2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 3–6, 2011 at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, March 6 at 1:05 pm CST. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201011
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsIndiana State (3rd title)
Winning coachGreg Lansing (1st title)
MVPJermaine Mallett (Missouri State)
TelevisionFSN Midwest, CBS
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments
2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Missouri State153 .833269  .743
Wichita State144 .778298  .784
Indiana State126 .6672014  .588
Northern Iowa108 .5562014  .588
Creighton108 .5562316  .590
Evansville99 .5001616  .500
Drake711 .3891318  .419
Southern Illinois513 .2781319  .406
Illinois State414 .2221219  .387
Bradley414 .2221220  .375
2011 MVC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

After coming from behind in each their first two games, the #1 seed Missouri State Bears fell short to #3 seed Indiana State. Indiana State, who had needed a buzzer-beater against Evansville in the first round, made their first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade. They also defeated #2 seed Wichita State in the semifinal, enroute to only their third NCAA Tournament since the Larry Bird-led Sycamores. Aaron Carter led the Sycamores with 15 points in the win.

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