MVC Jan. 13-19, 2014
Game of the Week
Southern Illinois @ Wichita State - Jan. 15 -- The pickings were slim this week, not a lot of key games, but these 2 teams are 4th and 3rd in the standings, respectively. On paper, the Shockers should win this game easily, but they have been on a slide as of late.
Game Scores
Jan. 15, 2014
Southern Illinois 80, at Wichita State 61
at Indiana State 77,
Bradley 58
at
Northern Iowa 79,
Loyola Chicago 51
at Illinois State 71,
Drake 64
Jan. 16, 2014
at Evansville 70, UW Green Bay 63 (non-conference)
at
Missouri State 58, Texas Christian 50 (non-conference)
Jan. 18, 2014
Evansville 76, at
Missouri State 56
at Wichita State 77,
Bradley 57
at Indiana State 63, Southern Illinois 60
at
Northern Iowa 64,
Drake 57
at Illinois State 82,
Loyola Chicago 65
Game of the Week Recap
Southern Illinois @ Wichita St. -- The Shockers led by 4 at halftime, but Southern Illinois put up 52 points in the second half and forced 17 turnovers in the game, as they shock the Shockers in a big way.
MVC Standings:
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Northern Iowa Panthers 7 0 1.000 14 3 .824 18 74
Illinois State Redbirds 6 1 .857 16 3 .842 15 67
Evansville Aces 4 3 .571 7 10 .412 90 54
Wichita State Shockers 4 3 .571 12 5 .706 103 81
Indiana State Sycamores 4 3 .571 12 6 .667 29 57
Southern Illinois Salukis 4 3 .571 7 10 .412 169 56
Missouri State Bears 2 5 .286 7 10 .412 156 65
Bradley Braves 2 5 .286 5 12 .294 180 55
Drake Bulldogs 2 6 .250 7 11 .389 51 57
Loyola Chicago Ramblers 1 7 .125 9 9 .500 166 43
Although it's still fairly early in the conference race, it's looking like a 2 team race right now, with a major log jam in the middle. Loyola got off to that hot start but since then have not had a warm welcome into the MVC.
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Mid Major Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Saint Mary's (72) 18-2 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. New Mexico 14-2 1728 2 Mountain West Conference
3. Gonzaga 15-3 1648 3 West Coast Conference
4. George Mason 15-1 1578 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Ohio 15-1 1508 5 Mid-American Conference
6. UNLV 14-2 1438 4 Mountain West Conference
7. VCU 11-5 1331 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Massachusetts 14-1 1241 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Northern Iowa 14-3 1125 9 Missouri Valley Conference
10. Illinois State 16-3 1110 13 Missouri Valley Conference
11. UAB 12-3 1031 15 Conference USA
12. Saint Joseph's 12-4 952 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
13. UTEP 13-2 911 19 Conference USA
14. Murray State 16-2 852 16 Ohio Valley Conference
15. Southern Mississippi 11-4 730 7 Conference USA
16. New Mexico State 12-4 675 NR Western Athletic Conference
17. Brigham Young 12-6 667 24 West Coast Conference
18. Saint Louis 12-3 574 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Kent State 13-3 549 23 Mid-American Conference
20. Old Dominion 10-4 464 NR Conference USA
21. Loyola Maryland 16-3 441 14 Patriot League
22. Akron 13-4 306 11 Mid-American Conference
23. San Diego 14-3 264 17 West Coast Conference
24. East Tennessee State 15-3 238 NR Southern Conference
25. George Washington 12-3 85 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Middle Tennessee 13-3 67 Conference USA
South Dakota State 14-3 31 Summit League
Wright State 14-4 27 Horizon League
Manhattan 14-4 24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Montana 12-3 4 Big Sky Conference
Wichita State 12-5 1 Missouri Valley Conference
Interesting to see Wichita State get a vote, especially since they were blasted by Southern Illinois early in the week.