| 2018 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 7 | ||||
| Matches | 6 | ||||
| Attendance | 664 | ||||
| Site | Arad McCutchan Stadium Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Central Arkansas (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Ross Duncan (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Daltyn Knutson (Central Arkansas) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Central Arkansas ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 29th edition of the competition. The tournament was played from November 7 until November 11, 2018.
The Central Arkansas Bears won the tournament, defeating Loyola Chicago 2–1 in the final. [1] [2] The win give the UCA their second consecutive MVC men's soccer championship, and a berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
The 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament is the culmination of the regular season. The regular season conference matches determine the seeding in the tournament, which determines the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. All teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, or MVC, play each other once during the season. Teams play certain teams at home during even number years, and then will play those teams on the road during odd number years. Teams are awarded three points for a win, a point for a draw and no points for a loss.
In the event that teams are tied on points, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. If that tiebreaker is tied, goal differential is applied, followed by goals scored, then away goals, then RPI.
Central Arkansas won the regular season with a 4–1–1 record.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Central Arkansas | 4–1–1 | |
| 2 | Loyola Chicago | 3–1–2 | |
| 3 | Valparaiso | 2–1–3 | |
| 4 | Missouri State | 2–2–2 | |
| 5 | Evansville | 2–2–2 | |
| 6 | Drake | 2–3–1 | |
Source: [3]
| Opening Round Wednesday, Nov. 7 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 9 | Final Sunday, Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola Chicago | 12OT | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Valparaiso | 1 | 6 | Drake | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Drake | 22OT | 2 | Loyola Chicago | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Central Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Central Arkansas | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Missouri State | 5 | 4 | Missouri State | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 5 | Evansville | 2 | ||||||||||||
| No. 3 Valparaiso | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Drake |
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| No. 4 Missouri State | 5–2 | No. 5 Evansville |
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| No. 2 Loyola Chicago | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Drake |
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| No. 1 Central Arkansas | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | No. 4 Missouri State |
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| 5–4 |
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| No. 2 Loyola Chicago | 1–2 | No. 1 Central Arkansas |
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| MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team [4] | ||||||
Nacho Miras, Valparaiso | ||||||
| MVP in Bold | ||||||
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