The Drake Bulldogs celebrate winning the MVC Tournament and earning a ticket in the NCAA Tournament last year. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
ST. LOUIS, MO — The Missouri Valley Conference released its 2024-25 men’s basketball conference schedule on Tuesday. And as they have for the past two seasons, each of the league’s 12 teams will play 20 conference games.
Each team will face nine league opponents twice — in a home and away scenario — and also face two other opponents one time — one, a home game, the other, an away game. Every MVC team will play at least one conference game before Christmas, with the conference season beginning on December 3.
The 2024-25 season will culminate with Arch Madness, the MVC Championship Tournament, which will be played March 6-9 at the Enterprise Center. All 12 MVC teams will participate in the tournament, with the winner earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Last year, Indiana State won the MVC regular season title, while Drake won the conference tournament. Four MVC teams played in the postseason last year, with Indiana State reaching the NIT championship game in New York City.
2024-25 MVC Men’s Basketball Schedule
| Day | Date | Game | Site |
| Tuesday | Dec. 3 | *Bradley at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Tuesday | Dec. 3 | *Evansville at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| TBD | Dec. 4 (tent.) | *Drake at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Dec. 4 | *Illinois State at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Wednesday | Dec. 4 | *UNI at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Saturday | Dec. 7 | *Indiana State at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Wednesday | Dec. 18 | *Murray State at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Sunday | Dec. 29 | *Belmont at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Sunday | Dec. 29 | *Valparaiso at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Sunday | Dec. 29 | *Missouri State at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Sunday | Dec. 29 | *Southern Illinois at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Sunday | Dec. 29 | *UIC at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 1 | *Belmont at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Wednesday | Jan. 1 | *Bradley at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 1 | *Drake at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 1 | *Evansville at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 1 | *Valparaiso at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Thursday | Jan. 2 | *Illinois State at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Saturday | Jan. 4 | *Indiana State at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Saturday | Jan. 4 | *Missouri State at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Saturday | Jan. 4 | *UIC at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Saturday | Jan. 4 | *UNI at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Sunday | Jan. 5 | *Murray State at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Sunday | Jan. 5 | *Southern Illinois at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Tuesday | Jan. 7 | *UIC at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 8 | *Drake at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 8 | *Illinois State at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 8 | *Indiana State at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 8 | *Murray State at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Wednesday | Jan. 8 | *Southern Illinois at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Saturday | Jan. 11 | *Belmont at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Saturday | Jan. 11 | *Bradley at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Saturday | Jan. 11 | *Evansville at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Saturday | Jan. 11 | *Missouri State at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Saturday | Jan. 11 | *UNI at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Saturday | Jan. 11 | *Valparaiso at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Tuesday | Jan. 14 | *Evansville at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Tuesday | Jan. 14 | *Valparaiso at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 15 | *Illinois State at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Wednesday | Jan. 15 | *Indiana State at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 15 | *Murray State at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 15 | *Southern Illinois at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Saturday | Jan. 18 | *Belmont at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Saturday | Jan. 18 | *Bradley at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Saturday | Jan. 18 | *Drake at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Saturday | Jan. 18 | *Missouri State at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Saturday | Jan. 18 | *UIC at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Saturday | Jan. 18 | *UNI at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Tuesday | Jan. 21 | *Bradley at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Tuesday | Jan. 21 | *Indiana State at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Tuesday | Jan. 21 | *Missouri State at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Wednesday | Jan. 22 | *Murray State at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 22 | *UIC at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 22 | *Valparaiso at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Saturday | Jan. 25 | *Belmont at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Saturday | Jan. 25 | *Drake at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Saturday | Jan. 25 | *Evansville at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Saturday | Jan. 25 | *Illinois State at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Saturday | Jan. 25 | *Southern Illinois at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Saturday | Jan. 25 | *UNI at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Tuesday | Jan. 28 | *Southern Illinois at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 29 | *Belmont at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 29 | *Missouri State at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 29 | *Murray State at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 29 | *UIC at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 29 | *UNI at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Saturday | Feb. 1 | *Drake at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Saturday | Feb. 1 | *Indiana State at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Saturday | Feb. 1 | *Murray State at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Saturday | Feb. 1 | *Valparaiso at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Sunday | Feb. 2 | *Bradley at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Sunday | Feb. 2 | *Evansville at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Tuesday | Feb. 4 | *Drake at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 5 | *Belmont at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 5 | *Illinois State at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 5 | *Southern Illinois at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 5 | *UNI at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 5 | *Valparaiso at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Saturday | Feb. 8 | *Bradley at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Saturday | Feb. 8 | *Illinois State at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Saturday | Feb. 8 | *Indiana State at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Saturday | Feb. 8 | *Missouri State at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Saturday | Feb. 8 | *Murray State at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Saturday | Feb. 8 | *UIC at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Tuesday | Feb. 11 | *Indiana State at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Tuesday | Feb. 11 | *UIC at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 12 | *Belmont at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 12 | *Drake at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 12 | *Evansville at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 12 | *Southern Illinois at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Saturday | Feb. 15 | *Belmont at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Saturday | Feb. 15 | *Illinois State at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Sunday | Feb. 16 | *Bradley at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Sunday | Feb. 16 | *Missouri State at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Sunday | Feb. 16 | *UNI at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Sunday | Feb. 16 | *Valparaiso at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 19 | *Bradley at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 19 | *Evansville at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 19 | *Missouri State at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 19 | *Southern Illinois at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 19 | *UIC at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Wednesday | Feb. 19 | *UNI at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Saturday | Feb. 22 | *Evansville at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Saturday | Feb. 22 | *Illinois State at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Saturday | Feb. 22 | *Indiana State at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Saturday | Feb. 22 | *Murray State at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Saturday | Feb. 22 | *Valparaiso at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Sunday | Feb. 23 | *Drake at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Tuesday | Feb. 25 | *Illinois State at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. |
| Tuesday | Feb. 25 | *Indiana State at Murray State | Murray, Ky. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 26 | *Belmont at Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 26 | *Bradley at Valparaiso | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 26 | *Drake at Evansville | Evansville, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 26 | *UIC at UNI | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Sunday | Mar. 2 | *UNI at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. |
| Sunday | Mar. 2 | *Evansville at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. |
| Sunday | Mar. 2 | *Missouri State at Drake | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Sunday | Mar. 2 | *Murray State at Belmont | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Sunday | Mar. 2 | *Southern Illinois at Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Sunday | Mar. 2 | *Valparaiso at UIC | Chicago, Ill. |
| Thurs.-Sun. | March 6-9 | MVC Tournament | Enterprise Center / St. Louis, Mo. |
| *MVC Games |