| Year: | 2011 |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Arena: | Scottrade Center |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Champions: | Indiana State |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Greg Lansing |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Jermaine Mallett |
| Mvpteam: | Missouri State |
| Television: | FSN Midwest, CBS |
The 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, was played in St. Louis, Missouri, March 3–6, 2011, at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, March 6, at 1:05 pm CST. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
After coming from behind in each their first two games, the #1 seed Missouri State Bears fell short to #3 seed Indiana State. Indiana State, who had needed a buzzer-beater against Evansville in the first round, made their first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade. They also defeated #2 seed Wichita State in the semifinal, en route to only their third NCAA Tournament since the Larry Bird-led Sycamores. Aaron Carter led the Sycamores with 15 points in the win.
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