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Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

The Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament, currently promoted as Hoops in the Heartland, is an annual basketball tournament which features the women's basketball teams of each of the Missouri Valley Conference member universities. The tournament determines which MVC team receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Number of teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumVibrant Arena at The MARK
Current locationMoline, Illinois
Played1983, 1987–1992 (as Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament)
1993–present (as MVC Tournament)
Last contest2024
Current championDrake Bulldogs
Most championshipsMissouri State Lady Bears (11)
Official websiteMVC-Sports.com Women's Basketball

First held at the end of the 1982–83 basketball season, the tournament was originally conducted by the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference, a women's sports conference formed in that school year by six MVC members plus four members of what is now known as the Summit League. In 1985, the Gateway took on football as its only men's sport. Following the 1991–92 school year, the MVC absorbed the women's side of the Gateway (which by that time had eight MVC members) and spun off its football side into what is now the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The MVC maintains all historic records of Gateway women's sports.

Tournament champions by year

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YearChampionScoreRunner-upMVPLocation
1983Illinois State62–54Southern IllinoisNone SelectedHorton Field House • Normal, Illinois
1984Not Held
1985
1986
1987Southern Illinois53–51Eastern IllinoisNone SelectedSIU Arena • Carbondale, Illinois
1988Eastern Illinois80–79Illinois StateNone SelectedHorton Field House • Normal, Illinois
1989Illinois State70–53Southern IllinoisNone Selected
1990Southern Illinois71–54Illinois StateAmy Rakers, Southern IllinoisSIU Arena • Carbondale, Illinois
1991Southwest Missouri State[a]74–61Southern IllinoisNone SelectedHammons Student Center • Springfield, Missouri
1992Southwest Missouri State[a]86–69Southern IllinoisNone Selected
1993Southwest Missouri State[a]54–53Southern IllinoisNone Selected
1994Southwest Missouri State[a]88–71CreightonTina Robbins, Southwest Missouri State
1995Drake71–68 (OT)Southwest Missouri State[a]Tricia Wakely, Drake
1996Southwest Missouri State[a]59–56Illinois StateLaTanya Davis, Southwest Missouri StateRedbird Arena • Normal, Illinois
1997Drake78–59Wichita StateKeisha Cox, DrakeHammons Student Center • Springfield, Missouri
1998Drake73–59Southwest Missouri State[a]Tammi Blackstone, Drake
1999Evansville75–72 (OT)CreightonShyla McKibbon, EvansvilleRedbird Arena • Normal, Illinois
2000Drake70–67Southwest Missouri State[a]Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri StateHammons Student Center • Springfield, Missouri
2001Southwest Missouri State[a]84–69DrakeJackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State
2002Creighton77–74DrakeChristy Neneman, Creighton
2003Southwest Missouri State[a]64–55Indiana StateKari Koch, Southwest Missouri StateKnapp Center • Des Moines, Iowa
2004Southwest Missouri State[a]74–67DrakeJenni Lingor, Missouri StateHammons Student Center • Springfield, Missouri
2005Illinois State72–70Indiana StateJaci McCormack, Illinois StateRedbird Arena • Normal, Illinois
2006Missouri State64–55Indiana StateKari Koch, Missouri StateHammons Student Center • Springfield, Missouri
2007Drake65–64 (OT)CreightonLindsay Whorton, DrakeKnapp Center • Des Moines, Iowa
2008Illinois State70–62DrakeKristi Cirone, Illinois StateFamily Arena • St. Charles, Missouri
2009Evansville47–45CreightonAshley Austin, Evansville
2010Northern Iowa54–53CreightonLizzie Boeck, Northern Iowa
2011Northern Iowa69–41Missouri StateJacqui Kalin, Northern Iowa
2012Creighton53–38DrakeCarli Tritz, Creighton
2013Wichita State69–65Illinois StateAlex Harden, Wichita State
2014Wichita State73-49DrakeAlex Harden, Wichita State
2015Wichita State85–71Missouri StateAlex Harden, Wichita State
2016Missouri State73–49Northern IowaTyonna Snow, Missouri StateiWireless Center • Moline, Illinois
2017Drake74–69 (OT)[1]Northern IowaCaitlin Ingle, Drake
2018Drake75–63[2]Northern IowaMaddy Dean, Drake
2019Missouri State94–79[3]DrakeAlexa Willard, Missouri State
2020Canceled due to COVID-19
2021Bradley78-70[4]DrakeGabi Haack, BradleyTaxSlayer Center • Moline, Illinois
2022Illinois State50–48[5]Northern IowaJuJu Redmond, Illinois State
2023Drake89–71[6]BelmontMaggie Bair, DrakeVibrant Arena at The MARK • Moline, Illinois
2024Drake76–75[7]Missouri StateKatie Dinnebier, Drake
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Became Missouri State effective with the 2005–06 school year.

Tournament championships by school

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School# of Tournament ChampionshipsLast Tournament Championship
Missouri State112019
Drake92024
Illinois State52022
Wichita State†32015
Creighton†22012
Evansville22009
Northern Iowa22011
Southern Illinois21990
Bradley12021
Eastern Illinois†11988
  • †Former member of the MVC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WBB Tournament Championship: Drake 74, UNI 69 (OT)". The Valley (Missouri Valley Conference). March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "WBB Tournament Championship: Drake 75, UNI 63". Missouri Valley Conference. March 11, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lady Bears Capture 11th MVC Tourney Title with 94-79 Win Over No. 21 Drake". Missouri Valley Conference. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Valley Champs Set to Dance". Bradley University. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Illinois State Claims MVC WBB Tournament Title with 50-48 Win Over UNI" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "MVC Hoops in the Heartland Championship - Drake 89, Belmont 71" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. March 12, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Drake Punches Its Ticket to NCAA Tournament". Missouri Valley Conference. March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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