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2026 Missouri Valley Division Men’s Schedule

Missouri Valley Division Schedule Notes

NOTE: Games on Saturday-Sunday, September 12-13, at Iowa State University will use five-minute quarters with neither overtime nor timeouts (August 22).

NOTE: Game times on Saturday-Sunday, October 10-12, at Washington University in St. Louis are tentative as of August 22 (August 22).

NOTE: Game times at the Missouri Division Championship on Saturday-Sunday, October 17-18, at Iowa State University are tentative as of August 22 (August 22).

NOTE:  Due to the University of Chicago not beginning school until following the first tournament at Iowa State University on September 12-13, the team will be unable to compete during the weekend.  The schedule is revised to remove Chicago from the weekend with rules adjusting to games using six-minute quarters with no overtime and teams limited to one timeout per half.  In addition, seeding for the Missouri Valley Division Championship will be conducted by winning percentage due to Chicago playing fewer games than the rest of the division (August 24).

NOTE:  Game times and the sequence of games for Saturday-Sunday, October 10-11, at Washington University in St. Louis is adjusted as of September 2.  Games on Saturday, October 10, will use six-minute quarters with no overtime and teams limited to one timeout per half (September 2).

NOTE:  Game times for the Missouri Valley Division Championship on Saturday-Sunday, October 17-18 at Iowa State University are revised as of September 2.  Games on Sunday, October 18, will use six-minute quarters with sudden death overtime and teams limited to one timeout per half (September 2).

NOTE:  The sequence and start times of games on Saturday, October 17, at the Missouri Valley Division Championship are adjusted as of October 14 (October 14).

NOTE:  Due to Missouri S&T University informing the league office on October 15 of the team’s intent to not attend the Missouri Valley Division Championship, the team is suspended for the 2027 season and the championship schedule is revised to a five-team format.  The first and third games on Sunday, October 18 will use six minute quarters with sudden death overtime and teams limited to one timeout per half (October 16).

NOTE:  The first two games of the Missouri Valley Division Championship change positions as the University of Missouri will now play Iowa State University at Noon and the University of Chicago at 2:20 p.m. (October 16).

wdt_ID Date (Time) Location Matchup: (Dark vs. White) Dark Score White Score Video
27 Sat., Sept. 12 (10:30AM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA Missouri University S&T vs. Illinois State University 7 11 Watch (Free)
28 Sat., Sept. 12 (11:30AM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA Iowa State University vs. Washington University in St. Louis 9 6 Watch (Free)
29 Sat., Sept. 12 (12:30PM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA University of Missouri vs. Illinois State University 5 7 Watch (Free)
30 Sat., Sept. 12 (1:30PM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA Missouri University S&T vs. Washington University in St. Louis 4 11 Watch (Free)
31 Sat., Sept. 12 (2:30PM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA Iowa State University vs. Illinois State University 14 4 Watch (Free)
32 Sat., Sept. 12 (3:30PM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA Washington University in St. Louis vs. University of Missouri 11 11 Tie Watch (Free)
33 Sat., Sept. 12 (4:30PM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA Iowa State University vs. Missouri University S&T 10 8 Watch (Free)
34 Sun., Sept. 13 (8:15AM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA University of Missouri vs. Missouri University S&T 12 5
35 Sun., Sept. 13 (9:15AM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA Washington University in St. Louis vs. Illinois State University 11 14
36 Sun., Sept. 13 (10:15AM) Iowa State University, Ames, IA Iowa State University vs. University of Missouri 9 3
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38 Sat., Oct. 10 (3:20PM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Washington University in St. Louis vs. Illinois State University 10 10 Tie Watch (Free)
39 Sat., Oct. 10 (4:20PM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Missouri University S&T vs. Iowa State University 8 15 Watch (Free)
40 Sat., Oct. 10 (5:20PM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Washington University in St. Louis vs. University of Missouri 13 10 Watch (Free)
41 Sat., Oct. 10 (6:20PM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Iowa State University vs. Illinois State University 14 11 Watch (Free)
42 Sat., Oct. 10 (7:20PM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO University of Chicago vs. University of Missouri 12 17 Watch (Free)
43 Sat., Oct. 10 (8:20PM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Missouri University S&T vs. Illinois State University 10 13 Watch (Free)
44 Sat., Oct. 10 (9:20PM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO University of Chicago vs. Iowa State University 6 13 Watch (Free)
45 Sun., Oct. 11 (8:00AM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Washington University in St. Louis vs. University of Chicago 16 15 OT
46 Sun., Oct. 11 (9:10AM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO University of Missouri vs. Iowa State University 11 8
47 Sun., Oct. 11 (10:20AM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Missouri University S&T vs. University of Chicago 4 8
48 Sun., Oct. 11 (11:30AM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Illinois State University vs. University of Missouri 15 OT SD 16
49 Sun., Oct. 11 (12:40PM) Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Washington University in St. Louis vs. Missouri University S&T 14 9

 

Missouri Valley Division Championship Schedule

Teams are seeded according to winning percentage in regular season games:
Bracket A Bracket B
1st Seed –
Iowa State University
2nd Seed –
Washington University in St. Louis
4th Seed –
University of Missouri
3rd Seed –
Illinois State University
5th Seed –
University of Chicago
 
 
Teams listed first wear dark caps and are home on the scoreboard. Host team always wears dark caps and is listed first on the scoreboard regardless of seed.

 

 

wdt_ID Date (Time) Location Matchup: (Dark vs. White) Dark Score White Score Video
29 Sat., Oct. 17 (Noon) Missouri Valley Division Championship - Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1st Seed vs. 4th Seed (Game 2) - Iowa State University vs. University of Missouri 9 8
30 Sat., Oct. 17 (2:20PM) Missouri Valley Division Championship - Iowa State University, Ames, IA 4th Seed vs. 5th Seed (Game 1) - University of Missouri vs. University of Chicago 18 12
31 Sat., Oct. 17 (3:30PM) Missouri Valley Division Championship - Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2nd Seed vs. 3rd Seed (Game 3) - Washington University in St. Louis vs. Illinois State University 10 15
32 Sat., Oct. 17 (4:40PM) Missouri Valley Division Championship - Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1st Seed vs. 5th Seed (Game 4) - Iowa State University vs. University of Chicago 14 6
33 Sun., Oct. 18 (8:25AM) Missouri Valley Division Championship - Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2nd in Bracket B vs. 3rd in Bracket A (Game A) - Washington University in St. Louis vs. University of Chicago 7 19
34 Sun., Oct. 18 (9:25AM) Missouri Valley Division Championship - Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1st in Bracket A vs. 1st in Bracket B (First Place) - Iowa State University vs. Illinois State University 11 9
37 Sun., Oct. 18 (10:25AM) Missouri Valley Division Championship - Iowa State University, Ames, IA Winner Game A vs. 2nd in Bracket A (Third Place) - University of Chicago vs. University of Missouri 5 0 Forfeit

 

2026 Missouri Valley Men Standings

wdt_ID Final Standing Regular Season Standing Team Win Loss Ties Winning % Win (Final Standings) Loss (Final Standings) Ties (Final Standings)
16 1 1 Iowa State University 7 1 0 .875 10 1 0
32 2 3 Illinois State University* 4 3 1 .563 5 4 1
33 3 5 University of Chicago 1 3 0 .250 3 5 0
36 4 4 University of Missouri* 4 3 1 .563 5 5 1
39 5 2 Washington University in St. Louis 4 2 2 .625 4 4 2
47 N/A 6 Missouri University S&T 0 8 0 .000 N/A N/A N/A

 

*Illinois State University claims the No. 3 position at the Missouri Valley Division Championship courtesy goal differential in the team’s games versus the University of Missouri.  Illinois State won 7-5 and lost 16-15 OT SD for a +1 differential.

 

 

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