Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge

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The Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge was an in-season NCAA Division I men's college basketball series, pitting teams from the Mountain West Conference (MW) and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The series began in November 2009 and featured all of the MW teams against most of the MVC teams.{{cite web |url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=1612887 |title=Valley and Mountain West Announce Challenge Series |publisher=MVC-Sports.com |date=October 28, 2008}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.archmadness.com/news/archives/2008-09/650/valley-and-mountain-west-announce-challenge-series/|title=Valley and Mountain West Announce Challenge Series|last=TN|first=Streamline Technologies - Nashville|work=ArchMadness.com|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}} The series has not been extended since the conclusion of the 2018 offering.{{Cite web|last=BrendanJPrice|date=2018-12-05|title=MVC-MW No More, Now What?|url=https://www.mwcconnection.com/2018/12/5/18122699/mvc-mw-no-more-now-what|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Mountain West Connection|language=en}}

The first challenge was held in 2009. The conferences agreed to a four-year deal, extending the challenge through 2012.{{cite news |title=Missouri Valley, MWC to start basketball series |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 15, 2009 |url=http://www.lvrj.com/sports/37627364.html |accessdate=January 16, 2009}} The challenge was not extended beyond its initial term and ended after 2012.{{cite news |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/mountain-west-missouri-valley-challenge-won-t-showcase-194507160.html#more-11595 |title=Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge won't showcase top teams |work=Yahoo Sports |first=Jeff |last=Eisenberg |date=May 16, 2012 |accessdate=December 6, 2013}} However, after a two-year hiatus, it was announced on April 2, 2015 that the conferences would renew the series in 2015 for another four years.{{cite news |url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2014-15/8021/mvc-and-mountain-west-renew-challenge-series/#.VR7ebclnBQN |title=MVC and Mountain West Renew Challenge Series |publisher=MVC-Sports.com |date=April 2, 2015}}

The MW–MVC Challenge occurred from mid-November through mid-December. The games were hosted by each of the institutions. Since its inception, one or more schools sat out each iteration due to unbalanced membership numbers. The first four series had at least one MVC squad without an opponent (including 2011 when two teams were not scheduled). Upon its resumption in 2015, it was the MW that had one team not participating.

The MW leads the eight season series with three wins, one loss, and four ties. Of the schools with more than two decisions, New Mexico (MW, .875) and Wichita State (MVC, .833) have the best percentages for their respective conferences.

Institution Records

= Missouri Valley Conference =

(1-3-4)

Institution	Wins	Losses	Percentage
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Valparaiso Crusaders	2	0	1.000
align=left\|Wichita State Shockers *	5	1	.833
align=left\|Indiana State Sycamores	5	3	.625
align=left\|Southern Illinois Salukis	3	3	.500
align=left\|Northern Iowa Panthers	4	4	.500
align=left\|Evansville Purple Aces	4	4	.500
align=left\|Drake Bulldogs	3	5	.375
align=left\|Illinois State Redbirds	2	5	.286
align=left\|Missouri State Bears	2	5	.286
align=left\|Loyola–Chicago Ramblers	1	3	.250
align=left\|Creighton Bluejays *	1	3	.250
align=left\|Bradley Braves	0	7	.000
align=right\|Overall\|\|32\|\|43\|\|.427

* Institution that is no longer a member of the MVC.

= Mountain West Conference =

(3-1-4)

Institution	Wins	Losses	Percentage
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Brigham Young Cougars *	2	0	1.000
align=left\|New Mexico Lobos	7	1	.875
align=left\|Nevada Wolf Pack	4	1	.800
align=left\|San Diego State Aztecs	6	2	.750
align=left\|Boise State Broncos	4	2	.667
align=left\|Wyoming Cowboys	5	3	.625
align=left\|Utah Utes *	1	1	.500
align=left\|Utah State Aggies	2	2	.500
align=left\|Nevada–Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels	4	4	.500
align=left\|Colorado State Rams	3	5	.375
align=left\|Air Force Falcons	3	5	.375
align=left\|Fresno State Bulldogs	1	2	.333
align=left\|Texas Christian Horned Frogs *	1	2	.333
align=left\|San Jose State Spartans	0	2	.000
align=right\|Overall\|\|43\|\|32\|\|.573

* Institution that is no longer a member of the MW.

Challenges

= 2009 =

The Missouri Valley Conference had ten members schools and the Mountain West Conference had nine member schools; accordingly, only nine match-ups were scheduled.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
Date Time, Television !MVC Opponent !MW Opponent !Result !Record !Site (Attendance) City, State
November 13, 2009 7:30 PM, The Mtn. \|Bradley \|at Brigham Young \|60–70 \|MW (1–0) \|Marriott Center (16,276) Provo, UT
November 20, 2009 5:05 PM \|at Indiana State \|Colorado State \|65–60 \|Tie (1–1) \|Hulman Center (4,308) Terre Haute, IN
November 21, 2009 7:05 PM \|Southern Illinois \|at Nevada–Las Vegas \|69–78 \|MW (2–1) \|Thomas & Mack Center (11,651) Paradise, NV
December 5, 2009 7:00 PM \|at Missouri State \|Air Force \|58–48 \|Tie (2–2) \|JQH Arena (7,524) Springfield, MO
December 12, 2009 6:05 PM \|at Wichita State \|Texas Christian \|80–68 \|MVC (3–2) \|Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
December 19, 2009 4:00 PM, The Mtn. \|Illinois State \|at Utah \|73–63 \|MVC (4–2) \|Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,403) Salt Lake City, UT
December 19, 2009 7:05 PM, The Mtn. \|Creighton \|at No. 19 New Mexico \|61–66 \|MVC (4–3) \|The Pit (14,333) Albuquerque, NM
December 22, 2009 7:05 PM, Metro Sports \|at Drake \|San Diego State \|73–76 ^OT \|Tie (4–4) \|The Knapp Center (4,012) Des Moines, IA
December 23, 2009 6:07 PM, CFU 15/ KWWL \|at Northern Iowa \|Wyoming \|72–54 \|MVC (5–4) \|McLeod Center (3,102) Cedar Falls, IA
colspan=6\|Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

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Date
Time, Television

!MVC
Opponent

!MW
Opponent

!Result

!Record

!Site (Attendance)
City, State

November 13, 2009
7:30 PM, The Mtn.

|Bradley

|at Brigham Young

|60–70

|MW (1–0)

|Marriott Center (16,276)
Provo, UT

November 20, 2009
5:05 PM

|at Indiana State

|Colorado State

|65–60

|Tie (1–1)

|Hulman Center (4,308)
Terre Haute, IN

November 21, 2009
7:05 PM

|Southern Illinois

|at Nevada–Las Vegas

|69–78

|MW (2–1)

|Thomas & Mack Center (11,651)
Paradise, NV

December 5, 2009
7:00 PM

|at Missouri State

|Air Force

|58–48

|Tie (2–2)

|JQH Arena (7,524)
Springfield, MO

December 12, 2009
6:05 PM

|at Wichita State

|Texas Christian

|80–68

|MVC (3–2)

|Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS

December 19, 2009
4:00 PM, The Mtn.

|Illinois State

|at Utah

|73–63

|MVC (4–2)

|Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,403)
Salt Lake City, UT

December 19, 2009
7:05 PM, The Mtn.

|Creighton

|at No. 19 New Mexico

|61–66

|MVC (4–3)

|The Pit (14,333)
Albuquerque, NM

December 22, 2009
7:05 PM, Metro Sports

|at Drake

|San Diego State

|73–76 ^OT

|Tie (4–4)

|The Knapp Center (4,012)
Des Moines, IA

December 23, 2009
6:07 PM, CFU 15/
KWWL

|at Northern Iowa

|Wyoming

|72–54

|MVC (5–4)

|McLeod Center (3,102)
Cedar Falls, IA

colspan=6|Winner denoted in bold.
(Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

Evansville did not participate in the 2009 Challenge.

= 2010 =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
Date Time, Television !MVC Opponent !MW Opponent !Result !Record !Site (Attendance) City, State
December 1, 2010 6:00 PM, The Mtn. \|Drake \|at Colorado State \|67–78 \|MW (1–0) \|Moby Arena (2,215) Fort Collins, CO
December 1, 2010 6:05 PM, KMTV \|at Creighton \|No. 21 Brigham Young \|65–77 \|MW (2–0) \|CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,532) Omaha, NE
December 1, 2010 6:05 PM \|at Illinois State \|No. 23 Nevada–Las Vegas \|51–82 \|MW (3–0) \|Redbird Arena (6,485) Normal, IL
December 1, 2010 6:05 PM \|at Southern Illinois \|New Mexico \|59–74 \|MW (4–0) \|SIU Arena (4,531) Carbondale, IL
December 4, 2010 12:00 PM, The Mtn. \|Northern Iowa \|at Texas Christian \|64–60 \|MW (4–1) \|Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,022) Fort Worth, TX
December 4, 2010 5:00 PM, The Mtn. \|Indiana State \|at Wyoming \|51–81 \|MW (5–1) \|Arena-Auditorium (7,008) Laramie, WY
December 4, 2010 6:05 PM, WTVP \|at Bradley \|Utah \|60–68 \|MW (6–1) \|Carver Arena (9,076) Peoria, IL
December 4, 2010 8:05 PM, The Mtn. \|Wichita State \|at San Diego State \|69–83 \|MW (7–1) \|Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 5, 2010 1:05 PM, The Mtn. \|Evansville \|at Air Force \|56–57 \|MW (8–1) \|Clune Arena (1,148) Colorado Springs, CO
colspan=6\|Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

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Date
Time, Television

!MVC
Opponent

!MW
Opponent

!Result

!Record

!Site (Attendance)
City, State

December 1, 2010
6:00 PM, The Mtn.

|Drake

|at Colorado State

|67–78

|MW (1–0)

|Moby Arena (2,215)
Fort Collins, CO

December 1, 2010
6:05 PM, KMTV

|at Creighton

|No. 21 Brigham Young

|65–77

|MW (2–0)

|CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,532)
Omaha, NE

December 1, 2010
6:05 PM

|at Illinois State

|No. 23 Nevada–Las Vegas

|51–82

|MW (3–0)

|Redbird Arena (6,485)
Normal, IL

December 1, 2010
6:05 PM

|at Southern Illinois

|New Mexico

|59–74

|MW (4–0)

|SIU Arena (4,531)
Carbondale, IL

December 4, 2010
12:00 PM, The Mtn.

|Northern Iowa

|at Texas Christian

|64–60

|MW (4–1)

|Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,022)
Fort Worth, TX

December 4, 2010
5:00 PM, The Mtn.

|Indiana State

|at Wyoming

|51–81

|MW (5–1)

|Arena-Auditorium (7,008)
Laramie, WY

December 4, 2010
6:05 PM, WTVP

|at Bradley

|Utah

|60–68

|MW (6–1)

|Carver Arena (9,076)
Peoria, IL

December 4, 2010
8:05 PM, The Mtn.

|Wichita State

|at San Diego State

|69–83

|MW (7–1)

|Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA

December 5, 2010
1:05 PM, The Mtn.

|Evansville

|at Air Force

|56–57

|MW (8–1)

|Clune Arena (1,148)
Colorado Springs, CO

colspan=6|Winner denoted in bold.
(Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

Missouri State did not participate in the 2010 Challenge.

= 2011 =

The Mountain West Conference had two member schools (Brigham Young, Utah) depart the conference and one school (Boise State) arrive prior to the 2011 Challenge, leaving the MW with eight member schools; accordingly, only eight match-ups were scheduled.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
Date Time, Television !MVC Opponent !MW Opponent !Result !Record !Site (Attendance) City, State
November 30, 2011 8:30 PM, The Mtn. \|No. 22 Creighton \|at San Diego State \|85–83 \|MVC (1–0) \|Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 3, 2011 12:30 PM \|at Northern Iowa \|Colorado State \|83–77 \|MVC (2–0) \|McLeod Center (4,015) Cedar Falls, IA
December 3, 2011 6:05 PM, Mediacom \|at Drake \|Air Force \|62–60 \|MVC (3–0) \|The Knapp Center (3,583) Des Moines, IA
December 3, 2011 6:05 PM \|at Evansville \|Texas Christian \|68–70 \|MVC (3–1) \|Ford Center (5,198) Evansville, IN
December 3, 2011 8:00 PM \|Indiana State \|at Boise State \|65–74 \|MVC (3–2) \|Taco Bell Arena (5,342) Boise, ID
December 3, 2011 8:00 PM \|Bradley \|at Wyoming \|49–66 \|Tied (3–3) \|Arena-Auditorium (4,643) Laramie, WY
December 3, 2011 8:00 PM, The Mtn. \|Missouri State \|at New Mexico \|60–76 \|MW (4–3) \|The Pit (14,077) Albuquerque, NM
December 4, 2011 2:05 PM, Cox Kansas 22/ Cox Las Vegas 96 \|at Wichita State \|No. 20 Nevada–Las Vegas \|89–70 \|Tied (4–4) \|Charles Koch Arena (10,466) Wichita, KS
colspan=6\|Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

Date
Time, Television

!MVC
Opponent

!MW
Opponent

!Result

!Record

!Site (Attendance)
City, State

November 30, 2011
8:30 PM, The Mtn.

|No. 22 Creighton

|at San Diego State

|85–83

|MVC (1–0)

|Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA

December 3, 2011
12:30 PM

|at Northern Iowa

|Colorado State

|83–77

|MVC (2–0)

|McLeod Center (4,015)
Cedar Falls, IA

December 3, 2011
6:05 PM, Mediacom

|at Drake

|Air Force

|62–60

|MVC (3–0)

|The Knapp Center (3,583)
Des Moines, IA

December 3, 2011
6:05 PM

|at Evansville

|Texas Christian

|68–70

|MVC (3–1)

|Ford Center (5,198)
Evansville, IN

December 3, 2011
8:00 PM

|Indiana State

|at Boise State

|65–74

|MVC (3–2)

|Taco Bell Arena (5,342)
Boise, ID

December 3, 2011
8:00 PM

|Bradley

|at Wyoming

|49–66

|Tied (3–3)

|Arena-Auditorium (4,643)
Laramie, WY

December 3, 2011
8:00 PM, The Mtn.

|Missouri State

|at New Mexico

|60–76

|MW (4–3)

|The Pit (14,077)
Albuquerque, NM

December 4, 2011
2:05 PM, Cox Kansas 22/
Cox Las Vegas 96

|at Wichita State

|No. 20 Nevada–Las Vegas

|89–70

|Tied (4–4)

|Charles Koch Arena (10,466)
Wichita, KS

colspan=6|Winner denoted in bold.
(Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

Illinois State and Southern Illinois did not participate in the 2011 Challenge.

= 2012 =

The Mountain West Conference had one member school (Texas Christian) depart the conference and two schools (Fresno State and Nevada) arrive prior to the 2012 Challenge, returning the conference to nine member schools; accordingly, nine match-ups were scheduled.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
Date Time, Television !MVC Opponent !MW Opponent !Result !Record !Site (Attendance) City, State
November 17, 2012 12:00 PM \|at Missouri State \|No. 23 San Diego State \|44–60 \|MW (1–0) \|JQH Arena (7,272) Springfield, MO
November 28, 2012 6:05 PM, Cox Nebraska 78 \|at No. 11 Creighton \|Boise State \|70–83 \|MW (2–0) \|CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,364) Omaha, NE
November 28, 2012 6:05 PM \|at Southern Illinois \|Fresno State \|57–54 \|MW (2–1) \|SIU Arena (5,409) Carbondale, IL
November 30, 2012 8:00 PM \|Drake \|at Nevada \|76–66 \|Tied (2–2) \|Lawlor Events Center (6,649) Reno, NV
December 1, 2012 12:05 PM, WTWO \|at Indiana State \|No. 25 New Mexico \|68–77 ^OT \|MW (3–2) \|Hulman Center (6,080) Terre Haute, IN
December 1, 2012 2:30 PM \|Evansville \|at Colorado State \|72–79 \|MW (4–2) \|Moby Arena (3,970) Fort Collins, CO
December 2, 2012 3:00 PM, Cox Kansas 22 \|Wichita State \|at Air Force \|72–69 \|MW (4–3) \|Clune Arena (1,793) Colorado Springs, CO
December 4, 2012 7:05 PM \|at Illinois State \|Wyoming \|67–81 \|MW (5–3) \|Redbird Arena (6,561) Normal, IL
December 19, 2012 8:00 PM, TWSN \|Northern Iowa \|at No. 21 Nevada–Las Vegas \|59–73 \|MW (6–3) \|Thomas & Mack Center (14,484) Paradise, NV
colspan=6\|Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

Date
Time, Television

!MVC
Opponent

!MW
Opponent

!Result

!Record

!Site (Attendance)
City, State

November 17, 2012
12:00 PM

|at Missouri State

|No. 23 San Diego State

|44–60

|MW (1–0)

|JQH Arena (7,272)
Springfield, MO

November 28, 2012
6:05 PM, Cox Nebraska 78

|at No. 11 Creighton

|Boise State

|70–83

|MW (2–0)

|CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,364)
Omaha, NE

November 28, 2012
6:05 PM

|at Southern Illinois

|Fresno State

|57–54

|MW (2–1)

|SIU Arena (5,409)
Carbondale, IL

November 30, 2012
8:00 PM

|Drake

|at Nevada

|76–66

|Tied (2–2)

|Lawlor Events Center (6,649)
Reno, NV

December 1, 2012
12:05 PM, WTWO

|at Indiana State

|No. 25 New Mexico

|68–77 ^OT

|MW (3–2)

|Hulman Center (6,080)
Terre Haute, IN

December 1, 2012
2:30 PM

|Evansville

|at Colorado State

|72–79

|MW (4–2)

|Moby Arena (3,970)
Fort Collins, CO

December 2, 2012
3:00 PM, Cox Kansas 22

|Wichita State

|at Air Force

|72–69

|MW (4–3)

|Clune Arena (1,793)
Colorado Springs, CO

December 4, 2012
7:05 PM

|at Illinois State

|Wyoming

|67–81

|MW (5–3)

|Redbird Arena (6,561)
Normal, IL

December 19, 2012
8:00 PM, TWSN

|Northern Iowa

|at No. 21 Nevada–Las Vegas

|59–73

|MW (6–3)

|Thomas & Mack Center (14,484)
Paradise, NV

colspan=6|Winner denoted in bold.
(Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

Bradley did not participate in the 2012 Challenge.

= 2015 =

The Challenge was not held as part of the 2013–14 or 2014–15 seasons. During this time period, the Missouri Valley Conference had one member school (Creighton{{Cite web|date=2013-03-20|language=en-US|title=Creighton Announces Conference Change, Jays to Join Big East|url=https://gocreighton.com/news/2013/3/20/creighton_announces_conference_change_jays_to_join_big_east.aspx|website=www.GoCreighton.com}}) depart the conference and one school (Loyola–Chicago{{Cite web|date=2013-04-19|language=en-US|title=Missouri Valley Conference Adds Loyola University Chicago|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2013/4/19/IMPORTED_STORY_6640_131414106879352096.aspx|website=www.MVC-Sports.com}}) arrive, maintaining the conference at ten member schools; the Mountain West Conference had two schools (San Jose State, Utah State{{Cite web|date=2012-05-04|language=en-US|title=Mountain West Chronology|url=https://themw.com/mountain-west-chronology/|website=www.TheMW.com}}) arrive, expanding the conference to eleven members. Accordingly, ten match-ups were scheduled.

Date Time, Television !MVC Opponent !MW Opponent !Result !Record !Site (Attendance) City, State
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
November 13, 2015 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	Air Force	77–75	MVC (1–0)	SIU Arena (4,759) Carbondale, IL
November 13, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN3	Illinois State	at San Diego State	61–71	Tied (1–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
November 14, 2015 10:00 AM, CSN Chicago	at Northern Iowa	Colorado State	78–84	MW (2–1)	McLeod Center (4,455) Cedar Falls, IA
November 16, 2015 5:00 PM, ESPN3	at Indiana State	Wyoming	70–55	Tied (2–2)	Hulman Center (3,601) Terre Haute, IN
November 18, 2015 7:00 PM, Root Sports	Loyola–Chicago	at New Mexico	51–75	MW (3–2)	WisePies Arena (11,951) Albuquerque, NM
December 1, 2015 6:00 PM, KOZL	at Missouri State	Utah State	68–69	MW (4–2)	JQH Arena (3,694) Springfield, MO
December 9, 2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at Wichita State	Nevada–Las Vegas	56–50	MW (4–3)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
December 12, 2015 5:00 PM	Drake	at Nevada	71–79	MW (5–3)	Lawlor Events Center (5,541) Reno, NV
December 20, 2015 12:00 PM, Root Sports	Bradley	at Boise State	70–90	MW (6–3)	Taco Bell Arena (4,405) Boise, ID
December 20, 2015 2:00 PM	Evansville	at Fresno State	85–77	MW (6–4)	Save Mart Center (5,251) Fresno, CA
colspan=6\|Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

San Jose State did not participate in the 2015 Challenge.

= 2016 =

Date Time, Television !MVC Opponent !MW Opponent !Result !Record !Site (Attendance) City, State
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
December 3, 2016 12:00 PM, ESPN3	at Evansville	Boise State	72–67	MVC (1–0)	Ford Center (3,773) Evansville, IN
December 3, 2016 1:00 PM, MC22	at Drake	Fresno State	76–78 ^OT	\| Tied (1–1)	The Knapp Center (2,633) Des Moines, IA
December 3, 2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	at Loyola–Chicago	San Diego State	65–59	MVC (2–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,189) Chicago, IL
December 3, 2016 3:00 PM, CBSSN	Wichita State	at Colorado State	82–67	\|MVC (3–1)	Moby Arena (6,918) Fort Collins, CO
December 3, 2016 4:00 PM, MWN	Northern Iowa	at Wyoming	73–81	MVC (3–2)	Arena-Auditorium (5,539) Laramie, WY
December 3, 2016 6:00 PM, CSN Chicago	at Bradley	Nevada	69–91	Tied (3–3)	Carver Arena (5,384) Peoria, IL
December 3, 2016 6:00 PM, CSN Chicago Plus	at Illinois State	New Mexico	79–74	\| MVC (4–3)	Redbird Arena (6,056) Normal, IL
December 3, 2016 7:00 PM	Missouri State	at Air Force	70–83	\| Tied (4–4)	Clune Arena (1,986) Colorado Springs, CO
December 3, 2016 7:00 PM	Indiana State	at Utah State	62–61	MVC (5–4)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,064) Logan, UT
December 19, 2016 8:00 PM	Southern Illinois	at Nevada–Las Vegas	61–68	Tied (5–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (11,758) Paradise, NV
colspan=6\|Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

San Jose State did not participate in the 2016 Challenge.

= 2017 =

The Missouri Valley Conference had one member school (Wichita State{{Cite web|date=2017-04-07|language=en-US|title=Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2017/4/7/GEN_0407172824.aspx|website=www.TheAmerican.org}}) depart the conference and one school (Valparaiso{{Cite web|date=2017-05-25|language=en-US|title=It's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2017/5/25/GEN_0525175700.aspx|website=www.MVC-Sports.com}}) arrive prior to the 2017 Challenge, maintaining the conference at ten member schools; accordingly, ten match-ups were scheduled.

Date Time, Television !MVC Opponent !MW Opponent !Result !Record !Site (Attendance) City, State
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
November 28, 2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Missouri State	Colorado State	77–67	MVC (1–0)	JQH Arena (4,895) Springfield, MO
November 28, 2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Valparaiso	Utah State	72–65	MVC (2–0)	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,949) Valparaiso, IN
November 28, 2017 7:00 PM	Loyola–Chicago	at Boise State	53–87	MVC (2–1)	Taco Bell Arena (3,738) Boise, ID
November 29, 2017 5:00 PM, ESPN3	at Indiana State	Air Force	74–64	MVC (3–1)	Hulman Center (3,797) Terre Haute, IN
November 29, 2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Northern Iowa	Nevada–Las Vegas	77–68 ^OT	MVC (4–1)	McLeod Center (4,546) Cedar Falls, IA
November 29, 2017 7:00 PM, AT&T RM	Evansville	at New Mexico	59–78	MVC (4–2)	Dreamstyle Arena (8,943) Albuquerque, NM
November 29, 2017 8:00 PM, Stadium	Illinois State	at Nevada	68–98	MVC (4–3)	Lawlor Events Center (8,293) Reno, NV
December 2, 2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	San Jose State	76–58	MVC (5–3)	SIU Arena (4,026) Carbondale, IL
December 2, 2017 4:00 PM	Drake	at Wyoming	89–96 ^OT	MVC (5–4)	Arena-Auditorium (4,853) Laramie, WY
December 3, 2017 4:00 PM, Stadium	Bradley	at San Diego State	52–75	Tied (5–5)	Viejas Arena (11,102) San Diego, CA
colspan=6\|Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

Fresno State did not participate in the 2017 Challenge.

= 2018 =

Date Time, Television !MVC Opponent !MW Opponent !Result !Record !Site (Attendance) City, State
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November 27, 2018 6:00 PM, MC22	at Drake	Boise State	83–74	MVC (1–0)	The Knapp Center (2,543) Des Moines, IA
November 27, 2018 6:00 PM, ESPNews	at Loyola–Chicago	No. 5 Nevada	65–79	Tied (1–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963) Chicago, IL
November 27, 2018 7:00 PM	Southern Illinois	at Colorado State	82–67	MVC (2–1)	Moby Arena (2,566) Fort Collins, CO
November 28, 2018 5:00 PM, ESPN+	at Evansville	Wyoming	86–78	MVC (3–1)	Ford Center (4,709) Evansville, IN
November 28, 2018 7:00 PM	Northern Iowa	at Utah State	52–71	MVC (3–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (5,134) Logan, UT
November 28, 2018 7:15 PM	Missouri State	at Air Force	69–88	Tied (3–3)	Clune Arena (1,629) Colorado Springs, CO
November 28, 2018 8:00 PM	Indiana State	at San Jose State	86–57	MVC (4–3)	Event Center Arena (1,523) San Jose, CA
November 28, 2018 8:30 PM, AT&T RM	Valparaiso	at Nevada–Las Vegas	72–64	MVC (5–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (7,587) Paradise, NV
December 1, 2018 1:00 PM, ESPN+	at Illinois State	San Diego State	65–75	MVC (5–4)	Redbird Arena (6,245) Normal, IL
December 1, 2018 6:00 PM, ESPN+	at Bradley	New Mexico	75–85	Tied (5–5)	Carver Arena (5,494) Peoria, IL
colspan=6\|Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)).

Fresno State did not participate in the 2018 Challenge.

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