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{{short description|US college athletic conference}}{{For|the related football-only conference|Missouri Valley Football Conference}}

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{{Infobox sports league
| name            = Missouri Valley Conference
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| font_color      = white
| title           = 
| logo            = Missouri Valley Conference logo.svg
| logo_size       = 180
| founded         = {{start date and age|1907}}
| association     = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division        = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision     = non-football
| teams           = 11
| sports          = 18
| mens            = 8
| womens          = 10
| region          = [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] & [[Southern United States]]
| headquarters    = [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| commissioner    = [[Jeff Jackson (basketball)|Jeff Jackson]]
| since           = 2021
| TV              = [[ESPN]]<br>
[[CBS]]/[[CBS Sports Network|CBSSN]]<br>
[[Gray Media]]
| website         = {{URL|https://mvc-sports.com/}}
| map             = Missouri Valley Conference map.svg
| map_size        = 250
}}

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The '''Missouri Valley Conference''' (also called '''MVC''' or simply "'''The Valley'''") is the fourth-oldest collegiate [[List of NCAA conferences|athletic conference]] in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] though with substantial extension into the South in states like [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Arkansas]].

==History==
The MVC was established in 1907 (its charter member schools: the [[University of Kansas]], [[University of Missouri]], [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]], and [[Washington University in St. Louis]]) as the [[Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (MVIAA), 12 years after the [[Big Ten Conference]], the only Division I conference that is older. It is the fourth-oldest college athletic conference in the United States, after the Big Ten Conference and the [[NCAA Division III]]'s [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (MIAA) and [[Ohio Athletic Conference]] (OAC).<ref>{{cite journal |title=History of the MIAA – America's Oldest Collegiate Conference |url=https://www.miaa.org/about_the_miaa/history/index |website=MIAA |access-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=osu1486662800883214&disposition=inline |title=Archived copy |access-date=2023-09-05 |archive-date=2019-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904113041/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file%3Faccession%3Dosu1486662800883214%26disposition%3Dinline |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The MVIAA split in 1928, with most of the larger schools (the [[University of Kansas]], [[University of Missouri]], [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]], Iowa Agricultural College (now [[Iowa State University]]), [[Kansas State University]], and [[University of Oklahoma]]) forming a conference that retained the MVIAA name; this conference evolved into the [[Big Eight Conference]]. The Big Eight merged with four Texas schools of the [[Southwest Conference]] to form the [[Big 12 Conference]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 August 1996 |title=Merger Creates Dynamite Dozen |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-27-sp-38013-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20141015200907/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-08-27/sports/sp-38013_1_big-west |archive-date=15 October 2014 |access-date=14 October 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

The smaller MVIAA schools (Drake, Grinnell and Washington University in St. Louis), plus Oklahoma A&M (now [[Oklahoma State University]], which joined the Big Eight in 1957), were joined by Creighton to form the MVC, which retained the old MVIAA's administrative staff.

To this day, it has never been definitively established which conference was the original and which was the spinoff, though the Big Eight would go on to become the more prestigious of the two. During the Big Eight's run, both conferences claimed 1907 as their founding date, and the same history through 1927.

MVC teams held a 74–27 non-conference record during the [[2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07 college basketball season]], including a record of 44–1 at home. The Valley finished in the top six of the RPI and ahead of a BCS conference for the second consecutive year, while also garnering multiple NCAA bids for the ninth straight year and 12th of 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/pdf6/89788.pdf?ATCLID=1274954&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&SPSID=96987|title=MVC in the NCAA and NIT|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202537/http://www.mvc-sports.com/pdf6/89788.pdf?ATCLID=1274954&SPID=2901&DB_OEM_ID=7600&SPSID=96987|archive-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref>

The MVC has not sponsored [[Missouri Valley Conference football|football]] since 1985, when it was a hybrid I-A/I-AA (now FBS and FCS, respectively) conference. However, five members have football programs in the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]] (MVFC) (known as the Gateway from 1985 to 2008) of Division I FCS, and two others compete in another FCS conference, the [[Pioneer Football League]]. The Missouri Valley Conference shares its name with the MVFC, and all three conferences operate from the same headquarters complex in [[St. Louis]]; however, the three are separate administratively.

After weeks of speculation,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/03/30/wichita-state-gregg-marshall-aac-american-athletic-conference-missouri-valley|title=Sources: Wichita State in talks to join AAC|last=Thamel|first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |work=SI.com|access-date=April 4, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401144441/https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/03/30/wichita-state-gregg-marshall-aac-american-athletic-conference-missouri-valley|archive-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Katz |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Katz |title=Source: Wichita St. eyes 2017 move to AAC |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/19042825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402191408/http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/19042825/wichita-state-shockers-eyes-2017-move-american-athletic-conference |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |access-date=October 21, 2024 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref> [[Wichita State Shockers|Wichita State]] announced on April 7, 2017, that it would leave the conference to join the [[American Athletic Conference]] starting with the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theamerican.org/news/2017/4/7/GEN_0407172824.aspx |title=American Athletic Conference - Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference |publisher=American Athletic Conference |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514060953/http://theamerican.org/news/2017/4/7/GEN_0407172824.aspx |archive-date=May 14, 2017 }}</ref> The conference announced it extended an invitation to [[Valparaiso University]] on May 9, 2017;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/news/archives/2016-17/9552/the-valley-invites-valparaiso-university/#.WRIuZlLMwy4 |title=Missouri Valley Conference - The Valley Invites Valparaiso University |publisher=Mvc-sports.com |access-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513074229/http://www.mvc-sports.com/news/archives/2016-17/9552/the-valley-invites-valparaiso-university/#.WRIuZlLMwy4 |archive-date=May 13, 2017 }}</ref> and on May 25, the MVC announced that Valparaiso would officially join the following July 1.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2016-17/9590/its-official--welcome-valparaiso/#.WSfRuxPyu1s |title=It's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=May 26, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612111857/http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2016-17/9590/its-official--welcome-valparaiso/#.WSfRuxPyu1s |archive-date=June 12, 2017 }}</ref>

The most recent changes to the core MVC membership were announced during the 2021–22 school year. On September 28, 2021, the MVC and [[Belmont University]] jointly announced that the school would leave the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] for the MVC effective July 1, 2022.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://belmontbruins.com/general/2021-22/releases/20210927xedytv |title=Belmont University to Join Missouri Valley Conference |publisher=Belmont Bruins |date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2021}}</ref> Then, on November 16, [[Loyola University Chicago]] announced it would leave the MVC at the same time, joining the [[Atlantic 10 Conference]].<ref name=LoyolaA10>{{cite press release|url=https://atlantic10.com/news/2021/11/16/general-atlantic-10-conference-accepts-loyola-university-chicago-as-full-member-institution.aspx |title=Atlantic 10 Conference Accepts Loyola University Chicago as Full Member Institution |publisher=Atlantic 10 Conference |date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> On the same day Loyola announced its departure, CBS Sports reported that the MVC was actively pursuing further expansion, having entered into talks with the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] (known athletically as Kansas City), [[Murray State University]], and the [[University of Texas at Arlington]] (UT Arlington). The report indicated that the latter two were considered the strongest candidates, but that all three were likely to receive invitations in the coming months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/missouri-valley-conference-loses-loyola-chicago-but-pursuing-murray-state-ut-arlington-and-kansas-city/ |title=Missouri Valley Conference loses Loyola Chicago but pursuing Murray State, UT Arlington and Kansas City |first=Matt |last=Norlander |website=CBSSports.com |date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> On January 7, 2022, the MVC announced that Murray State would officially join the conference on July 1 of that year.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/1/7/general-murray-state-university-joins-the-missouri-valley-conference.aspx |title=Murray State University Joins The Missouri Valley Conference|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=January 7, 2022|access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> UT Arlington would soon remove itself from the list of candidates by announcing a 2022 move to the [[Western Athletic Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://wacsports.com/general/2021-22/releases/20220120nrv7nj |title=University of Texas at Arlington Accepts Invitation to Join WAC |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=January 21, 2022 |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>

Shortly before Murray State was officially announced as an incoming MVC member, Matt Brown of the ''Extra Points'' college sports blog reported that the MVC was also in membership discussions with the [[University of Illinois Chicago]] (UIC), then a member of the [[Horizon League]]. On the same weekend that Murray State's arrival was officially announced, MVC officials made a site visit to UIC. Brown's sources indicated that an invitation to UIC was likely. Brown noted that with the MVC losing Loyola, league officials believed that maintaining a presence in the city was a top priority, stating (emphasis in original):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.extrapointsmb.com/breaking-mvc-expected-to-add-murray-state-uic/ |title=MVC expected to add Murray State, likely to add more |first=Matt |last=Brown |website=Extra Points |date=January 5, 2022 |access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> {{blockquote|Throughout this process, multiple administrators at MVC institutions stressed the importance of getting access to new urban areas to recruit more ''students'', not just athletes. With so many schools depending heavily on Chicago, and especially Chicago's suburbs, for enrollment, continuing to have a presence in the city was seen as a major priority.}}

On January 22, 2022, Matt Norlander of ''CBSSports.com'' reported that UIC's July entry to the MVC was "a done deal", with his sources indicating that the MVC wanted to announce the move before the Conference Commissioners Association held its annual meeting in [[Naples, Florida]] in early February.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/uic-to-join-missouri-valley-conference-in-july-rounding-out-leagues-expansion-effort-at-12-teams/ |title=UIC to join Missouri Valley Conference in July, rounding out league's expansion effort at 12 teams |first=Matt |last=Norlander |website=CBSSports.com |date=January 22, 2022 |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> UIC's entry was officially announced on January 26.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/1/26/general-uic-to-join-the-missouri-valley-conference.aspx |title=UIC to Join the Missouri Valley Conference |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=January 26, 2022 |accessdate=January 26, 2022}}</ref>

On May 10, 2024, Missouri State announced it would leave the MVC to transition to the [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS) and join [[Conference USA]], effective for the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://missouristatebears.com/news/2024/5/10/general-missouri-state-accepts-invitation-to-join-conference-usa.aspx|title=Missouri State Accepts Invitation to Join Conference USA|publisher=Missouri State Bears Athletics|date=May 10, 202|access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref>

The MVC's decades-long ties with the MVFC were formalized when the latter announced a new conference structure on May 5, 2025, taking effect that July. Under the new structure, the MVFC's top two administrative positions will be filled by the commissioners of the MVC and the also non-football [[Summit League]], and both multisport conferences will share administrative operations. The MVC and Summit are the full-time conference homes of all but one of the MVFC's 10 members in the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://valley-football.org/news/2025/5/3/missouri-valley-football-conference-summit-league-forge-partnership.aspx |title=Missouri Valley Football Conference, Summit League Forge Partnership |publisher=Missouri Valley Football Conference |date=May 5, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

==Member schools==

===Current full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution !! Location !! Founded !! Joined !! Type !! Enrollment<ref name="USNews">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education|title=US News Education – Best Colleges – Best Graduate Schools – Online Schools – US News|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=23 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222195031/http://www.usnews.com/education|archive-date=22 February 2016}}</ref> !! Endowment<br/>(millions)!! Nickname !! class="unsortable"|Colors
|-
| '''[[Belmont University]]'''
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1890
| 2022{{efn|group=full|Belmont had been an MVC affiliate in men's soccer for the 2000 fall season (2000–01 school year).}}
| Private
([[Nondenominational Christianity|Christian]])
| 8,700
| $356.8
| [[Belmont Bruins|Bruins]]
| {{college color boxes|Belmont Bruins}}
|-
| '''[[Bradley University]]'''
| [[Peoria, Illinois]]
| 1897
| 1948,<br/>1955{{efn|group=full|name=Bright|Bradley and Drake both withdrew from the MVC during the 1951–52 school year in protest over the [[Johnny Bright incident]], a racially motivated on-field attack by an [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma A&M football]] player against [[Drake Bulldogs football|Drake]] player [[Johnny Bright]] in a 1951 game. Bradley returned to the MVC for non-football sports in the 1955–56 school year, with Drake doing the same a year later (1956–57 school year). However, Bradley never returned to MVC football, dropping the sport after the 1970 fall season (1970–71 school year), and Drake did not return for football until the 1971 fall season (1971–72 school year).}}
| Private
| 5,451
| $350
| [[Bradley Braves|Braves]]
| {{college color boxes|Bradley Braves}}
|-
| '''[[Drake University]]'''
| [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
| 1881
| 1907,<br/>1956{{efn|group=full|name=Bright}}
| Private
| 5,270
| $219.8
| [[Drake Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Drake Bulldogs}}
|-
| {{sort|Evansville|'''[[University of Evansville]]'''}}
| [[Evansville, Indiana]]
| 1854
| 1994
| Private
([[United Methodist Church|UMC]])
| 2,526
| $157
| [[Evansville Purple Aces|Purple Aces]]
| {{college color boxes|Evansville Purple Aces}}
|-
| {{sort|Illinois Chicago|'''[[University of Illinois Chicago]]'''}}
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1946
| 2022
| Public
| 30,539
| $3,380{{efn|group=full|Entire U of I system.}}
| [[UIC Flames|Flames]]
| {{college color boxes|UIC Flames}}
|-
| '''[[Illinois State University]]'''
| [[Normal, Illinois]]
| 1857
| 1981 
| Public
| 20,683
| $240
| [[Illinois State Redbirds|Redbirds]]
| {{college color boxes|Illinois State Redbirds}}
|-
| '''[[Indiana State University]]'''
| [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
| 1865
| 1976{{efn|group=full|The Indiana State men's basketball team joined the MVC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1977–78).}}
| Public
| 13,584
| $102.9<ref>{{cite web | url=https://issuu.com/indianastateuniversity/docs/wedannualreport-2023-final-read_view?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ | title=Making a BOLD Impact: 2022-2023 Annual Report }}</ref>
| [[Indiana State Sycamores|Sycamores]]
| {{college color boxes|Indiana State Sycamores}}
|-
| '''[[Murray State University]]'''
| [[Murray, Kentucky]]
| 1922
| 2022
| Public
| 10,495
| $100.2
| [[Murray State Racers|Racers]]
| {{college color boxes|Murray State Racers}}
|- 
| {{sort|Northern Iowa|'''[[University of Northern Iowa]]'''}}
| [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]]
| 1876
| 1991
| Public
| 12,273
| $163
| [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Northern Iowa Panthers}}
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Carbondale|Southern Illinois University]]'''
| [[Carbondale, Illinois]]
| 1869
| 1975
| Public
| 11,695
| $171.8
| [[Southern Illinois Salukis|Salukis]]
| {{college color boxes|Southern Illinois Salukis}}
|-
| '''[[Valparaiso University]]'''
| [[Valparaiso, Indiana]]
| 1859
| 2017{{efn|group=full|Valparaiso had been an MVC affiliate in women's soccer from the 1996 to the 1998 fall seasons (1996–97 to 1998–99 school years).}}
| Private
([[Lutheranism|Lutheran]])
| 2,900
| $254.2
| [[Valparaiso Beacons|Beacons]]{{efn|group=full|name=Crusaders|Valparaiso officially adopted the "Beacons" nickname shortly before the start of classes in the 2021–22 school year after abandoning its previous nickname of Crusaders due to unfavorable connotations.}}
| {{college color boxes|Valparaiso Crusaders}}
|}

;Notes
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===Affiliate members===
'''Note:''' In the case of spring sports, the year of joining is the calendar year before the start of competition.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution !! Location !! Founded !! Joined !! Type !! Enrollment !! Nickname !! Primary<br/>conference !! MVC<br/>sport(s)
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sort|Little Rock|'''[[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]]'''}}<br>(Little Rock)
| [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| 1927
| 2013–14
| Public
| 13,167
| [[Little Rock Trojans|Trojans]]
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
| women's swimming
|-
| '''[[Ball State University]]'''
| [[Muncie, Indiana]]
| 1918
| 2024–25
| rowspan="7"| Public
| 21,597
| [[Ball State Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| men's swimming and diving
|-
| {{sort|Bowling Green|'''[[Bowling Green State University]]'''}}
| [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]
| 1910
| 2023–24{{efn|group=aff|name=MAC|Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan's full-time home of the [[Mid-American Conference]] suspended men's soccer as a conference sport after the conclusion of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11/11/mac-to-suspend-sponsoring-mens-soccer-following-2022-season.aspx |title=MAC to Suspend Sponsoring Men's Soccer Following 2022 Season |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/11/11/missouri-valley-conference-to-expand-in-mens-soccer-for-2023.aspx |title=Missouri Valley Conference To Expand in Men's Soccer for 2023 |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref>}}
| 18,142
| [[Bowling Green Falcons men's soccer|Falcons]]
| men's soccer
|-
| {{sort|Massachusetts|'''[[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]'''}}
| [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
| 1863
| 2025–26
| 27,420
| [[UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen|Minutemen]]
| men's swimming and diving
|-
| '''[[Miami University]]'''
| [[Oxford, Ohio]]
| 1809
| 2024–25
| 18,880
| [[Miami RedHawks|RedHawks]]
| men's swimming and diving
|-
| {{sort|Missouri State|'''[[Missouri State University]]'''}}
| [[Springfield, Missouri]]
| 1905
| 2025–26{{efn|group=aff|Measured from Missouri State's departure from full MVC membership.}}
| 26,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.missouristate.edu/2016/09/21/fall-2016-enrollment//|title=Missouri State University system sets another fall enrollment record|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416220942/http://news.missouristate.edu/2016/09/21/fall-2016-enrollment/|archive-date=April 16, 2017|date=September 21, 2016}}</ref>
| [[Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears|Bears]]/[[Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears|Lady Bears]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
| men's and women's swimming & diving
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sort|Northern Illinois|'''[[Northern Illinois University]]'''}}
| [[DeKalb, Illinois]]
| 1895
| 2023–24
| 16,769
| [[Northern Illinois Huskies men's soccer|Huskies]]
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| men's soccer
|-
| {{sort|Western Michigan|'''[[Western Michigan University]]'''}}
| [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
| 1903
| 2023–24
| 19,887
| [[Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer|Broncos]]
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| men's soccer
|}

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|-
! Institution !! Location !! Founded !! Joined !! Type !! Enrollment !! Nickname !! Primary<br/>conference !! MVC<br/>sport(s)

|}
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===Former members===

====Former full members (26)====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Current<br/>conference
|-
| '''[[Butler University]]'''
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| 1855
| 1932
| 1934
| Private
| 4,667
| [[Butler Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|-
| {{sort|Cincinnati|'''[[University of Cincinnati]]'''}}
| [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| 1819
| 1957
| 1970
| Public
| 42,421
| [[Cincinnati Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Creighton University]]'''
| [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| 1878
| 1928,<br/>1976{{efn|group=former|Creighton previously withdrew from the MVC from 1948–49 to 1975–76.}}
| 1948,<br/>2013
| Private
| 7,730
| [[Creighton Bluejays|Bluejays]]
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|-
| {{sort|Detroit|'''[[University of Detroit Mercy|University of Detroit]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Currently known as the University of Detroit Mercy.}}
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| 1877
| 1949
| 1956
| Private
| 5,450
| [[Detroit Mercy Titans|Titans]]
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| '''[[Grinnell College]]'''
| [[Grinnell, Iowa]]
| 1846
| 1918
| 1939
| Private
| 1,688
| [[Grinnell Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| [[Midwest Conference|Midwest]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| {{sort|Houston|'''[[University of Houston]]'''}}
| [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| 1927
| 1951
| 1959
| Public
| 39,820
| [[Houston Cougars|Cougars]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| {{sort|Iowa|'''[[University of Iowa]]'''}}
| [[Iowa City, Iowa]]
| 1847
| 1907
| 1908
| Public
| 30,328
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes|Hawkeyes]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| '''[[Iowa State University|Iowa State College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Iowa State University.}}
| [[Ames, Iowa]]
| 1858
| 1907
| 1928
| Public
| 29,887
| [[Iowa State Cyclones|Cyclones]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| {{sort|Kansas|'''[[University of Kansas]]'''}}
| [[Lawrence, Kansas]]
| 1865
| 1907
| 1928
| Public
| 29,462
| [[Kansas Jayhawks|Jayhawks]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Kansas State University|Kansas State College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Kansas State University.}}
| [[Manhattan, Kansas]]
| 1863
| 1913
| 1928
| Public
| 23,863
| [[Kansas State Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| {{sort|Louisville|'''[[University of Louisville]]'''}}
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1798
| 1963{{efn|group=former|The Louisville men's basketball team joined the MVC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1964–65).}}
| 1975
| Public
| 19,743
| [[Louisville Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| '''[[Loyola University Chicago]]'''
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1870
| 2013
| 2022
| Private
| 16,437<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/about/colleges-and-universities.html |title=Loyola University Chicago &#124; Loyola at a Glance Loyola at a Glance |publisher=Luc.edu |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014203846/http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/about/colleges-and-universities.html |archive-date=October 14, 2016 }}</ref>
| [[Loyola Ramblers|Ramblers]]
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[University of Memphis|Memphis State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as the University of Memphis.}}
| [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| 1912
| 1968
| 1973
| Public
| 23,031
| [[Memphis Tigers|Tigers]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| {{sort|Missouri|'''[[University of Missouri]]'''}}
| [[Columbia, Missouri]]
| 1839
| 1907
| 1928
| Public
| 33,805
| [[Missouri Tigers|Tigers]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| {{sort|Missouri State|'''[[Missouri State University]]'''}}
| [[Springfield, Missouri]]
| 1905
| 1990
| 2025
| Public
| 26,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.missouristate.edu/2016/09/21/fall-2016-enrollment//|title=Missouri State University system sets another fall enrollment record|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416220942/http://news.missouristate.edu/2016/09/21/fall-2016-enrollment/|archive-date=April 16, 2017|date=September 21, 2016}}</ref>
| [[Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears|Bears]]/[[Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears|Lady Bears]]{{efn|group=full|In beach volleyball, a sport not sponsored by the MVC, Missouri State uses Beach Bears instead of Lady Bears.}}
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| {{sort|Nebraska|'''[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]]'''}}
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
| 1869
| 1907,<br/>1921
| 1919,<br/>1928
| Public
| 24,593
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|Cornhuskers]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| '''[[New Mexico State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|The New Mexico State football team joined the MVC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1971–72); while its men's basketball team joined the MVC two years after (1972–73).}}
| [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]
| 1888
| 1970
| 1983
| Public
| 18,497
| [[New Mexico State Aggies|Aggies]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[University of North Texas|North Texas State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as the University of North Texas.}}
| [[Denton, Texas]]
| 1890
| 1957
| 1975
| Public
| 35,694
| [[North Texas Mean Green|Mean Green]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| {{sort|Oklahoma|'''[[University of Oklahoma]]'''}}
| [[Norman, Oklahoma]]
| 1890
| 1919
| 1928
| Public
| 30,303
| [[Oklahoma Sooners|Sooners]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| '''[[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M College]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.}}
| [[Stillwater, Oklahoma]]
| 1890
| 1925
| 1956
| Public
| 21,419
| [[Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls|Aggies/Cowboys]]{{efn|group=former|During Oklahoma A&M's tenure in the MVC, the nicknames "Aggies" and "Cowboys" were used interchangeably. When the school adopted its current name in 1957, the "Cowboys" nickname was exclusively adopted.}}
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Saint Louis University]]'''
| [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]
| 1818
| 1937
| 1974
| Private
| 13,785
| [[Saint Louis Billikens|Billikens]]
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| {{sort|Tulsa|'''[[University of Tulsa]]'''}}
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
| 1894
| 1935
| 1996
| Private
| 4,165
| [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane|Golden Hurricane]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[Washburn University]]'''
| [[Topeka, Kansas]]
| 1865
| 1935
| 1942
| Public
| 7,303
| [[Washburn Ichabods|Ichabods]]
| [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|MIAA]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Washington University in St. Louis]]'''
| [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]
| 1853
| 1907
| 1942
| Private
| 14,070
| [[Washington University Bears|Bears]]
| [[University Athletic Association|UAA]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3}}
|-
| '''[[West Texas A&M University|West Texas State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Currently known as West Texas A&M University.}}
| [[Canyon, Texas]]
| 1910
| 1972
| 1986
| Public
| 7,843
| [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes|Buffaloes]]
| [[Lone Star Conference|Lone Star]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Wichita State University]]'''
| [[Wichita, Kansas]]
| 1895
| 1949
| 2017
| Public
| 14,495
| [[Wichita State Shockers|Shockers]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

====Former affiliate members====
This list does not include current full members Belmont and Valparaiso. As noted above, the Bruins played men's soccer in the MVC for the 2000 fall season (2000–01 school year), and the Beacons, then known as the Crusaders, played women's soccer in the MVC from the 1996 to 1998 fall seasons (1996–97 to 1998–99 school years).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Primary<br/>conference
!MVC<br/>sport(s)
|-
| {{sort|Arkansas Little Rock|'''[[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]]'''}}
| [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| 1927
| 1998–99
| 1999–2000
| Public
| 13,167
| [[Little Rock Trojans|Trojans]]
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
| women's soccer
|-
| {{sort|Central Arkansas|'''[[University of Central Arkansas]]'''}}
| [[Conway, Arkansas]]
| 1907
| 2010–11
| 2018–19
| Public
| 13,863
| [[Central Arkansas Bears soccer|Bears]]
| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
| men's soccer
|-
| '''[[Dallas Baptist University]]'''
| [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]
| 1898
| 2013–14
| 2022–23
| Private
| 5,545
| [[Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball|Patriots]]
| [[Lone Star Conference|Lone Star]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=faff|Dallas Baptist plays baseball in [[Conference USA|CUSA]].}}
| baseball
|-
| '''[[Drury University]]'''
| [[Springfield, Missouri]]
| 1873
| 1999–2000
| 2004–05
| Private
| 5,474
| [[Drury Panthers|Panthers]]
| [[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
| women's soccer
|-
| '''[[Eastern Illinois University]]'''
| [[Charleston, Illinois]]
| 1895
| 1996–97
| 2010–11
| Public
| 11,651
| [[Eastern Illinois Panthers|Panthers]]
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
| men's soccer
|-
| {{sort|Hartford|'''[[University of Hartford]]'''}}
| [[West Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, Connecticut]]
| 1877
| 2014–15
| 2015–16
| Private
| 6,935
| [[Hartford Hawks|Hawks]]
| [[Conference of New England|CNE]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
| men's tennis{{efn|group=faff|Hartford dropped men's tennis after the 2015–16 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Marshall University]]'''
| [[Huntington, West Virginia]]
| 1837
| 2022–23<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/9/12/swimming-and-diving-marshall-joins-mvc-as-womens-swimming-diving-affiliate-member.aspx |title=Marshall Joins MVC As Women's Swimming & Diving Affiliate Member |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|group=aff|Marshall will be an MVC affiliate for the 2022–23 season only. Marshall's full-time home of the Sun Belt Conference will add women's swimming & diving in 2023–24.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2022/6/9/general-sun-belt-presidents-chancellors-conclude-spring-meeting.aspx|title=Sun Belt Presidents/Chancellors add two sports, look into adding third |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |date=June 9, 2022 |accessdate=June 9, 2022}}</ref>}}
| 2023–24
| Public
| 11,926
| [[Marshall Thundering Herd|Thundering Herd]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| women's swimming
|-
| {{sort|Maryland Baltimore County|'''[[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]]'''}}
| [[Catonsville, Maryland]]{{efn|group=faff|The camous has a [[Baltimore]] mailing address.}}
| 1966
| 2014–15
| 2015–16
| Public
| 13,908
| [[UMBC Retrievers|Retrievers]]
| [[America East Conference|America East]]
| men's tennis{{efn|group=faff|UMBC dropped men's tennis after the 2015–16 season.}}
|-
| '''[[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2020/6/12/mvc-add-siue-as-mens-soccer-affiliate.aspx |title=MVC Adds SIUE As Men's Soccer Affiliate |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref>
| [[Edwardsville, Illinois]]
| 1957
| 2010–11<br>2021–22
| 2017–18<br>2023–24
| Public
| 14,000
| [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer|Cougars]]
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
| men's soccer
|-
| '''[[Southern Methodist University]]'''
| [[University Park, Texas]]{{efn|group=faff|The camous has a [[Dallas]] mailing address.}}
| 1911
| 2000–01
| 2004–05
| Private
| 12,000
| [[SMU Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| men's soccer
|-
| '''[[Stony Brook University]]'''
| [[Stony Brook, New York]]
| 1957
| 2014–15
| 2022–23
| Public
| 24,594
| [[Stony Brook Seawolves|Seawolves]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| men's tennis (until 2016–17), women's tennis{{efn|group=faff|Stony Brook dropped men's tennis after the 2016–17 season. The school's women's tennis team remained an MVC affiliate, but left when it joined the CAA in July 2022.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.stonybrookathletics.com/news/2017/3/31/stony-brook-athletics-to-discontinue-mens-tennis.aspx |title=Stony Brook Athletics to Discontinue Men's Tennis |publisher=Stony Brook Seawolves |date=March 31, 2017 |access-date=April 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421093259/http://www.stonybrookathletics.com/news/2017/3/31/stony-brook-athletics-to-discontinue-mens-tennis.aspx |archive-date=April 21, 2017 }}</ref>}}
|-
| '''[[Texas Christian University]]'''
| [[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 1873
| 2000–01
| 2000–01
| Private
| 9,518
| [[TCU Horned Frogs|Horned Frogs]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| men's soccer{{efn|group=faff|TCU dropped men's soccer after the 2002 fall season (2002–03 school year).}}
|-
| {{sort|Tulsa|'''[[University of Tulsa]]'''}}{{efn|group=faff|Tulsa was a full member from 1935–36 to 1995–96, but re-joined the MVC as a men's soccer associate from the 2000 to 2004 fall seasons (2000–01 to 2004–05 school years).}}
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
| 1894
| 2000–01
| 2004–05
| Private
| 4,165
| [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane|Golden Hurricane]]
| {{sort|American|[[American Athletic Conference|The American]]}}
| men's soccer
|-
| '''[[Vanderbilt University]]'''
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1873
| 1997–98
| 2005–06
| Private
| 12,714
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Commodores]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| men's soccer{{efn|group=faff|Vanderbilt dropped men's soccer after the 2005 fall season (2005–06 school year).}}
|-
| '''[[Western Kentucky University]]'''
| [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]]
| 1906
| 1997–98
| 2007–08
| Public
| 21,048
| [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers|Hilltoppers]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
| men's soccer{{efn|group=faff|Western Kentucky dropped men's soccer after the 2007 fall season (2007–08 school year).}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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          id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only
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   bar:1  color:FullxF from:1907 till:1908 text:[[Drake University|Drake]] (1907–1952) 
   bar:1  color:Full from:1908 till:1951
   bar:1  color:AssocF from:1951 till:1952
   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:1952 till:1957 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:1  color:FullxF from:1957 till:1971 text:(1956–present)
   bar:1  color:Full from:1971 till:1986
   bar:1  color:FullxF from:1986 till:end

   bar:2  color:AssocF from:1907 till:1911 text:[[University of Iowa|Iowa]] (1907–1911)
   bar:2  shift:70 color:OtherC1 from:1911 till:end text:[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]


   bar:3  color:FullxF from:1907 till:1908 text:[[Iowa State University|Iowa State]] (1907–1928)
   bar:3  color:Full from:1908 till:1928
   bar:3  color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
   bar:3  color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:4  color:Full from:1907 till:1928 text:[[University of Kansas|Kansas]] (1907–1928)
   bar:4  color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
   bar:4  color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:5  color:Full from:1907 till:1928 text:[[University of Missouri|Missouri]] (1907–1928)
   bar:5  color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
   bar:5  color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2012 text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
   bar:5  color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:end text:[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

   bar:6  color:Full from:1907 till:1919 text:[[University of Nebraska|Nebraska]] (1907–1919, 1921–1928) 
   bar:6  color:OtherC1 from:1919 till:1921
   bar:6  color:Full from:1921 till:1928
   bar:6  color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
   bar:6  color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2011 text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
   bar:6  color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:end text:[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]

   bar:7  color:Full from:1907 till:1943 text:[[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington U.]] (1907–1947)
   bar:7  color:FullxF from:1943 till:1947
   bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:1947 till:1962 text:Independent
   bar:7  color:OtherC2 from:1962 till:1972 text:[[Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference|SCAC (D-III)]]
   bar:7  color:OtherC1 from:1972 till:1986 text:Independent
   bar:7  color:OtherC2 from:1986 till:end text:[[University Athletic Association|UAA (D-III)]]

   bar:8  color:Full from:1913 till:1928 text:[[Kansas State University|Kansas State]] (1913–1928)
   bar:8  shift:(10) color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
   bar:8  color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:9  color:Full from:1918 till:1939 text:[[Grinnell College|Grinnell]] (1918–1939)
   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:1939 till:end text:[[Midwest Conference|Midwest (D-III)]]

   bar:10 color:Full from:1919 till:1928 text:[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] (1919–1928)
   bar:10 shift:(50) color:OtherC1 from:1928 till:1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
   bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2024 text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
   bar:10  color:OtherC1 from:2024 till:end text:[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

   bar:11 color:Full from:1925 till:1958 text:[[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M]] (1925–1958)
   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1958 till:1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:12 color:Full from:1928 till:1943 text:[[Creighton University|Creighton]] (1928–1948) 
   bar:12 color:FullxF from:1943 till:1948
   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1948 till:1976 text:Independent
   bar:12 color:FullxF from:1976 till:2013 text:(1976–2013)
   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:13 color:Full from:1932 till:1934 text:[[Butler University|Butler]]  (1932–1934)
   bar:13 shift:(90) color:OtherC1 from:1934 till:1950 text:[[Indiana Intercollegiate Conference|IIC]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:1950 till:1978 text:[[Indiana Collegiate Conference|ICC]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:1979
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:2001 text:[[Horizon League|MCC]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:2012 text:[[Horizon League|Horizon]]
   bar:13 shift:(-10) color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:2013 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:14 color:FullxF from:1934 till:1935 text:[[University of Tulsa|Tulsa]] (1934–1996) 
   bar:14 color:Full from:1935 till:1986
   bar:14 color:FullxF from:1986 till:1996
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2000 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2000 till:2005 text:(Men's soccer, 2000–2005)
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2014
   bar:14 shift:(20) color:OtherC2 from:2014 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

   bar:15 color:Full from:1935 till:1941 text:[[Washburn University|Washburn]] (1935–1943)
   bar:15 color:FullxF from:1941 till:1943
   bar:15 shift:(60) color:OtherC1 from:1943 till:1967 text:[[Central Intercollegiate Conference|CIC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1967 till:1972 text:[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1972 till:1976 text:[[Great Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1976)|CPAC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1976 till:1989 text:[[Central States Intercollegiate Conference|CSIC (NAIA)]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1989 till:end text:[[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|MIAA (D-II)]]

   bar:16 color:Full from:1937 till:1950 text:[[Saint Louis University|St. Louis]] (1937–1974)
   bar:16 color:FullxF from:1950 till:1974
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1974 till:1975
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1975 till:1982 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1991 text:[[Horizon League|MCC]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1991 till:1995 text:[[Great Midwest Conference|GMC]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:2005 till:end text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]

   bar:17 color:Full from:1945 till:1964 text:[[Wichita State University|Wichita]] (1945–2017)
   bar:17 color:Full from:1964 till:1986 text:[[Wichita State University|Wichita State]]
   bar:17 color:FullxF from:1986 till:2017
   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:2017 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

   bar:18 color:FullxF from:1948 till:1949 text:[[Bradley University|Bradley]] (1948–1952, 1955–present) 
   bar:18 color:Full from:1949 till:1951
   bar:18 color:AssocF from:1951 till:1952
   bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1952 till:1955
   bar:18 color:FullxF from:1955 till:end

   bar:19 color:Full from:1949 till:1957 text:[[University of Detroit Mercy|Detroit]] (1949–1957)
   bar:19 shift:(40) color:OtherC1 from:1957 till:1980 text:Independent
   bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:1980 till:2001 text:[[Horizon League|MCC]]
   bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:end text:[[Horizon League|Horizon]]

   bar:20 color:Full from:1951 till:1960 text:[[University of Houston|Houston]] (1951–1960)
   bar:20 shift:(40) color:OtherC1 from:1960 till:1972 text:Independent
   bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:1972 till:1996 text:[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]
   bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2013 text: [[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2023 text: [[American Athletic Conference|American]]
   bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:21 color:Full from:1957 till:1970 text:[[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] (1957–1970)
   bar:21 shift:(10) color:OtherC1 from:1970 till:1975 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:1975 till:1991 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1995 text:[[Great Midwest Conference|GMC]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2005 text: [[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2013 text: [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2023 text: [[American Athletic Conference|American]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:22 color:Full from:1957 till:1975 text:[[University of North Texas|North Texas State]] (1957–1975)
   bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:1975 till:1982 text:Indep.
   bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:1982 till:1996 text:[[Southland Conference|SLC]]
   bar:22 shift:(-10) color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2000 text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
   bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2013 text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
   bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2023 text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

   bar:23 color:AssocOS from:1963 till:1964 text:[[University of Louisville|Louisville]] (1963–1975)
   bar:23 color:Full from:1964 till:1975 text:
   bar:23 shift:(20) color:OtherC1 from:1975 till:1995 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:23 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2013 text:[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
   bar:23 shift:(-10) color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2014 text:[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
   bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:24 shift:(-95) color:Full from:1968 till:1973 text:[[University of Memphis|Memphis State]] (1968–1973)
   bar:24 shift:(-2) color:OtherC1 from:1973 till:1975 text: Ind.
   bar:24 color:OtherC2 from:1975 till:1995 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:24 color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:2013 text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:24 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

   bar:25 color:FullxF from:1970 till:1972 text:[[New Mexico State University|New Mexico State]] (1970–1983)
   bar:25 color:Full from:1972 till:1983 text:
   bar:25 color:AssocF from:1983 till:1984 text:
   bar:25 shift:(45) color:OtherC1 from:1984 till:2000 text:[[Big West Conference|PCAA/Big West]]
   bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2005 text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
   bar:25 shift:(10) color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2023 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]

   bar:26 color:Full from:1972 till:1986 text:[[West Texas A&amp;M University|West Texas State]] (1972–1986)
   bar:26 color:OtherC1 from:1986 till:1991
   bar:26 color:OtherC2 from:1991 till:1994 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|D-II Ind.]]
   bar:26 shift:(20) color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:end text:[[Lone Star Conference|LSC (D-II)]]

   bar:27 color:Full from:1975 till:1986 text:[[Southern Illinois University Carbondale|Southern Illinois]] (1975–present)
   bar:27 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end

   bar:28 color:Full from:1976 till:1986 text:[[Indiana State University|Indiana State]] (1976–present)
   bar:28 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end

   bar:29 color:FullxF from:1980 till:1981 text:[[Illinois State University|Illinois State]] (1980–present)
   bar:29 color:Full from:1981 till:1986
   bar:29 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end

   bar:30 color:FullxF from:1990 till:2025 text:[[Missouri State University|Southwest Missouri State/Missouri State]] (1990–2025)
   bar:30 color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]] (Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving, 2025-present)

   bar:31 color:FullxF from:1991 till:end text:[[University of Northern Iowa|Northern Iowa]] (1991–present)

   bar:32 color:FullxF from:1994 till:end text:[[University of Evansville|Evansville]] (1994–present)

   bar:33 shift:(-170) color:AssocOS from:1996 till:1999 text:[[Valparaiso University|Valparaiso]] (Women's soccer, 1996–1999)
   bar:33 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2007 text:[[Mid-Continent Conference|Mid-Con]]
   bar:33 color:OtherC2 from:2007 till:2017 text:[[Horizon League|Horizon]]
   bar:33 color:FullxF from:2017 till:end text:(2017–present)

   bar:34 shift:(-160) color:AssocOS from:2000 till:2001 text:[[Belmont University|Belmont]] (Men's soccer, 2000–2001)
   bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:2012 text:[[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
   bar:34 color:OtherC2 from:2012 till:2022 text:[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
   bar:34 shift:(-20) color:FullXF from:2022 till:end text:(2022–present)

   bar:40 shift:(-40) color:FullxF from:2013 till:2022 text:[[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola Chicago]] (2013–2022)
   bar:40 shift:(30) color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]

   bar:42 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text:[[Murray State University|Murray State]] (2022–present)

   bar:43 shift:(-40) color:FullxF from:2022 till:end text:[[University of Illinois Chicago|UIC]] (2022–present)

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==Commissioners==
# C. E. McClung (1907–19??)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
# [[Arthur E. Eilers|Arthur (Artie) E. Eilers]] (1925–1957)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
# Norvell Neve (1957–1969)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide">{{cite web|url=http://epublish.multiad.com/MVC_WB_2011/pubData/source/958301_WBB_epub.pdf|title=2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball media guide|year=2011|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference|access-date=29 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/radford-news-journal/1969-04-29/page-5?tag=norvell+neve+resign&rtserp=tags/norvell-neve-resign?ndt=by&py=1968&pey=1969|title=ACC Jobs Expected To Be Filled|date=April 29, 1969|publisher=Radford News Journal|pages=8 (on page 5)|access-date=20 February 2013|location=Greensboro, North Carolina}}</ref>
# DeWitt T. Weaver (1969–1972)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
# [[Mickey Holmes]] (1972–1979)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/article_bbee39d0-e6b6-57a0-b133-0f66dfc5fcfc.html|title=FCS foes could pose problems for Mizzou, Illini; Former MVC head dies|last=Gregorian|first=Vahe|date=September 10, 2012|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=15 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113073718/http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/article_bbee39d0-e6b6-57a0-b133-0f66dfc5fcfc.html|archive-date=13 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
# David Price (1979–1981)<ref>{{cite book|title=Missouri Valley Conference 75 1981 Football/Anniversary Issue|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference|page=Page 2}}</ref><ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
# [[Richard D. Martin]] (1981–1985)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
# [[Jim Haney|James A. Haney]] (1985–1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-09-sp-658-story.html|title=Haney Expected to Get PCAA Job : Missouri Valley Commissioner May Be Named This Week|last=Weyler|first=John|date=March 9, 1988|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=15 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120715232237/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-03-09/sports/sp-658_1_missouri-valley-conference|archive-date=15 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/>
# Doug Elgin (1988–2021)<ref name="2011–12 MVC WBB media guide"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/valleyinfo/directory/73/doug-elgin/|title=Doug Elgin, current Commissioner|work=MVC-Sports.com|access-date=14 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022043755/http://www.mvc-sports.com/valleyinfo/directory/73/doug-elgin/|archive-date=22 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
# [[Jeff Jackson (basketball)|Jeff Jackson]] (2021–present)

==Sports==
[[File:Missouri Valley Conference former logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Former Missouri Valley Conference logo]]
The Missouri Valley Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/sports/default/|title=Missouri Valley Conference Sports|work=MVC-Sports.com|access-date=14 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022044130/http://www.mvc-sports.com/sports/default/|archive-date=22 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Ball State University|Ball State]] (men), [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock|Little Rock]] (women), and [[Miami University|Miami (OH)]] (men) are affiliates in swimming and diving, and [[Bowling Green State University|Bowling Green]], [[Northern Illinois University|Northern Illinois]], and [[Western Michigan University|Western Michigan]] are affiliates in men's soccer.

The most recent change to the roster of sports came in the 2024–25 school year, when the MVC reinstated men's swimming & diving after a 22-year absence. The inaugural season of the relaunched league features 7 sponsoring members, with full members Evansville, UIC, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso joined by new affiliates [[Ball State Cardinals|Ball State]] and [[Miami RedHawks|Miami (OH)]]— previously, all these programs were housed in the [[Mid-American Conference]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2024/4/11/swimming-and-diving-mvc-to-sponsor-mens-swimming-diving-in-2024-25.aspx|title=MVC To Sponsor Men's Swimming & Diving in 2024-25|publisher=Missouri Valley Conference|date=April 11, 2024|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''Teams in Missouri Valley Conference competition'''
! style="background:lightgray" | Sport || style="background:lightgray" | Men's || style="background:lightgray" | Women's
|-
|[[College baseball|Baseball]]||{{center|9}}||{{center|–}}
|-
|[[College basketball|Basketball]]||{{center|12}}||{{center|10}}
|-
|[[Cross country running|Cross country]]||{{center|11}}||{{center|10}}
|-
|[[Golf]]||{{center|10}}||{{center|10}}
|-
|[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]]||{{center|9}}||{{center|9}}
|-
|[[College softball|Softball]]||{{center|–}}||{{center|10}}
|-
|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|diving]]||{{center|7}}||{{center|9}}
|-
||[[Tennis]]||{{center|–}}||{{center|7}}
|-
||[[Track and field (indoor)]]||{{center|10}}||{{center|10}}
|-
||[[Track and field (outdoor)]]||{{center|10}}||{{center|10}}
|-
|[[Volleyball]]||{{center|–}}||{{center|10}}
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%"
|-
! School!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross<br/>country !! Golf !! Soccer !! Swimming<br>& diving !! Track & field<br/>(indoor) !! Track & field<br/>(outdoor)!! Total MVC<br/>sports
|-
| Belmont || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Bradley || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Drake || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||6
|-
| Evansville || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| UIC || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Illinois State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Indiana State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Murray State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 4
|-
| Northern Iowa || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Southern Illinois || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Valparaiso || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=m|Valparaiso does not include diving in its intercollegiate aquatics program.}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
|'''Totals''' || 9 || 11 || 11 || 9 || 5+3{{efn|group=m|Men's soccer associates Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan. NIU will leave after the 2025 season when it rejoins the [[Horizon League]], which sponsors that sport.}} || 4+4{{efn|group=m|Men's swimming & diving associates Ball State, Miami (Ohio), Missouri State, and UMass.}} || 10 || 10 || 69+7
|}

{{notelist|group=m}}

'''Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools:'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School !! Football !! Rifle{{efn|group=mn|Rifle is a fully coeducational sport, though the NCAA treats it as a men's sport for purposes of its sports sponsorship regulations.}} !! Tennis !! Wrestling
|-
| Belmont || No || No || [[Horizon League|Horizon]] || No
|-
| Drake || [[Pioneer Football League|Pioneer League]] || No || [[Summit League|Summit]] || No
|-
| UIC || No || No || [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || No
|-
| Illinois State || [[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]] || No|| [[Summit League|Summit]] || No
|-
| Indiana State || [[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]] || No || No || No
|-
| Murray State || [[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]] || [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]{{efn|group=mn|Murray State fields a single coeducational rifle team.}} || No || No
|-
| Northern Iowa || [[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]] || No || No || [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| Southern Illinois || [[Missouri Valley Football Conference|MVFC]] || No || No || No
|-
| Valparaiso || [[Pioneer Football League|Pioneer League]] || No || No || No
|}

{{notelist|group=mn}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%"
|-
! School!! Basketball !! Cross<br/>country !! Golf !! Soccer !! Softball !! Swimming !! Tennis !! Track & field<br/>(indoor) !! Track & field<br/>(outdoor)!! Volleyball !! Total MVC<br/>sports
|-
| Belmont || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| Bradley || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| Drake || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| Evansville || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| UIC || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| Illinois State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| Indiana State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| Murray State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| Northern Iowa || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| Southern Illinois || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8
|-
| Valparaiso || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=w|Valparaiso does not include diving in its intercollegiate aquatics program for either men or women.}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
|'''Totals''' || 11 || 11 || 11 || 10 || 11 || 7+2{{efn|group=w|Swimming & diving associates Little Rock and Missouri State}} || 8 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 82+2
|}

{{notelist|group=w}}

'''Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Missouri Valley Conference which are played by Valley schools:'''  
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School !! Bowling !! Gymnastics !! Rifle{{efn|group=wn|Rifle is a fully coeducational sport, though the NCAA treats it as a men's sport for purposes of its sports sponsorship regulations.}} !! Rowing
|-
| Drake || No || No || No || [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]] 
|-
| Illinois State || No || [[Midwest Independent Conference|MIC]] || No || No 
|-
| Murray State || No || No || [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]{{efn|group=wn|Murray State fields a single coeducational rifle team.}} || No 
|-
| Valparaiso || [[Conference USA|CUSA]] || No || No || No 
|}

{{notelist|group=wn}}

==Facilities==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Missouri Valley Conference | School | Soccer Stadium | Capacity | Basketball Center | Capacity | Softball Complex | Capacity | Baseball Field | Capacity}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Belmont Bruins}}"| [[Belmont Bruins|{{white|'''Belmont'''}}]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsBelmont">[https://belmontbruins.com/sports/2022/5/6/information-facilities-index.aspx BELMONT UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC FACILITIES] at BelmontBruins.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
| [[E. S. Rose Park]]
| 300
| [[Curb Event Center]]
| 5,085
| E. S. Rose Park
| 250
| E. S. Rose Park
| 750
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bradley Braves}}"| [[Bradley Braves|{{white|'''Bradley'''}}]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsBradley">[https://bradleybraves.com/sports/2013/10/2/209274513.aspx Bradley Athletics Facilities] at BradleyBraves.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
|[[Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois)|Shea Stadium]]
|3,800
|Men: [[Peoria Civic Center#Carver Arena|Carver Arena]]<br/>Women: [[Renaissance Coliseum]]
|11,060<br/>4,200
|Louisville Slugger Sports Complex
|1,000
|[[Dozer Park]]
|8,500
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drake Bulldogs}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Drake Bulldogs|Drake Bulldogs|'''Drake'''}}<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsDrake">[https://godrakebulldogs.com/facilities/?path=general Facilities] at GoDrakeBulldogs.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
|Mediacom Stadium
|4,000
|[[Knapp Center|The Knapp Center]]
|6,424
|Ron Buel Field
|500
|colspan=2 {{N/A|''Non-baseball school''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Evansville Purple Aces}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Evansville Purple Aces|Evansville Purple Aces|'''Evansville'''}}<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsEvansville">[https://gopurpleaces.com/facilities Facilities] at GoPurpleAces.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
|[[Arad McCutchan Stadium]]
|2,500
|Men: [[Ford Center (Evansville)|Ford Center]]<br/>Women: Meeks Family Fieldhouse
|10,000<br/>1,087
|James & Dorothy <br/>Cooper Stadium
|650
|[[Charles H. Braun Stadium]]
|1,200
|- 
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UIC Flames}}"| [[UIC Flames|{{white|'''UIC'''}}]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsIllinoisChicago">[https://uicflames.com/facilities Facilities] at UICFlames.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
| Flames Field
| 1,200
| [[Credit Union 1 Arena]]
| 8,000
| Flames Field
| 500
| [[Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium|Curtis Granderson Stadium]]
| 2,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Illinois State Redbirds}}"| [[Illinois State Redbirds|{{white|'''Illinois State'''}}]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsIllinoisState">[https://goredbirds.com/sports/facilities Facilities] at GoRedbirds.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
|Adelaide Street Field
|1,000
|[[Redbird Arena|CEFCU Arena]]
|10,200
|Marian Kneer Softball Stadium
|1,050
|[[Duffy Bass Field]]
|1,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana State Sycamores}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Indiana State Sycamores|Indiana State Sycamores|'''Indiana State'''}}<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsIndianaState">[https://gosycamores.com/facilities Facilities] at GoSycamores.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
|[[Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, Indiana)|Memorial Stadium]]
| 12,764
|[[Hulman Center]]
|9,000
|Eleanor Forsythe St. John Softball Complex
|700
|[[Sycamore Stadium]]
|2,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Murray State Racers}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Murray State Racers|Murray State Racers|'''Murray State'''}}<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsMurrayState">[https://goracers.com/facilities/ Facilities] at GoRacers.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
| Cutchin Field
| 250
| [[CFSB Center]]
| 8,600
| Racer Field
| 500
| [[Johnny Reagan Field]]
| 800
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Iowa Panthers}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Northern Iowa Panthers|Northern Iowa Panthers|'''Northern Iowa'''}}<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsNorthernIowa">[https://unipanthers.com/facilities/ Facilities] at UNIPanthers.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
|UNI Soccer Field
|{{N/A}}
|[[McLeod Center]]
|6,500
|Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex
|{{N/A}}
|colspan=2 {{N/A|''Non-baseball school''}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Illinois Salukis}}"| [[Southern Illinois Salukis|{{white|'''Southern Illinois'''}}]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsSouthernIllinois">[https://siusalukis.com/facilities Facilities] at SIUSalukis.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
| [[Saluki Stadium]]
| 15,000
| [[Banterra Center]]
| 8,339
| Charlotte West Stadium
| 502
| [[Itchy Jones Stadium]]
| 2,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Valparaiso Beacons}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Valparaiso Beacons|Valparaiso Beacons|'''Valparaiso'''}}<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsValparaiso">[https://valpoathletics.com/facilities Facilities] at ValpoAthletics.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
| [[Brown Field (Valparaiso University)|Brown Field]]
| 5,000
| [[Athletics–Recreation Center]]
| 5,000
| Valpo Softball Complex
| {{N/A}}
| [[Emory G. Bauer Field]]
| 500
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|col1span=9|team=Missouri Valley Conference | Affiliate members }}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bowling Green Falcons}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Bowling Green Falcons|Bowling Green Falcons men's soccer|'''Bowling Green'''}}<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsBowlingGreenState">[https://bgsufalcons.com/facilities Facilities] at BGSUFalcons.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
| [[Mickey Cochrane Stadium]]
| 1,500
| colspan=6 rowspan=3 {{N/A|''Men's soccer-only member''}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Illinois Huskies}}"| [[Northern Illinois Huskies men's soccer|{{white|'''Northern Illinois'''}}]]<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsNorthernIllinois">[https://niuhuskies.com/facilities Facilities] at NIUHuskies.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
| [[NIU Soccer Complex|NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex]]
| 1,500
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Michigan Broncos}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Western Michigan Broncos|Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer|'''Western Michigan'''}}<ref name="FacilitiesAthleticsWesternMichigan">[https://wmubroncos.com/facilities Facilities] at WMUBroncos.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024.</ref>
| [[WMU Soccer Complex]]
| 1,000
|}

; Note
# For football venues of the member schools who participate in the sport, see [[Missouri Valley Football Conference#Facilities|Missouri Valley Football Conference | Facilities]] and [[Pioneer Football League#Conference facilities| Pioneer Football League | Conference facilities]].

==Basketball tournament champions by year==
{{Main|Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament}}

The Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament is often referred to as Arch Madness, in reference to the [[Gateway Arch]] at the tournament's present location of [[St. Louis]], Missouri, and a play on "[[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|March Madness]]". The women's tournament is currently promoted as Hoops in the Heartland.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Men's Champion !! Women's Champion
|-
| [[1977 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1977]] || Southern Illinois || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1978 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1978]] || Creighton || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1979]] || Indiana State || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1980 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1980]] || Bradley || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1981 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1981]] || Creighton || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1982 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1982]] || Tulsa || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1983 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1983]] || Illinois State || Illinois State
|-
| [[1984 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1984]] || Tulsa || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1985 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1985]] || Wichita State || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1986 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1986]] || Tulsa || ''No Tournament''
|-
| [[1987 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1987]] || Wichita State || Southern Illinois
|-
| [[1988 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1988]] || Bradley || Eastern Illinois
|-
| [[1989 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1989]] || Creighton || Illinois State
|-
| [[1990 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1990]] || Illinois State || Southern Illinois
|-
| [[1991 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1991]] || Creighton || Southwest Missouri State
|-
| [[1992 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1992]] || Southwest Missouri State || Southwest Missouri State
|-
| [[1993 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1993]] || Southern Illinois || Southwest Missouri State
|-
| [[1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1994]] || Southern Illinois || Southwest Missouri State
|-
| [[1995 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1995]] || Southern Illinois || Drake
|-
| [[1996 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1996]] || Tulsa || Southwest Missouri State
|-
| [[1997 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1997]] || Illinois State || Illinois State
|-
| [[1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1998]] || Illinois State || Illinois State
|-
| [[1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|1999]] || Creighton || Evansville
|-
| [[2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2000]] || Creighton || Drake
|-
| [[2001 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2001]] || Indiana State || Southwest Missouri State
|-
| [[2002 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2002]] || Creighton || Creighton
|-
| [[2003 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2003]] || Creighton || Southwest Missouri State
|-
| [[2004 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2004]] || Northern Iowa || Southwest Missouri State
|-
| [[2005 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2005]] || Creighton || Illinois State
|-
| [[2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2006]] || Southern Illinois || Missouri State
|-
| [[2007 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2007]] || Creighton || Drake
|-
| [[2008 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2008]] || Drake || Illinois State
|-
| [[2009 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2009]] || Northern Iowa || Evansville
|-
| [[2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2010]] || Northern Iowa || Northern Iowa
|-
| [[2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2011]] || Indiana State || Northern Iowa
|-
| [[2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2012]] || Creighton|| Creighton
|-
| [[2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2013]] || Creighton || Wichita State
|-
| [[2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2014]] || Wichita State || Wichita State
|-
| [[2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2015]] || Northern Iowa || Wichita State
|-
| [[2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2016]] || Northern Iowa || Missouri State
|-
| [[2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2017]] || Wichita State || Drake
|-
| [[2018 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2018]] || Loyola Chicago || Drake
|-
| [[2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2019]] || Bradley || Missouri State
|-
| [[2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2020]] || Bradley || Canceled ([[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]])
|-
| [[2021 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|2021]] || Loyola Chicago || Bradley
|-
|2022
|Loyola Chicago
|Illinois State
|-
|2023
|Drake 
|Drake
|-
|2024
|Drake 
|Drake
|-
|2025
|Drake
|Murray State
|}

'''NB:''' Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State until August 2005.

=== Postseason history multiple bids ===

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

{| class= "wikitable sortable"
<CAPTION ALIGN=TOP>'''[[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]]'''</CAPTION>
|-
|  '''Year'''
|  '''MVC Rep.'''
|-
| [[1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1979]]
|  (1) Indiana State
|  (10) New Mexico State
|-
| [[1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1981]]
|  (6) Wichita State
|  (8) Creighton
|-
| [[1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1984]]
|  (4) Tulsa
|  (8) Illinois State 
|-
| [[1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1985]]
|  (6) Tulsa
|  (9) Illinois State
|  (11) Wichita State
|-
| [[1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1986]]
|  (7) Bradley
|  (10) Tulsa
|-
| [[1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1987]]
|  (11) Tulsa
|  (11) Wichita State
|- 
| [[1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1988]]
|  (9) Bradley 
|  (12) Wichita State
|-
| [[1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1994]]
|  (11) Southern Illinois 
|  (12) Tulsa
|-
| [[1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1995]]
|  (6) Tulsa
|  (10) Southern Illinois 
|-
| [[1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1996]]
|  (8) Bradley
|  (11) Tulsa
|-
| [[1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1999]]
|  (10) Creighton
|  (11) Evansville
|  (12) Southwest Missouri State
|- 
|   [[2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2000]]
|  (10) Creighton
|  (12) Indiana State
|-
| [[2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2001]]
|  (10) Creighton
|  (13) Indiana State
|-
| [[2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2002]]
|  (11) Southern Illinois
|  (12) Creighton
|-
| [[2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2003]]
|  (6) Creighton
|  (11) Southern Illinois
|-
| [[2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2004]]
|  (9) Southern Illinois
|  (14) Northern Iowa
|-
| [[2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2005]]
|  (7) Southern Illinois
|  (10) Creighton
|  (11) Northern Iowa
|-
| [[2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006]]
|  (7) Wichita State
|  (10) Northern Iowa
|  (11) Southern Illinois
|  (13) Bradley
|- 
| [[2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2007]]
|  (4) Southern Illinois 
|  (10) Creighton
|-
| [[2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2012]]
|  (5) Wichita State
|  (8) Creighton
|- 
| [[2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2013]]
|  (7) Creighton
|  (9) Wichita State
|-
| [[2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2015]]
|  (5) Northern Iowa
|  (7) Wichita State
|-
| [[2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2016]]
|  (11) Northern Iowa
|  (11) Wichita State 
|- 
| [[2021 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2021]]
|  (8) Loyola Chicago
|  (11) Drake 
|}
|}

== National team titles by institution ==
School – Number – NCAA championships
*Belmont
*Bradley – 2 <ref name="titles">{{cite web|title=National Team Titles by Institution|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|access-date=February 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320185655/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|archive-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref>
*Drake – 3 <ref name="titles"/>
*Evansville – 0+5* <ref name="titles"/>
*UIC
*Illinois State – 0+1* <ref name="titles"/>
*Indiana State – 1 <ref name="titles"/>
*Missouri State – 0 +2* <ref name="titles"/>
*Murray State
*UNI – 1+2* <ref name="titles"/>
*Southern Illinois – 5+3* <ref name="titles"/>
*Valparaiso – 0<ref name="titles"/>

NCAA Championships as of March 2013

(*-Titles won by schools in Division II/College Division prior to their moving to Division I in the late 1960s or early 1970s)

Football poll, Helms and [[AIAW]] titles are not included in the NCAA Championship count.

==Men's basketball attendance==
''Sources:''<ref name="att">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-mens-basketball-attendance |title=NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance &#124; NCAA.org – The Official Site of the NCAA |work=NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA |date=November 27, 2013 |publisher=NCAA.org |access-date=October 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924000648/http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-mens-basketball-attendance |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |author1=Pbrock }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/attendance/index.html|title=Official NCAA attendance figures|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511233834/http://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/attendance/index.html|archive-date=May 11, 2008|access-date=September 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2013/2013%2007%20Attendance%20section%2010-18.pdf |title=2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Records - Attendance |publisher=NCAA.com |access-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705130122/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2013/2013%2007%20Attendance%20section%2010-18.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2016 }}</ref>

The Valley is well known for having some of the most dedicated fanbases in all of college basketball, with several members regularly selling out their large arenas on a nightly basis throughout the year. Former member Creighton had the sixth highest attendance for Division I in 2012–13, while Bradley, Illinois State, Missouri State, and Indiana State were all among the NCAA's top 100 teams in home attendance.

In 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2012–13, the Valley maintained its position as the eighth ranked conference in average attendance.

The Valley made history in March 2007, with record attendance for four days at St. Louis' Scottrade Center as 85,074 fans turned out to watch the five sessions of the conference tournament. The two sellout crowds of 22,612 for the semifinals and final of the 2007 tournament set an all-time attendance record for basketball at the arena and also gave the Valley the distinction of having the largest championship crowd for any of the 30 NCAA conference tournaments in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7600&KEY=&ATCLID=271380|title=MVC official site:"This is the MVC"|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316072517/http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7600&KEY=&ATCLID=271380|archive-date=March 16, 2010}}</ref>

== Football champions by year ==
{{Main|Missouri Valley Conference football}}
* All MVC schools that currently play football are part of the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]] except for Drake and Valparaiso, which play in the [[Pioneer Football League]].

==MVC TV Network==
Since at least 1993, the MVC has produced an in-house package of sports as part of the '''MVC TV Network'''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2014|title=MVC To Televise 24-Game Network Package|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2014/10/15/IMPORTED_STORY_7550_131414115318229800.aspx |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=mvc-sports.com}}</ref>Starting in 1996, those telecasts were produced, in part, by [[Bally Sports Midwest]] (formerly Fox Sports Midwest). These games were distributed to [[regional sports network]]s including  [[Bally Sports Indiana]], [[Bally Sports Kansas City]], [[Bally Sports South]], [[Bally Sports Southeast]], and [[NBC Sports Chicago]] (now [[Chicago Sports Network]]), as well as shown on Bally Sports Midwest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MVC TV Network (PDF) - Missouri Valley Conference|url=https://mvc-sports.com/documents/2020/12/10/2020_21_MVC_TV_Network_Release_Updated_12_10_2020_.pdf?id=2976|access-date=October 21, 2024|website=mvc-sports.com}}</ref> Until the [[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2020–21 season]], some of these telecasts also aired on [[Fox College Sports]]. Outside of regional networks these telecasts were also available on [[ESPN3]] until the [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19 season]]; those telecasts were then migrated over to [[ESPN+]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2018 |title=Everything You Need to Know About the MVC and ESPN+|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2018/4/10/general-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-mvc-and-espn.aspx |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=mvc-sports.com}}</ref>

Starting with the 2024–25 academic year, production and distribution rights were acquired by [[Gray Television|Gray Media]], with Gray Media-owned Indianapolis-based [[Gray Television#Assets|Tupelo Honey]] handling the actual production and distribution.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 10, 2024|title=MVC & Gray Media Execute Multi-Year Broadcasting Agreement|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2024/9/12/mens-basketball-mvc-gray-media-execute-multi-year-broadcasting-agreement.aspx|access-date=December 2, 2024|website=mvc-sports.com}}</ref> It is a linear over-the-air station package distributed in Gray Media markets within the MVC member states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee as well as third-party broadcast partners in markets within those same states where Gray Media has no presence; in addition, simulcasts will be available live nationally (via ESPN+ and through the ESPN app) without any digital blackouts (prior contracts prohibited simulcast availability within the MVC footprint).

The MVC TV Network serves as the home for the opening and quarterfinal rounds of [[Arch Madness]] (the nickname for the MVC men's basketball tournament).

==See also==
* [[Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}

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