2021 MVC Softball Championship Bracket

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The field for the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship is set for next week's event in Evansville, Ind. hosted by Evansville.

Illinois State won the Regular-Season Championship and the No. 1 Seed for the MVC Championship having gone 17-5 against Valley opponents.  This is the 14th-time in school history that the Redbirds earned the No. 1 Seed.  Illinois State will not play until the semifinals at 11:00 a.m. (CT) on Friday, May 14.  Northern Iowa took the tournament's No. 2 Seed and will have to wait to see who their opponent is, as their first game will be the second semifinal on Friday, May 14 at 2:00 p.m. (CT).

No. 8 Evansville faces No. 9 Loyola in the first game of the Championship on Wednesday, May 12 at 11:00 a.m. (CT) followed by No. 7 Indiana State versus No. 10 Valparaiso that same day at 2:00 p.m. (CT).  

No. 5 Drake will play the winner of Evansville/Loyola on Thursday, May 13 at 10:00 a.m. (CT) while Bradley (No. 6) will get the winner of Indiana State/Valparaiso at 1:00 p.m. (CT).  Teams that win in the morning on Thursday, May 13 will have to play again facing No. 4 Southern Illinois (4:00 p.m. CT game time) or No. 3 Missouri State (7:00 p.m. CT).  

Follow the Action
Fans can follow the MVC Softball Championship on ESPN+ for all games played May 12-15.

Social Media
Fans can also follow along via several Missouri Valley Conference social media outlets including Twitter (@MVCsports, #MVCSoftball), Facebook (facebook.com/MissouriValleyConference) and Instagram (instagram.com/MVCsports).