2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", was a postseason men's basketball tournament that completed the 2018–19 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri from March 7–10, 2019.

No. 5 seed Bradley defeated No. 6-seeded Northern Iowa 57–54 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the MVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the third overall MVC title for Bradley, the first since 1988.

Seeds Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by NET Rating on the day following the conclusion of the regular season. The top six seeds received opening round byes. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2 1 Loyola–Chicago 12–6 2–0 vs. Drake 2 Drake 12–6 0–2 vs. Loyola–Chicago3 Southern Illinois 10–8 1–1 vs. Missouri St.131 NET4 Missouri State 10–8 1–1 vs. S. Illinois182 NET5 Bradley 9–9 3–1 vs. N. Iowa/Illinois St.6 Northern Iowa 9–9 2–2 vs. Bradley/Illinois St.7 Illinois State 9–9 1–3 vs. Bradley/N. Iowa8Indiana State7–11 2–0 vs Valparaiso9Valparaiso7–11 0–2 vs Indiana St.10Evansville5–13

Schedule GameTime *MatchupScoreTelevisionOpening round – Thursday, March 716:05 pmNo. 8 Indiana State vs. No. 9 Valparaiso55–77MVC TV [ESPN+]28:35 pmNo. 7 Illinois State vs. No. 10 Evansville65–60Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8312:05 pmNo. 1 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 9 Valparaiso67–54MVC TV [ESPN+]42:35 pmNo. 4 Missouri State vs. No. 5 Bradley58–6156:05 pmNo. 2 Drake vs. No. 7 Illinois State 78–6268:35 pmNo. 3 Southern Illinois vs. No. 6 Northern Iowa58–61Semifinals – Saturday, March 972:35 pmNo. 1 Loyola–Chicago vs. No. 5 Bradley51–53CBSSN8 5:05 pmNo. 2 Drake vs. No. 6 Northern Iowa58–60Final – Sunday, March 1091:05 pmNo. 5 Bradley vs. No. 6 Northern Iowa57–54CBS* Game times in CST through semifinals; CDT for championship; rankings denote tournament seed.

Tournament bracket

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