2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season
The 2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021.
| 2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
| 2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Drake | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 16 | – | 3 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 MVC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Preseason poll
The preseason awards and coaches' poll was released by the league office on October 14, 2020.[1]
| Rank | Team | |
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| 1. | Northern Iowa (30) 426 | |
| 2. | Loyola-Chicago (13) 405 | |
| 3. | Bradley (1) 341 | |
| 4. | Indiana State 282 | |
| 5. | Southern Illinois 235 | |
| 6. | Missouri State 210 | |
| 7. | Drake 207 | |
| 8. | Valparaiso 148 | |
| 9. | Illinois State 112 | |
| 10. | Evansville 54 | |
| (first place votes) | ||
Preseason All-Missouri Valley teams
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | AJ Green, Northern Iowa |
| Preseason All-MVC First Team | Elijah Childs, Bradley |
| AJ Green, Northern Iowa | |
| Tyreke Key, Indiana State | |
| Cameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago | |
| Austin Phyfe, Northern Iowa | |
| Preseason All-MVC Second Team | Donovan Clay, Valparaiso |
| Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois | |
| Jake LaRavia, Indiana State | |
| Roman Penn, Drake | |
| Gage Prim, Missouri State | |
| Preseason All-MVC Third Team | Trae Berhow, UNI |
| Keith Fisher III, Illinois State | |
| Tate Hall, Loyola-Chicago | |
| Marquise Kennedy, Loyola-Chicago | |
| Tremell Murphy, Drake | |
Regular season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Bradley | Drake | Evansville | Illinois State | Indiana State | Loyola-Chicago | Missouri State | Northern Iowa | Southern Illinois | Valparaiso | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Bradley | – | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Drake | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Evansville | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Illinois State | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Indiana State | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| vs. Loyola-Chicago | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Missouri State | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Northern Iowa | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| vs. Southern Illinois | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. Valparaiso | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 4–7 | 9–0 | 6–5 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 11–1 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 2–7 | 3–6 |
Player of the week
Throughout the season, the Missouri Valley Conference named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
|---|---|---|
Honors and awards
References
- "UNI Favored in MVC Men's Basketball". Missouri Valley Conference. October 14, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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