INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) released Saturday night the bracket for the 2025 GLVC Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Regular Season Champion Missouri S&T earned the No. 1 overall seed, while University of Missouri-St. Louis secured the second seed, Upper Iowa University was tabbed as the 3-seed, and Lincoln University claimed the 4-seed. The tournament is being held in St. Charles, Mo., at Hyland Arena from Thursday, Mar. 6 through Sunday, Mar. 9.
Lewis University and Truman State University earned seeds 5-6, while Rockhurst University and McKendree University filled spots No. 7 and 8. The eight-team tournament is seeded 1-8 based on the GLVC Point Rating System (PRS) rankings.
Quarterfinal 1: #1 Missouri S&T vs. #8 McKendree | Thursday, Mar. 6, 12 PM CT
- S&T went 23-4 overall and 17-3 in GLVC action with a 4.33 PRS during the regular season to win the GLVC Regular Season crown.
- McKendree went 14-13 overall and 11-9 in GLVC action with a 3.18 PRS during the regular season.
- The Miners beat the Bearcats in their lone matchup of the season, winning 84-69 in Lebanon on Jan. 25.
- S&T is making its sixth appearance in the GLVC postseason.
- McKendree is making its sixth appearance in the GLVC postseason and fifth in a row with one Conference title in 2023.
Quarterfinal 2: #2 Missouri-St. Louis vs. #7 Rockhurst | Thursday, Mar. 6, 2:15 PM CT
- UMSL went 17-10 overall and 15-5 in GLVC action with a 3.88 PRS during the regular season.
- Rockhurst went 17-11 overall and 11-9 in GLVC action with a 3.25 PRS during the regular season.
- The Hawks took down the Tritons in their lone matchup this season, as RU won 88-71 in St. Louis on Jan. 11.
- UMSL is making its 21st appearance in the GLVC postseason and seventh in a row with one Conference title in 2022.
- Rockhurst is making its 11th appearance in the GLVC postseason.
Quarterfinal 3: #4 Lincoln vs. #5 Lewis | Friday, Mar. 7, 12 PM CT
- Lincoln went 20-8 overall and 12-8 in GLVC action with a 3.58 PRS during the regular season.
- Lewis went 17-10 overall and 12-8 in GLVC action with a 3.50 PRS during the regular season.
- The Blue Tigers swept the Flyers this season, tallying a home win on Dec. 5 (75-6) and road victory on Feb. 8 (69-64).
- Lincoln is making its first appearance in the GLVC postseason in its inaugural season as a member of the league.
- Lewis is making its 40th overall and second-straight appearance in the GLVC postseason.
Quarterfinal 4: #3 Upper Iowa vs. #6 Truman State | Friday, Mar. 7, 2:15 PM CT
- Upper Iowa went 20-8 overall and 14-6 in GLVC action with a 3.85 PRS during the regular season.
- Truman went 17-11 overall and 11-9 in GLVC action with a 3.30 PRS during the regular season.
- The Peacocks won the lone meeting with the Bulldogs on the road on Jan. 16, 73-70.
- Upper Iowa is making its second-straight appearance in the GLVC postseason
- Truman is making its 11th overall and second-straight appearance in the GLVC postseason.
The four quarterfinal winners will compete in the semifinals on Saturday, March 8, at 12 and 2:15 PM, while the semifinal winners will compete for the 2025 trophy on Sunday, Mar. 9 at 1 PM.
For the fourth year in a row, all GLVC Championship Tournament action will be streamed live for $12 per game or $35 for the full tournament on
GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. More broadcast details will be shared the week of the event.
All spectators attending in person will be required to pre-purchase tickets online at
GLVCsports.com/tickets. No cash will be accepted on site.
For further information regarding the Conference Championship Tournament, visit
GLVCsports.com/2025mbb and follow along via the league’s official Twitter accounts at @GLVCsports and @GLVCSN, as well as the hashtags #GLVCmbb and #GLVCchamps. Additional coverage can be found on the GLVC’s Instagram account, @glv