MVC bypasses Wichita State for championship sites in 2016-17

Wichita State will be on the road for every Missouri Valley Conference championship in 2016-17.

The MVC announced championship sites on Thursday, none hosted by WSU. In 2015-16, WSU hosted men’s golf and tennis. In 2014-15, it hosted baseball and softball.

The men’s basketball tournament will remain in St. Louis, its 27th season in the city. Women’s basketball returns to Moline, Ill., for a second time. Baseball will be held at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo., returning there for the first time since 2012. The volleyball tournament is in Cedar Falls, Iowa and softball in Normal, Ill., both for the first time since 2014.

Other sites include: individual tennis, Evansville, Ind.; cross country, Cedar Falls; indoor track, Cedar Falls; women’s golf, hosted by Southern Illinois in Cape Girardeau, Mo.; men’s golf, Chicago; tennis, Normal, Ill.; outdoor track, Springfield, Mo.

This story was originally published June 2, 2016 at 5:03 PM with the headline "MVC bypasses Wichita State for championship sites in 2016-17."