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Missouri Valley Conference

{{short description|US college athletic conference}}{{For|the related football-only conference|Missouri Valley Football Conference}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Missouri Valley Conference

| color = #003976; {{box-shadow border|a|#C8102E|2px}}

| font_color = white

| logo = Missouri Valley Conference logo.svg

| logo_size = 180

| founded = {{start date and age|1907}}

| association = NCAA

| division = Division I

| subdivision = non-football

| teams = 12 (11 in 2025)

| sports = 18

| mens = 8

| womens = 10

| region = Midwestern & Southern United States

| headquarters = St. Louis, Missouri

| commissioner = Jeff Jackson

| since = 2021

| website = {{URL|https://mvc-sports.com/}}

| map = Missouri Valley Conference map.svg

| map_size = 250

}}

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The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the fourth-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwest though with substantial extension into the South in states like Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

History

{{more citations needed section|date=August 2018}}

The MVC was established in 1907 (its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, and Washington University in St. Louis) as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), 12 years after the Big Ten Conference, the only Division I conference that is older. It is the fourth-oldest college athletic conference in the United States, after the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Division III's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC).{{cite journal |title=History of the MIAA – America's Oldest Collegiate Conference |url=https://www.miaa.org/about_the_miaa/history/index |website=MIAA |access-date=November 29, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=osu1486662800883214&disposition=inline |title=Archived copy |access-date=2023-09-05 |archive-date=2019-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904113041/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file%3Faccession%3Dosu1486662800883214%26disposition%3Dinline |url-status=dead }}

The MVIAA split in 1928, with most of the larger schools (the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University), Kansas State University, and University of Oklahoma) forming a conference that retained the MVIAA name; this conference evolved into the Big Eight Conference. The Big Eight merged with four Texas schools of the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference in 1996.{{cite web |date=27 August 1996 |title=Merger Creates Dynamite Dozen |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-27-sp-38013-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20141015200907/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-08-27/sports/sp-38013_1_big-west |archive-date=15 October 2014 |access-date=14 October 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times}}

The smaller MVIAA schools (Drake, Grinnell and Washington University in St. Louis), plus Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University, which joined the Big Eight in 1957), were joined by Creighton to form the MVC, which retained the old MVIAA's administrative staff.

To this day, it has never been definitively established which conference was the original and which was the spinoff, though the Big Eight would go on to become the more prestigious of the two. During the Big Eight's run, both conferences claimed 1907 as their founding date, and the same history through 1927.

MVC teams held a 74–27 non-conference record during the 2006–07 college basketball season, including a record of 44–1 at home. The Valley finished in the top six of the RPI and ahead of a BCS conference for the second consecutive year, while also garnering multiple NCAA bids for the ninth straight year and 12th of 14.{{cite web|url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/pdf6/89788.pdf?ATCLID=1274954&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&SPSID=96987|title=MVC in the NCAA and NIT|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202537/http://www.mvc-sports.com/pdf6/89788.pdf?ATCLID=1274954&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&SPSID=96987|archive-date=May 8, 2018}}

The MVC has not sponsored football since 1985, when it was a hybrid I-A/I-AA (now FBS and FCS, respectively) conference. However, five members have football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) (known as the Gateway from 1985 to 2008) of Division I FCS, and two others compete in another FCS conference, the Pioneer Football League. The Missouri Valley Conference shares its name with the MVFC, and all three conferences operate from the same headquarters complex in St. Louis; however, the three are separate administratively.

After weeks of speculation,{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/03/30/wichita-state-gregg-marshall-aac-american-athletic-conference-missouri-valley|title=Sources: Wichita State in talks to join AAC|last=Thamel|first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |work=SI.com|access-date=April 4, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401144441/https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/03/30/wichita-state-gregg-marshall-aac-american-athletic-conference-missouri-valley|archive-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Katz |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Katz |title=Source: Wichita St. eyes 2017 move to AAC |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/19042825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402191408/http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/19042825/wichita-state-shockers-eyes-2017-move-american-athletic-conference |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |access-date=October 21, 2024 |work=ESPN.com}} Wichita State announced on April 7, 2017, that it would leave the conference to join the American Athletic Conference starting with the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |url=http://theamerican.org/news/2017/4/7/GEN_0407172824.aspx |title=American Athletic Conference - Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference |publisher=American Athletic Conference |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514060953/http://theamerican.org/news/2017/4/7/GEN_0407172824.aspx |archive-date=May 14, 2017 }} The conference announced it extended an invitation to Valparaiso University on May 9, 2017;{{cite web |url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/news/archives/2016-17/9552/the-valley-invites-valparaiso-university/#.WRIuZlLMwy4 |title=Missouri Valley Conference - The Valley Invites Valparaiso University |publisher=Mvc-sports.com |access-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513074229/http://www.mvc-sports.com/news/archives/2016-17/9552/the-valley-invites-valparaiso-university/#.WRIuZlLMwy4 |archive-date=May 13, 2017 }} and on May 25, the MVC announced that Valparaiso would officially join the following July 1.{{cite press release |url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2016-17/9590/its-official--welcome-valparaiso/#.WSfRuxPyu1s |title=It's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612111857/http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2016-17/9590/its-official--welcome-valparaiso/#.WSfRuxPyu1s |archive-date=June 12, 2017 }}

The most recent changes to the core MVC membership were announced during the 2021–22 school year. On September 28, 2021, the MVC and Belmont University jointly announced that the school would leave the Ohio Valley Conference for the MVC effective July 1, 2022.{{cite press release|url=https://belmontbruins.com/general/2021-22/releases/20210927xedytv |title=Belmont University to Join Missouri Valley Conference |publisher=Belmont Bruins |date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2021}} Then, on November 16, Loyola University Chicago announced it would leave the MVC at the same time, joining the Atlantic 10 Conference.{{cite press release|url=https://atlantic10.com/news/2021/11/16/general-atlantic-10-conference-accepts-loyola-university-chicago-as-full-member-institution.aspx |title=Atlantic 10 Conference Accepts Loyola University Chicago as Full Member Institution |publisher=Atlantic 10 Conference |date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=November 16, 2021}} On the same day Loyola announced its departure, CBS Sports reported that the MVC was actively pursuing further expansion, having entered into talks with the University of Missouri–Kansas City (known athletically as Kansas City), Murray State University, and the University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington). The report indicated that the latter two were considered the strongest candidates, but that all three were likely to receive invitations in the coming months.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/missouri-valley-conference-loses-loyola-chicago-but-pursuing-murray-state-ut-arlington-and-kansas-city/ |title=Missouri Valley Conference loses Loyola Chicago but pursuing Murray State, UT Arlington and Kansas City |first=Matt |last=Norlander |website=CBSSports.com |date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=November 17, 2021}} On January 7, 2022, the MVC announced that Murray State would officially join the conference on July 1 of that year.{{cite press release |url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/1/7/general-murray-state-university-joins-the-missouri-valley-conference.aspx |title=Murray State University Joins The Missouri Valley Conference|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=January 7, 2022|access-date=January 7, 2022}} UT Arlington would soon remove itself from the list of candidates by announcing a 2022 move to the Western Athletic Conference.{{cite press release|url=https://wacsports.com/general/2021-22/releases/20220120nrv7nj |title=University of Texas at Arlington Accepts Invitation to Join WAC |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=January 21, 2022 |access-date=January 22, 2022}}

Shortly before Murray State was officially announced as an incoming MVC member, Matt Brown of the Extra Points college sports blog reported that the MVC was also in membership discussions with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), then a member of the Horizon League. On the same weekend that Murray State's arrival was officially announced, MVC officials made a site visit to UIC. Brown's sources indicated that an invitation to UIC was likely. Brown noted that with the MVC losing Loyola, league officials believed that maintaining a presence in the city was a top priority, stating (emphasis in original):{{cite web|url=https://www.extrapointsmb.com/breaking-mvc-expected-to-add-murray-state-uic/ |title=MVC expected to add Murray State, likely to add more |first=Matt |last=Brown |website=Extra Points |date=January 5, 2022 |access-date=January 7, 2022}} {{blockquote|Throughout this process, multiple administrators at MVC institutions stressed the importance of getting access to new urban areas to recruit more students, not just athletes. With so many schools depending heavily on Chicago, and especially Chicago's suburbs, for enrollment, continuing to have a presence in the city was seen as a major priority.}}

On January 22, 2022, Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com reported that UIC's July entry to the MVC was "a done deal", with his sources indicating that the MVC wanted to announce the move before the Conference Commissioners Association held its annual meeting in Naples, Florida in early February.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/uic-to-join-missouri-valley-conference-in-july-rounding-out-leagues-expansion-effort-at-12-teams/ |title=UIC to join Missouri Valley Conference in July, rounding out league's expansion effort at 12 teams |first=Matt |last=Norlander |website=CBSSports.com |date=January 22, 2022 |access-date=January 23, 2022}} UIC's entry was officially announced on January 26.{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/1/26/general-uic-to-join-the-missouri-valley-conference.aspx |title=UIC to Join the Missouri Valley Conference |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=January 26, 2022 |accessdate=January 26, 2022}}

On May 10, 2024, Missouri State announced it would leave the MVC to transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and join Conference USA, effective for the 2025–26 season.{{cite press release|url=https://missouristatebears.com/news/2024/5/10/general-missouri-state-accepts-invitation-to-join-conference-usa.aspx|title=Missouri State Accepts Invitation to Join Conference USA|publisher=Missouri State Bears Athletics|date=May 10, 202|access-date=May 10, 2024}}

The MVC's decades-long ties with the MVFC were formalized when the latter announced a new conference structure on May 5, 2025, taking effect that July. Under the new structure, the MVFC's top two administrative positions will be filled by the commissioners of the MVC and the also non-football Summit League, and both multisport conferences will share administrative operations. The MVC and Summit are the full-time conference homes of all but one of the MVFC's 10 members in the 2025 season.{{cite press release |url=https://valley-football.org/news/2025/5/3/missouri-valley-football-conference-summit-league-forge-partnership.aspx |title=Missouri Valley Football Conference, Summit League Forge Partnership |publisher=Missouri Valley Football Conference |date=May 5, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025}}

Member schools

=Current full members=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollment{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education|title=US News Education – Best Colleges – Best Graduate Schools – Online Schools – US News|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=23 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222195031/http://www.usnews.com/education|archive-date=22 February 2016}}Endowment
(millions)		Nicknameclass="unsortable"|Colors
Belmont University

| Nashville, Tennessee

| 1890

| 2022{{efn|group=full|Belmont had been an MVC affiliate in men's soccer for the 2000 fall season (2000–01 school year).}}

| Private

(Christian)

| 8,700

| $356.8

| Bruins

| {{college color boxes|Belmont Bruins}}

Bradley University

| Peoria, Illinois

| 1897

| 1948,
1955{{efn|group=full|name=Bright|Bradley and Drake both withdrew from the MVC during the 1951–52 school year in protest over the Johnny Bright incident, a racially motivated on-field attack by an Oklahoma A&M football player against Drake player Johnny Bright in a 1951 game. Bradley returned to the MVC for non-football sports in the 1955–56 school year, with Drake doing the same a year later (1956–57 school year). However, Bradley never returned to MVC football, dropping the sport after the 1970 fall season (1970–71 school year), and Drake did not return for football until the 1971 fall season (1971–72 school year).}}

| Private

| 5,451

| $350

| Braves

| {{college color boxes|Bradley Braves}}

Drake University

| Des Moines, Iowa

| 1881

| 1907,
1956{{efn|group=full|name=Bright}}

| Private

| 5,270

| $219.8

| Bulldogs

| {{college color boxes|Drake Bulldogs}}

{{sort|Evansville|University of Evansville}}

| Evansville, Indiana

| 1854

| 1994

| Private

(UMC)

| 2,526

| $157

| Purple Aces

| {{college color boxes|Evansville Purple Aces}}

{{sort|Illinois Chicago|University of Illinois Chicago}}

| Chicago, Illinois

| 1946

| 2022

| Public

| 30,539

| $3,380{{efn|group=full|Entire U of I system.}}

| Flames

| {{college color boxes|UIC Flames}}

Illinois State University

| Normal, Illinois

| 1857

| 1981

| Public

| 20,683

| $224.7

| Redbirds

| {{college color boxes|Illinois State Redbirds}}

Indiana State University

| Terre Haute, Indiana

| 1865

| 1976{{efn|group=full|The Indiana State men's basketball team joined the MVC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1977–78).}}

| Public

| 13,584

| $102.9{{cite web | url=https://issuu.com/indianastateuniversity/docs/wedannualreport-2023-final-read_view?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ | title=Making a BOLD Impact: 2022-2023 Annual Report }}

| Sycamores

| {{college color boxes|Indiana State Sycamores}}

bgcolor=#ffa0a0

| Missouri State University

| Springfield, Missouri

| 1905

| 1990

| Public

| 26,000{{cite web|url=http://news.missouristate.edu/2016/09/21/fall-2016-enrollment//|title=Missouri State University system sets another fall enrollment record|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416220942/http://news.missouristate.edu/2016/09/21/fall-2016-enrollment/|archive-date=April 16, 2017|date=September 21, 2016}}

| $193

| Bears
Lady Bears{{efn|group=full|In beach volleyball, a sport not sponsored by the MVC, Missouri State uses Beach Bears instead of Lady Bears.}}

| {{college color boxes|Missouri State Bears}}

Murray State University

| Murray, Kentucky

| 1922

| 2022

| Public

| 10,495

| $100.2

| Racers

| {{college color boxes|Murray State Racers}}

{{sort|Northern Iowa|University of Northern Iowa}}

| Cedar Falls, Iowa

| 1876

| 1991

| Public

| 12,273

| $163

| Panthers

| {{college color boxes|Northern Iowa Panthers}}

Southern Illinois University

| Carbondale, Illinois

| 1869

| 1975

| Public

| 11,695

| $171.8

| Salukis

| {{college color boxes|Southern Illinois Salukis}}

Valparaiso University

| Valparaiso, Indiana

| 1859

| 2017{{efn|group=full|Valparaiso had been an MVC affiliate in women's soccer from the 1996 to the 1998 fall seasons (1996–97 to 1998–99 school years).}}

| Private

(Lutheran)

| 2,900

| $254.2

| Beacons{{efn|group=full|name=Crusaders|Valparaiso officially adopted the "Beacons" nickname shortly before the start of classes in the 2021–22 school year after abandoning its previous nickname of Crusaders due to unfavorable connotations.}}

| {{college color boxes|Valparaiso Crusaders}}

;Notes

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=Affiliate members=

Note: In the case of spring sports, the year of joining is the calendar year before the start of competition.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollmentNicknamePrimary
conference		MVC
sport(s)
{{sort|Little Rock|University of Arkansas at Little Rock}}
(Little Rock)

| Little Rock, Arkansas

| 1927

| 2013–14

| rowspan="6"| Public

| 13,167

| Trojans

| OVC

| women's swimming

Ball State University

| Muncie, Indiana

| 1918

| 2024–25

| 21,597

| Cardinals

| rowspan="5"|MAC

| men's swimming and diving

{{sort|Bowling Green|Bowling Green State University}}

| Bowling Green, Ohio

| 1910

| 2023–24{{efn|group=futaff|name=MAC|Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan's full-time home of the Mid-American Conference suspended men's soccer as a conference sport after the conclusion of the 2022 season.{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11/11/mac-to-suspend-sponsoring-mens-soccer-following-2022-season.aspx |title=MAC to Suspend Sponsoring Men's Soccer Following 2022 Season |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022}}{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/11/11/missouri-valley-conference-to-expand-in-mens-soccer-for-2023.aspx |title=Missouri Valley Conference To Expand in Men's Soccer for 2023 |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022}}}}

| 18,142

| Falcons

| men's soccer

Miami University

| Oxford, Ohio

| 1809

| 2024–25

| 18,880

| RedHawks

| men's swimming and diving

bgcolor=#ffa0a0

| {{sort|Northern Illinois|Northern Illinois University}}

| DeKalb, Illinois

| 1895

| 2023–24

| 16,769

| Huskies

| men's soccer

{{sort|Western Michigan|Western Michigan University}}

| Kalamazoo, Michigan

| 1903

| 2023–24

| 19,887

| Broncos

| men's soccer

;Notes

{{notelist|group=futaff}}

=Future affiliate members=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollmentNicknamePrimary
conference		MVC
sport(s)
University of Massachusetts Amherst

| Amherst, Massachusetts

| 1863

| 2025–26

| Public

| 27,420

| Minutemen

| MAC

| men's swimming and diving

=Former members=

==Former full members (25)==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Institution

!Location

!Founded

!Joined

!Left

!Type

!Enrollment

!Nickname

!Current
conference

Butler University

| Indianapolis, Indiana

| 1855

| 1932

| 1934

| Private

| 4,667

| Bulldogs

| Big East

{{sort|Cincinnati|University of Cincinnati}}

| Cincinnati, Ohio

| 1819

| 1957

| 1970

| Public

| 42,421

| Bearcats

| Big 12

Creighton University

| Omaha, Nebraska

| 1878

| 1928,
1976{{efn|group=former|Creighton previously withdrew from the MVC from 1948–49 to 1975–76.}}

| 1948,
2013

| Private

| 7,730

| Bluejays

| Big East

{{sort|Detroit|University of Detroit}}{{efn|group=former|Currently known as the University of Detroit Mercy.}}

| Detroit, Michigan

| 1877

| 1949

| 1956

| Private

| 5,450

| Titans

| Horizon

Grinnell College

| Grinnell, Iowa

| 1846

| 1918

| 1939

| Private

| 1,688

| Pioneers

| Midwest{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.}}

{{sort|Houston|University of Houston}}

| Houston, Texas

| 1927

| 1951

| 1959

| Public

| 39,820

| Cougars

| Big 12

{{sort|Iowa|University of Iowa}}

| Iowa City, Iowa

| 1847

| 1907

| 1908

| Public

| 30,328

| Hawkeyes

| Big Ten

Iowa State College{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Iowa State University.}}

| Ames, Iowa

| 1858

| 1907

| 1928

| Public

| 29,887

| Cyclones

| Big 12

{{sort|Kansas|University of Kansas}}

| Lawrence, Kansas

| 1865

| 1907

| 1928

| Public

| 29,462

| Jayhawks

| Big 12

Kansas State College{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Kansas State University.}}

| Manhattan, Kansas

| 1863

| 1913

| 1928

| Public

| 23,863

| Wildcats

| Big 12

{{sort|Louisville|University of Louisville}}

| Louisville, Kentucky

| 1798

| 1963{{efn|group=former|The Louisville men's basketball team joined the MVC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1964–65).}}

| 1975

| Public

| 19,743

| Cardinals

| ACC

Loyola University Chicago

| Chicago, Illinois

| 1870

| 2013

| 2022

| Private

| 16,437{{cite web |url=http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/about/colleges-and-universities.html |title=Loyola University Chicago | Loyola at a Glance Loyola at a Glance |publisher=Luc.edu |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014203846/http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/about/colleges-and-universities.html |archive-date=October 14, 2016 }}

| Ramblers

| Atlantic 10

Memphis State University{{efn|group=former|Currently known as the University of Memphis.}}

| Memphis, Tennessee

| 1912

| 1968

| 1973

| Public

| 23,031

| Tigers

| The American

{{sort|Missouri|University of Missouri}}

| Columbia, Missouri

| 1839

| 1907

| 1928

| Public

| 33,805

| Tigers

| SEC

{{sort|Nebraska|University of Nebraska}}

| Lincoln, Nebraska

| 1869

| 1907,
1921

| 1919,
1928

| Public

| 24,593

| Cornhuskers

| Big Ten

New Mexico State University{{efn|group=former|The New Mexico State football team joined the MVC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1971–72); while its men's basketball team joined the MVC two years after (1972–73).}}

| Las Cruces, New Mexico

| 1888

| 1970

| 1983

| Public

| 18,497

| Aggies

| CUSA

North Texas State University{{efn|group=former|Currently known as the University of North Texas.}}

| Denton, Texas

| 1890

| 1957

| 1975

| Public

| 35,694

| Mean Green

| The American

{{sort|Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma}}

| Norman, Oklahoma

| 1890

| 1919

| 1928

| Public

| 30,303

| Sooners

| SEC

Oklahoma A&M College{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.}}

| Stillwater, Oklahoma

| 1890

| 1925

| 1956

| Public

| 21,419

| Aggies/Cowboys{{efn|group=former|During Oklahoma A&M's tenure in the MVC, the nicknames "Aggies" and "Cowboys" were used interchangeably. When the school adopted its current name in 1957, the "Cowboys" nickname was exclusively adopted.}}

| Big 12

Saint Louis University

| St. Louis, Missouri

| 1818

| 1937

| 1974

| Private

| 13,785

| Billikens

| Atlantic 10

{{sort|Tulsa|University of Tulsa}}

| Tulsa, Oklahoma

| 1894

| 1935

| 1996

| Private

| 4,165

| Golden Hurricane

| The American

Washburn University

| Topeka, Kansas

| 1865

| 1935

| 1942

| Public

| 7,303

| Ichabods

| MIAA{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}

Washington University in St. Louis

| St. Louis, Missouri

| 1853

| 1907

| 1942

| Private

| 14,070

| Bears

| UAA{{efn|group=former|name=D3}}

West Texas State University{{efn|group=former|Currently known as West Texas A&M University.}}

| Canyon, Texas

| 1910

| 1972

| 1986

| Public

| 7,843

| Buffaloes

| Lone Star{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

Wichita State University

| Wichita, Kansas

| 1895

| 1949

| 2017

| Public

| 14,495

| Shockers

| The American

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=former}}

==Former affiliate members==

This list does not include current full members Belmont and Valparaiso. As noted above, the Bruins played men's soccer in the MVC for the 2000 fall season (2000–01 school year), and the Beacons, then known as the Crusaders, played women's soccer in the MVC from the 1996 to 1998 fall seasons (1996–97 to 1998–99 school years).

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Institution

!Location

!Founded

!Joined

!Left

!Type

!Enrollment

!Nickname

!Primary
conference

!MVC
sport(s)

{{sort|Arkansas Little Rock|University of Arkansas at Little Rock}}

| Little Rock, Arkansas

| 1927

| 1998–99

| 1999–2000

| Public

| 13,167

| Trojans

| OVC

| women's soccer

{{sort|Central Arkansas|University of Central Arkansas}}

| Conway, Arkansas

| 1907

| 2010–11

| 2018–19

| Public

| 13,863

| Bears

| ASUN

| men's soccer

Dallas Baptist University

| Dallas, Texas

| 1898

| 2013–14

| 2022–23

| Private

| 5,545

| Patriots

| Lone Star{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=faff|Dallas Baptist plays baseball in CUSA.}}

| baseball

Drury University

| Springfield, Missouri

| 1873

| 1999–2000

| 2004–05

| Private

| 5,474

| Panthers

| GLVC{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

| women's soccer

Eastern Illinois University

| Charleston, Illinois

| 1895

| 1996–97

| 2010–11

| Public

| 11,651

| Panthers

| OVC

| men's soccer

{{sort|Hartford|University of Hartford}}

| Hartford, Connecticut

| 1877

| 2014–15

| 2015–16

| Private

| 6,935

| Hawks

| CNE{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.}}

| men's tennis{{efn|group=faff|Hartford dropped men's tennis after the 2015–16 school year.}}

Marshall University

| Huntington, West Virginia

| 1837

| 2022–23{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/9/12/swimming-and-diving-marshall-joins-mvc-as-womens-swimming-diving-affiliate-member.aspx |title=Marshall Joins MVC As Women's Swimming & Diving Affiliate Member |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022}}{{efn|group=aff|Marshall will be an MVC affiliate for the 2022–23 season only. Marshall's full-time home of the Sun Belt Conference will add women's swimming & diving in 2023–24.{{cite press release|url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2022/6/9/general-sun-belt-presidents-chancellors-conclude-spring-meeting.aspx|title=Sun Belt Presidents/Chancellors add two sports, look into adding third |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |date=June 9, 2022 |accessdate=June 9, 2022}}}}

| 2023–24

| Public

| 11,926

| Thundering Herd

| Sun Belt

| women's swimming

{{sort|Maryland Baltimore County|University of Maryland, Baltimore County}}

| Catonsville, Maryland{{efn|group=faff|The camous has a Baltimore mailing address.}}

| 1966

| 2014–15

| 2015–16

| Public

| 13,908

| Retrievers

| America East

| men's tennis{{efn|group=faff|UMBC dropped men's tennis after the 2015–16 season.}}

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville{{cite web |url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2020/6/12/mvc-add-siue-as-mens-soccer-affiliate.aspx |title=MVC Adds SIUE As Men's Soccer Affiliate |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2020}}

| Edwardsville, Illinois

| 1957

| 2010–11
2021–22

| 2017–18
2023–24

| Public

| 14,000

| Cougars

| OVC

| men's soccer

Southern Methodist University

| University Park, Texas{{efn|group=faff|The camous has a Dallas mailing address.}}

| 1911

| 2000–01

| 2004–05

| Private

| 12,000

| Mustangs

| ACC

| men's soccer

Stony Brook University

| Stony Brook, New York

| 1957

| 2014–15

| 2022–23

| Public

| 24,594

| Seawolves

| CAA

| men's tennis (until 2016–17), women's tennis{{efn|group=faff|Stony Brook dropped men's tennis after the 2016–17 season. The school's women's tennis team remained an MVC affiliate, but left when it joined the CAA in July 2022.{{cite press release |url=http://www.stonybrookathletics.com/news/2017/3/31/stony-brook-athletics-to-discontinue-mens-tennis.aspx |title=Stony Brook Athletics to Discontinue Men's Tennis |publisher=Stony Brook Seawolves |date=March 31, 2017 |access-date=April 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421093259/http://www.stonybrookathletics.com/news/2017/3/31/stony-brook-athletics-to-discontinue-mens-tennis.aspx |archive-date=April 21, 2017 }}}}

Texas Christian University

| Fort Worth, Texas

| 1873

| 2000–01

| 2000–01

| Private

| 9,518

| Horned Frogs

| Big 12

| men's soccer{{efn|group=faff|TCU dropped men's soccer after the 2002 fall season (2002–03 school year).}}

{{sort|Tulsa|University of Tulsa}}{{efn|group=faff|Tulsa was a full member from 1935–36 to 1995–96, but re-joined the MVC as a men's soccer associate from the 2000 to 2004 fall seasons (2000–01 to 2004–05 school years).}}

| Tulsa, Oklahoma

| 1894

| 2000–01

| 2004–05

| Private

| 4,165

| Golden Hurricane

| {{sort|American|The American}}

| men's soccer

Vanderbilt University

| Nashville, Tennessee

| 1873

| 1997–98

| 2005–06

| Private

| 12,714

| Commodores

| SEC

| men's soccer{{efn|group=faff|Vanderbilt dropped men's soccer after the 2005 fall season (2005–06 school year).}}

Western Kentucky University

| Bowling Green, Kentucky

| 1906

| 1997–98

| 2007–08

| Public

| 21,048

| Hilltoppers

| CUSA

| men's soccer{{efn|group=faff|Western Kentucky dropped men's soccer after the 2007 fall season (2007–08 school year).}}

;Notes:

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bar:1 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end

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bar:4 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:end text:Big 12

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bar:5 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2012 text:Big 12

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bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1919 till:1921

bar:6 color:Full from:1921 till:1928

bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:Big Eight

bar:6 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2011 text:Big 12

bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:end text:Big Ten

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bar:7 color:FullxF from:1943 till:1947

bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:1947 till:1962 text:Independent

bar:7 color:OtherC2 from:1962 till:1972 text:SCAC (D-III)

bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:1972 till:1986 text:Independent

bar:7 color:OtherC2 from:1986 till:end text:UAA (D-III)

bar:8 color:Full from:1913 till:1928 text:Kansas State (1913–1928)

bar:8 shift:(10) color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:Big Eight

bar:8 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:end text:Big 12

bar:9 color:Full from:1918 till:1939 text:Grinnell (1918–1939)

bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1939 till:end text:Midwest (D-III)

bar:10 color:Full from:1919 till:1928 text:Oklahoma (1919–1928)

bar:10 shift:(50) color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:Big Eight

bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2024 text:Big 12

bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2024 till:end text:SEC

bar:11 color:Full from:1925 till:1958 text:Oklahoma A&M (1925–1958)

bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1958 till:1996 text:Big Eight

bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:end text:Big 12

bar:12 color:Full from:1928 till:1943 text:Creighton (1928–1948)

bar:12 color:FullxF from:1943 till:1948

bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1976 text:Independent

bar:12 color:FullxF from:1976 till:2013 text:(1976–2013)

bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:Big East

bar:13 color:Full from:1932 till:1934 text:Butler (1932–1934)

bar:13 shift:(90) color:OtherC1 from:1934 till:1950 text:IIC

bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:1950 till:1978 text:ICC

bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:1979

bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:2001 text:MCC

bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:2012 text:Horizon

bar:13 shift:(-10) color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:2013 text:A-10

bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:end text:Big East

bar:14 color:FullxF from:1934 till:1935 text:Tulsa (1934–1996)

bar:14 color:Full from:1935 till:1986

bar:14 color:FullxF from:1986 till:1996

bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2000 text:WAC

bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2000 till:2005 text:(Men's soccer, 2000–2005)

bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2014

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bar:15 color:FullxF from:1941 till:1943

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bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1967 till:1972 text:RMAC

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bar:16 color:FullxF from:1950 till:1974

bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1974 till:1975

bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1975 till:1982 text:Metro

bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1991 text:MCC

bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1991 till:1995 text:GMC

bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:2005 text:C-USA

bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:2005 till:end text:A-10

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bar:17 color:FullxF from:1986 till:2017

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bar:18 color:FullxF from:1948 till:1949 text:Bradley (1948–1952, 1955–present)

bar:18 color:Full from:1949 till:1951

bar:18 color:AssocF from:1951 till:1952

bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1952 till:1955

bar:18 color:FullxF from:1955 till:end

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bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:1980 till:2001 text:MCC

bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:end text:Horizon

bar:20 color:Full from:1951 till:1960 text:Houston (1951–1960)

bar:20 shift:(40) color:OtherC1 from:1960 till:1972 text:Independent

bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:1972 till:1996 text:SWC

bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2013 text: C-USA

bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2023 text: American

bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:Big 12

bar:21 color:Full from:1957 till:1970 text:Cincinnati (1957–1970)

bar:21 shift:(10) color:OtherC1 from:1970 till:1975 text:Indep.

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bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1995 text:GMC

bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2005 text: C-USA

bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2013 text: Big East

bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2023 text: American

bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:Big 12

bar:22 color:Full from:1957 till:1975 text:North Texas State (1957–1975)

bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:1975 till:1982 text:Indep.

bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:1982 till:1996 text:SLC

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bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2013 text:Sun Belt

bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2023 text:C-USA

bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:American

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bar:23 color:Full from:1964 till:1975 text:

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bar:23 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2005 text:C-USA

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bar:24 color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:2013 text:C-USA

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bar:25 color:Full from:1972 till:1983 text:

bar:25 color:AssocF from:1983 till:1984 text:

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bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:C-USA

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bar:26 color:OtherC1 from:1986 till:1991

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bar:27 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end

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bar:28 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end

bar:29 color:FullxF from:1980 till:1981 text:Illinois State (1980–present)

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bar:29 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end

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bar:30 color:OtherC1 from:2025 till:end text:CUSA

bar:31 color:FullxF from:1991 till:end text:Northern Iowa (1991–present)

bar:32 color:FullxF from:1994 till:end text:Evansville (1994–present)

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bar:33 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2007 text:Mid-Con

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bar:33 color:FullxF from:2017 till:end text:(2017–present)

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bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:2012 text:ASUN

bar:34 color:OtherC2 from:2012 till:2022 text:OVC

bar:34 shift:(-20) color:FullXF from:2022 till:end text:(2022–present)

bar:40 shift:(-40) color:FullxF from:2013 till:2022 text:Loyola Chicago (2013–2022)

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bar:42 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text:Murray State (2022–present)

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Commissioners

  1. C. E. McClung (1907–19??)
  2. Arthur (Artie) E. Eilers (1925–1957)
  3. Norvell Neve (1957–1969){{cite web|url=http://epublish.multiad.com/MVC_WB_2011/pubData/source/958301_WBB_epub.pdf|title=2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball media guide|year=2011|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference|access-date=29 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/radford-news-journal/1969-04-29/page-5?tag=norvell+neve+resign&rtserp=tags/norvell-neve-resign?ndt=by&py=1968&pey=1969|title=ACC Jobs Expected To Be Filled|date=April 29, 1969|publisher=Radford News Journal|pages=8 (on page 5)|access-date=20 February 2013|location=Greensboro, North Carolina}}
  4. DeWitt T. Weaver (1969–1972)
  5. Mickey Holmes (1972–1979){{cite news|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/article_bbee39d0-e6b6-57a0-b133-0f66dfc5fcfc.html|title=FCS foes could pose problems for Mizzou, Illini; Former MVC head dies|last=Gregorian|first=Vahe|date=September 10, 2012|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=15 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113073718/http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/article_bbee39d0-e6b6-57a0-b133-0f66dfc5fcfc.html|archive-date=13 November 2010}}
  6. David Price (1979–1981){{cite book|title=Missouri Valley Conference 75 1981 Football/Anniversary Issue|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference|page=Page 2}}
  7. Richard D. Martin (1981–1985)
  8. James A. Haney (1985–1988){{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-09-sp-658-story.html|title=Haney Expected to Get PCAA Job : Missouri Valley Commissioner May Be Named This Week|last=Weyler|first=John|date=March 9, 1988|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=15 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120715232237/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-03-09/sports/sp-658_1_missouri-valley-conference|archive-date=15 July 2012}}
  9. Doug Elgin (1988–2021){{cite web|url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/valleyinfo/directory/73/doug-elgin/|title=Doug Elgin, current Commissioner|work=MVC-Sports.com|access-date=14 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022043755/http://www.mvc-sports.com/valleyinfo/directory/73/doug-elgin/|archive-date=22 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}
  10. Jeff Jackson (2021–present)

Sports

File:Missouri Valley Conference former logo.png

The Missouri Valley Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.{{cite web|url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/sports/default/|title=Missouri Valley Conference Sports|work=MVC-Sports.com|access-date=14 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022044130/http://www.mvc-sports.com/sports/default/|archive-date=22 October 2014|df=dmy-all}} Ball State (men), Little Rock (women), and Miami (OH) (men) are affiliates in swimming and diving, and Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan are affiliates in men's soccer.

The most recent change to the roster of sports came in the 2024–25 school year, when the MVC reinstated men's swimming & diving after a 22-year absence. The inaugural season of the relaunched league features 7 sponsoring members, with full members Evansville, UIC, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso joined by new affiliates Ball State and Miami (OH)— previously, all these programs were housed in the Mid-American Conference.{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2024/4/11/swimming-and-diving-mvc-to-sponsor-mens-swimming-diving-in-2024-25.aspx|title=MVC To Sponsor Men's Swimming & Diving in 2024-25|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference|date=April 11, 2024|access-date=April 19, 2024}}

class="wikitable" style=

|+ Teams in Missouri Valley Conference competition

! style="background:lightgray" | Sport

style="background:lightgray" | Men'sstyle="background:lightgray" | Women's
Baseball{{center|10}}{{center|–}}
Basketball{{center|12}}{{center|10}}
Cross country{{center|11}}{{center|10}}
Golf{{center|10}}{{center|10}}
Soccer{{center|9}}{{center|9}}
Softball{{center|–}}{{center|10}}
Swimming & diving{{center|7}}{{center|9}}
|Tennis{{center|–}}{{center|7}}
|Track and field (indoor){{center|10}}{{center|10}}
|Track and field (outdoor){{center|10}}{{center|10}}
Volleyball{{center|–}}{{center|10}}

=Men's sponsored sports by school=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%"
SchoolBaseballBasketballCross
country		GolfSoccerSwimming
& diving		Track & field
(indoor)		Track & field
(outdoor)		Total MVC
sports
Belmont{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}7
Bradley{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}7
Drake{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}6
Evansville{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}8
UIC{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}7
Illinois State{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}6
Indiana State{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}5
bgcolor=pink

| Missouri State

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}5
Murray State{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}{{no}}4
Northern Iowa{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}5
Southern Illinois{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}7
Valparaiso{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{efn|group=m|Valparaiso does not include diving in its intercollegiate aquatics program.}}{{yes}}{{yes}}7
Totals101211106+3{{efn|group=m|Men's soccer associates Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan. NIU will leave after the 2025 season when it rejoins the Horizon League, which sponsors that sport.}}5+2{{efn|group=m|Men's swimming & diving associates Ball State and Miami (Ohio).}}101074+5

{{notelist|group=m}}

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools:

class="wikitable"
SchoolFootballRifle{{efn|group=mn|Rifle is a fully coeducational sport, though the NCAA treats it as a men's sport for purposes of its sports sponsorship regulations.}}TennisWrestling
BelmontNoNoHorizonNo
DrakePioneer LeagueNoSummitNo
UICNoNoMACNo
Illinois StateMVFCNoSummitNo
Indiana StateMVFCNoNoNo
bgcolor=pink

| Missouri State

MVFCNoNoNo
Murray StateMVFCOVC{{efn|group=mn|Murray State fields a single coeducational rifle team.}}NoNo
Northern IowaMVFCNoNoBig 12
Southern IllinoisMVFCNoNoNo
ValparaisoPioneer LeagueNoNoNo

{{notelist|group=mn}}

=Women's sponsored sports by school=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%"
SchoolBasketballCross
country		GolfSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisTrack & field
(indoor)		Track & field
(outdoor)		VolleyballTotal MVC
sports
Belmont{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
Bradley{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}8
Drake{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
Evansville{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
UIC{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}10
Illinois State{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}10
Indiana State{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
bgcolor=pink

| Missouri State

{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}10
Murray State{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}9
Northern Iowa{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}10
Southern Illinois{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{no}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}8
Valparaiso{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{efn|group=w|Valparaiso does not include diving in its intercollegiate aquatics program for either men or women.}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}{{yes}}10
Totals12121211127+1{{efn|group=w|Swimming & diving associate Little Rock}}912121292+1

{{notelist|group=w}}

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools:

class="wikitable"
SchoolAcrobatics &
tumbling{{efn|group=wn|name=ESW|Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.}}		Beach volleyballBowlingGymnasticsRifle{{efn|group=wn|Rifle is a fully coeducational sport, though the NCAA treats it as a men's sport for purposes of its sports sponsorship regulations.}}RowingStunt{{efn|group=wn|name=ESW}}
DrakeNoNoNoNoNoMAACNo
Illinois StateNoNoNoMICNoNoNo
bgcolor=pink

| Missouri State

IndependentCUSANoNoNoNoIndependent
Murray StateNoNoNoNoOVC{{efn|group=wn|Murray State fields a single coeducational rifle team.}}NoNo
ValparaisoNoNoCUSANoNoNoNo

{{notelist|group=wn}}

Facilities

class="wikitable sortable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Missouri Valley Conference | School | Soccer Stadium | Capacity | Basketball Center | Capacity | Softball Complex | Capacity | Baseball Field | Capacity}}
style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Belmont Bruins|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Belmont Bruins[https://belmontbruins.com/sports/2022/5/6/information-facilities-index.aspx BELMONT UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC FACILITIES] at BelmontBruins.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

| E. S. Rose Park

| 300

| Curb Event Center

| 5,085

| E. S. Rose Park

| 250

| E. S. Rose Park

| 750

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bradley Braves|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Bradley Braves[https://bradleybraves.com/sports/2013/10/2/209274513.aspx Bradley Athletics Facilities] at BradleyBraves.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

|Shea Stadium

|3,800

|Men: Carver Arena
Women: Renaissance Coliseum

|11,060
4,200

|Louisville Slugger Sports Complex

|1,000

|Dozer Park

|7,500

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Drake Bulldogs[https://godrakebulldogs.com/facilities/?path=general Facilities] at GoDrakeBulldogs.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

|Mediacom Stadium

|4,000

|The Knapp Center

|6,424

|Ron Buel Field

|500

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Non-baseball school

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Evansville Purple Aces|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Evansville Purple Aces[https://gopurpleaces.com/facilities Facilities] at GoPurpleAces.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

|Arad McCutchan Stadium

|2,500

|Men: Ford Center
Women: Meeks Family Fieldhouse

|10,000
1,087

|James & Dorothy
Cooper Stadium

|650

|Charles H. Braun Stadium

|1,200

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UIC Flames|color=#FFFFFF}}"| UIC Flames[https://uicflames.com/facilities Facilities] at UICFlames.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

| Flames Field

| 1,200

| Credit Union 1 Arena

| 8,000

| Flames Field

| 500

| Curtis Granderson Stadium

| 2,000

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Illinois State Redbirds|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Illinois State Redbirds[https://goredbirds.com/sports/facilities Facilities] at GoRedbirds.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

|Adelaide Street Field

|1,000

|CEFCU Arena

|10,200

|Marian Kneer Softball Stadium

|1,050

|Duffy Bass Field

|1,000

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana State Sycamores|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Indiana State Sycamores[https://gosycamores.com/facilities Facilities] at GoSycamores.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

|Memorial Stadium

| 12,764

|Hulman Center

|9,000

|Eleanor Forsythe St. John Softball Complex

|700

|Sycamore Stadium

|2,000

bgcolor=#ffa0a0

| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Missouri State Bears|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Missouri State Bears[https://missouristatebears.com/facilities Facilities] at MissouriStateBears.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

|Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium

|1,500

|Great Southern Bank Arena

|11,000

|Killian Softball Stadium

|1,200

|Hammons Field

|7,986

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Murray State Racers|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Murray State Racers[https://goracers.com/facilities/ Facilities] at GoRacers.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

| Cutchin Field

| 250

| CFSB Center

| 8,600

| Racer Field

| 500

| Johnny Reagan Field

| 800

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Iowa Panthers|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Northern Iowa Panthers[https://unipanthers.com/facilities/ Facilities] at UNIPanthers.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

|UNI Soccer Field

|{{N/A}}

|McLeod Center

|6,500

|Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex

|{{N/A}}

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Non-baseball school

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Illinois Salukis|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Southern Illinois Salukis[https://siusalukis.com/facilities Facilities] at SIUSalukis.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

| Saluki Stadium

| 15,000

| Banterra Center

| 8,339

| Charlotte West Stadium

| 502

| Itchy Jones Stadium

| 2,000

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Valparaiso Beacons|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Valparaiso Beacons[https://valpoathletics.com/facilities Facilities] at ValpoAthletics.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

| Brown Field

| 5,000

| Athletics–Recreation Center

| 5,000

| Valpo Softball Complex

| {{N/A}}

| Emory G. Bauer Field

| 500

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|col1span=9|team=Missouri Valley Conference | Affiliate members }}
style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bowling Green Falcons|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Bowling Green Falcons men's soccer[https://bgsufalcons.com/facilities Facilities] at BGSUFalcons.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

| Mickey Cochrane Stadium

| 1,500

| colspan=6 style="text-align:center" | Men's soccer-only member

bgcolor=#ffa0a0

| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Illinois Huskies|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Northern Illinois Huskies men's soccer[https://niuhuskies.com/facilities Facilities] at NIUHuskies.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

| NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex

| 1,500

| colspan=6 style="text-align:center" | Men's soccer-only member

style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Michigan Broncos|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer[https://wmubroncos.com/facilities Facilities] at WMUBroncos.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.

| WMU Soccer Complex

| 1,000

| colspan=6 style="text-align:center" | Men's soccer-only member

; Note

  1. For football venues of the member schools who participate in the sport, see Missouri Valley Football Conference#Facilities and Pioneer Football League#Conference facilities.

Basketball tournament champions by year

{{Main|Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament}}

The Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament is often referred to as Arch Madness, in reference to the Gateway Arch at the tournament's present location of St. Louis, Missouri, and a play on "March Madness". The women's tournament is currently promoted as Hoops in the Heartland.

class="wikitable"
SeasonMen's ChampionWomen's Champion
1977Southern IllinoisNo Tournament
1978CreightonNo Tournament
1979Indiana StateNo Tournament
1980BradleyNo Tournament
1981CreightonNo Tournament
1982TulsaNo Tournament
1983Illinois StateIllinois State
1984TulsaNo Tournament
1985Wichita StateNo Tournament
1986TulsaNo Tournament
1987Wichita StateSouthern Illinois
1988BradleyEastern Illinois
1989CreightonIllinois State
1990Illinois StateSouthern Illinois
1991CreightonSouthwest Missouri State
1992Southwest Missouri StateSouthwest Missouri State
1993Southern IllinoisSouthwest Missouri State
1994Southern IllinoisSouthwest Missouri State
1995Southern IllinoisDrake
1996TulsaSouthwest Missouri State
1997Illinois StateIllinois State
1998Illinois StateIllinois State
1999CreightonEvansville
2000CreightonDrake
2001Indiana StateSouthwest Missouri State
2002CreightonCreighton
2003CreightonSouthwest Missouri State
2004Northern IowaSouthwest Missouri State
2005CreightonIllinois State
2006Southern IllinoisMissouri State
2007CreightonDrake
2008DrakeIllinois State
2009Northern IowaEvansville
2010Northern IowaNorthern Iowa
2011Indiana StateNorthern Iowa
2012CreightonCreighton
2013CreightonWichita State
2014Wichita StateWichita State
2015Northern IowaWichita State
2016Northern IowaMissouri State
2017Wichita StateDrake
2018Loyola ChicagoDrake
2019BradleyMissouri State
2020BradleyCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021Loyola ChicagoBradley
2022

|Loyola Chicago

|Illinois State

2023

|Drake

|Drake

2024

|Drake

|Drake

2025

|Drake

|Murray State

NB: Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until August 2005.

= Postseason history multiple bids =

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

{| class= "wikitable sortable"

NCAA tournament
Year

| MVC Rep.

1979

| (1) Indiana State

| (10) New Mexico State

1981

| (6) Wichita State

| (8) Creighton

1984

| (4) Tulsa

| (8) Illinois State

1985

| (6) Tulsa

| (9) Illinois State

| (11) Wichita State

1986

| (7) Bradley

| (10) Tulsa

1987

| (11) Tulsa

| (11) Wichita State

1988

| (9) Bradley

| (12) Wichita State

1994

| (11) Southern Illinois

| (12) Tulsa

1995

| (6) Tulsa

| (10) Southern Illinois

1996

| (8) Bradley

| (11) Tulsa

1999

| (10) Creighton

| (11) Evansville

| (12) Southwest Missouri State

2000

| (10) Creighton

| (12) Indiana State

2001

| (10) Creighton

| (13) Indiana State

2002

| (11) Southern Illinois

| (12) Creighton

2003

| (6) Creighton

| (11) Southern Illinois

2004

| (9) Southern Illinois

| (14) Northern Iowa

2005

| (7) Southern Illinois

| (10) Creighton

| (11) Northern Iowa

2006

| (7) Wichita State

| (10) Northern Iowa

| (11) Southern Illinois

| (13) Bradley

2007

| (4) Southern Illinois

| (10) Creighton

2012

| (5) Wichita State

| (8) Creighton

2013

| (7) Creighton

| (9) Wichita State

2015

| (5) Northern Iowa

| (7) Wichita State

2016

| (11) Northern Iowa

| (11) Wichita State

2021

| (8) Loyola Chicago

| (11) Drake

|}

National team titles by institution

School – Number – NCAA championships

  • Belmont
  • Bradley – 2 {{cite web|title=National Team Titles by Institution|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|access-date=February 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320185655/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|archive-date=March 20, 2014}}
  • Drake – 3
  • Evansville – 0+5*
  • UIC
  • Illinois State – 0+1*
  • Indiana State – 1
  • Missouri State – 0 +2*
  • Murray State
  • UNI – 1+2*
  • Southern Illinois – 5+3*
  • Valparaiso – 0

NCAA Championships as of March 2013

(*-Titles won by schools in Division II/College Division prior to their moving to Division I in the late 1960s or early 1970s)

Football poll, Helms and AIAW titles are not included in the NCAA Championship count.

Men's basketball attendance

Sources:{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-mens-basketball-attendance |title=NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance | NCAA.org – The Official Site of the NCAA |work=NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA |date=November 27, 2013 |publisher=NCAA.org |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924000648/http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-mens-basketball-attendance |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |author1=Pbrock }}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/attendance/index.html|title=Official NCAA attendance figures|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511233834/http://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/attendance/index.html|archive-date=May 11, 2008|access-date=September 5, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2013/2013%2007%20Attendance%20section%2010-18.pdf |title=2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Records - Attendance |publisher=NCAA.com |access-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705130122/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2013/2013%2007%20Attendance%20section%2010-18.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2016 }}

The Valley is well known for having some of the most dedicated fanbases in all of college basketball, with several members regularly selling out their large arenas on a nightly basis throughout the year. Former member (Creighton) had the sixth highest attendance for Division I in 2012–13 while Bradley, Illinois State, Missouri State, and Indiana State were all among the NCAA's top 100 teams in home attendance.

In 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2012–13, the Valley maintained its position as the eighth ranked conference in average attendance.

The Valley made history in March 2007 with record attendance for four days at St. Louis' Scottrade Center as 85,074 fans turned out to watch the five sessions of the tournament. The two sellout crowds of 22,612 for the semifinals and final of the 2007 State Farm Tournament set an all-time attendance record for basketball at the arena and also gave The Valley the distinction of having the largest championship crowd for any of the 30 NCAA conference tournaments in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7600&KEY=&ATCLID=271380|title=MVC official site:"This is the MVC"|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316072517/http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7600&KEY=&ATCLID=271380|archive-date=March 16, 2010}}

Football champions by year

{{Main|Missouri Valley Conference football}}

MVC TV Network

Since at least 1993, the MVC has produced an in-house package of sports as part of the MVC TV Network.{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2014|title=MVC To Televise 24-Game Network Package|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2014/10/15/IMPORTED_STORY_7550_131414115318229800.aspx |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=mvc-sports.com}}Starting in 1996, those telecasts were produced, in part, by Bally Sports Midwest (formerly Fox Sports Midwest). These games were distributed to regional sports networks including Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast, and NBC Sports Chicago (now Chicago Sports Network), as well as shown on Bally Sports Midwest.{{Cite web |title=MVC TV Network (PDF) - Missouri Valley Conference|url=https://mvc-sports.com/documents/2020/12/10/2020_21_MVC_TV_Network_Release_Updated_12_10_2020_.pdf?id=2976|access-date=October 21, 2024|website=mvc-sports.com}} Until the 2020–21 season, some of these telecasts also aired on Fox College Sports. Outside of regional networks these telecasts were also available on ESPN3 until the 2018–19 season; those telecasts were then migrated over to ESPN+.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2018 |title=Everything You Need to Know About the MVC and ESPN+|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2018/4/10/general-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-mvc-and-espn.aspx |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=mvc-sports.com}}

Starting with the 2024–25 academic year, production and distribution rights were acquired by Gray Media, with Gray Media-owned Indianapolis-based Tupelo Honey handling the actual production and distribution.{{Cite web|date=September 10, 2024|title=MVC & Gray Media Execute Multi-Year Broadcasting Agreement|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2024/9/12/mens-basketball-mvc-gray-media-execute-multi-year-broadcasting-agreement.aspx|access-date=December 2, 2024|website=mvc-sports.com}} It is a linear over-the-air station package distributed in Gray Media markets within the MVC member states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee as well as third-party broadcast partners in markets within those same states where Gray Media has no presence; in addition, simulcasts will be available live nationally (via ESPN+ and through the ESPN app) without any digital blackouts (prior contracts prohibited simulcast availability within the MVC footprint).

The MVC TV Network serves as the home for the opening and quarterfinal rounds of Arch Madness (the nickname for the MVC men's basketball tournament).

See also

References

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