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MVC in the CollegeInsider.com Tourney
CollegeInsider.Com Tournament

2011 (1) - UNI was the lone MVC team in the 2011 field and
the Panthers beat Rider in a first-round game,
84-50, before falling at home to SMU, 57-50.

The tournament has continually grown since its inception
in 2009. In the first two years, a 16-team field was used,
but the tournament expanded to 24 teams in 2010 and expanded again to 32 teams in 2011.
The tournament features teams not participating in the
NCAA or National Invitational Tournament. The seeding
is determined using RPI, strength of schedule, conference
ranking and geographical location. Ideally teams are kept
within their geographic region to cut down on travel.

2012 (2) - The league went 1-2 in the CIT in 2012 as Drake
split a pair of games, and Indiana State lost an
opening-round game. Drake beat North Dakota,
70-64, at home, and then fell at Rice, 74-68.
ISU lost a home game to Robert Morris, 67-60.

2009 (3) - Three Valley schools
represented the league in
the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
Drake (69-67 at Idaho)
and Evansville (92-76 to
Belmont at home) fell in the first round, while
Bradley reached the title game with wins over
Austin Peay (81-74), Oakland (76-75), and Pacific
(59-49). The Oakland win featured a 75-foot
buzzer-beater by BU’s Chris Roberts. BU lost to
Old Dominion in the finals, 66-62.

2013 (3) - The league won eight games in the CIT as UNI
and Evansville both advanced to the semifinals
with three wins each. Bradley won a pair of
games, too, before falling at UNI in the quarterfinals in an intra-conference matchup. Evansville
beat Tennessee State, 84-72; Eastern Kentucky,
86-72; and Canisius, 84-83; before losing to
eventual champ East Carolina, 81-58. Bradley
beat Green Bay, 75-69 and Tulane, 77-72. UNI
beat North Dakota, 77-66; UIC, 63-51; Bradley,
90-77; and lost to Weber State, 59-56.
Number in parentheses represents tournament qualifiers in that given season.

2010 (2) - Missouri State ran the table, winning four home
games and claiming the CollegeInsider.com
Tournament title. The Bears were joined in the
field by MVC member Creighton. In two home
games, Creighton beat South Dakota, 89-78, and
Fairfield, 73-55. Missouri State posted wins over
Middle Tennessee State, 87-79; Louisiana Tech,
69-40; MVC rival Creighton, 67-61; and then
toppled Pacific in the title game, 78-65.

ROUND 1
March 18-19

ROUND 2
March 22-23

QUARTERFINALS
March 25-26

SEMIFINALS
March 28-29

CHAMPIONSHIP
April 1

SEMIFINALS
March 28-29

QUARTERFINALS
March 25-26

ROUND 2
March 22-23

ROUND 1
March 18-19

Post-season

NOTE: Dates are subject to change

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