The 2012 MVC basketball tournament will be held March 1st through March 4th at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The tournament is officially sponsored by State Farm and is also referred to as “Arch Madness.” The 10 members of the MVC will play each other in a single elimination tournament with the champion obtaining the conference’s automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA basketball tournament. This will be the 22nd consecutive year the tournament is held in St. Louis, Missouri. The times and TV network coverage is based on the 2012 MVC basketball tournament schedule and is subject to change until the league announces the final tournament schedule.
2012 MVC Tournament Venue
The 2012 MVC basketball tournament is being held in the Scottrade Center which seats 19,150 fans and is located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The arena first opened in 1994 and is the regular home for the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. The Scottrade Center hosts more than 170 events a year and expands its overall seating for “Arch Madness” or the MVC Tournament. The 2007 MVC Tournament saw 22,612 fans attend the tourney for the largest crowd to attend a game in the venue (happened twice).
2012 MVC Basketball Tournament Schedule
2012 MVC Basketball Tournament First Round
March 1st, 2012
#9 seed vs #8 seed 6:05 PM MVC TV
Scottrade Center
#7 seed vs #10 seed 8:30 PM MVC TV
2012 MVC Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
March 2nd, 2012
#1 seed vs #8/9 winner 12:05 PM MVC TV
#4 seed vs #5 seed 2:35 PM MVC TV
#2 seed vs #7/10 winner 6:05 PM MVC TV
#3 seed vs #6 seed 8:35 PM MVC TV
2012 MVC Basketball Tournament Semifinals
March 3rd, 2012
MVC Tournament Semifinals Game 1 1:35 PM MVC TV
MVC Tournament Semifinals Game 2 4:05 PM MVC TV
2012 MVC Tournament Championship Game
March 4th, 2012 – MVC Tournament Championship 1:05 PM CBS
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