Missouri Valley Regular Season Champions
Missouri Valley Regular Season Champions
Full list of Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular season men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. The league has been active since 1907 and Creighton and Oklahoma State are the programs with the most titles (15 each), followed by Kansas (13) and Wichita State (11). Henry Iba is the head coach with the most titles (14), followed by Phog Allen (eight) and Eddie Hickey (seven). See also: Missouri Valley Tournament Champions
1907-08 — Kansas, Phog Allen
1908-09 — Kansas (2), Phog Allen (2)
1909-10 — Kansas (3), W.O. Hamilton
1910-11 — Kansas (4), W.O. Hamilton (2)
1911-12 (tie) — Kansas (5), W.O. Hamilton (3) // Nebraska, Jumbo Stiehm
1912-13 — Nebraska (2), Jumbo Stiehm (2)
1913-14 (tie) — Kansas (6), W.O. Hamilton (4) // Nebraska (3), Jumbo Stiehm (3)
1914-15 — Kansas (7), W.O. Hamilton (5)
1915-16 — Nebraska (4), Samuel Waugh
1916-17 — Kansas State, Zora Clevenger
1917-18 — Missouri, Walter Meanwell
1918-19 — Kansas State (2), Zora Clevenger (2)
1919-20 — Missouri (2), Walter Meanwell (2)
1920-21 — Missouri (3), Craig Ruby
1921-22 (tie) — Kansas (8), Phog Allen (3) // Missouri (4), Craig Ruby (2)
1922-23 — Kansas (9), Phog Allen (4)
1923-24 — Kansas (10), Phog Allen (5)
1924-25 — Kansas (11), Phog Allen (6)
1925-26 — Kansas (12), Phog Allen (7)
1926-27 — Kansas (13), Phog Allen (8)
1927-28 — Oklahoma, Hugh McDermott
1928-29 — Washington (MO), Donald White
1929-30 (tie) — Creighton, Arthur Schabinger // Washington (MO) (2), Donald White (2)
1930-31 (tie) — Creighton (2), Arthur Schabinger (2) // Oklahoma A&M, George Rody
1931-32 — Creighton (3), Arthur Schabinger (3)
1932-33 — Butler, Tony Hinkle
1933-34 — Butler (2), Tony Hinkle (2)
1934-35 (tie) — Creighton (4), Arthur Schabinger (4) // Drake, Bill Williams
1935-36 (tie) — Creighton (5), Eddie Hickey // Drake (2), Bill Williams (2) // Oklahoma A&M (2), Henry Iba
1936-37 — Oklahoma A&M (3), Henry Iba (2)
1937-38 — Oklahoma A&M (4), Henry Iba (3)
1938-39 (tie) — Drake (3), Bill Williams (3) // Oklahoma A&M (5), Henry Iba (4)
1939-40 — Oklahoma A&M (6), Henry Iba (5)
1940-41 — Creighton (6), Eddie Hickey (2)
1941-42 (tie) — Creighton (7), Eddie Hickey (3) // Oklahoma A&M (7), Henry Iba (6)
1942-43 — Creighton (8), Eddie Hickey (4)
1943-44 — Oklahoma A&M (8), Henry Iba (7)
1944-45 — Oklahoma A&M (9), Henry Iba (8)
1945-46 — Oklahoma A&M (10), Henry Iba (9)
1946-47 — Saint Louis, John Flanigan
1947-48 — Oklahoma A&M (11), Henry Iba (10)
1948-49 — Oklahoma A&M (12), Henry Iba (11)
1949-50 — Bradley, Forddy Anderson
1950-51 — Oklahoma A&M (13), Henry Iba (12)
1951-52 — Saint Louis (2), Eddie Hickey (5)
1952-53 — Oklahoma A&M (14), Henry Iba (13)
1953-54 — Oklahoma A&M (15), Henry Iba (14)
1954-55 (tie) — Saint Louis (3), Eddie Hickey (6) // Tulsa, Clarence Iba
1955-56 — Houston, Alden Pasche
1956-57 — Saint Louis (4), Eddie Hickey (7)
1957-58 — Cincinnati, George Smith
1958-59 — Cincinnati (2), George Smith (2)
1959-60 — Cincinnati (3), George Smith (3)
1960-61 — Cincinnati (4), Ed Jucker
1961-62 (tie) — Bradley (2), Chuck Orsborn // Cincinnati (5), Ed Jucker (2)
1962-63 — Cincinnati (6), Ed Jucker (3)
1963-64 (tie) — Drake (4), Maury John // Wichita State, Ralph Miller
1964-65 — Wichita State (2), Gary Thompson
1965-66 — Cincinnati (7), Tay Baker
1966-67 — Louisville, Peck Hickman
1967-68 — Louisville (2), John Dromo
1968-69 (tie) — Drake (5), Maury John (2) // Louisville (3), John Dromo (2)
1969-70 — Drake (6), Maury John (3)
1970-71 (tie) — Drake (7), Maury John (4) // Louisville (4), John Dromo (3) & Howard Stacey // Saint Louis (5), Bob Polk
1971-72 (tie) — Louisville (5), Denny Crum // Memphis, Gene Bartow
1972-73 — Memphis (2), Gene Bartow (2)
1973-74 — Louisville (6), Denny Crum (2)
1974-75 — Louisville (7), Denny Crum (3)
1975-76 — Wichita State (3), Harry Miller
1976-77 (tie) — New Mexico State, Ken Hayes // Southern Illinois, Paul Lambert
1977-78 — Creighton (9), Tom Apke
1978-79 — Indiana State, Bill Hodges
1979-80 — Bradley (3), Dick Versace
1980-81 — Wichita State (4), Gene Smithson
1981-82 — Bradley (4), Dick Versace (2)
1982-83 — Wichita State (5), Gene Smithson (2)
1983-84 (tie) — Illinois State, Bob Donewald // Tulsa (2), Nolan Richardson
1984-85 — Tulsa (3), Nolan Richardson (2)
1985-86 — Bradley (5), Dick Versace (3)
1986-87 — Tulsa (4), J. D. Barnett
1987-88 — Bradley (6), Stan Albeck
1988-89 — Creighton (10), Tony Barone
1989-90 — Southern Illinois (2), Rich Herrin
1990-91 — Creighton (11), Tony Barone (2)
1991-92 (tie) — Illinois State (2), Bob Bender // Southern Illinois (3), Rich Herrin (2)
1992-93 — Illinois State (3), Bob Bender (2)
1993-94 (tie) — Southern Illinois (4), Rich Herrin (3) // Tulsa (5), Tubby Smith
1994-95 — Tulsa (6), Tubby Smith (2)
1995-96 — Bradley (7), Jim Molinari
1996-97 — Illinois State (4), Kevin Stallings
1997-98 — Illinois State (5), Kevin Stallings (2)
1998-99 — Evansville, Jim Crews
1999-00 — Indiana State (2), Royce Waltman
2000-01 — Creighton (12), Dana Altman
2001-02 (tie) — Creighton (13), Dana Altman (2) // Southern Illinois (5), Bruce Weber
2002-03 — Southern Illinois (6), Bruce Weber (2)
2003-04 — Southern Illinois (7), Matt Painter
2004-05 — Southern Illinois (8), Chris Lowery
2005-06 — Wichita State (6), Mark Turgeon
2006-07 — Southern Illinois (9), Chris Lowery (2)
2007-08 — Drake (8), Keno Davis
2008-09 (tie) — Creighton (14), Dana Altman (3) // Northern Iowa, Ben Jacobson
2009-10 — Northern Iowa (2), Ben Jacobson (2)
2010-11 — Missouri State, Cuonzo Martin
2011-12 — Wichita State (7), Gregg Marshall
2012-13 — Creighton (15), Greg McDermott
2013-14 — Wichita State (8), Gregg Marshall (2)
2014-15 — Wichita State (9), Gregg Marshall (3)
2015-16 — Wichita State (10), Gregg Marshall (4)
2016-17 (tie) — Illinois State (6), Dan Muller // Wichita State (11), Gregg Marshall (5)
2017-18 — Loyola (IL), Porter Moser
2018-19 (tie) — Drake (9), Darian DeVries // Loyola (IL) (2), Porter Moser (2)
2019-20 — Northern Iowa (3), Ben Jacobson (3)
2020-21 — Loyola (IL) (3), Porter Moser (3)
2021-22 — Northern Iowa (4), Ben Jacobson (4)
2022-23 — Bradley (8), Brian Wardle
2023-24 — Indiana State (3), Josh Schertz
2024-25 — Drake (10), Ben McCollum
2025-26 — Belmont, Casey Alexander
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