2018 Arch Madness Bracket (PDF)
ST. LOUIS -- Loyola (25-5, 15-3 MVC) is the State Farm MVC Tournament top seed after securing the league's regular-season title with a gap of four games between it and second-seeded Southern Illinois. The regular-season title is the first for the Ramblers as an MVC member, having joined the Conference for the 2013-14 season.
The University of Northern Iowa finished in a three-way tie for seventh place with Missouri State and Evansville in the final MVC standings. Seeds 7-8-9 were determined using the league's final tiebreaker (adjusted RPI from the Sunday, Feb.