MVC Jan. 6-12, 2014
Game of the Week
Illinois State @ Northern Iowa - Jan. 11 -- A no-brainer here, as these are the only 2 undefeated teams early on in conference play. The winner will take a huge step forward early on in the conference race.
Other Key Games
Wichita State @ Drake - Jan. 8 -- Wichita St. needs this win to get back on track, a loss here would be huge for the preseason conference favorites.
Missouri State @ Southern Illinois - Jan. 8 -- Southern Illinois is currently 3rd early on in the conference race. Both of these teams are expected to finish .500 in conference.
Game Scores
Jan. 7, 2014
at Illinois State 82, Dayton 46 (non-conference)
Jan. 8, 2014
at Southern Illinois 70,
Missouri State 60
at
Bradley 81, Evansville 63
Indiana State 81, at
Loyola Chicago 78
Wichita State 70, at
Drake 37
Jan. 9, 2014
Northern Iowa 63, at Florida Atlantic 50 (non-conference)
Jan. 11, 2014
Evansville 68, at Southern Illinois 66
Missouri State 77, at
Bradley 74
at
Northern Iowa 89, Illinois State 86
Wichita State 71, at
Loyola Chicago 53
Indiana State 86, at
Drake 58
Game of the Week Recap
Illinois State @ Northern Iowa -- This game was everything I expected and then more. I personally attended this game, and all I saw were 9 ties and 16 lead changes. This game was won at the line, however, as UNI made 35 free throws. Wow!
Key Game Recaps
Wichita State @ Drake -- The Shockers came out with a vengeance tonight, forcing 19 Drake turnovers and holding them to just 26% shooting.
Missouri State @ Southern Illinois -- The Salukis used 55% shooting from the field to win this game, as they led by 10 at halftime and held that lead all second half.
MVC Standings:
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TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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Northern Iowa Panthers 5 0 1.000 12 3 .800 16 74
Illinois State Redbirds 4 1 .800 14 3 .824 6 67
Wichita State Shockers 3 2 .600 11 4 .733 67 81
Southern Illinois Salukis 3 2 .600 6 9 .400 189 56
Evansville Aces 3 3 .500 5 10 .333 79 54
Indiana State Sycamores 2 3 .400 10 6 .625 9 57
Bradley Braves 2 3 .400 5 10 .333 182 55
Drake Bulldogs 2 4 .333 7 9 .438 52 57
Missouri State Bears 2 4 .333 6 9 .400 118 65
Loyola Chicago Ramblers 1 5 .167 9 7 .563 193 43
We have 3 MVC teams in the top 25 of the RPI. Obviously its still early in January, but I'm hoping to get a minimum of 2 teams in the NCAA tournament this season. 3 or 4 would be great.
Code:
Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Saint Mary's (72) 16-2 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. New Mexico 12-2 1716 3 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 13-3 1625 2 West Coast Conference
4. UNLV 14-1 1615 4 Mountain West Conference
5. Ohio 13-1 1477 7 Mid-American Conference
6. George Mason 13-1 1431 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Southern Mississippi 11-2 1364 8 Conference USA
8. Massachusetts 13-0 1353 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Northern Iowa 12-3 1124 15 Missouri Valley Conference
10. George Washington 12-1 1113 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Akron 12-3 982 9 Mid-American Conference
12. Saint Louis 11-2 923 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. Illinois State 14-3 893 10 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Loyola Maryland 15-2 886 14 Patriot League
15. UAB 11-2 724 16 Conference USA
16. Murray State 14-2 719 17 Ohio Valley Conference
17. San Diego 13-2 689 20 West Coast Conference
18. VCU 9-5 650 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. UTEP 11-2 566 18 Conference USA
20. Middle Tennessee 12-2 455 22 Conference USA
21. Manhattan 13-3 339 25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. St. Bonaventure 11-3 230 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Kent State 11-3 177 NR Mid-American Conference
24. Brigham Young 10-6 145 NR West Coast Conference
25. Montana 11-2 110 NR Big Sky Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
East Tennessee State 14-3 108 Southern Conference
Old Dominion 8-4 71 Conference USA
Saint Joseph's 10-4 49 Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson 10-4 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico State 10-4 17 Western Athletic Conference
Iona 13-4 13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Weber State 11-3 9 Big Sky Conference
Wright State 12-4 4 Horizon League
Long Beach State 10-3 2 Big West Conference
South Dakota State 12-3 2 Summit League
Wichita State 11-4 1 Missouri Valley Conference