The first bubble watch is out, and let's take a look at how the MVC teams stack up (although this probably wont' be a surprise to anybody)
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MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE BUBBLE WATCH
Team Record RPI vs. 1-50 vs. 51-100 vs. 101-200 vs. 200+ SOS Projected
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Illinois State 19-4 .630 (28) 4-3 4-1 6-0 5-0 74 Lock
Wichita State 16-5 .583 (61) 4-3 2-1 5-1 5-0 113 Lock
Indiana State 15-7 .633 (26) 3-4 2-3 6-0 4-0 26 In
Northern Iowa 15-6 .597 (49) 4-2 2-2 4-1 5-1 68 In
Loyola Chicago 11-11 .467 (219) 0-3 1-3 4-4 6-1 257 Out
Drake 10-11 .572 (68) 0-6 2-2 5-3 3-0 47 Out
Southern Illinois 9-13 .518 (146) 1-4 3-4 3-4 2-1 103 Out
Evansville 8-13 .535 (116) 0-6 1-5 3-2 4-0 70 Out
Missouri State 7-14 .489 (188) 0-5 0-4 5-4 2-1 104 Out
Bradley 6-14 .499 (172) 0-6 0-4 2-4 4-0 59 Out
The good news is that our top 4 MVC teams are expected to make the NCAA tournament, to this point. Obviously that could change.
The bad news is that none of the other 5 MVC teams look to have a shot at postseason play in any of the other 3 tournaments. Loyola Chicago and Drake are the only other schools that even come close to having a winning record.