MVC Baseball Tournament 2025: Full TV schedule, matchups, bracket

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Murray State and Missouri State shared the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship and are the top two seeds in this week's league tournament in Normal, Illinois.

The MVC tournament will take place Tuesday through Saturday at Duffy Bass Field, the home of Illinois State. The league is universally considered a one-bid league, meaning the event's winner will be the lone team to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

Games begin Tuesday with a single-elimination play-in round between teams that finished fifth through eighth in league play. The winners will advance to Wednesday, when double-elimination play begins. Championships are scheduled for Saturday.

The 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament selection show will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day) and will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

When is MVC Baseball Tournament 2025?​

• Dates: May 20-24
• Location: Duffy Bass Field, Normal, Illinois

MVC Baseball Tournament 2025 bracket​

Here's a full breakdown of the seeding positions for the 2025 MVC Baseball Tournament.

1. Murray State (35-13, 17-8)
2. Missouri State (27-23, 17-8)
3. Southern Illinois (37-18, 16-11)
4. Illinois Chicago (20-31, 16-11)
5. Illinois State (27-26, 15-12)
6. Belmont (23-30, 13-14)
7. Bradley (16-34, 12-15)
8. Indiana State (24-30, 12-15)
9. Evansville (16-37, 10-17)
10. Valparaiso (10-40, 5-22)

The bracket is set ️

Murray State and Missouri State earn a share of the regular-season title, and the Racers will be the No. 1 seed. See you in Normal next week!

Link to full release & bracket: https://t.co/EyTu5a1JJF#MVCBaseballpic.twitter.com/n8C2JY3RIR

— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) May 17, 2025

MVC Baseball Tournament Schedule​

All times are Central

First round: Tuesday, May 20​

Single elimination. Teams will ressed following this day.

• Game 1: No. 5 Illinois State vs. No. 8 Indiana State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+
• Game 2: No. 6 Belmont vs. No. 7 Bradley, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+

Second round: Wednesday, May 21​

Double elimination.

• Game 3: No. 3 Southern Illinois vs. No. 4 UIC, 11 a.m., ESPN+
• Game 4: No. 1 Murray State vs. TBD, 3 p.m., ESPN+
• Game 5: No. 2 Missouri State vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN+

Third round: Thursday, May 22​

Double elimination.

• Game 6: Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 5, 11 a.m., ESPN+
• Game 7: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 3 p.m., ESPN+
• Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5, 7 p.m., ESPN+

Semifinals: Friday, May 23​

Double elimination

• Game 9: TBD vs. TBD, 11 a.m., ESPN+
• Game 10: TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m., ESPN+
• Game 11: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN+

Championship​

Double elimination. The second game will be played if necessary.

• Game 12: TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m., ESPN+
• Game 13*: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN+

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This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament 2025: Bracket, schedule

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