The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament, promoted as Hoops in the Heartland, was part of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was played in Moline, Illinois, March 10–13, 2022, at the TaxSlayer Center.
Seeds 2022 MVC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds Seed School Conf. Over.Tiebreaker1 Southern Illinois ‡# 15–3 20–82 Missouri State# 14–4 23–63 Northern Iowa# 13–5 20–94 Illinois State 12–6 16–135 Loyola-Chicago# 10–8 18–116 Valparaiso# 9–9 11–18 2–0 vs. Drake7 Drake 9–9 17–12 0–2 vs. Valparaiso8 Indiana State 5–13 10–199 Evansville 2–16 8–2110 Bradley 1–17 4–23‡ – Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.# - Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.Overall records include all games played in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionFirst round – Thursday, March 10114:00 pmNo. 8 Indiana State vs. No. 9 Evansville89-75ESPN+27:00 pmNo. 7 Drake vs. No. 10 Bradley71-56 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 1123NoonNo. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 8 Indiana State77-61ESPN+42:30 pmNo. 4 Illinois State vs. No. 5 Loyola-Chicago68-52356:00 pmNo. 2 Missouri State vs. No. 7 Drake63-4968:30 pmNo. 3 Northern Iowa vs. No. 6 Valparaiso63-39Semifinals – Saturday, March 12471:30 pmNo. 1 Southern Illinois vs. No. 4 Illinois State42-50ESPN+84:00 pmNo. 2 Missouri State vs. No. 3 Northern Iowa57-63Championship – Sunday, March 13 5 9 1:00 pm No. 4 Illinois State vs. No. 3 Northern Iowa 50–48 ESPNUGame times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed.
Tournament bracket
* denotes overtime
See also 2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
References
External links Hoops in the Heartland Missouri Valley Conference Official Website