2026 MVC Volleyball Tournament

🏟 Missouri Valley
Quarterfinals
1Seed 1
8Seed 8
4Seed 4
5Seed 5
2Seed 2
7Seed 7
3Seed 3
6Seed 6
Semifinals
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Championship
TBD
TBD
Missouri Valley Tournament Projections(11 teams · 10k simulations)
SeedTeamEloQuartersSemisFinal🏆 Win
1UNI197299%99%88%70%
2Drake171997%84%48%15%
3UIC165092%69%28%8%
4Valparaiso156081%47%14%3%
5Illinois St.153680%48%13%3%
6Belmont143153%21%4%1%
7Bradley140340%15%3%—
8Southern Ill.136641%13%2%—
9Murray St.11887%1%——
10Indiana St.11695%1%——
11Evansville11503%———

Values = P(reach that stage or further). Win = P(win conference tournament = auto NCAA bid). Seeds reflect average simulated finish position.

Missouri Valley Standings
6 qualify for tournamentPreseason projection · 88 games remaining

Snapshot Week

Preseason

Standings · Finishing Position Probabilities

#TeamConfOverallProj ConfProj Ovr1234567891011
1UNI0–00–0
14.8–1.2
14–16 W
14.8–1.2
14–16 W
83132.90.70.1<1
2Drake0–00–0
11.8–4.2
11–13 W
11.8–4.2
11–13 W
103925147.23.21.80.50.2<1
3UIC0–00–0
10.5–5.5
9–12 W
10.5–5.5
9–12 W
4.1212420149.14.92.30.90.2<1
4Illinois St.0–00–0
9.6–6.4
8–11 W
9.6–6.4
8–11 W
1.512191916139.45.63.11.10.3
5Valparaiso0–00–0
9.2–6.8
8–11 W
9.2–6.8
8–11 W
1.49.415202016105.52.30.90.2
6Belmont0–00–0
7.6–8.4
6–9 W
7.6–8.4
6–9 W
0.23.26.510151818158.83.91.6
7Southern Ill.0–00–0
7.0–9.0
5–9 W
7.0–9.0
5–9 W
<11.13.87.613161918127.23.3
8Bradley0–00–0
6.7–9.3
5–8 W
6.7–9.3
5–8 W
<11.43.87.812161818137.23.1
9Murray St.0–00–0
4.0–12.0
2–5 W
4.0–12.0
2–5 W
<10.20.61.84.07.514222625
10Indiana St.0–00–0
3.6–12.4
2–5 W
3.6–12.4
2–5 W
<10.20.41.53.05.912202731
11Evansville0–00–0
3.3–12.7
2–5 W
3.3–12.7
2–5 W
<10.20.82.45.010182736

Position columns: % of 10,000 simulated seasons finishing there. Row below cut line = P(reach tournament).

Finishing Position Range — Season Progression

UNIDrakeUICIllinois St.ValparaisoBelmontSouthern Ill.BradleyMurray St.Indiana St.Evansville
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