With a win against Evansville on February 18, 2018, Loyola clinched at least a share of its first-ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.
[1] With a win over Southern Illinois on February 21, the Ramblers clinched the outright MVC championship.
[4] Loyola received the conference's only bid to the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Final Four before losing to Michigan.
[8] Drake's fourth-year head coach Ray Giacoletti resigned on December 6, 2016 after the first eight games of the season.
Throughout the regular season, the Missouri Valley Conference named a player and newcomer of the week.