds, and even the No. 4 Northern Iowa Panthers all seem to have what it takes to get the job done.

Let’s have a look at the bracket now, though, to see the potential road ahead for each team. To get the printable version of the bracket, just click on the picture and you’ll be all set.

That’s what we have in store for us in regards to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, which is almost always sure to deliver on some of the best conference tournament action in college basketball this year.

Who do you have coming out of the Missouri Valley Conference? Let us know in the comments.