Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge
MWC-MVC Challenge logo
The Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge is an in-season NCAA college basketball series, matching up teams from the Mountain West Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference. The series began in November 2009 and featured all of the MW teams against most of the MVC teams.[1]
The two conferences agreed to a four-year deal, extending the challenge through 2012.[2] The challenge was not extended beyond its original term and ended after 2012.[3]
The MW–MVC Challenge occurred from late November through December. The games were hosted by each of the schools. The first two series had nine games played each year, leaving one team from the 10-team Missouri Valley Conference without an opponent. In 2011, only eight games were played, leaving two teams from the Missouri Valley Conference without an opponent.
It was announced on April 2, 2015, that the conferences would renew the series after a 2-year absence.[4] Since the MW now has 11 members to the MVC's 10, all MVC members are competing in the renewed series, with one MW team sitting out.
Team records
Mountain West Conference (3–1–1)
| Institution | Wins | Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force Falcons | 1 | 3 |
| Boise State Broncos | 3 | 0 |
| BYU Cougars* | 2 | 0 |
| Colorado State Rams | 2 | 2 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico Lobos | 4 | 0 |
| Nevada Wolf Pack | 0 | 1 |
| San Diego State Aztecs | 3 | 1 |
| San Jose State Spartans | 0 | 0 |
| TCU Horned Frogs* | 1 | 2 |
| UNLV Runnin' Rebels | 3 | 1 |
| Utah Utes* | 1 | 1 |
| Utah State Aggies | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming Cowboys | 3 | 1 |
| Overall | 23 | 13 |
*School that has since left the MW.
Missouri Valley Conference (1–3–1)
| Institution | Wins | Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Braves | 0 | 3 |
| Creighton Bluejays* | 2 | 3 |
| Drake Bulldogs | 2 | 2 |
| Evansville Purple Aces | 0 | 4 |
| Illinois State Redbirds | 1 | 3 |
| Indiana State Sycamores | 2 | 3 |
| Loyola Chicago Ramblers | 0 | 1 |
| Missouri State Bears | 1 | 3 |
| Northern Iowa Panthers | 3 | 2 |
| Southern Illinois Salukis | 2 | 2 |
| Wichita State Shockers | 4 | 1 |
| Overall | 15 | 26 |
*School that has since left the MVC.
Results
2009
| Date | MVC team | Score | MWC team | Location | Challenge leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Bradley | 60–70 | BYU | Provo, UT | MWC (1–0) |
| Nov 20 | Indiana State | 65–60 | Colorado State | Terre Haute, IN | Tie (1–1) |
| Nov 21 | Southern Illinois | 69–78 | UNLV | Las Vegas, NV | MWC (2–1) |
| Dec 5 | Missouri State | 58–48 | Air Force | Springfield, MO | Tie (2–2) |
| Dec 12 | Wichita State | 80–68 | TCU | Wichita, KS | MVC (3–2) |
| Dec 19 | Creighton | 66–61 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | Tie (3–3) |
| Dec 19 | Illinois State | 73–63 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | MVC (4–3) |
| Dec 22 | Drake | 76–73 (OT) | San Diego State | Des Moines, IA | Tie (4–4) |
| Dec 23 | Northern Iowa | 72–54 | Wyoming | Cedar Falls, IA | MVC (5–4) |
Notes: Evansville, by virtue of finishing the 2007–08 MVC regular season in 10th place, did not participate in the 2009 Challenge.
2010
| Date | MVC team | Score | MWC team | Location | Challenge leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | Creighton | 65–77 | BYU | Omaha, NE | MWC (1–0) |
| Dec 1 | Drake | 67–78 | Colorado State | Fort Collins, CO | MWC (2–0) |
| Dec 1 | Southern Illinois | 59–74 | New Mexico | Carbondale, IL | MWC (3–0) |
| Dec 1 | Illinois State | 51–82 | UNLV | Normal, IL | MWC (4–0) |
| Dec 4 | Indiana State | 51–81 | Wyoming | Laramie, WY | MWC (5–0) |
| Dec 4 | Northern Iowa | 64–60 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX | MWC (5–1) |
| Dec 4 | Bradley | 60–68 | Utah | Peoria, IL | MWC (6–1) |
| Dec 4 | Wichita State | 69–83 | San Diego State | San Diego, CA | MWC (7–1) |
| Dec 5 | Evansville | 56–57 | Air Force | Colorado Springs, CO | MWC (8–1) |
2011
| Date | MVC team | MWC team | Score | Location | MVC | MWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 | #22 Creighton | San Diego State | 85–83 | San Diego, CA | X | |
| Dec 3 | Drake | Air Force | 62–60 | Des Moines, IA | X | |
| Dec 3 | Indiana State | Boise State | 74–65 | Boise, ID | X | |
| Dec 3 | Northern Iowa | Colorado State | 83–77 | Cedar Falls, IA | X | |
| Dec 3 | Missouri State | New Mexico | 76–60 | Albuquerque, NM | X | |
| Dec 3 | Evansville | TCU | 70–68 | Evansville, IN | X | |
| Dec 3 | Bradley | Wyoming | 66–49 | Laramie, WY | X | |
| Dec 4 | Wichita State | #20 UNLV | 89–70 | Wichita, KS | X | |
| Result | 4 | 4 |
- The Mountain West Conference had two member schools leave the conference (BYU and Utah) and added Boise State, leaving the MW with 8 member schools allowing for a 4–4 tie in the series in 2011.
2012
| Date | MVC team | MWC team | Score | Location | MVC | MWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 | Missouri State | #23 San Diego State | 60–44 | Springfield, MO | X | |
| Nov 28 | #11 Creighton | Boise State | 83–70 | Omaha, NE | X | |
| Nov 28 | Southern Illinois | Fresno State | 57–54 | Carbondale, IL | X | |
| Nov 30 | Drake | Nevada | 76–66 | Reno, NV | X | |
| Dec 1 | Evansville | Colorado State | 79–72 | Fort Collins, CO | X | |
| Dec 1 | Indiana State | #25 New Mexico | 77–68 OT | Terre Haute, IN | X | |
| Dec 2 | Wichita State | Air Force | 72–69 | Colorado Springs, CO | X | |
| Dec 4 | Illinois State | Wyoming | 81–67 | Normal, IL | X | |
| Dec 19 | Northern Iowa | #21 UNLV | 73–59 | Las Vegas, NV | X | |
| Result | 3 | 6 |
- The Mountain West Conference had one member school leave the conference (TCU) and added Nevada and Fresno St, is back with a 9 member schools.
2015
| Date | Time | MVC team | MWC team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner | Challenge leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri., Nov. 13 | 6:00 PM | Southern Illinois | Air Force | SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL | ESPN3 | 4,759 | Southern Illinois 77–75 | Missouri Valley (1–0) |
| 8:00 PM | Illinois State | San Diego State | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | ESPN3 | 12,414 | San Diego State 71–61 | Tie (1–1) | |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | 10:00 AM | Northern Iowa | Colorado State | McLeod Center • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN3 | 4,455 | Colorado State 84–78 | Mountain West (2–1) |
| Mon., Nov. 16 | 5:00 PM | Indiana State | Wyoming | Hulman Center • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN3 | 3,601 | Indiana State 70–55 | Tie (2–2) |
| Wed., Nov. 18 | 7:00 PM | Loyola–Chicago | New Mexico | The Pit • Albuquerque, NM | Root Sports | 11,951 | New Mexico 75–51 | Mountain West (3–2) |
| Tue., Dec. 1 | 6:00 PM | Missouri State | Utah State | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | ESPN3 | 3,694 | Utah State 69–68 | Mountain West (4–2) |
| Wed., Dec. 9 | 6:00 PM | Wichita State | UNLV | Charles Koch Arena • Wichita, KS | ESPN2 | 10,506 | Wichita State 56–50 | Mountain West (4–3) |
| Sat., Dec. 12 | 5:00 PM | Drake | Nevada | Lawlor Events Center • Reno, NV | 5,541 | Nevada 79–71 | Mountain West (5–3) | |
| Sun., Dec. 20 | 12:00 PM | Bradley | Boise State | Taco Bell Arena • Boise, ID | Root Sports | 4,405 | Boise State 90–70 | Mountain West (6–3) |
| 2:00 PM | Evansville | Fresno State | Save Mart Center • Fresno, CA | 5,251 | Evansville 85–77 | Mountain West (6–4) | ||
| Game Times in MST. Home team is italicized. San Jose State did not participate due to its last-place finish in the Mountain West in 2014–15. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Valley and Mountain West Announce Challenge Series". MVC-Sports.com. October 28, 2008.
- ↑ "Missouri Valley, MWC to start basketball series". Las Vegas Review-Journal. January 15, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
- ↑ Eisenberg, Jeff (May 16, 2012). "Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge won't showcase top teams". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ↑ "MVC and Mountain West Renew Challenge Series". MVC-Sports.com. April 2, 2015.
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