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2020 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament printable bracket

By Mike Phillips

BOULDER, COLORADO - DECEMBER 10: Spencer Haldeman #30 of the Northern Iowa Panthers looks past the defense of D'Shawn Schwartz #5 of the Colorado Buffaloes during the first half a game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Northern Iowa Panthers at Coors Events Center on December 10, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Buffaloes 79-76. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lizzy Barrett/Getty Images)
BOULDER, COLORADO - DECEMBER 10: Spencer Haldeman #30 of the Northern Iowa Panthers looks past the defense of D'Shawn Schwartz #5 of the Colorado Buffaloes during the first half a game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Northern Iowa Panthers at Coors Events Center on December 10, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Buffaloes 79-76. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lizzy Barrett/Getty Images) /
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The 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament printable bracket is live so make your picks to see who will win Arch Madness in St. Louis.

The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament begins on Thursday, March 5 and sees a champion crowned on Sunday, March 8.

Check out the full MVC tournament bracket here for the full schedule of games and the potential matchups that await later in the Tournament. MVC printable bracket can be found here.

Of all the mid-major conference tournaments, there may not be one as fun as the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Informally known as Arch Madness, the showdown in St. Louis often produces a team capable of scoring big upsets in March Madness.

Northern Iowa, which went a robust 25-5 during the regular season, won at Colorado in the regular season and only lost to West Virginia in the non-conference schedule. Led by sweet-shooting junior A.J. Green, who knocks down 39.5 percent of his triples, the Panthers are a legitimate at-large contender in a weak bubble year.

The smartest path for the Panthers is to win their conference’s automatic bid, which they will attempt to do this week when they start their run through Arch Madness with the winner of an 8-9 matchup between Drake and Illinois State. Assuming they survive that game, Northern Iowa will get the winner of the 4-5 game between Bradley and Southern Illinois.

The Panthers split with both Loyola-Chicago and Indiana State, winning at home and losing on the road. With the conference tournament at a neutral site, the MVC’s automatic bid could go to anyone.

Loyola-Chicago is the No. 2 seed and they await the winner of the 7-10 game, featuring Valparaiso and Evansville (which somehow won at Kentucky and went 0-18 in MVC play,  becoming the first team to beat the AP No. 1 and go winless in conference). Indiana State is the no. 3 seed and they start off their Arch Madness run against Missouri State.

Cameron Krutwig averages 15.3 points per game and eight rebounds a night for the Ramblers, who are the No. 2 seed in the MVC Tournament. Loyola-Chicago will have to win the automatic bid to get back to the dance but that isn’t necessarily the case for the league’s top seed.

MVC Tournament seeding

  1. Northern Iowa
  2. Loyola
  3. Indiana State
  4. Bradley
  5. Southern Illinois
  6. Missouri State
  7. Valparaiso
  8. Drake
  9. Illinois State
  10. Evansville

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