Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Media Guides 2013-14 MVC Women's Basketball Media Guide | Page 4
The Valley
This is the Missouri Valley Conference
B-N
CARB
CF
CHI
DSM
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, ILL.
XXX
220
273
125
297
CARBONDALE, ILL.
220
XXX
466
329
462
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA
273
466
XXX
291
112
CHICAGO
125
329
291
XXX
332
DES MOINES, IOWA
297
462
112
332
XXX
EVN
PEO
STL
SPR
T-H
WCH
244
39
108
246
168
379
146
581
101
303
191
541
509
240
367
323
155
292
472
417
508
497
179
530
264
365
693
360
441
396
EVANSVILLE, IND.
244
108
509
323
530
XXX
272
171
382
121
612
PEORIA, ILL.
39
246
240
155
264
272
XXX
173
384
179
559
ST. LOUIS
168
101
367
292
365
171
173
XXX
212
170
446
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
379
303
472
503
360
382
384
212
XXX
381
272
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
146
191
417
188
441
121
179
170
381
XXX
605
WICHITA, KAN.
581
541
508
693
396
612
559
446
272
605
XXX
school
location
Population
enrollment
arenas (Capacity)
Valley Membership (Years)
BRADLEY
Peoria, Ill.
112,936
6,000
Renaissance Coliseum (4,200)
60 years: 1948-49 -- 1950-51;
1955-56 -- present
Des Moines,
Iowa
350,000
5,348
Drake Knapp Center (7,152)
100 years: 1907-08 -- 1950-51;
1956-57 -- present
DRAKE
Evansville, Ind.
125,000
2,822
Ford Center (9,640)
18 years: 1994-95 -- present
ILLINOIS STATE
Normal, Ill.
113,098
20,502
Redbird Arena (10,200)
32 years: 1980-81 -- present
INDIANA STATE
Terre Haute,
Ind.
65,000
12,114
Hulman Center (10,200)
35 years: 1976-77 -- present
EVANSVILLE
LOYOLA
MISSOURI STATE
UNI
SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS
WICHITA STATE
Chicago, Ill.
2.7 million
15,068
Gentile Arena (4,963)
Springfield, Mo.
151,000
22,866
JQH Arena (11,000)
First year
22 years: 1990-91 -- present
Cedar Falls,
Iowa
37,000
13,168
McLeod Center (6,650)
21 years: 1991-92 -- present
Carbondale, Ill.
28,000
20,673
SIU Arena (8,500)
37 years: 1974-75 -- present
Wichita, Kan.
568,142
15,100
Charles Koch Arena (10,502)
67 years: 1945-46 -- present
Eight of 10 MVC members (all but Evansville and Loyola) were Gateway Conference members for their women’s sports from 1983-92.
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