2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season

2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN
Regular Season
Regular season championsNorthern Iowa
Season MVPA. J. Green
Tournament
ChampionsLoyola–Chicago
  Runners-upDrake
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 20 12   .625
Missouri State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Drake 13 5   .722 25 11   .694
Loyola Chicago 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
Bradley 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Valparaiso 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Illinois State 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
Indiana State 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Evansville 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
2022 MVC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2022 and ended in February.

With a win over Loyola Chicago on February 26, 2022, Northern Iowa clinched the regular season championship.

The MVC tournament was held March 3 through March 6, 2022 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Loyola Chicago won the tournament championship for the second consecutive year, defeating Drake in the championship game.

Northern Iowa point guard A. J. Green was named the conference's player of the year. Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson was named conference coach of the year.

The season was the final season for Loyola Chicago in the conference as they joined the Atlantic 10 Conference on July 1, 2022.