The Ramblers finished the 2017 – 18 season 32 – 6 , 15 – 3 in MVC play 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 . With a win over Southern Illinois on February 21 , the Ramblers clinched the outright MVC championship . The Ramblers defeated Northern Iowa , Bradley , and Illinois State to win the MVC Tournament . As a result , the Ramblers received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As the No. 11 seed in the South Region , they upset No. 6-seeded Miami ( FL ) on a last second three-pointer . In the Second Round , they defeated No. 3-seeded Tennessee to earn the school 's first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 1985 . They then defeated Nevada in the Sweet Sixteen and Kansas State in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 1963 . Their Cinderella run ended with loss to Michigan in the national semifinal
MVC Tournament
2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team