title: 1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
text: # 1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
  
  The 1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1997–1998 regular season at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
  
  The Illinois State Redbirds defeated the Southwest Missouri State Bears in the championship game, 84–74, and as a result won their 4th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. Dan Muller of Illinois State was named the tournament MVP.
  
  ## Tournament Bracket
  
  | Opening Round February 27, 1998 | Opening Round February 27, 1998 | Opening Round February 27, 1998 | Quarterfinals February 28, 1998 | Quarterfinals February 28, 1998 | Quarterfinals February 28, 1998 | Semifinals March 1, 1998 | Semifinals March 1, 1998 | Semifinals March 1, 1998 | Final March 2, 1998 | Final March 2, 1998 | Final March 2, 1998 |
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  | | | | 1 | Illinois State | 83 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 8 | Southern Illinois | 73 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Southern Illinois | 91 | 8 | Southern Illinois | 73 | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Northern Iowa | 72 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Northern Iowa | 72 | | | | 1 | Illinois State | 75 | | | |
  | | | | | | | 4 | Wichita State | 54 | | | |
  | | | | 4 | Wichita State | 65 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 5 | Indiana State | 55 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Illinois State | 84 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Southwest Missouri State | 74 |
  | | | | 2 | Creighton | 68 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 7 | Bradley | 76 | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Bradley | 69 | 7 | Bradley | 76 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Drake | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Drake | 62 | | | | 7 | Bradley | 58 | | | |
  | | | | | | | 3 | Southwest Missouri State | 67 | | | |
  | | | | 3 | Southwest Missouri State | 60 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 6 | Evansville | 59 | | | | | | |
  