The Panthers finished 2015 – 16 season with a record of 23 – 13 , 11 – 7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place . The Panthers defeated Southern Illinois , Wichita State , and Evansville to win the Missouri Valley Tournament and earn the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As a No. 11 seed , they defeated Texas in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Texas A&M
Missouri Valley Tournament
2016 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team