Conference · Division I · 2026–27
Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball rosters: size, height, turnover, home states
The Missouri Valley Conference lists 11 Division I men's basketball programs and 164 players on 2026–27 rosters — an average roster of 14.9, an average listed height of 6'6", 62% of players new this season, and 21% from the college's own state.
Computed from 164 player-seasons · 2025–26 to 2026–27 · updated Nov 11, 2026
About the same height as the rest of Division I: 6'6" against 6'6".
Over Missouri Valley Conference players with a listed height, the average is 6'6"; across every Division I program at strength it is 6'6" — 0.1 inches taller.
Less turnover than Division I: 62% of players are new this season.
Players not on the same program's 2025–26 roster, at programs listed at strength both seasons: 62% in the Missouri Valley Conference, 66% across Division I. Turnover is where next season's spots are.
As local as Division I: 21% of players come from the college's own state.
Of Missouri Valley Conference players with a home on record, 21% list the college's own state and 7% a home outside the US; across Division I the shares are 23% and 6%. The single largest home state is Illinois (17%).
Missouri Valley Conference against Division I
Missouri Valley
n = 164
Division I
n = 5,482
| Missouri Valley | Division I | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roster size | 14.9 | 15.1 | −0.2 |
| Avg height | 6'6" | 6'6" | +0.1 in |
| Freshmen | 33% | 25% | +8 pts |
| New this season | 62% | 66% | −4 pts |
| In-state | 21% | 23% | −2 pts |
| Outside the US | 7% | 6% | +1 pts |
Missouri Valley Conference programs on 2026–27 rosters
Programs| Program | State | Players | Avg height | Freshmen | New this season | In-state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | Tennessee | 15 | 6'6" | 20% | 53% | 27% |
| Bradley | Illinois | 15 | 6'6" | 33% | 67% | 17% |
| Drake | Iowa | 14 | 6'5" | 43% | 57% | 13% |
| Evansville | Indiana | 14 | 6'7" | 50% | 71% | — |
| Illinois State | Illinois | 15 | 6'6" | 33% | 60% | — |
| Indiana State | Indiana | 16 | 6'6" | 38% | 94% | 13% |
| Murray State | Kentucky | 15 | 6'6" | 47% | 60% | 10% |
| Northern Iowa | Iowa | 14 | 6'6" | 14% | 57% | 33% |
| Southern Illinois | Illinois | 14 | 6'6" | 29% | 50% | 31% |
| UIC | Illinois | 16 | 6'5" | 31% | 63% | 18% |
| Valparaiso | Indiana | 16 | 6'6" | 31% | 50% | — |
Where Missouri Valley Conference players come from
Home states| Home | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 18 | 17% |
| Iowa | 7 | 7% |
| Outside the US | 7 | 7% |
| Indiana | 6 | 6% |
| Kentucky | 6 | 6% |
| Missouri | 6 | 6% |
| Texas | 6 | 6% |
| California | 5 | 5% |
How to read this page
Every number is over Missouri Valley Conference programs whose 2026–27 roster lists at least 8 players. "Avg height" is over players with a listed height; "Freshmen" over players with a readable class label; "New this season" is the share of players not on the same program's 2025–26 roster, at programs listed at strength in both seasons; "In-state" and "Outside the US" are over players with a home on record.
A conference-level measure is shown only when 30 players carry the fact behind it, a program-level one when 8 do — a dash is a cell under the floor, not a zero. The Division I figures are pooled over every Division I program at strength, the same rule the conferences-compared page uses.
What this means for a recruit looking at the Missouri Valley
How to read itThis conference recruits about as locally as its division.
21% of its players list the college's own state, and Illinois alone supplies 17%. A recruit outside those states is competing against a wider field for the same spots.
Rosters here are steadier than most.
62% of 2026–27 players were not on the same program's roster the season before. The program table shows which rosters turned over most — those are the programs with spots to fill.
Height differences between conferences are real but small next to the level.
0.1 inches separates the Missouri Valley from the Division I average. Pick the level first, then the conference; the program pages carry each roster's own numbers.
Those are the Missouri Valley's rosters. Where does your profile fit?
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Methodology
Source · sample · scope164 player-seasons · 1,060 programs · 2025–26 to 2026–27
Definitions and scope
- Source
- Official 2026–27 rosters (and 2025–26 for turnover) published by the athletics sites of NCAA Division I men's basketball programs, collected by Depth Chart.
- Conference
- The canonical conference each program plays in this season, realignment notes folded away; a program whose move has not happened yet counts in the conference it plays in.
- Floors
- A conference needs 5 programs at strength and 30 players to get a page; each conference measure needs 30 players carrying the fact; each program measure 8.
- Home
- A player's home state as the roster lists it; a value that is not a US state or DC is outside the US.
- Sample
- 164 players on 2026–27 rosters at the 11 Missouri Valley Conference programs counted.
- Computed
- Nov 11, 2026 · methodology conference-pages-1
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