The 2024 MVC Women’s basketball tournament schedule is out. The Missouri Valley Conference games start-up on March 14th through the Championship game on March 17th. The tournament is known as “Hoops in the Heartland.” All games will take place at Vibrant Arena located in Moline, Illinois.
How Does the MVC Seeding Work for the Women’s Tournament?
For the 2024 tourney, all 12 teams qualify for the tournament. The team seeds are by record in conference. If two teams are tied, the head-to-head record is used to break the tie. If a split, then the NCAA NET rankings that are available on the day after regular season play concludes are used.
2024 MVC Women’s Basketball Standings
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 |
| 1 | Drake | 19–1 | |
| 2 | Belmont | 17–3 | |
| 3 | Missouri State | 15–5 | |
| 4 | Northern Iowa | 14–6 | |
| 5 | Illinois State | 13–7 | |
| 6 | Murray State | 12–8 | |
| 7 | UIC | 10–10 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois | 6–14 | 1–1 vs. UIC |
| 9 | Indiana State | 6–14 | 0–1 vs. UIC |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 4–16 | |
| 11 | Bradley | 2–18 | 1–0 vs. Evansville |
| 12 | Evansville | 2–18 | 0–1 vs. Bradley |
2024 Women’s MVC Basketball Tournament Schedule
The 2024 Women’s MVC basketball tournament schedule is set. The first games will take place on Saturday March 9th, 2024. The 2024 Women’s MVC Championship game is scheduled for March 17, 2024. The winner of Hoops in the Heartland earns the automatic bid to March Madness for the Missouri Valley Conference. Last updated 17 March, 2024
| Game | Time * | Matchup | Score | Television |
| Opening Round – Thursday, March 14 | ||||
| 1 | 12:00 PM | No. 8 Southern Illinois vs. No. 9 Indiana State | 54–66 | MVC TV |
| 2 | 2:30 PM | No. 5 Illinois State vs. No. 12 Evansville | 85–64 | |
| 3 | 6:00 PM | No. 7 UIC vs. No. 10 Valparaiso | 79–77 | |
| 4 | 8:30 PM | No. 6 Murray State vs. No. 11 Bradley | 87–49 | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||
| 5 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 Drake vs. No. 9 Indiana State | 79–57 | MVC TV |
| 6 | 2:30 PM | No. 4 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 Illinois State | 79–75 | |
| 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 2 Belmont vs. No. 7 UIC | 70–65 | |
| 8 | 8:30 PM | No. 3 Missouri State vs. No. 6 Murray State | 71–70 | |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 16 | ||||
| 9 | 1:30 PM | No. 1 Drake vs. No. 4 Northern Iowa | 92 – 83 | MVC TV |
| 10 | 4:00 PM | No. 2 Belmont vs. No. 3 Missouri State | 48 – 63 | |
| Final – Sunday, March 17 | ||||
| 11 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 Drake vs. No. 3 Missouri State | – | ESPN2 |
| * Game times in CST; rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
Printable 2024 Women’s MVC Basketball Tournament Bracket
The printable 2024 Women’s MVC bracket/schedule is above. The table format is easier to print for most people. You can check out the MVC tournament hub here. As the conference tournaments wrap up, you can see which women’s teams have earned their conference’s automatic bid here. We also have the 2024 Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket posted for you to do your own bracketology before selection Sunday.
