MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE

'Missouri Valley Conference'
Missouri Valley Conference
'Data'
Established	1907
Members	10
Sports fielded	19 (9 men's, 10 women's)
Country	United States
Region	Midwest
States	6 - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Headquarters	St. Louis, Missouri
Commissioner	Doug Elgin
'Locations'

The 'Missouri Valley Conference' (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I and is generally considered one of the best mid-major conferences in the country, although many observers are beginning to grant the conference "high-major" status in men's basketball.^[1] [1]
Founded in 1907, the MVC is the nation's second oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference. Some consider the MVC formed from the split of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) in 1928. Several schools of that conference formed the MVC, while others retained the MVIAA name, which would ultimately become the Big Eight Conference. Both conferences claim the same history.
During the 2006-2007 college basketball season, MVC teams hold a 74-27 non-conference record, including a record of 44-1 at home.
The MVC has not sponsored football since 1985, but five members have football programs in the Gateway Football Conference of Division I FCS (formerly I-AA), and a sixth competes in another FCS conference, the Pioneer Football League.

Contents

Membership

Affiliate members

Former members

Basketball Tournament Champions by Year

Conference facilities

Basketball Attendance

MVC Champions - Football

References

External links

Membership

Institution	Location - City	Location - State	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname
Bradley University	Peoria	Illinois	1897	Private/Non-sectarian	6,105	Braves
Creighton University	Omaha	Nebraska	1878	Private/Catholic(Jesuit)	6,716	Bluejays
Drake University	Des Moines	Iowa	1881	Private/Non-sectarian	5,221	Bulldogs
University of Evansville	Evansville	Indiana	1854	Private/Methodist	2,350	Purple Aces
Illinois State University	Normal	Illinois	1857	Public	20,757	Redbirds
Indiana State University	Terre Haute	Indiana	1865	Public	10,760	Sycamores
Missouri State University	Springfield	Missouri	1905	Public	22,785	Bears
University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	Iowa	1876	Public	14,070	Panthers
Southern Illinois University	Carbondale	Illinois	1869	Public	21,000	Salukis
Wichita State University	Wichita	Kansas	1895	Public	15,000	Shockers

Affiliate members

★ Eastern Illinois University (men's soccer, not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference)

★ Western Kentucky University (men's soccer, not sponsored by the Sun Belt Conference)

Former members

★ Butler University - 1932-1942

★ University of Cincinnati - 1957-1969

★ University of Detroit Mercy, formerly University of Detroit - 1949-1956

★ University of Houston - 1951-1959

★ Kansas State University - 1913-1928

★ University of Louisville - 1963-1974

★ University of Kansas - 1908-1928

★ University of Memphis, formerly Memphis State University - 1968-1973

★ New Mexico State University - 1970-1983

★ University of North Texas, formerly North Texas State University - 1957-1974

★ Oklahoma State University, formerly Oklahoma A&M - 1928-1956

★ Saint Louis University - 1937-1974

★ University of Tulsa - 1935-1996

★ Washburn University - 1935-1942

★ Washington University in St. Louis - 1928-1942

★ West Texas A&M University, formerly West Texas State University - 1972-1985

Basketball Tournament Champions by Year

The Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Championship 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".

Season	Men's Champion	Women's Champion
1977	Southern Illinois	''No Tournament''
1978	Creighton	''No Tournament''
1979	Indiana State	''No Tournament''
1980	Bradley	''No Tournament''
1981	Creighton	''No Tournament''
1982	Tulsa	''No Tournament''
1983	Illinois State	Illinois State
1984	Tulsa	''No Tournament''
1985	Wichita State	''No Tournament''
1986	Tulsa	''No Tournament''
1987	Wichita State	Southern Illinois
1988	Bradley	Eastern Illinois
1989	Creighton	Illinois State
1990	Illinois State	Southern Illinois
1991	Creighton	Missouri State
1992	Missouri State	Missouri State
1993	Southern Illinois	Missouri State
1994	Southern Illinois	Missouri State
1995	Southern Illinois	Drake
1996	Tulsa	Missouri State
1997	Illinois State	Drake
1998	Illinois State	Drake
1999	Creighton	Evansville
2000	Creighton	Drake
2001	Indiana State	Missouri State
2002	Creighton	Creighton
2003	Creighton	Missouri State
2004	The University of Northern Iowa	Missouri State
2005	Creighton	Illinois State
2006	Southern Illinois	Missouri State
2007	Creighton	Drake

★ Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Locations

Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
Bradley	''Non-Football School''	N/A	Carver Arena	11,433
Creighton	''Non-Football School''	N/A	Qwest Center Omaha	17,560
Drake	Drake Stadium	14,000	Knapp Center	7,002
Evansville	''Non-Football School''	N/A	Roberts Stadium	13,252
Illinois State	Hancock Stadium	15,000	Redbird Arena	10,200
Indiana State	Memorial Stadium	12,764	Hulman Center	10,200
Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex	16,300	Hammons Student Center	8,846
Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome	16,000	McLeod Center	7,000
Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium	17,000	SIU Arena	9,628
Wichita State	''Non-Football School''[2]	N/A	Charles Koch Arena	10,478

Basketball Attendance

'2006-2007 Average Men's Basketball Attendance'
School	Average Attendance
Creighton	15,909
Wichita State	10,478
Bradley	9,817
Southern Illinois	7,743
Missouri State	7,359
Northern Iowa	6,298
Evansville	5,494
Drake	5,458
Illinois State	5,092
Indiana State	4,328

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. One member (Wichita State) sold out every single game for the 2006-07 season, while another member (Creighton) continues to reset the state of Nebraska attendance record for a college basketball game every season.
In 2006-07, the Valley maintained it's position as the eighth ranked conference in average attendance. Official NCAA attendance figures

MVC Champions - Football

Season	Champion
1928	Drake
1929	Drake
1930	Drake & Oklahoma A&M
1931	Drake
1932	Oklahoma A&M
1933	Oklahoma A&M
1934	Washington (MO)
1935	Tulsa & Washington (MO)
1936	Creigton & Tulsa
1937	Tulsa
1938	Tulsa
1939	Washington (MO)
1940	Tulsa
1941	Tulsa
1942	Tulsa
1943	Tulsa
1944	Oklahoma A&M
1945	Oklahoma A&M
1946	Tulsa
1947	Tulsa
1948	Oklahoma A&M
1949	Detroit
1950	Tulsa
1951	Tulsa
1952	Houston
1953	Detroit & Oklahoma A&M
1954	Wichita State
1955	Detroit & Wichita State
1956	Houston
1957	Houston
1958	North Texas State
1959	Houston & North Texas State
1960	Wichita State
1961	Wichita State
1962	Tulsa
1963	Cincinnati & Wichita State
1964	Cincinnati
1965	Tulsa
1966	North Texas State & Tulsa
1967	North Texas State
1968	Memphis State
1969	Memphis State
1970	Louisville
1971	North Texas State
1972	Drake, Louisville, & West Texas State
1973	North Texas State & Tulsa
1974	Tulsa
1975	Tulsa
1976	New Mexico State & Tulsa
1977	West Texas State
1978	New Mexico State
1979	West Texas State
1980	Tulsa
1981	Drake & Tulsa
1982	Tulsa
1983	Tulsa
1984	Tulsa
1985	Tulsa

★ (Remaining MVC schools that play football are part of the Gateway Football Conference or the Pioneer Football League.)

References

1. The MVC is entrenching itself with the big boys
2. Wichita State discontuined program in 1986, Cessna Stadium (30,000) still in use for track and field.

External links

★ Missouri Valley Conference Official Website

★ ValleyTalk.net (MVC Fan Forum)

★ MVC Coverage on Collegehoops.net