Year |
MVC Champion |
Score |
Runner-up |
Tournament MVP |
Venue (and city) |
1977 |
Southern Illinois |
82–69 |
West Texas State |
None Selected |
Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
1978 |
Creighton |
54–52 |
Indiana State |
None Selected |
Civic Auditorium (Omaha, Nebraska) |
1979 |
Indiana State |
69–59 |
New Mexico State |
None Selected |
Hulman Center (Terre Haute, Indiana) |
1980 |
Bradley |
62–59 |
West Texas State |
None Selected |
Robertson Memorial Field House (Peoria, Illinois) |
1981 |
Creighton |
70–64 |
Wichita State |
None Selected |
Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
1982 |
Tulsa |
90–77 |
Illinois State |
None Selected |
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
1983 |
Illinois State |
84–64 |
Tulsa |
None Selected |
Horton Fieldhouse (Normal, Illinois) |
1984 |
Tulsa |
70–68 (OT) |
Creighton |
None Selected |
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
1985 |
Wichita State |
84–82 |
Tulsa |
None Selected |
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
1986 |
Tulsa |
74–58 |
Bradley |
Brian Rahilly, Tulsa |
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
1987 |
Wichita State |
79–74 (OT) |
Tulsa |
Gary Cundiff, Wichita State |
Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
1988 |
Bradley |
83–59 |
Illinois State |
Hersey Hawkins, Bradley |
Carver Arena (Peoria, Illinois) |
1989 |
Creighton |
79–77 |
Southern Illinois |
Chad Gallagher, Creighton |
Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
1990 |
Illinois State |
81–78 |
Southern Illinois |
Rickey Jackson, Illinois State |
Redbird Arena (Normal, Illinois) |
1991 |
Creighton |
68–52 |
Missouri State |
Bob Harstad, Creighton |
Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1992 |
Missouri State |
71–68 |
Tulsa |
Jackie Crawford, Missouri State |
St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1993 |
Southern Illinois |
70–59 |
Illinois State |
Ashraf Amaya, Southern Illinois |
St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1994 |
Southern Illinois |
77–74 |
Northern Iowa |
Cam Johnson, Northern Iowa |
St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1995 |
Southern Illinois |
77–62 |
Tulsa |
Chris Carr, Southern Illinois |
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1996 |
Tulsa |
60–46 |
Bradley |
Shea Seals, Tulsa |
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1997 |
Illinois State |
75–72 |
Missouri State |
Rico Hill, Illinois State |
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1998 |
Illinois State |
84–74 |
Missouri State |
Dan Muller, Illinois State |
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1999 |
Creighton |
70–61 |
Evansville |
Rodney Buford, Creighton |
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2000 |
Creighton |
57–45 |
Missouri State |
Ryan Sears, Creighton |
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2001 |
Indiana State |
69–63 |
Bradley |
Michael Menser, Indiana State |
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2002 |
Creighton |
84–76 |
Southern Illinois |
Kyle Korver, Creighton |
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2003 |
Creighton |
80–56 |
Southern Illinois |
Kyle Korver, Creighton |
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2004 |
Northern Iowa |
79–74 (2OT) |
Missouri State |
Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa |
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2005 |
Creighton |
75–57 |
Missouri State |
Johnny Mathies, Creighton |
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2006 |
Southern Illinois |
59–46 |
Bradley |
Randal Falker, Southern Illinois |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2007 |
Creighton |
67–61 |
Southern Illinois |
Nate Funk, Creighton |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2008 |
Drake |
79–49 |
Illinois State |
Adam Emmenecker, Drake |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2009 |
Northern Iowa |
60–57 (OT) |
Illinois State |
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2010 |
Northern Iowa |
67–52 |
Wichita State |
Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2011 |
Indiana State |
60–56 |
Missouri State |
Jermaine Mallett, Missouri State |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2012 |
Creighton |
83–79 (OT) |
Illinois State |
Doug McDermott, Creighton |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2013 |
Creighton |
68–65 |
Wichita State |
Doug McDermott, Creighton |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2014 |
Wichita State |
83–69 |
Indiana State |
Tekele Cotton, Wichita State |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2015 |
Northern Iowa |
69–60 |
Illinois State |
Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2016 |
Northern Iowa |
56–54 |
Evansville |
Wes Washpun, Northern Iowa |
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |