The Missouri Valley Conference tournament’s nickname Arch Madness has never been more true to its name than this year. No. 1-seeded University of Northern Iowa was upset by No. 8-seeded Drake University 77-56 March 6. This was the first time in tournament history a No. 1 seed lost to a No. 8 seed.
The Panthers’ loss was just the second time in the MVC’s history that a top-two seed didn’t make it past the quarterfinals. No. 2-seed Creighton University was shocked by No. 7-seed Bradley University in the 1998 MVC Tournament, but the No. 1 seed had always reached the semifinals until this year.