EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball championship is coming to three Midwest cities in the next three years, the conference announced Thursday.
The MVC women's basketball championship will take place at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. in 2025, Xtream Arena in Coralville in 2026 and Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Ill. in 2027. All three of the future locations are neutral sites.
"We are thrilled to continue to provide our women’s basketball student-athletes with the opportunity to be showcased in a neutral-site, stand-alone tournament" Valparaiso President José D. Padilla, chair of the MVC Board of Directors, said in a statement. "The next three years will give us the opportunity to grow the Missouri Valley Conference’s national brand through visibility in new communities while affording our student-athletes the chance to experience new conference tournament venues."
The 12 MVC women's basketball teams will compete in the four-day tournament, culminating in a Sunday championship game each year. The winner of each tournament receives automatic entry into the NCAA Tournament.
"We’re excited about developing new relationships and growing the sport of women’s basketball in the region,” said MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson. "The championship rotation model includes three great venues and three great communities who share the Conference’s goal of prioritizing women’s basketball."
Read on below for the dates of each championship:
- 2025: Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.
- Thursday, March 13-Sunday, March 16, 2025
- 2026: Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa
- Thursday, March 12-Sunday, March 15, 2026
- 2027: Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Ill.
- Thursday, March 11-Sunday, March 14, 2027