2024 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Hoops in the Heartland", is a postseason women's basketball tournament that completed the 2023–24 season in the Missouri Valley Conference. The tournament was held at the Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Illinois from March 14-17, 2024.

2024 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams12
SiteVibrant Arena at The MARK
Moline, Illinois
TelevisionMVC TV, ESPN2
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake †19–1 .95029–6  .829
Belmont17–3 .85026–9  .743
Missouri State15–5 .75023–10  .697
Northern Iowa14–6 .70016–16  .500
Illinois State13–7 .65022–12  .647
Murray State12–8 .60020–12  .625
UIC10–10 .50018–16  .529
Southern Illinois6–14 .30011–20  .355
Indiana State6–14 .30011–21  .344
Valparaiso4–16 .2005–25  .167
Bradley2–18 .1006–26  .188
Evansville2–18 .1004–28  .125
† 2024 MVC tournament winner

Seeds

Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by the overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by comparison of records between the tying institutions versus the top team in the standings (and continuing from top to bottom of standings, as necessary, with the team having the better record against that team receiving the better seed). The top four seeds receive opening–round byes.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1
1 Drake 19–1
2 Belmont 17–3
3 Missouri State 15–5
4 Northern Iowa 14–6
5 Illinois State 13–7
6 Murray State 12–8
7 UIC 10–10
8 Southern Illinois 6–14 1–1 vs. UIC
9 Indiana State 6–14 0–1 vs. UIC
10 Valparaiso 4–16
11 Bradley 2–18 1–0 vs. Evansville
12 Evansville 2–18 0–1 vs. Bradley

Schedule
Game Time * Matchup Score Television
Opening Round – Thursday, March 14
1 12:00 pm No. 8 Southern Illinois vs. No. 9 Indiana State 54–66 MVC TV
2 2:30 pm No. 5 Illinois State vs. No. 12 Evansville 85–64
3 6:00 pm No. 7 UIC vs. No. 10 Valparaiso 79–77
4 8:30 pm No. 6 Murray State vs. No. 11 Bradley 87–49
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15
5 12:00 pm No. 1 Drake vs. No. 9 Indiana State 79–57 MVC TV
6 2:30 pm No. 4 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 Illinois State 79–75
7 6:00 pm No. 2 Belmont vs. No. 7 UIC 70–65
8 8:30 pm No. 3 Missouri State vs. No. 6 Murray State 71–70
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16
9 1:30 pm No. 1 Drake vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa 92–83OT MVC TV
10 4:00 pm No. 2 Belmont vs. No. 3 Missouri State 48–63
Final – Sunday, March 17
11 1:00 pm No. 1 Drake vs. No. 3 Missouri State 76–75 ESPN2
* Game times in CST; rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket
First Round
Thursday, March 14
MVC TV 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15
MVC TV 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 16
MVC TV 		Final
Sunday, March 17
ESPN2
1 Drake 79
8 Southern Illinois 54 9 Indiana State 57
9 Indiana State 66 1 Drake 92*
4 Northern Iowa 83
4 Northern Iowa 79
5 Illinois State 85 5 Illinois State 75
12 Evansville 64 1 Drake 76
3 Missouri State 75
2 Belmont 70
7 UIC 79 7 UIC 65
10 Valparaiso 77 2 Belmont 48
3 Missouri State 63
3 Missouri State 71
6 Murray State 87 6 Murray State 70
11 Bradley 49

Source:[2]

References
  1. "MVC Basketball – Regular Season Title Eligibility Standard" MVC-Sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. "Hoops in the Heartland - Missouri Valley Conference". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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