MVC basketball tournament: 2025 Arch Madness bracket, schedule, game times, TV

The 2025 Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament will be set Monday morning, one day after the final games of the regular season and with the finalization of the NCAA’s NET rankings.

Here is what you need to know about the tournament, the league standings and schedule for the 2025 Arch Madness tournament.

Where is Arch Madness in St. Louis?

The 2025 Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament is played at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

When is the 2025 MVC basketball tournament?

The 2025 Arch Madness championship game is 1:10 p.m Sunday, March 9, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. First-round games are Thursday, March 6, quarterfinals are Friday, March 7, and semifinals are Saturday, March 8.

Looking for Bradley coverage? Visit BradleyHoops.com from the Journal Star

Are the 2025 Arch Madness games on TV?

Yes. The championship game is scheduled to air on CBS and stream on Paramount+. The first two first-round games on Thursday will air on Chicago Sports Network and stream on ESPN+. The rest of the first-round and quarterfinal games will stream on CHSN+ and ESPN+, according to distributor Gray Media. The semifinals on Saturday will air on CBS Sports Network.

Looking for an Arch Madness printable bracket? Coming soon

Thursday’s first round

• No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed, 12 p.m. CT | CHSN (Fubo free trial) | ESPN+

• No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 seed, 2:30 p.m. CT | CHSN (Fubo free trial) | ESPN+

• No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 seed, 6 p.m. CT | CHSN+ | ESPN+

• No. 11 seed vs. No. 6 seed, 8:30 p.m. CT | CHSN+ | ESPN+

Friday’s quarterfinals

• No. 1 seed vs. Winner 8 & 9, 12 p.m. CT | CHSN+ | ESPN+

• No. 4 seed vs Winner 5 & 12, 2:30 p.m. CT | CHSN+ | ESPN+

• No. 2 seed vs. Winner 7 & 10, 6 p.m. CT | CHSN+ | ESPN+

• No. 3 seed vs. Winner 6 & 11, 8:30 p.m. CT | CHSN+ | ESPN+

Saturday’s semifinals

Sunday’s championship

2024-25 MVC standings

Entering Sunday’s games

1. Drake | 16-3

2. Bradley | 14-5

3. Northern Iowa | 14-5

4. Belmont | 12-7

5. Illinois State | 9-10

6. Illinois-Chicago | 9-10

7. Murray State | 9-10

8. Southern Illinois | 8-11

9. Evansville | 8-11

10. Indiana State | 7-12

11. Valparaiso | 6-13

12. Missouri State | 2-17

Sunday’s games

• Southern Illinois at Indiana State, noon

• Northern Iowa at Bradley, 1 p.m.

• Murray State at Belmont, 2 p.m.

• Evansville at Illinois State, 2 p.m.

• Missouri State at Drake, 2 p.m.

• Valparaiso at Illinois-Chicago, 2 p.m.

2025 MVC awards

The awards will be announced Wednesday, the day before the tournament begins. Individual awards include top player, coach, defensive player, newcomer, freshman and sixth man. The MVC also names three overall honor teams, as well teams for top defensive players, improved players, newcomers, freshmen and bench.

2025 MVC tournament tickets

All-session and single-session tickets are still available for Arch Madness at ticketmaster.com or on the secondary ticket market at websites like StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek. Bradley will play its first game in “Session IV” of the tournament, slated to begin 6 p.m. Friday.

The MVC set aside seating sections for each of its 12 teams. For reference, here is a color-coded chart showing which areas each school’s fans will be seated during the tournament. Areas not color-coded still can be purchased by the general public.

Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men’s basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Full schedule and bracket for the MVC men’s basketball tournament