Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge
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The Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge was an in-season NCAA Division I men's college basketball series, pitting teams from the Mountain West Conference (MW) and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The series began in November 2009 and featured all of the MW teams against most of the MVC teams.[1][2] The series has not been extended since the conclusion of the 2018 offering.[3]
The first challenge was held in 2009. The conferences agreed to a four-year deal, extending the challenge through 2012.[4] The challenge was not extended beyond its initial term and ended after 2012.[5] However, after a two-year hiatus, it was announced on April 2, 2015 that the conferences would renew the series in 2015 for another four years.[6]
The MW–MVC Challenge occurred from mid-November through mid-December. The games were hosted by each of the institutions. Since its inception, one or more schools sat out each iteration due to unbalanced membership numbers. The first four series had at least one MVC squad without an opponent (including 2011 when two teams were not scheduled). Upon its resumption in 2015, it was the MW that had one team not participating.
The MW leads the eight season series with three wins, one loss, and four ties. Of the schools with more than two decisions, New Mexico (MW, .875) and Wichita State (MVC, .833) have the best percentages for their respective conferences.
Institution Records
editMissouri Valley Conference
edit- (1-3-4)
| Institution | Wins | Losses | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso Crusaders | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wichita State Shockers * | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Indiana State Sycamores | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Southern Illinois Salukis | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Northern Iowa Panthers | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| Evansville Purple Aces | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| Drake Bulldogs | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Illinois State Redbirds | 2 | 5 | .286 |
| Missouri State Bears | 2 | 5 | .286 |
| Loyola–Chicago Ramblers | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Creighton Bluejays * | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Bradley Braves | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Overall | 32 | 43 | .427 |
* Institution that is no longer a member of the MVC.
Mountain West Conference
edit- (3-1-4)
| Institution | Wins | Losses | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young Cougars * | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| New Mexico Lobos | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| Nevada Wolf Pack | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| San Diego State Aztecs | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Boise State Broncos | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Wyoming Cowboys | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Utah Utes * | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Utah State Aggies | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Nevada–Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| Colorado State Rams | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Air Force Falcons | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Texas Christian Horned Frogs * | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| San Jose State Spartans | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Overall | 43 | 32 | .573 |
* Institution that is no longer a member of the MW.
Challenges
edit2009
edit- The Missouri Valley Conference had ten members schools and the Mountain West Conference had nine member schools; accordingly, only nine match-ups were scheduled.
- Evansville did not participate in the 2009 Challenge.
2010
edit| Location | Venue | Date | Time | Attendance | MVC Team |
MW Team |
Score | Challenge Leader |
Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins, CO | Moby Arena | December 1 | 6:00 PM | 2,215 | Drake | Colorado State | 67–78 | MW (1–0) | The Mtn. |
| Omaha, NE | CenturyLink Center | 6:05 PM | 15,532 | Creighton | No. 21 Brigham Young | 65–77 | MW (2–0) | KMTV | |
| Normal, IL | Redbird Arena | 6,485 | Illinois State | No. 23 Nevada–Las Vegas | 51–82 | MW (3–0) | |||
| Carbondale, IL | SIU Arena | 4,531 | Southern Illinois | New Mexico | 59–74 | MW (4–0) | |||
| Fort Worth, TX | Schollmaier Arena | December 4 | 12:00 PM | 4,022 | Northern Iowa | Texas Christian | 64–60 | MW (4–1) | The Mtn. |
| Laramie, WY | Arena-Auditorium | 5:00 PM | 7,008 | Indiana State | Wyoming | 51–81 | MW (5–1) | ||
| Peoria, IL | Carver Arena | 6:05 PM | 9,076 | Bradley | Utah | 60–68 | MW (6–1) | ||
| San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena | 8:05 PM | 12,414 | Wichita State | San Diego State | 69–83 | MW (7–1) | The Mtn. | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Clune Arena | December 5 | 1:05 PM | 1,148 | Evansville | Air Force | 56–57 | MW (8–1) | |
| Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)). | |||||||||
- Missouri State did not participate in the 2010 Challenge.
2011
edit- The Mountain West Conference had two member schools (Brigham Young and Utah) depart the conference and one school (Boise State) arrive prior to the 2011 Challenge, leaving the MW with eight member schools; accordingly, only eight match-ups were scheduled.
| Location | Venue | Date | Time | Attendance | MVC Team |
MW Team |
Score | Challenge Leader |
Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena | November 30 | 8:30 PM | 12,414 | No. 22 Creighton | San Diego State | 85–83 | MVC (1–0) | The Mtn. |
| Cedar Falls, IA | McLeod Center | December 3 | 12:30 PM | 4,015 | Northern Iowa | Colorado State | 83–77 | MVC (2–0) | |
| Des Moines, IA | The Knapp Center | 6:05 PM | 3,583 | Drake | Air Force | 62–60 | MVC (3–0) | Mediacom | |
| Evansville, IN | Ford Center | 5,198 | Evansville | Texas Christian | 68–70 | MVC (3–1) | |||
| Boise, ID | Taco Bell Arena | 8:00 PM | 5,342 | Indiana State | Boise State | 65–74 | MVC (3–2) | ||
| Laramie, WY | Arena-Auditorium | 4,643 | Bradley | Wyoming | 49–66 | Tied (3–3) | |||
| Albuquerque, NM | The Pit | 14,077 | Missouri State | New Mexico | 60–76 | MW (4–3) | The Mtn. | ||
| Wichita, KS | Charles Koch Arena | December 4 | 2:05 PM | 10,466 | Wichita State | No. 20 Nevada–Las Vegas | 89–70 | Tied (4–4) | Cox Kansas 22/ Cox Las Vegas 96 |
| Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)). | |||||||||
- Illinois State and Southern Illinois did not participate in the 2011 Challenge.
2012
edit- The Mountain West Conference had one member school (Texas Christian) depart the conference and two schools (Fresno State and Nevada) arrive prior to the 2012 Challenge, returning the conference to nine member schools; accordingly, nine match-ups were scheduled.
| Location | Venue | Date | Time | Attendance | MVC Team |
MW Team |
Score | Challenge Leader |
Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield, MO | JQH Arena | November 17 | 12:00 PM | 7,272 | Missouri State | No. 23 San Diego State | 44–60 | MW (1–0) | |
| Omaha, NE | CenturyLink Center | November 28 | 6:05 PM | 16,364 | No. 11 Creighton | Boise State | 70–83 | MW (2–0) | ESPN3 |
| Carbondale, IL | SIU Arena | 5,409 | Southern Illinois | Fresno State | 57–54 | MW (2–1) | |||
| Reno, NV | Lawlor Events Center | November 30 | 8:00 PM | 6,649 | Drake | Nevada | 76–66 | Tied (2–2) | |
| Terre Haute, IN | Hulman Center | December 1 | 12:05 PM | 6,080 | Indiana State | No. 25 New Mexico | 68–77 OT | MW (3–2) | |
| Fort Collins, CO | Moby Arena | 2:30 PM | 3,970 | Evansville | Colorado State | 72–79 | MW (4–2) | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | Clune Arena | December 2 | 3:00 PM | 1,793 | Wichita State | Air Force | 72–69 | MW (4–3) | |
| Normal, IL | Redbird Arena | December 4 | 7:05 PM | 6,561 | Illinois State | Wyoming | 67–81 | MW (5–3) | |
| Paradise, NV | Thomas & Mack Center | December 19 | 8:00 PM | 14,484 | Northern Iowa | No. 21 Nevada–Las Vegas | 59–73 | MW (6–3) | TWCSN |
| Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)). | |||||||||
- Bradley did not participate in the 2012 Challenge.
2015
edit- The Challenge was not held as part of the 2013–14 or 2014–15 seasons. During this time period, the Missouri Valley Conference had one member school (Creighton) depart the conference and one school (Loyola–Chicago[7]) arrive, maintaining the conference at ten member schools; the Mountain West Conference had two schools (San Jose State and Utah State) arrive, expanding the conference to eleven members. Accordingly, ten match-ups were scheduled in the 2015 Challenge.
| Location | Venue | Date | Time | Attendance | MVC Team |
MW Team |
Score | Challenge Leader |
Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale, IL | SIU Arena | November 13 | 6:00 PM | 4,759 | Southern Illinois | Air Force | 77–75 | MVC (1–0) | ESPN3 |
| San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena | 8:00 PM | 12,414 | Illinois State | San Diego State | 61–71 | Tied (1–1) | ||
| Cedar Falls, IA | McLeod Center | November 14 | 10:00 AM | 4,455 | Northern Iowa | Colorado State | 78–84 | MW (2–1) | |
| Terre Haute, IN | Hulman Center | November 16 | 5:00 PM | 3,601 | Indiana State | Wyoming | 70–55 | Tied (2–2) | |
| Albuquerque, NM | The Pit | November 18 | 7:00 PM | 11,951 | Loyola–Chicago | New Mexico | 75–51 | MW (3–2) | Root Sports |
| Springfield, MO | JQH Arena | December 1 | 6:00 PM | 3,694 | Missouri State | Utah State | 68–69 | MW (4–2) | ESPN3 |
| Wichita, KS | Charles Koch Arena | December 9 | 6:00 PM | 10,506 | Wichita State | Nevada–Las Vegas | 56–50 | MW (4–3) | ESPN2 |
| Reno, NV | Lawlor Events Center | December 12 | 5:00 PM | 5,541 | Drake | Nevada | 71–79 | MW (5–3) | |
| Boise, ID | Taco Bell Arena | December 20 | 12:00 PM | 4,405 | Bradley | Boise State | 70–90 | MW (6–3) | Root Sports |
| Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center | 2:00 PM | 5,251 | Evansville | Fresno State | 85–77 | MW (6–4) | ||
| Winner denoted in bold. (Time is Mountain Standard Time (MST)). | |||||||||
- San Jose State did not participate in the 2015 Challenge.
2016
edit- San Jose State did not participate in the 2016 Challenge.
2017
edit- The Missouri Valley Conference had one member school (Wichita State[8]) depart the conference and one school (Valparaiso[9]) arrive prior to the 2017 Challenge, maintaining the conference at ten member schools; accordingly, ten match-ups were scheduled.
- Fresno State did not participate in the 2017 Challenge.
2018
edit- Fresno State did not participate in the 2018 Challenge.
References
edit- ^ "Valley and Mountain West Announce Challenge Series". MVC-Sports.com. October 28, 2008.
- ^ TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville. "Valley and Mountain West Announce Challenge Series". ArchMadness.com. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ BrendanJPrice (2018-12-05). "MVC-MW No More, Now What?". Mountain West Connection. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Missouri Valley Conference Adds Loyola University Chicago". www.MVC-Sports.com. 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference". www.TheAmerican.org. 2017-04-07.
- ^ "It's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso". www.MVC-Sports.com. 2017-05-25.