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MVC in the NCAA Tournament
Year-By-Year Record for Valley Schools
in the NCAA Division I Championship
1939 (0)

MVC did not compete.
The first national collegiate men’s basketball tournament was held. For the first 12 years, district
playoffs often were held with the winner entering an
eight-team field for the championship. The district
games were not considered a part of the tournament. The winners of the East and West regionals
were the only two teams to advance to the final site.

1940 (0) -

MVC did not compete.

1941 (1) -

Creighton defeats Wyoming, 45-44, for third place in
Western Regional. Creighton loses its first game to
Washington State, 48-39. (Record: 1-1)

1942 (0) -

MVC did not compete.

1943 (0) -

MVC did not compete.

1944 (0) -

MVC did not compete.

1945 (1) -

Oklahoma State defeats Utah, 62-37; beats Arkansas, 68-41; and defeats New York University, 49-45, for national title. (Record: 3-0)

1946 (1) -

Oklahoma State defeats Baylor, 44-29; beats
California, 52-35; and defeats North Carolina,
43-40, to win its second consecutive national
championship. (Record: 3-0)
The championship game was televised locally for the
first time in New York City by CBS-TV as Oklahoma
State defeated North Carolina, 43-40. The initial
viewing audience was estimated to be 500,000.
This was the first time four teams advanced to the
final site. With only East and West regionals, the
two regional champions played for the national title
while the regional runner-ups played for third place.

MVC did not compete.

1948 (0) -

MVC did not compete.

1949 (1) -

Oklahoma State takes second nationally, beating
Wyoming, 40-39; beating Oregon State, 55-30; and
losing to Kentucky, 46-36. (Record: 2-1)

1950 (1) -

Bradley places second nationally, beating UCLA,
73-59; defeating Baylor, 68-66; and losing to City
College of New York, 71-68. (Record: 2-1)

1951 (1) -

Oklahoma State finishes fourth. The Cowboys beat
Montana State, 50-46; beat Washington, 61-57, and
lose in the semis to Kansas State, 68-44, and to Illinois, 61-46, in the third-place game. (Record: 2-2)
The field was expanded to 16 teams, with 10 conference champions qualifying automatically for the first
time. Those 10 conferences: Big Seven, Big Ten,
Border, Eastern (Ivy), Missouri Valley, Pacific Coast,
Skyline, Southeastern, Southern and Southwest.

1952 (1)
1953 (1)
1954 (1)
1955 (1) -

Saint Louis loses to Kansas, 74-55, in the finals
of the Midwest Regional after beating New Mexico
State in the first round, 62-53. (Record: 1-1)
The number of regional sites changed from two to
four, with the four winners advancing to the finals.
Oklahoma State loses to Kansas, 61-55, in the Midwest Regional final after beating TCU, 71-54, in an
opening round game. (Record: 1-1)
The bracket expanded from 16 teams to 22 and
fluctuated between 22 and 25 teams until 1974.
Oklahoma State beats Rice, 51-45, and loses to
Bradley (BU then a non-MVC member), 71-57, in the
quarterfinals. (Record: 1-1)
The title game was televised nationally for the first
time as LaSalle beat Bradley, 94-76, in Kansas City.
Tulsa loses to Colorado, 69-59, in first round, but
defeats Southern Methodist, 68-67, in consolation
game at Manhattan, Kan. (Record: 1-1)

Current Valley schools have a combined record of 40-49
in NCAA Tournament action while they’ve been league
members. The following is a breakdown by school with
the number of appearances in parentheses:
School
(Appearances)
Bradley (6)
Drake (4)
Evansville (1)
Illinois State (6)
Indiana State (4)
Loyola
Missouri State (2)
UNI (5)
Southern Illinois (10)
Wichita State (11)
Totals (62)
Former MVC
(Appearances)

Record

-- Final Four -1st 2nd 3rd 4th

5-6
5-4
0-1
3-6
5-4
0-0
2-2
2-5
6-10
12-11

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

40-49

0

2

2

Last
Tourn.

1

Record

-- Final Four -1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Cincinnati (7)
18-6
Creighton (14)
6-14
Houston (1)
0-2
Louisville (5)
7-7
Memphis (1)
3-1
New Mexico State (2) 0-2
Oklahoma State (6)
12-5
Saint Louis (2)
1-3
Tulsa (8)
4-8

2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0

1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0

2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0

Totals (33)
ALL YEARS (95)

4
4

3
5

3
5

2006
2008
1999
1998
2011
--1999
2010
2007
2013

Last
Year

2
3

51-48
91-97

1966
2013
1956
1975
1973
1979
1954
1957
1996

NCAA All-Tournament (Final Four) Selections
1954
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963

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1969 1972 1973 1975 1979 2013 -

Bob Carney, Bradley
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
Bob Wiesenhahn, Cincinnati; Carl Bouldin, Cincinnati
Paul Hogue, Cincinnati; Tom Thacker, Cincinnati
Tom Thacker, Cincinnati; George Wilson, Cincinnati; Ron
Bonham, Cincinnati
Willie McCarter, Drake
Jim Price, Louisville
Larry Finch, Memphis State; Larry Kenon, Memphis
State
Allen Murphy, Louisville
Larry Bird, Indiana State
Cleanthony Early, Wichita State

1956 (1) -

Houston places fourth at Midwest Regional, losing to
Southern Methodist, 89-74, and Kansas State, 8970. (Record: 0-2)

1957 (1) -

Saint Louis takes fourth at Midwest Regional, after
losing to Oklahoma City, 75-66, and to Southern
Methodist, 78-68. (Record: 0-2)

1958 (1) -

Cincinnati loses in first round of Midwest Regional to
Kansas State, 83-80, but defeats Arkansas, 97-62,
for third place in the region. (Record: 1-1)

1959 (1) -

Cincinnati beats TCU, 77-73, and defeats Kansas
State, 85-75, then loses to California, 64-58, in the
semifinals of Final Four, but places third by defeating
Louisville, 98-85. (Record: 3-1)

1960 (1) -

Post-season

1947 (0) -

NCAA Record & Appearances for Current
Missouri Valley Conference Members

Cincinnati beats DePaul, 99-59, and defeats Kansas, 82-71, then loses to California, 77-69, in the
national semifinals, but defeats New York University,
95-71, in the third-place game. (Record: 3-1)
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