Men's Basketball

Missouri Valley Conference Reveals 2025-26 Men's Basketball Slate

The Missouri Valley Conference has released its 2025-26 men's basketball conference slate, which features a 20-game schedule for league members.

Conference members will play a total of 110 league games, with each of the league's 11 teams facing 10 MVC opponents twice (home & away).  Every league team plays at least one MVC game before Christmas with the season tipping off with UIC at Belmont on Saturday, Dec. 13.

The 2025-26 season culminates with Arch Madness (March 5-8), as all 11 teams will compete in the State Farm MVC Tournament at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.  Drake earned last year's regular-season and tournament crowns.  The league had four teams in post-season play (Bradley-NIT, Drake-NCAA, Illinois State-CBI champions, and UNI-NIT).

The Conference will reveal tipoff times and television information at a later date.
 
Day Date Game Site
Saturday Dec. 13 *UIC at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Tuesday Dec. 16 *Belmont at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Wednesday Dec. 17 *UNI at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Thursday Dec. 18 *Bradley at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Thursday Dec. 18 *Drake at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Thursday Dec. 18 *Illinois State at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Sunday Dec. 21 *Drake at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Sunday Dec. 21 *Indiana State at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Sunday Dec. 21 *Southern Illinois at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Sunday Dec. 21 *Murray State at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Monday Dec. 29 *Belmont at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Monday Dec. 29 *Evansville at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Monday Dec. 29 *Illinois State at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Monday Dec. 29 *Southern Illinois at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Monday Dec. 29 *Valparaiso at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Thursday Jan. 1 *Bradley at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Thursday Jan. 1 *Evansville at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Thursday Jan. 1 *Murray State at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Thursday Jan. 1 *Indiana State at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Thursday Jan. 1 *Valparaiso at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Sunday Jan. 4 *Indiana State at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Sunday Jan. 4 *Bradley at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Sunday Jan. 4 *UNI at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Sunday Jan. 4 *Southern Illinois at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Sunday Jan. 4 *UIC at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Wednesday Jan. 7 *Drake at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Wednesday Jan. 7 *Murray State at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Wednesday Jan. 7 *Belmont at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Wednesday Jan. 7 *Southern Illinois at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Wednesday Jan. 7 *Illinois State at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Saturday Jan. 10 *Belmont at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday Jan. 10 *UNI at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 10 *UIC at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 10 *Evansville at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Saturday Jan. 10 *Valparaiso at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Tuesday Jan. 13 *Bradley at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Tuesday Jan. 13 *UIC at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Tuesday Jan. 13 *Valparaiso at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Wednesday Jan. 14 *Drake at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Wednesday Jan. 14 *Illinois State at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Saturday Jan. 17 *Drake at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 17 *Bradley at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 17 *Indiana State at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Saturday Jan. 17 *Belmont at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 17 *UNI at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Tuesday Jan. 20 *Evansville at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Wednesday Jan. 21 *Indiana State at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Wednesday Jan. 21 *Murray State at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday Jan. 21 *UNI at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Wednesday Jan. 21 *Southern Illinois at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Saturday Jan. 24 *UIC at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 24 *Drake at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Saturday Jan. 24 *Murray State at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sunday Jan. 25 *Illinois State at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Sunday Jan. 25 *Southern Illinois at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Tuesday Jan. 27 *Indiana State at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Wednesday Jan. 28 *Belmont at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Wednesday Jan. 28 *Evansville at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday Jan. 28 *Illinois State at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Wednesday Jan. 28 *UNI at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 31 *Bradley at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday Jan. 31 *Evansville at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Saturday Jan. 31 *Murray State at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday Jan. 31 *UIC at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 31 *Valparaiso at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Tuesday Feb. 3 *Drake at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Tuesday Feb. 3 *UIC at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Tuesday Feb. 3 *Indiana State at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Tuesday Feb. 3 *Southern Illinois at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Tuesday Feb. 3 *Valparaiso at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Friday Feb. 6 *Bradley at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Friday Feb. 6 *Belmont at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Friday Feb. 6 *Drake at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Friday Feb. 6 *Murray State at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Friday Feb. 6 *Evansville at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Monday Feb. 9 *Belmont at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Monday Feb. 9 *Illinois State at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Monday Feb. 9 *UNI at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Monday Feb. 9 *Southern Illinois at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Monday Feb. 9 *Valparaiso at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Thursday Feb. 12 *UNI at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Thursday Feb. 12 *UIC at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Thursday Feb. 12 *Murray State at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Thursday Feb. 12 *Evansville at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Thursday Feb. 12 *Valparaiso at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Sunday Feb. 15 *Illinois State at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Sunday Feb. 15 *Belmont at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Sunday Feb. 15 *Drake at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sunday Feb. 15 *Bradley at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Sunday Feb. 15 *Indiana State at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Wednesday Feb. 18 *UIC at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Wednesday Feb. 18 *Murray State at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Wednesday Feb. 18 *UNI at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Wednesday Feb. 18 *Southern Illinois at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday Feb. 18 *Bradley at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Saturday Feb. 21 *Evansville at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Saturday Feb. 21 *Illinois State at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Saturday Feb. 21 *Indiana State at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday Feb. 21 *Southern Illinois at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Saturday Feb. 21 *Valparaiso at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Tuesday Feb. 24 *Bradley at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Wednesday Feb. 25 *Evansville at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Wednesday Feb. 25 *Illinois State at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Wednesday Feb. 25 *Indiana State at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Wednesday Feb. 25 *Drake at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Saturday Feb. 28 *Valparaiso at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Sunday March 1 *Murray State at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Sunday March 1 *Belmont at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Sunday March 1 *UIC at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Sunday March 1 *UNI at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
*MVC game