Missouri Valley Conference · Men’s Basketball
2026–27 NCAA Division I programs and current conference affiliations.
2026–27 NCAA Division I programs, with separate men’s and women’s memberships. All Current Conferences →
11 Programs
Current membership is separate from historical poll coverage.
| School | Location | Sources & References |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Bruins | Nashville, Tennessee | Sources & ReferencesNCAA directory institution postal locality. Name and nickname combined as a neutral display label. |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | Sources & ReferencesNCAA institutional postal address locality; independent municipal-boundary claims excluded. Bradley University |
| Drake University Bulldogs | Des Moines, Iowa | Sources & ReferencesNCAA directory institution postal locality. Name and nickname combined as a neutral display label. |
| Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Sources & ReferencesLiteral NCAA institutionpostaladdress locality; no geographicinference Match literalNCAA institutionname/orgId toapprovedstableID; separate campus andsex remain asassigned Preserved approved catalog display when available; otherwise exact current official source name is the neutral display. No short alias is invented. Current name/orgID matches the approved institution crosswalk. |
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute, Indiana | Sources & ReferencesLiteral NCAA institutionpostaladdress locality; no geographicinference Match literalNCAA institutionname/orgId toapprovedstableID; separate campus andsex remain asassigned Preserved approved catalog display when available; otherwise exact current official source name is the neutral display. No short alias is invented. Current name/orgID matches the approved institution crosswalk. |
| Murray State University | Murray, Kentucky | Sources & ReferencesLiteral NCAA institutionpostaladdress locality; no geographicinference Match literalNCAA institutionname/orgId toapprovedstableID; separate campus andsex remain asassigned Preserved approved catalog display when available; otherwise exact current official source name is the neutral display. No short alias is invented. Current name/orgID matches the approved institution crosswalk. |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | Sources & ReferencesNCAA institutional postal address locality; municipal boundary/venue/geocoding excluded. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Exact primary authored official identity; no invented short label |
| University of Evansville | Evansville, Indiana | Sources & ReferencesLiteral NCAA institutionpostaladdress locality; no geographicinference Match literalNCAA institutionname/orgId toapprovedstableID; separate campus andsex remain asassigned Preserved approved catalog display when available; otherwise exact current official source name is the neutral display. No short alias is invented. Current name/orgID matches the approved institution crosswalk. |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, IL | Sources & ReferencesNCAA institutional postal address locality; independent municipal-boundary claims excluded. University of Illinois Chicago |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa | Sources & ReferencesLiteral NCAA institutionpostaladdress locality; no geographicinference University of Northern Iowa (UNI), NCAA org504 and1227 W27thStreet/CedarFallsIA literal postal identity match the approved northern-iowa ID. This is distinct from Iowa. Separate men and women basketball rows in2026–27 areI/MissouriValley884; footballFCS/MVFootball853 and wrestlingBig1225354 are excluded. No native/rendered/canonical-nickname or historical joining/eligibility inference. Use preserved approved catalog display when available; otherwise exact current literal official name. No short alias is invented. Current name/orgId matches approved institution crosswalk. |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, IN | Sources & ReferencesNCAA institutional postal address locality; municipal boundary/venue/geocoding excluded. Valparaiso University Exact primary authored official identity; no invented short label |
Current affiliations are based on reviewed NCAA, school and conference primary sources. School profiles provide the supporting sources. NCAA tournament eligibility has not been verified here.