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collegesportsfanms · 03-14-2014, 09:28 PM

MVC Jan. 11-17, 2016

Game Scores

Jan. 13, 2015

at Wichita State 78, Northern Iowa 52
at Southern Illinois 80, Bradley 69
Illinois State 72, at Indiana State 61
at Loyola Chicago 66, Drake 48

Jan. 16, 2015

at Evansville 66, Missouri State 57
at Wichita State 81, Bradley 70
at Southern Illinois 67, Northern Iowa 50
Drake 73, at Indiana State 70
at Loyola Chicago 73, Illinois State 56

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Missouri Valley Conference Standings

 TEAM                         CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Southern Illinois Salukis     6   1  .857  12   5  .706   22        56
 Wichita State Shockers        5   2  .714  14   5  .737   83        82
 Evansville Aces               4   3  .571   7  11  .389  125        57
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers       4   3  .571   9   7  .563   86        41
 Missouri State Bears          4   3  .571   9   8  .529  131        58
 Drake Bulldogs                4   4  .500   8  11  .421   68        54
 Bradley Braves                3   4  .429   9  10  .474   74        51
 Illinois State Redbirds       3   5  .375  10   9  .526  104        72
 Northern Iowa Panthers        2   5  .286   8   9  .471   69        70
 Indiana State Sycamores       1   6  .143   6  11  .353  205        64

It's still wide open, as there are 5 teams within 2 games of each other, as Indiana State looks to be the down team in the league this season.

collegesportsfanms · 03-14-2014, 09:38 PM

Non-MVC Jan. 11-17, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 4-14, 3-3 America East. The Black Bears beat winless UMass Lowell 59-50, then hosted Binghamton and lost 72-58.

Rudy Arellano (Kansas State) -- 13-4, 2-3 Big 12. A good week for the Wildcats, as they hosted Texas and won 68-60, then hammered Iowa State 80-43.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 2-14, 0-3 Big West. Just 1 game this week for the Warriors, who lost to Cal Poly 66-44.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 5-10, 1-1 Conference USA. The Owls opened conference play with 2 home games this week, beating FIU 77-63, and losing to Marshall 69-57.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 13-3, 3-1 Pac 12. A great week for the Huskies, as they handed Oregon their first loss of the season 96-88, then went to Arizona State and beat them 75-57.

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Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Saint Mary's             (65)    17-1    1789    1  West Coast Conference                                 
   2.  Duke                      (7)    15-1    1706    5  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   3.  Kentucky                         15-1    1685    4  Southeastern Conference                               
   4.  Wisconsin                        14-1    1580    6  Big Ten Conference                                    
   5.  Georgetown                       16-2    1482    2  Big East Conference                                   
   6.  West Virginia                    16-1    1458    3  Big 12 Conference                                     
   7.  Miami                            15-2    1344   10  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   8.  Ohio State                       16-1    1334    8  Big Ten Conference                                    
   9.  Louisville                       15-3    1215    9  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  10.  Tennessee                        13-2    1083    7  Southeastern Conference                               
  11.  Oklahoma State                   13-3    1075   21  Big 12 Conference                                     
  12.  Connecticut                      14-2    1048   11  American Athletic Conference                          
  13.  Kansas State                     13-4     911   19  Big 12 Conference                                     
  14.  Baylor                           14-2     862   15  Big 12 Conference                                     
  15.  Tulsa                            13-2     815   18  American Athletic Conference                          
  16.  Villanova                        13-3     681   14  Big East Conference                                   
  17.  Clemson                          15-2     646   13  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  18.  UAB                              14-2     495   16  Conference USA                                        
  19.  Notre Dame                       14-3     439   NR  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  20.  Oregon                           14-1     386   17  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  21.  Belmont                          16-1     380   23  Ohio Valley Conference                                
  22.  Washington                       13-3     376   NR  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  23.  Minnesota                        12-4     278   12  Big Ten Conference                                    
  24.  Florida                          12-4     183   NR  Southeastern Conference                               
  25.  Florida State                    13-3      80   25  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       Rhode Island                     14-2      23       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       Louisiana Monroe                 15-2      19       Sun Belt Conference                                   
       Arizona                          12-4       8       Pacific-12 Conference                                 
       Missouri                         11-4       8       Southeastern Conference                               
       Wright State                     16-3       5       Horizon League                                        
       Kansas                           13-4       3       Big 12 Conference                                     
       St. John's                       13-4       3       Big East Conference

Welcome back the Huskies to the top 25, as our MVC teams continue to struggle in the polls.

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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) 17-1 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB 14-2 1718 2 Conference USA
3. Belmont 16-1 1647 4 Ohio Valley Conference
4. VCU 12-4 1518 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Saint Louis 13-3 1456 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Richmond 13-3 1448 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Rhode Island 14-2 1385 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Wright State 16-3 1275 8 Horizon League
9. Louisiana Monroe 15-2 1184 9 Sun Belt Conference
10. George Mason 12-3 1134 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Dayton 13-3 1076 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Wichita State 14-5 964 24 Missouri Valley Conference
13. UW Milwaukee 13-3 957 7 Horizon League
14. UNLV 12-5 921 16 Mountain West Conference
15. Bucknell 17-4 820 21 Patriot League
16. Middle Tennessee 11-3 698 23 Conference USA
17. Kent State 11-4 556 NR Mid-American Conference
18. UC Santa Barbara 14-4 473 25 Big West Conference
19. Saint Joseph's 11-4 464 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Oral Roberts 13-4 399 14 Summit League
21. Manhattan 13-4 270 NR Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
22. Florida Gulf Coast 13-4 262 NR Atlantic Sun Conference
23. Brigham Young 12-7 238 22 West Coast Conference
24. Vermont 14-4 157 NR America East Conference
25. Southern Mississippi 11-5 126 18 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Princeton 12-4 116 Ivy League
Old Dominion 11-4 74 Conference USA
Southern Illinois 12-5 70 Missouri Valley Conference
Nevada 12-5 42 Mountain West Conference
South Alabama 14-4 39 Sun Belt Conference
UTEP 10-4 33 Conference USA
George Washington 12-4 25 Atlantic 10 Conference
UMKC 12-4 25 Western Athletic Conference
Georgia State 14-5 13 Sun Belt Conference
Northern Illinois 11-4 9 Mid-American Conference
UC Irvine 10-4 5 Big West Conference
UW Green Bay 12-5 2 Horizon League
San Diego State 12-6 1 Mountain West Conference

Great to see 2 of our MVC teams getting votes in the mid-major poll, but I want more. We need 4 or 5 teams to be receiving votes.

collegesportsfanms · 03-14-2014, 09:43 PM

MVC Jan. 18-24, 2016

Game Scores

Jan. 18, 2016

Illinois State 85, at Boston University 67 (non-conference)

Jan. 20, 2016

Southern Illinois 83, at Missouri State 74
Wichita State 73, at Evansville 53
Indiana State 71, at Northern Iowa 51
at Bradley 68, Loyola Chicago 60

Jan. 23, 2016

Wichita State 94, at Missouri State 85
at Evansville 72, Southern Illinois 69
Loyola Chicago 79, at Northern Iowa 59
at Bradley 74, Indiana State 65
Drake 72, at Illinois State 71

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Missouri Valley Conference Standings

 TEAM                         CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Southern Illinois Salukis     7   2  .778  13   6  .684   30        56
 Wichita State Shockers        7   2  .778  16   5  .762   71        82
 Drake Bulldogs                5   4  .556   9  11  .450   53        54
 Evansville Aces               5   4  .556   8  12  .400  124        57
 Bradley Braves                5   4  .556  11  10  .524   73        51
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers       5   4  .556  10   8  .556  104        41
 Missouri State Bears          4   5  .444   9  10  .474  138        58
 Illinois State Redbirds       3   6  .333  11  10  .524   94        72
 Indiana State Sycamores       2   7  .222   7  12  .368  184        64
 Northern Iowa Panthers        2   7  .222   8  11  .421   99        70

It's still anybodys conference, as there are 5 teams within 2 games of each other, and a 5th team that is 3 games behind conference leaders Southern Illinois and Wichita State. I don't like the fact that only 5 of our 10 MVC teams have winning records though. ugh.

collegesportsfanms · 03-14-2014, 09:52 PM

Non-MVC Jan. 18-24, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-15, 4-4 America East. The Black Bears lost a tough one against New Hampshire, 80-77, but rebounded to beat UMBC 86-78.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 14-5, 3-4 Big 12. The Cats almost pulled off another big one, losing at West Virginia 63-61. That would have been huge. They did win at Texas Tech 87-79 to end the week.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-14, 2-3 Big West. Are the Warriors ready to finally start playing some ball? B.B has higher hopes now, after seeing his team win 2 games this week. First they got a big one against UC Irvine 74-65, then traveled to UC Davis and won 90-79.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 5-12, 1-3 Conference USA. Tough week for the Owls, who lost 76-67 at UTEP, and lost 91-76 at Charlotte.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 15-3, 5-1 Pac 12. The Huskies continue to roll, this week beating UCLA 66-61, then beating USC 92-87.

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Top 25

    #  Team                      FPV  Record  Points  Prv  Conference                    test  test  test  test  
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   1.  Saint Mary's             (65)    19-1    1789    1  West Coast Conference                                 
   2.  Kentucky                  (1)    17-1    1700    3  Southeastern Conference                               
   3.  Duke                      (6)    17-1    1695    2  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   4.  Wisconsin                        16-1    1548    4  Big Ten Conference                                    
   5.  West Virginia                    18-1    1529    6  Big 12 Conference                                     
   6.  Miami                            17-2    1442    7  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
   7.  Ohio State                       18-1    1354    8  Big Ten Conference                                    
   8.  Georgetown                       17-3    1310    5  Big East Conference                                   
   9.  Tennessee                        15-2    1211   10  Southeastern Conference                               
  10.  Louisville                       17-3    1175    9  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
  11.  Tulsa                            15-2    1069   15  American Athletic Conference                          
  12.  Connecticut                      15-3     971   12  American Athletic Conference                          
  13.  Oklahoma State                   14-4     901   11  Big 12 Conference                                     
  14.  Kansas State                     14-5     861   13  Big 12 Conference                                     
  15.  UAB                              16-2     712   18  Conference USA                                        
  16.  Washington                       15-3     696   22  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  17.  Baylor                           15-3     647   14  Big 12 Conference                                     
  18.  Minnesota                        14-4     552   23  Big Ten Conference                                    
  19.  Belmont                          18-1     525   21  Ohio Valley Conference                                
  20.  Villanova                        14-4     522   16  Big East Conference                                   
  21.  Kansas                           15-4     402   NR  Big 12 Conference                                     
  22.  Missouri                         13-4     221   NR  Southeastern Conference                               
  23.  VCU                              14-4     156   NR  Atlantic 10 Conference                                
  24.  Oregon                           15-2     133   20  Pacific-12 Conference                                 
  25.  Notre Dame                       14-4     111   19  Atlantic Coast Conference                             
                                                                                                                 
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                     
       Arizona                          14-4      49       Pacific-12 Conference                                 
       Rhode Island                     16-2      44       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       Florida                          13-5      23       Southeastern Conference                               
       St. John's                       15-4      18       Big East Conference                                   
       Clemson                          15-4      15       Atlantic Coast Conference                             
       Florida State                    14-4      10       Atlantic Coast Conference                             
       Dayton                           15-3       7       Atlantic 10 Conference                                
       Louisiana Monroe                 16-3       2       Sun Belt Conference

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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) 19-1 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. UAB 16-2 1728 2 Conference USA
3. VCU 14-4 1611 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Belmont 18-1 1610 3 Ohio Valley Conference
5. Rhode Island 16-2 1446 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. Wichita State 16-5 1418 12 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Dayton 15-3 1359 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Richmond 14-4 1208 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Saint Louis 14-4 1173 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. UW Milwaukee 15-3 1165 13 Horizon League
11. Wright State 17-4 970 8 Horizon League
12. Bucknell 19-4 963 15 Patriot League
13. Brigham Young 14-7 941 23 West Coast Conference
14. George Mason 13-4 891 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Kent State 13-4 757 17 Mid-American Conference
16. Louisiana Monroe 16-3 723 9 Sun Belt Conference
17. UC Santa Barbara 16-4 666 18 Big West Conference
18. UNLV 13-6 578 14 Mountain West Conference
19. Oral Roberts 15-4 494 20 Summit League
20. Princeton 14-4 475 NR Ivy League
21. George Washington 14-4 375 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
22. South Alabama 16-4 322 NR Sun Belt Conference
23. San Diego State 14-6 229 NR Mountain West Conference
24. Vermont 15-4 190 24 America East Conference
25. Middle Tennessee 12-4 75 16 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Joseph's 12-5 44 Atlantic 10 Conference
Stephen F. Austin 14-5 44 Southland Conference
Georgia State 16-5 28 Sun Belt Conference
Manhattan 14-5 28 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southern Mississippi 12-6 25 Conference USA
Southern Illinois 13-6 23 Missouri Valley Conference
Marshall 13-5 22 Conference USA
Florida Gulf Coast 14-5 18 Atlantic Sun Conference
Charlotte 12-6 1 Conference USA

Wichita State keeps climbing in the mid-major polls, but could have a tough time cracking the top 5. Fortunately, the Southern Illinois loss didn't detract them too much, as they still are receiving quite a few votes.

collegesportsfanms · 03-14-2014, 09:59 PM

MVC Jan. 25-31, 2016

Game Scores

Jan. 25, 2016

at Northern Iowa 51, Cornell 42 (non-conference)

Jan. 27, 2016

Southern Illinois 57, at Indiana State 46
Wichita State 88, at Loyola Chicago 85
Missouri State 69, at Illinois State 68
at Drake 75, Evansville 61

Jan. 30, 2016

at Bradley 77, Northern Iowa 67
Wichita State 79, at Indiana State 74
Southern Illinois 76, at Loyola Chicago 58
at Illinois State 73, Evansville 52
Missouri State 68, at Drake 57

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Missouri Valley Conference Standings

 TEAM                          CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Southern Illinois Salukis      9   2  .818  15   6  .714   29        56
 #25 Wichita State Shockers     9   2  .818  18   5  .783   60        82
 Bradley Braves                 6   4  .600  12  10  .545   73        51
 Missouri State Bears           6   5  .545  11  10  .524  116        58
 Drake Bulldogs                 6   5  .545  10  12  .455   74        54
 Evansville Aces                5   6  .455   8  14  .364  148        57
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers        5   6  .455  10  10  .500   99        41
 Illinois State Redbirds        4   7  .364  12  11  .522  122        72
 Northern Iowa Panthers         2   8  .200   9  12  .429  126        70
 Indiana State Sycamores        2   9  .182   7  14  .333  181        64

At this point I think we can officially declare this a 2 team race between Southern Illinois and Wichita State. It would be great to get 2 teams in the big dance this season, and I think we have a legit shot if both these teams continue to win. What would also be great is for Bradley and Missouri State to keep winning.

collegesportsfanms · 03-14-2014, 10:11 PM

Non-MVC Jan. 25-31, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 5-16, 4-5 America East. Only 1 game on the schedule for the Black Bears this week, a 68-57 loss at league leader Vermont.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 16-5, 5-4 Big 12. Nice week for the Wildcats, as they beat in-state rival Kansas 80-67, then hammered TCU 93-54.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-16, 2-5 Big West. It was too good to be true, as the Warriors dropped both their games this week, losing 86-68 at UC Santa Barbara 86-68, then losing at home to Cal St. Fullerton 61-50.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 5-14, 1-5 Conference USA. A good effort at Old Dominion, but still a 54-50 loss, then a loss at Marshall 70-59.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 16-4, 6-2 Pac 12. The Huskies hosted Oregon State and won 83-65, then lost at Colorado 87-76.

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Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (58) 19-1 1786 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Saint Mary's (14) 21-1 1738 1 West Coast Conference
3. Kentucky 19-1 1657 2 Southeastern Conference
4. Wisconsin 18-1 1565 4 Big Ten Conference
5. West Virginia 20-1 1524 5 Big 12 Conference
6. Miami 18-3 1418 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Ohio State 20-1 1343 7 Big Ten Conference
8. Georgetown 18-3 1306 8 Big East Conference
9. Tennessee 17-2 1195 9 Southeastern Conference
10. Kansas State 16-5 1179 14 Big 12 Conference
11. Oklahoma State 16-4 1020 13 Big 12 Conference
12. Connecticut 17-3 980 12 American Athletic Conference
13. Louisville 17-4 974 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Tulsa 17-2 960 11 American Athletic Conference
15. Minnesota 16-4 777 18 Big Ten Conference
16. Villanova 16-4 694 20 Big East Conference
17. Baylor 16-4 601 17 Big 12 Conference
18. Washington 16-4 498 16 Pacific-12 Conference
19. Florida 15-5 422 NR Southeastern Conference
20. Kansas 16-5 418 21 Big 12 Conference
21. Arizona 16-4 325 NR Pacific-12 Conference
22. UAB 17-3 325 15 Conference USA
23. Belmont 20-1 303 19 Ohio Valley Conference
24. St. John's 17-4 171 NR Big East Conference
25. Wichita State 18-5 64 NR Missouri Valley Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
VCU 15-5 49 Atlantic 10 Conference
Brigham Young 16-7 46 West Coast Conference
Notre Dame 15-5 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse 14-6 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
Oregon 16-3 9 Pacific-12 Conference
Pittsburgh 14-6 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida State 15-5 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Missouri 13-6 5 Southeastern Conference
Memphis 14-5 2 American Athletic Conference

The MVC has made a stance in the national top 25 polls again, as Wichita State comes in at 25th. If they keep winning, they'll continue to rise. If Southern Illinois can continue to keep winning, expect to see them get some national votes soon. Also, we have a new #1 in the nation, as St. Marys is now #2 for the first time all season I believe.

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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)    21-1    1800    1  West Coast Conference                                       
   2.  UAB                              17-3    1671    2  Conference USA                                              
   3.  VCU                              15-5    1627    3  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   4.  Wichita State                    18-5    1568    6  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
   5.  Brigham Young                    16-7    1539   13  West Coast Conference                                       
   6.  Belmont                          20-1    1423    4  Ohio Valley Conference                                      
   7.  Saint Louis                      16-4    1376    9  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   8.  Richmond                         16-4    1307    8  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
   9.  Bucknell                         21-4    1137   12  Patriot League                                              
  10.  UW Milwaukee                     17-3    1087   10  Horizon League                                              
  11.  Rhode Island                     17-3    1013    5  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  12.  Kent State                       15-4     922   15  Mid-American Conference                                     
  13.  UNLV                             14-7     914   18  Mountain West Conference                                    
  14.  Wright State                     18-5     856   11  Horizon League                                              
  15.  George Mason                     14-5     821   14  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  16.  Dayton                           15-5     681    7  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  17.  San Diego State                  15-7     678   23  Mountain West Conference                                    
  18.  UC Santa Barbara                 17-4     561   17  Big West Conference                                         
  19.  Marshall                         15-5     452   NR  Conference USA                                              
  20.  Georgia State                    18-5     400   NR  Sun Belt Conference                                         
  21.  Southern Illinois                15-6     337   NR  Missouri Valley Conference                                  
  22.  Vermont                          18-4     290   24  America East Conference                                     
  23.  Southern Mississippi             13-7     193   NR  Conference USA                                              
  24.  George Washington                15-5     133   21  Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
  25.  Colorado State                   13-7      95   NR  Mountain West Conference                                    
                                                                                                                       
     Others Receiving Votes:                                                                                           
       South Alabama                    17-5      82       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Manhattan                        16-5      72       Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference                          
       Stephen F. Austin                16-5      70       Southland Conference                                        
       Oral Roberts                     16-5      62       Summit League                                               
       Princeton                        15-5      59       Ivy League                                                  
       Pacific                          15-8      50       West Coast Conference                                       
       Florida Gulf Coast               16-5      41       Atlantic Sun Conference                                     
       Louisiana Monroe                 16-5      31       Sun Belt Conference                                         
       Bowling Green                    14-6      26       Mid-American Conference                                     
       Saint Joseph's                   12-7      10       Atlantic 10 Conference                                      
       Nevada                           13-7       7       Mountain West Conference                                    
       Middle Tennessee                 13-5       4       Conference USA                                              
       Valparaiso                       16-7       3       Horizon League                                              
       Old Dominion                     13-6       1       Conference USA                                              
       Robert Morris                    13-6       1       Northeast Conference

Great to see 2 of our MVC teams in the mid-major top 25, now if we can just get some more MVC teams to step it up and get some votes.

collegesportsfanms · 03-14-2014, 10:13 PM

On a side note, are you guys still enjoying this? Because I'm loving it. I wish some of our other FOFCers were doing better, especially our 3 outside the MVC.

Also, still taking more sign ups for this. Those of you that are already in it can take a second coach outside the MVC, anywhere, doesn't matter what school. Those of you that don't have a coach yet can take one of the MVC spots that are still open, or a Non-MVC spot.

bbgunn · 03-14-2014, 11:05 PM

I'm enjoying it!

JAG · 03-16-2014, 07:31 AM

Enjoying it.

britrock88 · 03-16-2014, 05:37 PM

Just enjoying proving you wrong at Loyola.

Grover · 03-16-2014, 09:30 PM

My U Maine team may be terrible, but I'm enjoying it!

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 10:24 PM

MVC Feb. 1-7, 2016

Game Scores

Feb. 3, 2016

Northern Iowa 77, at Missouri State 69 (OT)
at Evansville 65, Bradley 57
at #25 Wichita State 73, Illinois State 48
at Southern Illinois 67, Drake 47
Western Michigan 79, at Loyola Chicago 69 (non-conference)

Feb. 6, 2016

at Missouri State 77, Bradley 48
at Evansville 79, Northern Iowa 66
at #25 Wichita State 87, Drake 77
at Southern Illinois 88, Illinois State 86
Indiana State 66, at Loyola Chicago 50

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Missouri Valley Conference Standings

 TEAM                         CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Southern Illinois Salukis    11   2  .846  17   6  .739   26        56
 Wichita State Shockers       11   2  .846  20   5  .800   56        82
 Evansville Aces               7   6  .538  10  14  .417  150        57
 Missouri State Bears          7   6  .538  12  11  .522  140        58
 Bradley Braves                6   6  .500  12  12  .500  112        51
 Drake Bulldogs                6   7  .462  10  14  .417   72        54
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers       5   7  .417  10  12  .455  146        41
 Illinois State Redbirds       4   9  .308  12  13  .480   99        72
 Indiana State Sycamores       3   9  .250   8  14  .364  171        64
 Northern Iowa Panthers        3   9  .250  10  13  .435  141        70

Not a good week for some of those teams that are pushing to make a postseason berth. It's still a 2 team race, but we really need some of those teams that are hovering around the .500 overall mark to get a few wins.

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 10:37 PM

Non-MVC Feb. 1-7, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 8-16, 6-5 5th America East. A huge week for Maine, who had 3 big games. First, a non-conference game hosting Bryant, which they won 61-46, then 2 conference games, the first at Alabny, which they won 76-54, and to cap off the week, a 74-51 win at UMass Lowell.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 18-5, 6-4 T-4th Big 12. The Wildcats had a hard fought non-conference win at Bowling Green 99-93, then beat a ranked Baylor team at home, 79-55.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-18, 2-7 9th Big West. The struggles continue for a Hawaii team that was picked to be solid this season. The Warriors lost 79-69 at Long Beach State, then lost 84-74 to UC Riverside.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 6-15, 2-6 T-12th Conference USA. The Owls lost 85-68 at Southern Miss, but got a nice win at home against UTSA, 81-73.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 17-5, 7-3 T-2nd Pac 12. A split this week for the Huskies, who had a bad loss 70-58 at an 8 win California team, then recovered to beat UCLA on the road 70-51.

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Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 21-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Ohio State 22-1 1692 7 Big Ten Conference
3. Miami 20-3 1686 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Kentucky 19-3 1535 3 Southeastern Conference
5. Georgetown 20-3 1471 8 Big East Conference
6. Tennessee 19-2 1416 9 Southeastern Conference
7. Saint Mary's 21-3 1285 2 West Coast Conference
8. Wisconsin 18-3 1284 4 Big Ten Conference
9. Kansas State 18-5 1277 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Oklahoma State 18-4 1166 11 Big 12 Conference
11. West Virginia 21-2 1122 5 Big 12 Conference
12. Tulsa 19-2 1071 14 American Athletic Conference
13. Louisville 18-5 958 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Connecticut 18-4 860 12 American Athletic Conference
15. Arizona 18-4 798 21 Pacific-12 Conference
16. Minnesota 17-5 678 15 Big Ten Conference
17. Kansas 17-6 594 20 Big 12 Conference
18. Belmont 22-1 472 23 Ohio Valley Conference
19. St. John's 18-5 401 24 Big East Conference
20. Baylor 16-5 363 17 Big 12 Conference
21. Washington 17-5 323 18 Pacific-12 Conference
22. VCU 16-6 207 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Brigham Young 18-7 200 NR West Coast Conference
24. Notre Dame 17-5 200 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Syracuse 15-7 198 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wichita State 20-5 133 Missouri Valley Conference
Pittsburgh 16-6 69 Atlantic Coast Conference
UAB 18-4 53 Conference USA
Villanova 16-6 44 Big East Conference
Saint Louis 18-4 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
Wake Forest 18-5 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
Memphis 15-6 4 American Athletic Conference
Kent State 17-4 2 Mid-American Conference
Oregon 17-4 2 Pacific-12 Conference

I don't know that I've ever seen a nationally ranked team win both their games in a week, yet fall out of the rankings. Don't quite undertand that. The MVC is getting no respect. Then again, these other teams haven't exactly given the pollsters a reason to give us respect. Another reason there could be some major coaching shake-ups within the next couple seasons.

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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) 21-3 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. VCU 16-6 1699 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 18-7 1613 5 West Coast Conference
4. Saint Louis 18-4 1507 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Wichita State 20-5 1503 4 Missouri Valley Conference
6. UAB 18-4 1488 2 Conference USA
7. Belmont 22-1 1464 6 Ohio Valley Conference
8. Richmond 17-5 1250 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Wright State 20-5 1146 14 Horizon League
10. Kent State 17-4 1119 12 Mid-American Conference
11. Bucknell 22-5 1029 9 Patriot League
12. UW Milwaukee 18-4 992 10 Horizon League
13. Marshall 17-5 850 19 Conference USA
14. Dayton 17-5 836 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. UC Santa Barbara 19-4 761 18 Big West Conference
16. UNLV 15-8 669 13 Mountain West Conference
17. Southern Illinois 17-6 664 21 Missouri Valley Conference
18. George Mason 15-6 617 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Vermont 20-4 572 22 America East Conference
20. Georgia State 20-5 478 20 Sun Belt Conference
21. Rhode Island 17-5 355 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Stephen F. Austin 18-5 235 NR Southland Conference
23. Oral Roberts 17-5 205 NR Summit League
24. Southern Mississippi 15-7 148 23 Conference USA
25. George Washington 16-6 109 24 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Louisiana Monroe 18-5 69 Sun Belt Conference
San Diego State 15-9 63 Mountain West Conference
Nevada 14-7 32 Mountain West Conference
Saint Joseph's 14-7 26 Atlantic 10 Conference
Pacific 16-9 25 West Coast Conference
Princeton 16-6 18 Ivy League
South Alabama 17-6 18 Sun Belt Conference
Cleveland State 16-8 14 Horizon League
Florida Gulf Coast 17-6 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Manhattan 16-7 8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Weber State 15-5 2 Big Sky Conference
Fairfield 16-6 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Valparaiso 17-8 1 Horizon League

We've got 2 teams solidly in postseason play, but not much else. Ugh!

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 10:43 PM

MVC Feb. 8-14, 2016

Game Scores

Feb. 8, 2016

at Missouri State 76, South Alabama 57 (non-conference)

Feb. 9, 2016

at Loyola Maryland 81, Evansville 76 (non-conference)

Feb. 10, 2016

Southern Illinois 58, at Northern Iowa 57
Wichita State 82, at Bradley 60
at Illinois State 79, Loyola Chicago 54
Indiana State 71, at Drake 55

Feb. 13, 2016

Evansville 66, at Missouri State 48
Wichita State 62, at Northern Iowa 42
Southern Illinois 56, at Bradley 54
at Illinois State 60, Indiana State 52
at Drake 70, Loyola Chicago 54

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Missouri Valley Conference Standings

 TEAM                          CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Southern Illinois Salukis     13   2  .867  19   6  .760   23        56
 #22 Wichita State Shockers    13   2  .867  22   5  .815   59        82
 Evansville Aces                8   6  .571  11  15  .423  141        57
 Missouri State Bears           7   7  .500  13  12  .520  142        58
 Drake Bulldogs                 7   8  .467  11  15  .423   84        54
 Bradley Braves                 6   8  .429  12  14  .462  118        51
 Illinois State Redbirds        6   9  .400  14  13  .519   97        72
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers        5   9  .357  10  14  .417  165        41
 Indiana State Sycamores        4  10  .286   9  15  .375  178        64
 Northern Iowa Panthers         3  11  .214  10  15  .400  146        70

Barring something major, the Southern Illinois-Wichita State rematch at the end of the season will decide the conference regular season title.

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 10:54 PM

Non-MVC Feb. 8-14, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-17, 7-6 5th America East. A split for the Black Bears this week, as they lost a tough one to Stony Brook, 91-85, then travelled to New Hampshire and beat them 61-53.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 20-5, 8-4 T-3rd Big 12. Another good week for the Wildcats, who won a couple road games this week, first winning at Iowa State 83-64, then winning at Texas 92-87.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-19, 3-8 T-7th Big West. The Warriors continue to be an enigma this season, beating Cal St. Northridge 75-61, then losing at Cal Poly 89-77.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 7-16, 3-7 T-11th Conference USA. The Owls are also an enigma, losing at North Texas 79-52, then beating Middle Tennessee 63-58.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 18-6, 8-4 T-3rd Pac 12. Another split for the Huskies, losing at nationally ranked Arizona 77-60, then winning at home against Colorado 84-78.

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Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 23-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Ohio State 24-1 1707 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Miami 22-3 1664 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Kentucky 21-3 1533 4 Southeastern Conference
5. Tennessee 21-2 1485 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Georgetown 22-3 1484 5 Big East Conference
7. Saint Mary's 23-3 1355 7 West Coast Conference
8. Kansas State 20-5 1286 9 Big 12 Conference
9. Tulsa 21-2 1236 12 American Athletic Conference
10. Oklahoma State 19-5 1139 10 Big 12 Conference
11. West Virginia 22-3 1074 11 Big 12 Conference
12. Wisconsin 19-4 1046 8 Big Ten Conference
13. Arizona 20-4 945 15 Pacific-12 Conference
14. Minnesota 19-5 859 16 Big Ten Conference
15. Connecticut 19-5 797 14 American Athletic Conference
16. Louisville 18-7 712 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Kansas 18-6 602 17 Big 12 Conference
18. VCU 18-6 498 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. Brigham Young 20-7 375 23 West Coast Conference
20. Belmont 23-2 357 18 Ohio Valley Conference
21. UAB 20-4 350 NR Conference USA
22. Wichita State 22-5 295 NR Missouri Valley Conference
23. St. John's 19-6 241 19 Big East Conference
24. Baylor 17-6 174 20 Big 12 Conference
25. Washington 18-6 151 21 Pacific-12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Louis 20-4 120 Atlantic 10 Conference
Villanova 17-7 37 Big East Conference
Oklahoma 16-8 21 Big 12 Conference
Pittsburgh 17-7 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
Florida State 17-6 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse 16-8 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest 19-6 8 Atlantic Coast Conference

Wichita State gets back in the national polls, but Southern Illinois continues to be shut out as far as votes go.

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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) 23-3 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. VCU 18-6 1716 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 20-7 1617 3 West Coast Conference
4. Saint Louis 20-4 1539 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. UAB 20-4 1521 6 Conference USA
6. Wichita State 22-5 1513 5 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Belmont 23-2 1364 7 Ohio Valley Conference
8. Wright State 21-5 1202 9 Horizon League
9. Richmond 18-6 1165 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Kent State 18-5 1129 10 Mid-American Conference
11. Southern Illinois 19-6 1034 17 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Bucknell 23-6 926 11 Patriot League
13. UNLV 17-8 923 16 Mountain West Conference
14. Marshall 18-6 769 13 Conference USA
15. Vermont 22-4 748 19 America East Conference
16. UC Santa Barbara 20-5 742 15 Big West Conference
17. Southern Mississippi 17-7 690 24 Conference USA
18. Oral Roberts 19-5 633 23 Summit League
19. UW Milwaukee 19-6 492 12 Horizon League
20. Rhode Island 18-6 412 21 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Georgia State 21-6 336 20 Sun Belt Conference
22. Saint Joseph's 16-7 315 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Dayton 17-7 197 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Louisiana Monroe 20-5 195 NR Sun Belt Conference
25. Nevada 16-7 83 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Princeton 18-6 71 Ivy League
George Mason 15-8 69 Atlantic 10 Conference
Stephen F. Austin 19-6 65 Southland Conference
Weber State 17-5 46 Big Sky Conference
George Washington 17-7 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
Akron 16-9 18 Mid-American Conference
Old Dominion 16-7 18 Conference USA
San Diego State 16-10 14 Mountain West Conference
Gonzaga 15-10 7 West Coast Conference
Valparaiso 19-8 6 Horizon League
Lehigh 20-8 4 Patriot League
Florida Gulf Coast 18-7 2 Atlantic Sun Conference

Them polls are a strange creature. Wichita State gets back in the national polls, but drops a spot in the mid-major polls? Go figure, and Southern Illinois continues to rise. There are already rumblings that Barry Hinson may be on his way out to a higher profile job at the end of the season.

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 11:01 PM

MVC Feb. 15-21, 2016

Game Scores

Feb. 17, 2016

at #22 Wichita State 80, Missouri State 57
at Southern Illinois 74, Evansville 65
Bradley 70, at Indiana State 61
Northern Iowa 73, at Loyola Chicago 55
at #7 Saint Mary's 62, Illinois State 51 (non-conference)

Feb. 20, 2016

at #22 Wichita State 84, Evansville 48
at Southern Illinois 63, Missouri State 59
Northern Iowa 81, at Indiana State 71
Bradley 63, at Loyola Chicago 60
Illinois State 82, at Drake 54

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 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

 TEAM                          CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Southern Illinois Salukis     15   2  .882  21   6  .778   26        56
 #19 Wichita State Shockers    15   2  .882  24   5  .828   54        82
 Evansville Aces                8   8  .500  11  17  .393  120        57
 Bradley Braves                 8   8  .500  14  14  .500  116        51
 Missouri State Bears           7   9  .438  13  14  .481  128        58
 Illinois State Redbirds        7   9  .438  15  14  .517   86        72
 Drake Bulldogs                 7   9  .438  11  16  .407  105        54
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers        5  11  .313  10  16  .385  194        41
 Northern Iowa Panthers         5  11  .313  12  15  .444  142        70
 Indiana State Sycamores        4  12  .250   9  17  .346  201        64

3 teams are locked into the play-in round: Loyola Chicago, Northern Iowa, and Indiana State. Southern Illinois and Wichita State will play for the regular season MVC title next week. The other 5 teams will be playing to stay out of that final play-in spot, as all 5 still have a chance to be in it.

Zinto · 03-16-2014, 11:02 PM

Awful season for Northern Iowa. Looks like Hutt will be on the chopping block.

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 11:12 PM

Non-MVC Feb. 15-21, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-18, 8-7 5th America East. Maine split their games this week, beating Hartford 69-52, then losing to conference leader Vermont 82-64. No matter what happens in their game next week, the Black Bears are locked into the 5th seed in the America East tournament, and with a win at Binghamton would have a winning conference season which would be huge for coach O'Reilly.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 22-5, 10-4 2nd Big 12. A couple home games this week for K-State, as they hammered Texas Tech 76-55, then beat a very good West Virginia team that only had 4 losses, 87-80.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 6-19, 4-8 7th Big West. Just 1 game this week for the Warriors, but it was a good one, as they beat UC Irvine on the road, 74-70.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 9-16, 5-7 T-10th Conference USA. The Owls continue to rise with a couple more wines this week. First they travelled to FIU and won 89-73, then hosted Rice, beating them 72-61.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 18-8, 8-6 T-4th Pac 12. A little bit of a late season slump for the Huskies, who had a bad loss at Washington State 82-75, then lost at USC 85-70.

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Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 25-1 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Ohio State 26-1 1718 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Kentucky 23-3 1610 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Georgetown 24-3 1593 6 Big East Conference
5. Tennessee 23-2 1498 5 Southeastern Conference
6. Kansas State 22-5 1458 8 Big 12 Conference
7. Miami 22-4 1367 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Tulsa 23-2 1279 9 American Athletic Conference
9. Saint Mary's 25-4 1227 7 West Coast Conference
10. Oklahoma State 21-5 1210 10 Big 12 Conference
11. Wisconsin 20-5 997 12 Big Ten Conference
12. Minnesota 21-5 962 14 Big Ten Conference
13. Connecticut 21-5 958 15 American Athletic Conference
14. West Virginia 22-5 897 11 Big 12 Conference
15. Arizona 21-5 829 13 Pacific-12 Conference
16. VCU 20-6 556 18 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Baylor 19-6 544 24 Big 12 Conference
18. Louisville 19-8 513 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Wichita State 24-5 443 22 Missouri Valley Conference
20. UAB 22-4 432 21 Conference USA
21. Belmont 25-2 405 20 Ohio Valley Conference
22. Brigham Young 22-7 395 19 West Coast Conference
23. St. John's 21-6 365 23 Big East Conference
24. Pittsburgh 19-7 215 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Oklahoma 18-8 107 NR Big 12 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wright State 23-5 6 Horizon League
Florida State 18-7 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
Kansas 18-8 4 Big 12 Conference
Vermont 24-4 4 America East Conference
Syracuse 17-9 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
UC Santa Barbara 22-5 1 Big West Conference

Good news for Wichita State who moves into the top 20 of the polls, bad news for Washington, with their 2 losses last week have lost all their national votes.

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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) 25-4 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. VCU 20-6 1718 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Brigham Young 22-7 1635 3 West Coast Conference
4. UAB 22-4 1568 5 Conference USA
5. Wichita State 24-5 1548 6 Missouri Valley Conference
6. Belmont 25-2 1422 7 Ohio Valley Conference
7. Saint Louis 20-6 1368 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Wright State 23-5 1250 8 Horizon League
9. Kent State 20-5 1219 10 Mid-American Conference
10. Southern Illinois 21-6 1098 11 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Bucknell 25-6 1000 12 Patriot League
12. Richmond 19-7 937 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. UC Santa Barbara 22-5 898 16 Big West Conference
14. Vermont 24-4 829 15 America East Conference
15. UNLV 18-9 751 13 Mountain West Conference
16. Rhode Island 20-6 677 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. UW Milwaukee 21-6 675 19 Horizon League
18. Southern Mississippi 18-8 610 17 Conference USA
19. Dayton 19-7 536 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Louisiana Monroe 22-5 407 24 Sun Belt Conference
21. Oral Roberts 20-6 366 18 Summit League
22. Princeton 20-6 256 NR Ivy League
23. Saint Joseph's 17-8 235 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Stephen F. Austin 21-6 137 NR Southland Conference
25. San Diego State 18-10 106 NR Mountain West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Weber State 19-5 89 Big Sky Conference
Georgia State 22-7 80 Sun Belt Conference
Gonzaga 17-10 77 West Coast Conference
Pacific 19-10 30 West Coast Conference
Marshall 18-8 28 Conference USA
George Mason 16-9 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
Florida Gulf Coast 20-7 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
Old Dominion 17-8 8 Conference USA
Valparaiso 20-9 4 Horizon League
Robert Morris 18-8 2 Northeast Conference

Southern Illinois keeps rising, into the top 10 of the mid-major poll now, and Wichita State is back in the top 5. Unfortunately, 1 of those teams will probably have a significant drop next week as they play each other, and 1 has to lose.

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 11:22 PM

MVC Feb. 22-28, 2016

Game Scores

Feb. 22, 2016

at Southern Illinois 80, Boston University 54 (non-conference)

Feb. 24, 2016

Indiana State 61, at Missouri State 57
at Evansville 78, Loyola Chicago 62
at Northern Iowa 47, Illinois State 36
Drake 73, at Bradley 66

Feb. 25, 2016

at #19 Wichita State 67, Boston University 50 (non-conference)

Feb. 26, 2016

at Missouri State 63, Loyola Chicago 55
at Evansville 78, Indiana State 69
at Southern Illinois 68, #19 Wichita State 67
at Northern Iowa 65, Drake 62
at Bradley 68, Illinois State 62

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Final Missouri Valley Conference Standings

 TEAM                          CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Southern Illinois Salukis     16   2  .889  23   6  .793   16        56
 #19 Wichita State Shockers    15   3  .833  25   6  .806   38        82
 Evansville Aces               10   8  .556  13  17  .433  127        57
 Bradley Braves                 9   9  .500  15  15  .500  126        51
 Missouri State Bears           8  10  .444  14  15  .483  142        58
 Drake Bulldogs                 8  10  .444  12  17  .414  102        54
 Illinois State Redbirds        7  11  .389  15  16  .484   99        72
 Northern Iowa Panthers         7  11  .389  14  15  .483  137        70
 Indiana State Sycamores        5  13  .278  10  18  .357  197        64
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers        5  13  .278  10  18  .357  203        41

Congratulations to Southern Illinois, by sweeping Wichita State, they win the MVC regular season title. Both teams are all but assured of a berth in the NCAA tournament. My hope is that a team other than Wichita State or Southern Illinois wins the MVC tournament, as that would give the MVC 3 NCAA bids, since we most likely will not put any teams into any of the other 3 tournaments.

Also, I want to note that every team had double digit victories this season. Last year we had 2 MVC teams that had less than 10 victories.

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 11:25 PM

zinto, I wouldn't speak too soon. Northern Iowa has won 4 in a row, and is really hot going into the conference tournament. Also, I feel inclined to give the FOFC coaches in the MVC more of a chance than the non-FOFC coaches. Reason being it's you FOFCers that make the difference. However, I will take every season and evaluate it. Since there were no coaches on the hotseat this season, I think you're safe for another year. Very rarely will I get rid of a coach that wasn't on the hotseat.

collegesportsfanms · 03-16-2014, 11:37 PM

Non-MVC Feb. 22-28, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-19, 8-8 5th America East. A great chance was lost for coach O'Reilly, as his Black Bears travelled to Binghamton for their regular season finale, but seem to have left their talent back in Maine, as they lost 68-47.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 24-5, 12-4 2nd Big 12. 2 more wins this week for the Cats, an 88-65 win at TCU, and an 82-74 win at Kansas, giving them a sweep over their in-state rival and keeping them in position for a possible #1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 7-20, 5-9 7th Big West. The Warriors beat UC Davis 75-72, but couldn't follow that up, losing 75-63 to UC Santa Barbara.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 10-17, 6-8 11th Conference USA. The Owls lost 88-76 against Western Kentucky, then travelled to Louisiana Tech and won 72-63. They still have a slight chance to finish .500 in conference, but their last 2 regular season games will be tough.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 19-9, 9-7 T-4th Pac 12. A split this week for the Huskies, as they beat Utah 69-53 but lost to Stanford 85-75. They are on the bubble for the NCAA tournament, right now projected in.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (70) 26-2 1798 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Ohio State (2) 28-1 1720 2 Big Ten Conference
3. Kentucky 25-3 1643 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Tennessee 25-2 1552 5 Southeastern Conference
5. Kansas State 24-5 1516 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Georgetown 25-3 1478 4 Big East Conference
7. Saint Mary's 27-4 1341 9 West Coast Conference
8. Oklahoma State 22-5 1308 10 Big 12 Conference
9. Tulsa 24-3 1221 8 American Athletic Conference
10. Connecticut 23-5 1127 13 American Athletic Conference
11. Miami 22-6 1123 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Arizona 23-5 980 15 Pacific-12 Conference
13. Minnesota 22-6 860 12 Big Ten Conference
14. West Virginia 23-6 857 14 Big 12 Conference
15. Wisconsin 21-6 839 11 Big Ten Conference
16. VCU 22-6 688 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Belmont 27-2 599 21 Ohio Valley Conference
18. St. John's 23-6 581 23 Big East Conference
19. Wichita State 25-6 483 19 Missouri Valley Conference
20. Baylor 20-7 450 17 Big 12 Conference
21. Louisville 20-9 430 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. UAB 23-5 299 20 Conference USA
23. Pittsburgh 20-8 146 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Kansas 19-9 102 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Brigham Young 22-8 95 22 West Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wright State 25-5 56 Horizon League
Oklahoma 18-9 47 Big 12 Conference
Syracuse 18-9 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
Vermont 25-4 14 America East Conference
Wake Forest 21-7 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
Kent State 22-5 10 Mid-American Conference
Louisiana Monroe 24-5 5 Sun Belt Conference
Saint Louis 22-6 3 Atlantic 10 Conference

Even after Southern Illinois beats Wichita State twice this season, they still get no votes in the national polls. Unbelievable, but what's even more unbelievable is what I'm about to show you:

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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) 27-4 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. VCU 22-6 1726 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Wichita State 25-6 1577 5 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Brigham Young 22-8 1549 3 West Coast Conference
5. UAB 23-5 1529 4 Conference USA
6. Belmont 27-2 1468 6 Ohio Valley Conference
7. Saint Louis 22-6 1395 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Wright State 25-5 1295 8 Horizon League
9. Kent State 22-5 1224 9 Mid-American Conference
10. Southern Illinois 23-6 1161 10 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Rhode Island 22-6 998 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
12. Vermont 25-4 945 14 America East Conference
13. Southern Mississippi 20-8 889 18 Conference USA
14. Bucknell 25-6 862 11 Patriot League
15. UC Santa Barbara 23-6 699 13 Big West Conference
16. Louisiana Monroe 24-5 647 20 Sun Belt Conference
17. Saint Joseph's 19-8 628 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. UW Milwaukee 22-7 560 17 Horizon League
19. Oral Roberts 22-6 512 21 Summit League
20. UNLV 18-10 349 15 Mountain West Conference
21. Dayton 20-8 345 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
22. Weber State 21-5 230 NR Big Sky Conference
23. San Diego State 19-10 221 25 Mountain West Conference
24. Richmond 19-9 207 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
25. Georgia State 23-7 185 NR Sun Belt Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Gonzaga 19-10 151 West Coast Conference
Princeton 21-7 91 Ivy League
Pacific 20-10 63 West Coast Conference
Stephen F. Austin 21-7 34 Southland Conference
Cleveland State 20-10 19 Horizon League
Marshall 19-9 14 Conference USA
College of Charleston 20-9 12 Colonial Athletic Association
George Mason 17-10 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Middle Tennessee 18-8 4 Conference USA
Florida Gulf Coast 21-8 2 Atlantic Sun Conference
Nevada 18-9 2 Mountain West Conference

Wichita State loses a game this week and moves up 2 spots in the mid-major polls. Huh??? And Southern Illinois, who beat the Shockers this week, stays put at #10? Have I ever said how much I absolutely hate top 25 polls?

SirFozzie · 03-17-2014, 04:39 AM

Hopefully the .500 finish in the MVC and overall cools the heat a bit, looks like things are turning around.

collegesportsfanms · 03-18-2014, 06:55 PM

MVC Feb. 29-March 6, 2016

2 MVC teams had non-conference games on Feb. 29th, let's take a look at those.

at Bowling Green 80, Loyola Chicago 50
at Southern Illinois 79, Howard 30

2016 MVC Tournament

2016 MVC Play-in Round

(10) Loyola Chicago beat (7) Illinois State 66-55.
(8) Northern Iowa pounded (9) Indiana State 83-63.

2016 MVC Quarterfinals

(1) Southern Illinois beat (8) Northern Iowa 76-66.
(4) Bradley beat (5) Missouri State 84-80.
(6) Drake beat (3) Evansville 74-66.
(2) Wichita State all over (10) Loyola Chicago 92-63.

2016 MVC Semifinals

(1) Southern Illinois beat (4) Bradley 82-75.
(2) Wichita State beat (6) Drake 80-72.

Well, so much for my thoughts of a team other than Southern Illinois or Wichita State making the NCAA tournament. The fact they are playing for the MVC championship pretty much killed that idea.

2016 MVC Championship

(2) Wichita State gets revenge on (1) Southern Illinois, beating them 68-48.

MVC Postseason Predictions

It's pretty simple this season: Wichita State and Southern Illinois in the NCAA tournament, and no other team sniffs the postseason, although Bradley could get into the CBI or CIT with a .500 record, but I doubt it. Since every other team in the conference had an overall losing record, you can forget hopes of them playing another game this season.

collegesportsfanms · 03-18-2014, 07:08 PM

Non-MVC Feb. 29-March 6, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 10-19, 8-8 5th America East. The Black Bears played the America East tournament this week, which will be covered in the next post.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 26-5, 14-4 2nd Big 12. The Wildcats finished the regular season in incredible fashion, having won their last 13 games, including 2 games this week: an 83-69 win at home against Oklahoma, and a tough 82-79 win over Oklahoma State. They'll be the #2 seed in the Big 12 tournament and have earned a first round bye.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 8-21, 6-10 7th Big West. The Warriors split their last 2 games, winning 80-73 at Cal St. Fullerton, but losing to Long Beach State 73-62. They'll be the 7th seed in the Big West Tournament.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 10-19, 6-10 11th Conference USA. Tough week for the Owls, losing 93-81 against ranked UAB, and then losing a tough one 67-63 against Charlotte. Both games were at home. They'll be the 11th seed in the C-USA tournament.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 20-10, 10-8 T-4th Pac 12. The Huskies hosted Arizona State and lost a buzzer beater 71-69, but rebounded at Oregon, beating them 71-61. They are on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament, currently projected out. They'll be the 4th seed in the Pac 12 tournament, getting a first round bye, and will probably need to win 1, maybe even 2 games to secure an at-large bid.

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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 27-3 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Tennessee 27-2 1659 4 Southeastern Conference
3. Kansas State 26-5 1640 5 Big 12 Conference
4. Ohio State 29-2 1633 2 Big Ten Conference
5. Kentucky 26-4 1535 3 Southeastern Conference
6. Georgetown 26-4 1415 6 Big East Conference
7. Saint Mary's 29-4 1381 7 West Coast Conference
8. Tulsa 26-3 1262 9 American Athletic Conference
9. Miami 24-6 1207 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. West Virginia 24-6 1152 14 Big 12 Conference
11. Oklahoma State 23-6 1149 8 Big 12 Conference
12. Connecticut 25-5 1004 10 American Athletic Conference
13. Arizona 24-6 894 12 Pacific-12 Conference
14. Wichita State 28-6 835 19 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Louisville 22-9 704 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Minnesota 24-6 696 13 Big Ten Conference
17. Pittsburgh 22-8 674 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Wisconsin 22-7 661 15 Big Ten Conference
19. Belmont 28-3 501 17 Ohio Valley Conference
20. VCU 23-7 451 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. St. John's 23-7 366 18 Big East Conference
22. Saint Louis 24-6 141 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. UAB 24-6 141 22 Conference USA
24. Clemson 23-8 121 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Vermont 27-4 118 NR America East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Oklahoma 18-11 93 Big 12 Conference
Brigham Young 23-9 52 West Coast Conference
Kent State 23-5 51 Mid-American Conference
Wright State 25-5 29 Horizon League
Wake Forest 22-8 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baylor 21-8 9 Big 12 Conference
Kansas 20-10 8 Big 12 Conference
Southern Illinois 26-7 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Villanova 20-9 3 Big East Conference

I love seeing Wichita State ranked in the top 15 and Southern Illinois finally receiving votes. Let's hope that translates into decent seeds in the NCAA tournament.

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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) 29-4 1800 1 West Coast Conference
2. VCU 23-7 1692 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Wichita State 28-6 1685 3 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Saint Louis 24-6 1515 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Brigham Young 23-9 1475 4 West Coast Conference
6. UAB 24-6 1441 5 Conference USA
7. Belmont 28-3 1404 6 Ohio Valley Conference
8. Kent State 23-5 1263 9 Mid-American Conference
9. Wright State 25-5 1261 8 Horizon League
10. Southern Illinois 26-7 1190 10 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Southern Mississippi 22-8 991 13 Conference USA
12. Vermont 27-4 991 12 America East Conference
13. Saint Joseph's 21-8 884 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Rhode Island 23-7 782 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Bucknell 26-7 689 14 Patriot League
16. UC Santa Barbara 24-6 684 15 Big West Conference
17. UNLV 20-10 635 20 Mountain West Conference
18. UW Milwaukee 22-7 496 18 Horizon League
19. Oral Roberts 23-6 494 19 Summit League
20. Gonzaga 21-10 454 NR West Coast Conference
21. Weber State 23-5 427 22 Big Sky Conference
22. Louisiana Monroe 25-6 306 16 Sun Belt Conference
23. Georgia State 25-7 277 25 Sun Belt Conference
24. Princeton 23-7 217 NR Ivy League
25. Richmond 20-10 119 24 Atlantic 10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
San Diego State 20-11 68 Mountain West Conference
Stephen F. Austin 23-7 59 Southland Conference
Dayton 20-10 31 Atlantic 10 Conference
Middle Tennessee 20-8 21 Conference USA
Cleveland State 21-10 20 Horizon League
Florida Gulf Coast 24-8 14 Atlantic Sun Conference
College of Charleston 22-9 11 Colonial Athletic Association
Marshall 20-10 3 Conference USA
Robert Morris 21-9 1 Northeast Conference

No changes here, as Saint Mary's and VCU continue to dominate the top of the mid-major poll.

collegesportsfanms · 03-18-2014, 07:16 PM

2016 Non-MVC Conference Tournaments

2016 America East Tournament

Maine lost to (4) New Hampshire 59-46 in the Quarterfinals.

2016 Big 12 Tournament

Kansas State laid a huge egg, losing to (7) Oklahoma 103-76 in the Quarterfinals

2016 Big West Tournament

Hawaii stunned (2) Long Beach State 75-60 in the first round, then fell short against (1) UC Santa Barbara 78-72. A note about the Big West tournament, I don't know if it is this way in real life too, but as far as FBCB goes, the teams are reseeded after the first round so that the highest seed is guaranteed to play the lowest seed in the semifinals, hence the reason Hawaii had to play UC Santa Barbara.

2016 Conference USA Tournament

Florida Atlantic missed a golden opportunity to get another win, losing to (14) Louisiana Tech 66-57 in the First Round.

2016 Pac 12 Tournament

Washington all but assured themselves of missing the NCAA tournament, as they also laid an egg in their first game, losing to (5) Arizona State 85-81.

collegesportsfanms · 03-18-2014, 07:31 PM

2016 Selection Sunday

MVC

Southern Illinois gets the 6th seed in the NCAA West Region and will face (11) Old Dominion in the First Round. Go figure, another mid major vs. mid major match-up in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Ugh!

Wichita State gets the 5th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will take on (12) Colorado in the First Round. Hey, alright, they don't have to play a mid-major first. Woo-hoo!

Not a major surprise, as no postseason for Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Indiana State, Illinois State, Loyola Chicago, Missouri State, or Northern Iowa. Only 2 of 10 MVC teams in the postseason is not going to cut it.

Non-MVC

Despite their early ousting in the Big 12 Tournament, Kansas State got the #1 seed in the NCAA West Region. They will await the play-in winner between High Point and UTPA.

Washington got the 2nd seed in NIT East Region and will face the Iowa/Wofford winner in the Quarterfinals.

No big surprise, no postseason for Maine, Hawaii, or Florida Atlantic.

bbgunn · 03-18-2014, 08:14 PM

B.B. probably saved his job with that Long Beach State victory.

JAG · 03-19-2014, 04:41 AM

Missouri State seems mired in mediocrity.

britrock88 · 03-19-2014, 11:08 AM

The 9 straight losses to end the conference season were brutal for Loyola. At least we won the PIG.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 05:03 PM

2016 NCAA First Round

Kansas State got by (16) UTPA 79-62.

Southern Illinois hammered (11) Old Dominion 64-37.

(12) Colorado took out Wichita State 90-75. Damn, would have been nice to see both our NCAA representatives in the MVC advance to the final 32 teams.

NIT Second Round

Washington beat (7) Iowa 71-57.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 05:05 PM

2016 NCAA Second Round

Kansas State gets a 60-53 victory over (9) Milwaukee.

(3) Miami (FL) beats Southern Illinois, ending the MVC run in the 2016 postseason.

NIT Round of 16

Washington gets by (3) Belmont 53-48.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 05:12 PM

2016 NCAA Sweet Sixteen

(12) Gonzaga continues their Cinderella run, knocking off Kansas State 80-72.

2016 NIT Round of 8

(4) Akron beat Washington 70-60, ending the postseason for all our MVC and FOFC coaches.

2016 Postseason Wrap-Up

The NCAA Final Four saw (3S) Kentucky edge Cinderella story (12W) Gonzaga 72-70. The other semifinal had (2MW) Tulsa beating (3E) Pittsburgh 98-89. The national championship saw Kentucky roll over Tulsa 78-62.

The NIT Final Four had (1W) Florida St. beat (4S) Akron 69-61, and (4E) BYU beat (5MW) Richmond, 91-80. BYU then won the NIT championship with a 72-63 victory.

(16) San Diego shocked everybody in the CBI, beat (6) Bowling Green 2 games to none in the CBI best of 3 championship. They won the first game 62-56 and the second game 73-61.

And finally, the CIT championship saw (4) UTEP beat (14) Mercer 73-63.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 05:18 PM

We had 2 MVCers on the All-NCAA 2nd team. Wilbert Byron from Wichita State, and Stuart Clegg from Southern Illinois, both are seniors. Those were the only national awards for the MVC or FOFC non-MVC teams. Here's a look at the MVC awards:

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2015-2016 MISSOURI VALLEY AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

SR C  Wilbert Byron  Wichita State  17.5 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 1.7 APG 0.5 SPG, 1.8 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR SF Kevin Sayer  Evansville  12.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.6 APG 0.5 SPG, 0.0 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Barry Hinson  Southern Illinois  27 - 8 (16 - 2) 

All-league 1st Team:
C  SR Wilbert Byron  Wichita State  17.5 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.8 BPG
PF SR Dorsey Roden  Illinois State  10.5 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.4 SPG, 2.5 BPG
SF SR Glenn Sterner  Southern Illinois  17.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG SR Stuart Clegg  Southern Illinois  19.0 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 3.1 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Tony Delatorre  Missouri State  11.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 8.1 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C  JR Silvano Mecurio  Wichita State  9.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.0 BPG
PF SR Jonathan Wilson  Northern Iowa  6.6 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.7 SPG, 2.3 BPG
SF SR Willie Simpson  Missouri State  11.8 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4.2 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.0 BPG
SG JR Gregg Buster  Drake  12.1 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 5.1 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG JR Chris Cromwell  Wichita State  11.1 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 5.2 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C  FR Howard Lea  Indiana State  4.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PF FR Paul Short  Missouri State  3.0 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.5 APG, 0.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SF FR Kevin Sayer  Evansville  12.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.0 BPG
SG FR Lamar Mingo  Loyola Chicago  6.7 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Shayne Bernier  Wichita State  1.2 PPG, 0.5 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.1 SPG, 0.0 BPG

No surprise at all that Barry Hinson got MVC coach of the year, I'll be shocked if he stays at Southern Illinois.

Maine put 2 on the all-America East freshman team, Dewitt Harrold and Jonathan Lejeune. This could be good news for the future of Cillian O'Reilly and the Black Bears.

Kansas State had JR Theron Nix on the all-Big 12 1st team, and put SRs Sheldon Flowers and Emanuel Krumm on the Big 12 2nd team.

Hawaii had all those awards last season that didn't pan out to a great season this year, and this year only 1 award. SR Tony Silverstein made 2nd team All-Big West.

Florida Atlantic had the Conference USA freshman of the year in James Jones. He was also of course on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.

Washington put 2 seniors on the All-Pac 12 2nd Team in Vincenc Vavra and Fred Yan.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 05:28 PM

Here is a look at the 2015-2016 MVC Recruiting Rankings:

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2015-2016 Recruiting Rankings

      # Team                      Conference           Best Player   Rtg  5*  4*  3*  2*  1*
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    54. Northern Iowa        Missouri Valley      SG Colby Laroche  ****   0   1   2   0   0
    60. Wichita State        Missouri Valley  SF Russel Sturtevant  ****   0   1   1   0   1
    78. Missouri State       Missouri Valley   PG Brian Vermillion   ***   0   0   2   0   1
    98. Drake                Missouri Valley  PG Reiner Lauterbach   ***   0   0   2   1   0
   106. Bradley              Missouri Valley     SG Adrián Morales   ***   0   0   1   0   1
   113. Loyola Chicago       Missouri Valley         PG Glenn Huey   ***   0   0   1   1   2
   116. Evansville           Missouri Valley       SG Lincoln Hill   ***   0   0   2   0   1
   117. Illinois State       Missouri Valley   PF Merrill Cardwell   ***   0   0   1   0   0
   255. Southern Illinois    Missouri Valley   PG Tristan McNamara   ***   0   0   1   0   0
   349. Indiana State        Missouri Valley      SG Colton Kucera     *   0   0   0   0   1

Not bad overall, as Southern Illinois had a 3 star recruit leading to their 255th national ranking. But Indiana State continues to suck it up in recruiting, managing to pull a 1 star recruit and nothing else.

Maine had the 182th best recruiting class in the nation, good for 3rd in the America East, quite a bit ahead of the 6 schools behind them.

Kansas State had the 4th best recruiting class in the nation, tops in the Big 12.

Hawaii had the 77th best recruiting class in the nation, tops in the Big West. Let's hope this translates into some success down the road for Coach B.B. Gunn.

Florida Atlantic had the 81st best recruiting class in the nation, 2nd best in Conference USA. Also hoping this will give the Owls and Kuji Chagulia some future success.

Washington had the 24th best recruiting class in the nation, but the Pac 12 was solid this year. There were 5 Pac 12 teams that had better recruiting classes than the Huskies.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 05:35 PM

Big news, as we have our first changes in conference movement since I started this dynasty. It doesn't affect any MVC schools, but Cillian O'Reilly and his Maine Black Bears will be happy to know that Vermont, who has pretty much dominated the America East, is on their way out. They have been promoted to the Northeast Conference. Taking their place is Bryant, a team that won 3 games last season and 7 the year before.

There were no coaches within the MVC or FOFC that were offered jobs. I have to say I'm shocked that Barry Hinson or Gregg Marshall weren't offered positions anywhere, but I'm very thrilled to have them in the MVC for another season.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 05:45 PM

The MVC is still a prestige 4 conference, despite the lack of success last season. What I want to do now is go through the list of MVC teams and show their prestige changes since I started this dynasty. I will also do that with the FOFC non-MVC teams.

MVC Team Prestiges

Bradley started at 53, dropped to 51 last season, and is now back up to 53.

Drake started at 56, dropped to 54 last season, and is now back to 56.

Evansville started at 55, rose to 57 last season, and stays at 57 this season.

Illinois State started at 71, rose to 72 last season, but their awful performance last season drops them to a 69 this season.

Indiana State started at 61, rose to 64 last season, but dropped all the way down to 59 this season.

Loyola Chicago is interesting. They started at 43, dropped to 41 last season, and is still at 41 this season despite winning 9 more games last year.

Missouri State started at 60 and has continue to drop: 58 last season, 56 this season.

Northern Iowa has also dropped mightily. They started at 74, last season dropped to 70, and is now at 65.

Southern Illinois started at 56, remained a 56 last season, but with their performance last year is now a 62.

Wichita State started at 81, rose to 82 last year, and remains at 82 this year.

FOFC Non-MVC Team Prestiges

Maine started at 24, dropped to 21 last season, and dropped again to 19 this season.

Kansas State started at 85, dropped to 84 last season, but rose to 87 to start this season.

Hawaii started at 42, stayed at 42 last season, but dropped to 39 to start this season.

Florida Atlantic started at 33 and has stayed at 33 since I started this dynasty.

Washington started at 85, rose to 86, and is now back down to 85.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 06:20 PM

2016-2017 MVC Hotseat Ratings

Cold Hotseat Ratings

Barry Hinson (Southern Illinois) completed a nice turnaround last season with a win in the NCAA tournament. What bothers me is they had the 2nd worst recruiting class in the MVC. I still think they can duplicate the success of last season.

Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) has taken the Shockers to the NCAA tournament 3 years in a row but has yet to win a game there. This season, I'm hoping they can finally get over that hump and get that NCAA win.

Cool Hotseat Ratings

Alex Donovan (Bradley) led the team to a .500 finish in the MVC last year and a .500 finish overall. They don't have a huge talent roster coming back, but have 6 or 7 solid players. I still would like to think they can avoid the play-in game this season, and maybe even finish above .500 overall.

Randolph Childress (Drake) finished a game better than they did last season, and have quite a bit coming back on their roster. Another top 100 recruiting class gives me hope that they can make the postseason this year.

Marty Simmons (Evansville) has led the Aces to a .500 or better conference record in all 3 seasons of this dynasty, and I see no reason why they can't do the same this season.

Jawouk Bafou (Loyola Chicago) had a much better season last year, even getting double digit wins. I don't care what the team prestiges say, I feel this is a team on the rise, as they have a ton of talent on the roster, now they need to produce. Staying out of the cellar is a must this season.

Warm Hotseat Ratings

Dan Muller (Illinois State) could easily be on the hotseat, as they have declined majorly over the last 2 years. They've got talent on the roster, and they need to produce. Anything less than competing for the MVC title (top 4 finish) and at least consideration for a postseason berth could cost Mr. Muller his job.

Score Galore (Missouri State) is tough. I wasn't sure really how to evaluate them. Their roster doesn't have a lot of talent as their recruiting hasn't been great, but they did have a nice recruiting class this season. The AD at Missouri State wants this team in the postseason, but he has no say over Mr. Galores job status, only I do. I'd like to see a major improvement though. If they can make the postseason, great, but a .500 record in the MVC is a must.

Patrick Hutt (Northern Iowa) also could easily be on the hotseat, and probably should be. But I am pretty forgiving when it comes to FOFCers, probably more than I should be. He's in the same boat as Dan Muller is at Illinois State: Top 4 finish in the Valley, and consideration for postseason, or he could be job hunting next season.

Hot Hotseat Rating

Greg Lansing (Indiana State) is on the hotseat for one major reason: his inability of him and his staff to recruit. Over the past 3 seasons, their recruiting rankings have been 289, 344, and 349. This is unacceptable. I don't care about anything else except for 1 thing: If Indiana State doesn't have a recruiting rating of 200 or better this season, Greg Lansing is out of a job.

2016-2017 Non-MVC Coach Hotseat Ratings

Cillian O'Reilly (Maine) -- The board at Maine sees something in Mr. O'Reilly, as do I. However since he is Non-MVC, it's not my call. Fortunately for him, the improvement from last season (even if team prestige didn't show it) and the America East shakeup gives all the America East coaches hope. His seat is cool, and a .500 conference record should be doable.

Rudy Arellano (Kansas State) -- A sweet sixteen appearance and the #4 recruiting class has Rudys seat pretty darn cold right now. He has nothing to worry about as long as the recruits produce. The board wants another Sweet Sixteen appearance.

B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) -- The recruiting class gives the board hope, but B.B. knows what must be done. His seat is warm, and a winning record should happen this season, or that seat may continue to get warmer.

Kuji Chagulia (Florida Atlantic) -- The board is adamant about getting that team prestige increased (apparently nothing else matters at FAU). That is the goal for Kuji, and a good recruiting class should help. His seat is pretty average right now, not really warm, but not really cool either.

Shannon Elliott (Washington) -- For now, his seat is cool. The recruiting class was good, but as I mentioned earlier, there were 5 teams with better recruiting classes in the Pac 12. The seat is cool for now, but seeing as how the board at Washington wants a Pac 12 championship this season, I can easily see that seat getting very warm next season.

collegesportsfanms · 03-19-2014, 06:29 PM

2016 Season Tournaments

MVC

Northern Iowa is the 4th seed in the Alaska Invitational and will take on (5) Pacific in the first round.

Missouri State is the 6th seed in the Anaheim Invitational and will take on (3) New Mexico in the first round.

Drake is the 12th seed in the 16 team Coaches Invitational and will take on (5) California in the first round.

Evansville gets the 4th seed in the 4 team College Classic and will open up with (1) Michigan State.

Loyola Chicago finally gets a season tournament, getting the 8th seed in the Las Vegas Challenge. They'll open up against (1) West Virginia, but should gain miles of experience.

Illinois State is the 4th seed in the 16 team Las Vegas Shootout, and will open up with (13) Idaho.

Wichita State will be the 4th seed in the Maui Shootout, and will take on (5) Mississippi in the first round.

Bradley will be the 5th seed in the Orlando Classic, and will take on (4) George Washington in the first round.

Southern Illinois has to feel disrespected, as they get the 11th seed in the 16 team Preseason NIT. They have a chance to prove themselves though, as they'll open with (6) UCLA.

Indiana State is the 5th seed in the Puerto Rico Challenge, and will open up with (4) Virginia Tech.

Non-MVC

Washington is the 4th seed in the Paradise Shootout and will take on (5) St. Johns in the first round.

Kansas State gets a 4 team tournament this season, as they are the top seed in the Travelers Invitational and will take on (4) St. Bonaventure in their first game.

No season tournaments for Maine, Hawaii, or Florida Atlantic.

bbgunn · 03-19-2014, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAG

Missouri State seems mired in mediocrity.

I like the alliteration there!

Grover · 03-20-2014, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collegesportsfanms

Big news, as we have our first changes in conference movement since I started this dynasty. It doesn't affect any MVC schools, but Cillian O'Reilly and his Maine Black Bears will be happy to know that Vermont, who has pretty much dominated the America East, is on their way out. They have been promoted to the Northeast Conference. Taking their place is Bryant, a team that won 3 games last season and 7 the year before.

There were no coaches within the MVC or FOFC that were offered jobs. I have to say I'm shocked that Barry Hinson or Gregg Marshall weren't offered positions anywhere, but I'm very thrilled to have them in the MVC for another season.

Whoooo!

collegesportsfanms · 03-20-2014, 11:16 PM

Nov. 2016 Tournament Wrap-Up

2016 Alaska Invitational

Northern Iowa lost their first game to (5) Pacific 96-91, then won the losers bracket semifinal game against (8) South Alabama 77-69, but fell to (3) Colorado 89-85 in the 5th place game.

2016 Anaheim Invitational

Not a good tournament for Missouri State, who lost their first game 66-61 to (3) New Mexico, then lost to (2) Cincinnati 69-56, and in the 7th place game lost to (4) South Carolina 62-55.

2016 Coaches Invitational

Drake had a short stay in this tournament, losing their first round game to (5) California 82-59.

2016 College Classic

Evansville shocked (1) Michigan State in the first round, 62-55, then won the College Classic championship with a win over (2) San Diego St. 67-59. Congrats to the Evansville Aces!

2016 Las Vegas Challenge

Loyola Chicago got their first taste of a season tournament as an MVC member, first losing to (1) West Virginia 84-57, then losing to (5) Nebraska 83-64, but salvaged a win in the 7th place game, beating (3) Alabama 81-80.

2016 Maui Shootout

Wichita State hammered (5) Mississippi 79-52 in the first round, then in the winners bracket semifinals beat (2) UConn 74-69, and won the championship over (2) Arizona 79-73, giving the MVC their second season tournament title in the 2016-2017 campaign!

2016 Orlando Classic

Bradley lost to (4) George Washington 63-47 in the first round, then lost a tough one to (8) San Jose State 66-64 in the loser bracket semifinals, but rallied to take 7th place, beating (7) Portland 59-43.

2016 Paradise Shootout

Washington beat (5) St. Johns 79-73 in the first round, then took out (1) Wisconsin 83-78 in the semifinals, and faced a surprising (6) LSU in the championship, beating them 76-65.

2016 Preseason NIT

Southern Illinois won their first round game against (6) UCLA 78-62, but couldn't build up any steam in a 73-49 quarterfinal loss to (3) Marquette.

2016 Puerto Rico Challenge

Indiana State lost their first round game to (4) Virginia Tech 69-52, then won their losers bracket game 62-50 against (8) Manhattan, but lost to (7) LaSalle 80-73 in the 5th place game.

2016 Travelers Invitational

Kansas State had an easy time of it in this 4 team showcase, hammering (4) St. Bonaventure 105-77, then in the championship game, hammered (3) UAB 73-39.

Well, the MVC did win 2 titles, our 2 FOFC non-MVC coaches won their tournaments, but still way too many finishes of 5th and below in the 8 team tournaments. Some improvement, but we need more.

collegesportsfanms · 03-21-2014, 10:03 AM

Just to let you guys know, aside from my what if sports season and this interactive dynasty, I have started another project on FBCB, just a single player dynasty where I have taken over Gardner Webb, and I have full conference movement on, kinda like a promotion/relegation type thing. I am currently reporting on that on the forums at grey dog software

I know I'm already reporting on 2 dynasties here on these boards, but would you guys be interested in reading up on my Gardner Webb FBCB dynasty? If so I can throw that on these boards as well. Let me know guys, thanks

britrock88 · 03-21-2014, 10:12 AM

I'd check it out.

bbgunn · 03-23-2014, 08:39 PM

Me too.

collegesportsfanms · 03-24-2014, 09:06 PM

We highlight our December 2016 with the Las Vegas Shootout, and let's see how our resident MVC team did.

Illinois State won their first round game over (13) Idaho 70-53, then beat (5) Murray State 70-59. Unfortunately their undefeated run ended here, as (1) Kansas handed the Redbirds their first loss of the season 96-75.

Here are the MVC standings through Dec. 20, 2016

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TEAM                           CW  CL   Pct   W  L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 #20 Illinois State Redbirds     0   0  .000  10  1  .909   45        69
 Wichita State Shockers          0   0  .000   8  3  .727   22        82
 Evansville Aces                 0   0  .000   6  4  .600    9        57
 Southern Illinois Salukis       0   0  .000   4  4  .500   31        62
 Northern Iowa Panthers          0   0  .000   4  6  .400   62        65
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers         0   0  .000   4  5  .444  104        41
 Indiana State Sycamores         0   0  .000   3  8  .273  115        59
 Bradley Braves                  0   0  .000   3  8  .273  205        53
 Drake Bulldogs                  0   0  .000   2  7  .222   87        56
 Missouri State Bears            0   0  .000   2  8  .200  253        56

It's ugly in MVC land. I've got board members calling for my resignation. The MVC is up in arms right now, having only 3 teams out of 10 with winning records. They expect better, and they deserve better. Changes will be made!

Bradley (Alex Donovan) has lost 6 in a row. I can forgive losses to Purdue and Wisconsin, who are 2 of the better Big 10 teams, but losses to SIU Edwardsville and Southeast Missouri State. Come on Mr. Donovan, pick it up!

Drake (Randolph Childress) gets credit for playing a brutal non-conference schedule. Of their 9 games so far, 5 of them have been against teams that are either currently in the top 25, or receiving votes. I think they'll be alright come conference play.

Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) has had some really bad losses, but a win against Alabama, a 32 point victory over a .500 Toledo team, and taking care of business against 2 other teams which have combined to win 3 games so far gives me hope that Mr. Bafou will continue to rise Loyola to high standards.

Missouri State (Score Galore) also has a couple really pitiful losses to Western Illinois and Mississippi Valley State. They are 2-0 against teams from Texas (Rice and Texas A&M). Maybe if they could fill their OOC schedule with nothing but teams from Texas, they'd be undefeated right now.

Northern Iowa (Patrick Hutt) doesn't really have any bad losses since their opening game loss to Pacific, and they do have quality wins against Ball State and Minnesota. But their closest defeat since the Pacific loss is 9, all their other losses are by double digits.

collegesportsfanms · 03-24-2014, 09:22 PM

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-4, 0-0 America East. O'Reilly is dancing an irish jig right now, as Maine is on a nice roll. What coach O'Reilly is most pleased about is that they kept Vermont on the schedule (if you recall, Vermont got promoted from the America East) and they won! There are very high hopes for Maine, as they have the best record of all America East teams right now.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 5-2, 0-0 Big 12. The Wildcats lost 2 in a row to Memphis and Michigan, but have recovered nicely with a big win over Nebraska.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 3-6, 0-0 Big West. It's been frustrating for B.B. in the early going, as the consistency just isn't there. The Warriors handed Creighton 1 of their 2 early season losses, then turned around and gave Fresno State 1 of their 2 early season wins! Losing their first 4 games certainly didn't help matters.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 0-7, 0-0 Conference USA. It's been rough and rougher for the Owls. They lost by a combined 11 points in their first 2 games to South Florida and Central Florida. Those 2 teams have a combined record of 18-3 so far. This gave hope to coach Chagulia, but their last 5 games have all been double digit losses, including a pitiful 10 point loss to Lipscomb.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 11-0, 0-0 Pac 12. The Huskies are ranked 3rd in the nation, but you've got to wonder if they deserve that high ranking. 4 of their opponents have RPI's of 273 or worse. What's impressive is that the opponent they've played with the best RPI: Maine at 17. While 11 wins in a row is impressive, let's see how they do in Pac 12 play.

Washington, we already knew, is ranked 3rd in the Top 25 poll, but we have a new MVC representative in Illinois State. Here's a look:

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Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Villanova (65) 9-0 1793 1 Big East Conference
2. Kansas (7) 10-1 1735 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Washington 11-0 1652 3 Pacific-12 Conference
4. Purdue 8-1 1573 4 Big Ten Conference
5. Syracuse 11-1 1481 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Ohio State 9-1 1433 6 Big Ten Conference
7. Texas 8-1 1350 7 Big 12 Conference
8. VCU 10-1 1221 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. Kentucky 9-1 1200 5 Southeastern Conference
10. Gonzaga 9-1 1144 12 West Coast Conference
11. Indiana 10-1 1114 13 Big Ten Conference
12. South Florida 11-1 1069 14 American Athletic Conference
13. Notre Dame 9-1 930 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Pittsburgh 8-2 736 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Michigan State 7-1 717 18 Big Ten Conference
16. Oklahoma 9-1 662 20 Big 12 Conference
17. Florida 8-2 562 NR Southeastern Conference
18. Duke 9-2 523 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Saint Mary's 7-2 457 10 West Coast Conference
20. Illinois State 10-1 354 15 Missouri Valley Conference
21. Stanford 8-2 318 NR Pacific-12 Conference
22. Temple 9-1 295 25 American Athletic Conference
23. George Washington 10-1 174 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
24. California 8-2 167 NR Pacific-12 Conference
25. North Carolina State 7-1 160 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Connecticut 9-3 142 American Athletic Conference
Miami 8-4 110 Atlantic Coast Conference
Arkansas 9-1 82 Southeastern Conference
Memphis 7-2 62 American Athletic Conference
Belmont 8-1 43 Ohio Valley Conference
Georgetown 8-2 32 Big East Conference
Georgia State 7-1 31 Sun Belt Conference
James Madison 9-1 21 Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Joseph's 8-1 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
New Mexico 9-2 19 Mountain West Conference
Creighton 7-2 7 Big East Conference
Mercer 8-1 7 Southern Conference
North Carolina 7-3 4 Atlantic Coast Conference

Here's a look at the mid-major top 25:

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Mid Major Top 25

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. VCU (63) 10-1 1791 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Gonzaga (9) 9-1 1737 4 West Coast Conference
3. Saint Mary's 7-2 1589 2 West Coast Conference
4. Illinois State 10-1 1546 5 Missouri Valley Conference
5. George Washington 10-1 1488 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
6. New Mexico 9-2 1417 10 Mountain West Conference
7. Saint Joseph's 8-1 1380 12 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Georgia State 7-1 1331 18 Sun Belt Conference
9. Belmont 8-1 1253 15 Ohio Valley Conference
10. James Madison 9-1 1171 13 Colonial Athletic Association
11. Mercer 8-1 1081 20 Southern Conference
12. UW Milwaukee 11-2 981 NR Horizon League
13. Kent State 10-2 898 7 Mid-American Conference
14. Wichita State 8-3 811 6 Missouri Valley Conference
15. Bowling Green 7-3 754 8 Mid-American Conference
16. North Dakota State 8-2 679 NR Summit League
17. Holy Cross 9-2 604 NR Patriot League
18. Harvard 8-2 562 9 Ivy League
19. Pennsylvania 9-2 465 17 Ivy League
20. Idaho 6-2 373 16 Big Sky Conference
21. Wyoming 6-2 368 19 Mountain West Conference
22. Rhode Island 8-2 298 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Southern Mississippi 5-3 231 NR Conference USA
24. South Dakota State 7-2 194 NR Summit League
25. UC Riverside 6-3 95 21 Big West Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UNLV 4-4 90 Mountain West Conference
Texas Southern 6-2 69 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 4-3 57 Atlantic 10 Conference
Morgan State 7-2 44 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Montana 5-2 29 Big Sky Conference
Davidson 9-3 14 Atlantic 10 Conference

collegesportsfanms · 03-25-2014, 09:50 PM

MVC Dec. 21-25, 2016

Games on Dec. 19 and 20 were covered in previous report.

Game Scores

Dec. 21, 2016

at Bradley 55, #20 Illinois State 52
Evansville 79, at Loyola Chicago 65
at Drake 67, Indiana State 47
at Southern Illinois 89, Missouri State 78

Dec. 24, 2016

Wichita State 77, at Northern Iowa 74
Evansville 62, at Bradley 50
#20 Illinois State 75, at Loyola Chicago 49
at Drake 70, Missouri State 55
at Southern Illinois 74, Indiana State 58

Here are the MVC standings after the first week of conference play:

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 TEAM                         CW  CL    Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Wichita State Shockers        1   0  1.000   9   3  .750   21        82
 Evansville Aces               2   0  1.000   8   4  .667   13        57
 Southern Illinois Salukis     2   0  1.000   6   4  .600   89        62
 Drake Bulldogs                2   0  1.000   4   7  .364  133        56
 Bradley Braves                1   1   .500   4   9  .308  160        53
 Illinois State Redbirds       1   1   .500  11   2  .846   72        69
 Northern Iowa Panthers        0   1   .000   4   7  .364   62        65
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers       0   2   .000   4   7  .364  127        41
 Indiana State Sycamores       0   2   .000   3  10  .231  140        59
 Missouri State Bears          0   2   .000   2  10  .167  265        56

Obviously way too early to read anything into those, but that Bradley win over Illinois State was big.

collegesportsfanms · 03-25-2014, 09:59 PM

Non-MVC Dec. 21-25, 2016

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 7-5, 0-0 America East. 1 more game before conference play, as the Black Bears lost at UMass 74-63.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 7-2, 0-0 Big 12. The Wildcats beat up on Idaho St. 77-61, then totally outclassed #1 Villanova 78-55 in their final tune-up before conference play.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 4-6, 0-0 Big West. 1 game this week for Hawaii, as they beat UNC Asheville 74-57.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 0-9, 0-0 Conference USA. It continues to be a struggle for the Owls, who lost at DePaul 83-61, then lost on a buzzer beater against Tulsa, 95-93.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 11-1, 0-0 Pac 12. The Huskies lost their first game of the season to Creighton, 76-66.

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1. Villanova (59) 10-1 1784 1 Big East Conference
2. Purdue (9) 9-1 1701 4 Big Ten Conference
3. Syracuse (1) 12-1 1670 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Kansas 10-1 1586 2 Big 12 Conference
5. Ohio State (1) 11-1 1521 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Texas 9-1 1416 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Kentucky (2) 11-1 1353 9 Southeastern Conference
8. Washington 11-1 1333 3 Pacific-12 Conference
9. Gonzaga 11-1 1222 10 West Coast Conference
10. VCU 11-1 1137 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Oklahoma 10-1 1022 16 Big 12 Conference
12. Notre Dame 11-1 951 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Saint Mary's 9-2 915 19 West Coast Conference
14. Florida 9-2 749 17 Southeastern Conference
15. Stanford 9-2 720 21 Pacific-12 Conference
16. Pittsburgh 8-2 624 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. George Washington 12-1 590 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Connecticut 10-3 582 NR American Athletic Conference
19. Arkansas 11-1 558 NR Southeastern Conference
20. Indiana 10-2 506 11 Big Ten Conference
21. Temple 10-1 465 22 American Athletic Conference
22. South Florida 11-1 350 12 American Athletic Conference
23. Belmont 10-1 209 NR Ohio Valley Conference
24. North Carolina 8-3 155 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Michigan State 8-2 110 15 Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
West Virginia 8-2 49 Big 12 Conference
Creighton 8-2 42 Big East Conference
Duke 10-3 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern California 8-2 21 Pacific-12 Conference
California 9-2 15 Pacific-12 Conference
Louisville 6-3 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
Illinois State 11-2 4 Missouri Valley Conference
Central Florida 8-2 2 American Athletic Conference
Kent State 10-2 2 Mid-American Conference
Tulane 7-2 2 American Athletic Conference
Wichita State 9-3 1 Missouri Valley Conference

Can't believe K-State isn't getting some votes, especially after that win over Villanova, but glad to see 2 MVC teams receiving votes.

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1. Gonzaga (65) 11-1 1793 2 West Coast Conference
2. VCU (7) 11-1 1724 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Saint Mary's 9-2 1660 3 West Coast Conference
4. George Washington 12-1 1582 5 Atlantic 10 Conference
5. Belmont 10-1 1499 9 Ohio Valley Conference
6. Illinois State 11-2 1358 4 Missouri Valley Conference
7. Wichita State 9-3 1334 14 Missouri Valley Conference
8. Kent State 10-2 1285 13 Mid-American Conference
9. Saint Joseph's 8-2 1281 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. Rhode Island 9-2 1103 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Georgia State 8-2 1081 8 Sun Belt Conference
12. James Madison 10-2 968 10 Colonial Athletic Association
13. Pennsylvania 9-2 944 19 Ivy League
14. Wyoming 7-2 865 21 Mountain West Conference
15. Mercer 9-2 799 11 Southern Conference
16. Idaho 6-2 723 20 Big Sky Conference
17. Texas Southern 8-2 699 NR Southwestern Athletic Conference
18. UW Milwaukee 11-3 587 12 Horizon League
19. Davidson 9-3 521 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Boston University 9-3 415 NR Patriot League
21. Denver 7-3 310 NR Summit League
22. Holy Cross 10-3 223 17 Patriot League
23. North Dakota State 8-3 212 16 Summit League
24. New Mexico 9-4 166 6 Mountain West Conference
25. Southern Mississippi 7-3 139 23 Conference USA

Others Receiving Votes:
South Dakota State 8-3 55 Summit League
UC Riverside 7-3 35 Big West Conference
UW Green Bay 8-3 18 Horizon League
Morgan State 7-3 11 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Saint Louis 5-3 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Central Michigan 7-3 1 Mid-American Conference
Dayton 8-4 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Evansville 8-4 1 Missouri Valley Conference

A bit surprised to see Evansville receiving a mid-major vote, but I'll take it.

collegesportsfanms · 03-25-2014, 10:04 PM

MVC Dec. 26, 2016- Jan. 1, 2017

Game Scores

Dec. 27, 2016

at Iowa 44, Indiana State 35 (non-conference)

Dec. 28, 2016

Southern Illinois 64, at Evansville 56
at Illinois State 78, Drake 44
at Northern Iowa 79, Bradley 70
at Wichita State 73, Loyola Chicago 60

Dec. 29, 2016

Missouri State 74, at Saint Louis 64 (non-conference)

Dec. 31, 2016

at Evansville 73, Drake 60
at Illinois State 74, Southern Illinois 66
at Northern Iowa 76, Loyola Chicago 70
at Wichita State 72, Bradley 40
at Indiana State 70, Missouri State 53

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Missouri Valley Conference Standings

 TEAM                           CW  CL    Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Wichita State Shockers          3   0  1.000  11   3  .786   18        82
 #24 Illinois State Redbirds     3   1   .750  13   2  .867   74        69
 Southern Illinois Salukis       3   1   .750   7   5  .583   54        62
 Evansville Aces                 3   1   .750   9   5  .643   26        57
 Northern Iowa Panthers          2   1   .667   6   7  .462   76        65
 Drake Bulldogs                  2   2   .500   4   9  .308  147        56
 Indiana State Sycamores         1   2   .333   4  11  .267  237        59
 Bradley Braves                  1   3   .250   4  11  .267  198        53
 Loyola Chicago Ramblers         0   4   .000   4   9  .308  132        41
 Missouri State Bears            0   3   .000   3  11  .214  275        56

Looks like it could be another tough race at the top. Poor Loyola, I really thought they would turn a corner this season.

collegesportsfanms · 03-25-2014, 10:13 PM

Non-MVC Dec. 26, 2016-Jan. 1, 2017

Maine (Cillian O'Reilly) -- 9-5, 2-0 America East. Good start for the Black Bears, as they hammered New Hampshire 64-41 then hammered UMBC 85-57.

Kansas State (Rudy Arellano) -- 8-3, 1-1 Big 12. A split this week, as the Cats beat West Virginia 89-76, but lost to ranked Oklahoma 70-49.

Hawaii (B.B. Gunn) -- 5-7, 0-0 Big West. The Warriors got a huge win at Arizona State, probably the best win in coach Gunn's young career. They beat the Sun Devils 82-77, but couldn't follow that up, losing to UTEP 76-64.

Florida Atlantic (Kuji Chagulia) -- 3-9, 0-0 Conference USA. What a week for the Owls, who won their first 3 games of the season, and all road games no less. They beat FGCU 78-69, beat East Tennessee State 74-58, and beat Auburn 71-68 in OT. We can hope for a nice winning streak now for the Owls.

Washington (Shannon Elliott) -- 11-1, 0-0 Pac 12. No games this week for the Huskies, as coach Elliott sent his team home for the holidays.

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1. Villanova (69) 12-1 1797 1 Big East Conference
2. Kansas (2) 12-1 1724 4 Big 12 Conference
3. Ohio State (1) 12-1 1656 5 Big Ten Conference
4. Purdue 10-2 1491 2 Big Ten Conference
5. Kentucky 12-1 1479 7 Southeastern Conference
6. Syracuse 12-2 1478 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Washington 11-1 1445 8 Pacific-12 Conference
8. Saint Mary's 11-2 1237 13 West Coast Conference
9. Florida 10-2 1175 14 Southeastern Conference
10. Notre Dame 12-1 1162 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Stanford 10-2 1081 15 Pacific-12 Conference
12. Gonzaga 12-2 963 9 West Coast Conference
13. Pittsburgh 9-2 838 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Temple 12-1 806 21 American Athletic Conference
15. Indiana 10-2 734 20 Big Ten Conference
16. VCU 12-2 698 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. North Carolina 10-3 583 24 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Texas 9-3 570 6 Big 12 Conference
19. Arkansas 11-1 540 19 Southeastern Conference
20. Oklahoma 11-2 516 11 Big 12 Conference
21. Louisville 8-3 368 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Michigan State 9-2 339 25 Big Ten Conference
23. Connecticut 11-4 187 18 American Athletic Conference
24. Illinois State 13-2 146 NR Missouri Valley Conference
25. Duke 11-3 94 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
South Florida 12-2 87 American Athletic Conference
Southern California 9-2 79 Pacific-12 Conference
Wichita State 11-3 52 Missouri Valley Conference
Kent State 12-2 36 Mid-American Conference
Belmont 11-2 15 Ohio Valley Conference
George Washington 12-2 15 Atlantic 10 Conference
Oregon 8-2 5 Pacific-12 Conference
Mercer 11-2 2 Southern Conference
Xavier 10-3 2 Big East Conference

Still no respect for Kansas St, but Illinois State is back in the polls, and Wichita State is getting close.

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Mid Major Top 25

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1. Saint Mary's (68) 11-2 1796 3 West Coast Conference
2. Gonzaga 12-2 1720 1 West Coast Conference
3. VCU (4) 12-2 1667 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
4. Wichita State 11-3 1540 7 Missouri Valley Conference
5. Kent State 12-2 1517 8 Mid-American Conference
6. Illinois State 13-2 1439 6 Missouri Valley Conference
7. George Washington 12-2 1361 4 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Belmont 11-2 1298 5 Ohio Valley Conference
9. Pennsylvania 10-2 1180 13 Ivy League
10. Mercer 11-2 1124 15 Southern Conference
11. UW Milwaukee 13-3 1103 18 Horizon League
12. Texas Southern 10-2 999 17 Southwestern Athletic Conference
13. Saint Joseph's 9-3 943 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Davidson 10-3 861 19 Atlantic 10 Conference
15. Boston University 11-3 843 20 Patriot League
16. Georgia State 9-3 716 11 Sun Belt Conference
17. James Madison 11-3 611 12 Colonial Athletic Association
18. Rhode Island 9-3 573 10 Atlantic 10 Conference
19. South Dakota State 10-3 546 NR Summit League
20. Southern Mississippi 7-3 428 25 Conference USA
21. Oral Roberts 11-4 316 NR Summit League
22. Dayton 9-4 241 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. New Mexico 10-5 129 24 Mountain West Conference
24. Bowling Green 8-4 107 NR Mid-American Conference
25. Northern Illinois 9-4 103 NR Mid-American Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Elon 10-4 56 Colonial Athletic Association
Holy Cross 11-4 55 Patriot League
UC Santa Barbara 8-4 27 Big West Conference
Samford 10-4 26 Southern Conference
Eastern Kentucky 9-4 21 Ohio Valley Conference
UNLV 7-5 18 Mountain West Conference
North Dakota State 9-4 14 Summit League
Wofford 8-4 12 Southern Conference
Wyoming 7-4 6 Mountain West Conference
Southern Utah 7-4 4 Big Sky Conference

No big surprise as Evansville lost their mid-major vote, but Wichita State and Illinois State are both in the top 10.

03-14-2014, 09:28 PM	#101
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Jan. 11-17, 2016 Game Scores Jan. 13, 2015 at Wichita State 78, Northern Iowa 52 at Southern Illinois 80, Bradley 69 Illinois State 72, at Indiana State 61 at Loyola Chicago 66, Drake 48 Jan. 16, 2015 at Evansville 66, Missouri State 57 at Wichita State 81, Bradley 70 at Southern Illinois 67, Northern Iowa 50 Drake 73, at Indiana State 70 at Loyola Chicago 73, Illinois State 56 Code: Missouri Valley Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Illinois Salukis 6 1 .857 12 5 .706 22 56 Wichita State Shockers 5 2 .714 14 5 .737 83 82 Evansville Aces 4 3 .571 7 11 .389 125 57 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 4 3 .571 9 7 .563 86 41 Missouri State Bears 4 3 .571 9 8 .529 131 58 Drake Bulldogs 4 4 .500 8 11 .421 68 54 Bradley Braves 3 4 .429 9 10 .474 74 51 Illinois State Redbirds 3 5 .375 10 9 .526 104 72 Northern Iowa Panthers 2 5 .286 8 9 .471 69 70 Indiana State Sycamores 1 6 .143 6 11 .353 205 64 It's still wide open, as there are 5 teams within 2 games of each other, as Indiana State looks to be the down team in the league this season. Last edited by collegesportsfanms : 03-14-2014 at 09:28 PM.

03-14-2014, 09:43 PM	#103
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Jan. 18-24, 2016 Game Scores Jan. 18, 2016 Illinois State 85, at Boston University 67 (non-conference) Jan. 20, 2016 Southern Illinois 83, at Missouri State 74 Wichita State 73, at Evansville 53 Indiana State 71, at Northern Iowa 51 at Bradley 68, Loyola Chicago 60 Jan. 23, 2016 Wichita State 94, at Missouri State 85 at Evansville 72, Southern Illinois 69 Loyola Chicago 79, at Northern Iowa 59 at Bradley 74, Indiana State 65 Drake 72, at Illinois State 71 Code: Missouri Valley Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Illinois Salukis 7 2 .778 13 6 .684 30 56 Wichita State Shockers 7 2 .778 16 5 .762 71 82 Drake Bulldogs 5 4 .556 9 11 .450 53 54 Evansville Aces 5 4 .556 8 12 .400 124 57 Bradley Braves 5 4 .556 11 10 .524 73 51 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 5 4 .556 10 8 .556 104 41 Missouri State Bears 4 5 .444 9 10 .474 138 58 Illinois State Redbirds 3 6 .333 11 10 .524 94 72 Indiana State Sycamores 2 7 .222 7 12 .368 184 64 Northern Iowa Panthers 2 7 .222 8 11 .421 99 70 It's still anybodys conference, as there are 5 teams within 2 games of each other, and a 5th team that is 3 games behind conference leaders Southern Illinois and Wichita State. I don't like the fact that only 5 of our 10 MVC teams have winning records though. ugh.

03-14-2014, 09:59 PM	#105
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Jan. 25-31, 2016 Game Scores Jan. 25, 2016 at Northern Iowa 51, Cornell 42 (non-conference) Jan. 27, 2016 Southern Illinois 57, at Indiana State 46 Wichita State 88, at Loyola Chicago 85 Missouri State 69, at Illinois State 68 at Drake 75, Evansville 61 Jan. 30, 2016 at Bradley 77, Northern Iowa 67 Wichita State 79, at Indiana State 74 Southern Illinois 76, at Loyola Chicago 58 at Illinois State 73, Evansville 52 Missouri State 68, at Drake 57 Code: Missouri Valley Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Illinois Salukis 9 2 .818 15 6 .714 29 56 #25 Wichita State Shockers 9 2 .818 18 5 .783 60 82 Bradley Braves 6 4 .600 12 10 .545 73 51 Missouri State Bears 6 5 .545 11 10 .524 116 58 Drake Bulldogs 6 5 .545 10 12 .455 74 54 Evansville Aces 5 6 .455 8 14 .364 148 57 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 5 6 .455 10 10 .500 99 41 Illinois State Redbirds 4 7 .364 12 11 .522 122 72 Northern Iowa Panthers 2 8 .200 9 12 .429 126 70 Indiana State Sycamores 2 9 .182 7 14 .333 181 64 At this point I think we can officially declare this a 2 team race between Southern Illinois and Wichita State. It would be great to get 2 teams in the big dance this season, and I think we have a legit shot if both these teams continue to win. What would also be great is for Bradley and Missouri State to keep winning.

03-14-2014, 11:05 PM	#108
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	I'm enjoying it! __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

03-16-2014, 09:30 PM	#111
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	My U Maine team may be terrible, but I'm enjoying it! __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

03-14-2014, 10:13 PM	#107
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	On a side note, are you guys still enjoying this? Because I'm loving it. I wish some of our other FOFCers were doing better, especially our 3 outside the MVC. Also, still taking more sign ups for this. Those of you that are already in it can take a second coach outside the MVC, anywhere, doesn't matter what school. Those of you that don't have a coach yet can take one of the MVC spots that are still open, or a Non-MVC spot.

03-16-2014, 07:31 AM	#109
JAG Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: St. Paul, MN	Enjoying it.

03-16-2014, 05:37 PM	#110
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	Just enjoying proving you wrong at Loyola.

03-16-2014, 10:24 PM	#112
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Feb. 1-7, 2016 Game Scores Feb. 3, 2016 Northern Iowa 77, at Missouri State 69 (OT) at Evansville 65, Bradley 57 at #25 Wichita State 73, Illinois State 48 at Southern Illinois 67, Drake 47 Western Michigan 79, at Loyola Chicago 69 (non-conference) Feb. 6, 2016 at Missouri State 77, Bradley 48 at Evansville 79, Northern Iowa 66 at #25 Wichita State 87, Drake 77 at Southern Illinois 88, Illinois State 86 Indiana State 66, at Loyola Chicago 50 Code: Missouri Valley Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Illinois Salukis 11 2 .846 17 6 .739 26 56 Wichita State Shockers 11 2 .846 20 5 .800 56 82 Evansville Aces 7 6 .538 10 14 .417 150 57 Missouri State Bears 7 6 .538 12 11 .522 140 58 Bradley Braves 6 6 .500 12 12 .500 112 51 Drake Bulldogs 6 7 .462 10 14 .417 72 54 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 5 7 .417 10 12 .455 146 41 Illinois State Redbirds 4 9 .308 12 13 .480 99 72 Indiana State Sycamores 3 9 .250 8 14 .364 171 64 Northern Iowa Panthers 3 9 .250 10 13 .435 141 70 Not a good week for some of those teams that are pushing to make a postseason berth. It's still a 2 team race, but we really need some of those teams that are hovering around the .500 overall mark to get a few wins.

03-16-2014, 10:43 PM	#114
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Feb. 8-14, 2016 Game Scores Feb. 8, 2016 at Missouri State 76, South Alabama 57 (non-conference) Feb. 9, 2016 at Loyola Maryland 81, Evansville 76 (non-conference) Feb. 10, 2016 Southern Illinois 58, at Northern Iowa 57 Wichita State 82, at Bradley 60 at Illinois State 79, Loyola Chicago 54 Indiana State 71, at Drake 55 Feb. 13, 2016 Evansville 66, at Missouri State 48 Wichita State 62, at Northern Iowa 42 Southern Illinois 56, at Bradley 54 at Illinois State 60, Indiana State 52 at Drake 70, Loyola Chicago 54 Code: Missouri Valley Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Illinois Salukis 13 2 .867 19 6 .760 23 56 #22 Wichita State Shockers 13 2 .867 22 5 .815 59 82 Evansville Aces 8 6 .571 11 15 .423 141 57 Missouri State Bears 7 7 .500 13 12 .520 142 58 Drake Bulldogs 7 8 .467 11 15 .423 84 54 Bradley Braves 6 8 .429 12 14 .462 118 51 Illinois State Redbirds 6 9 .400 14 13 .519 97 72 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 5 9 .357 10 14 .417 165 41 Indiana State Sycamores 4 10 .286 9 15 .375 178 64 Northern Iowa Panthers 3 11 .214 10 15 .400 146 70 Barring something major, the Southern Illinois-Wichita State rematch at the end of the season will decide the conference regular season title.

03-16-2014, 11:01 PM	#116
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Feb. 15-21, 2016 Game Scores Feb. 17, 2016 at #22 Wichita State 80, Missouri State 57 at Southern Illinois 74, Evansville 65 Bradley 70, at Indiana State 61 Northern Iowa 73, at Loyola Chicago 55 at #7 Saint Mary's 62, Illinois State 51 (non-conference) Feb. 20, 2016 at #22 Wichita State 84, Evansville 48 at Southern Illinois 63, Missouri State 59 Northern Iowa 81, at Indiana State 71 Bradley 63, at Loyola Chicago 60 Illinois State 82, at Drake 54 Code: Missouri Valley Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Illinois Salukis 15 2 .882 21 6 .778 26 56 #19 Wichita State Shockers 15 2 .882 24 5 .828 54 82 Evansville Aces 8 8 .500 11 17 .393 120 57 Bradley Braves 8 8 .500 14 14 .500 116 51 Missouri State Bears 7 9 .438 13 14 .481 128 58 Illinois State Redbirds 7 9 .438 15 14 .517 86 72 Drake Bulldogs 7 9 .438 11 16 .407 105 54 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 5 11 .313 10 16 .385 194 41 Northern Iowa Panthers 5 11 .313 12 15 .444 142 70 Indiana State Sycamores 4 12 .250 9 17 .346 201 64 3 teams are locked into the play-in round: Loyola Chicago, Northern Iowa, and Indiana State. Southern Illinois and Wichita State will play for the regular season MVC title next week. The other 5 teams will be playing to stay out of that final play-in spot, as all 5 still have a chance to be in it.

03-16-2014, 11:02 PM	#117
Zinto College Starter Join Date: Jan 2011	Awful season for Northern Iowa. Looks like Hutt will be on the chopping block.

03-16-2014, 11:22 PM	#119
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Feb. 22-28, 2016 Game Scores Feb. 22, 2016 at Southern Illinois 80, Boston University 54 (non-conference) Feb. 24, 2016 Indiana State 61, at Missouri State 57 at Evansville 78, Loyola Chicago 62 at Northern Iowa 47, Illinois State 36 Drake 73, at Bradley 66 Feb. 25, 2016 at #19 Wichita State 67, Boston University 50 (non-conference) Feb. 26, 2016 at Missouri State 63, Loyola Chicago 55 at Evansville 78, Indiana State 69 at Southern Illinois 68, #19 Wichita State 67 at Northern Iowa 65, Drake 62 at Bradley 68, Illinois State 62 Code: Final Missouri Valley Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Illinois Salukis 16 2 .889 23 6 .793 16 56 #19 Wichita State Shockers 15 3 .833 25 6 .806 38 82 Evansville Aces 10 8 .556 13 17 .433 127 57 Bradley Braves 9 9 .500 15 15 .500 126 51 Missouri State Bears 8 10 .444 14 15 .483 142 58 Drake Bulldogs 8 10 .444 12 17 .414 102 54 Illinois State Redbirds 7 11 .389 15 16 .484 99 72 Northern Iowa Panthers 7 11 .389 14 15 .483 137 70 Indiana State Sycamores 5 13 .278 10 18 .357 197 64 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 5 13 .278 10 18 .357 203 41 Congratulations to Southern Illinois, by sweeping Wichita State, they win the MVC regular season title. Both teams are all but assured of a berth in the NCAA tournament. My hope is that a team other than Wichita State or Southern Illinois wins the MVC tournament, as that would give the MVC 3 NCAA bids, since we most likely will not put any teams into any of the other 3 tournaments. Also, I want to note that every team had double digit victories this season. Last year we had 2 MVC teams that had less than 10 victories.

03-16-2014, 11:25 PM	#120
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	zinto, I wouldn't speak too soon. Northern Iowa has won 4 in a row, and is really hot going into the conference tournament. Also, I feel inclined to give the FOFC coaches in the MVC more of a chance than the non-FOFC coaches. Reason being it's you FOFCers that make the difference. However, I will take every season and evaluate it. Since there were no coaches on the hotseat this season, I think you're safe for another year. Very rarely will I get rid of a coach that wasn't on the hotseat.

03-17-2014, 04:39 AM	#122
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Hopefully the .500 finish in the MVC and overall cools the heat a bit, looks like things are turning around. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

03-18-2014, 06:55 PM	#123
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Feb. 29-March 6, 2016 2 MVC teams had non-conference games on Feb. 29th, let's take a look at those. at Bowling Green 80, Loyola Chicago 50 at Southern Illinois 79, Howard 30 2016 MVC Tournament 2016 MVC Play-in Round (10) Loyola Chicago beat (7) Illinois State 66-55. (8) Northern Iowa pounded (9) Indiana State 83-63. 2016 MVC Quarterfinals (1) Southern Illinois beat (8) Northern Iowa 76-66. (4) Bradley beat (5) Missouri State 84-80. (6) Drake beat (3) Evansville 74-66. (2) Wichita State all over (10) Loyola Chicago 92-63. 2016 MVC Semifinals (1) Southern Illinois beat (4) Bradley 82-75. (2) Wichita State beat (6) Drake 80-72. Well, so much for my thoughts of a team other than Southern Illinois or Wichita State making the NCAA tournament. The fact they are playing for the MVC championship pretty much killed that idea. 2016 MVC Championship (2) Wichita State gets revenge on (1) Southern Illinois, beating them 68-48. MVC Postseason Predictions It's pretty simple this season: Wichita State and Southern Illinois in the NCAA tournament, and no other team sniffs the postseason, although Bradley could get into the CBI or CIT with a .500 record, but I doubt it. Since every other team in the conference had an overall losing record, you can forget hopes of them playing another game this season.

03-18-2014, 07:16 PM	#125
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016 Non-MVC Conference Tournaments 2016 America East Tournament Maine lost to (4) New Hampshire 59-46 in the Quarterfinals. 2016 Big 12 Tournament Kansas State laid a huge egg, losing to (7) Oklahoma 103-76 in the Quarterfinals 2016 Big West Tournament Hawaii stunned (2) Long Beach State 75-60 in the first round, then fell short against (1) UC Santa Barbara 78-72. A note about the Big West tournament, I don't know if it is this way in real life too, but as far as FBCB goes, the teams are reseeded after the first round so that the highest seed is guaranteed to play the lowest seed in the semifinals, hence the reason Hawaii had to play UC Santa Barbara. 2016 Conference USA Tournament Florida Atlantic missed a golden opportunity to get another win, losing to (14) Louisiana Tech 66-57 in the First Round. 2016 Pac 12 Tournament Washington all but assured themselves of missing the NCAA tournament, as they also laid an egg in their first game, losing to (5) Arizona State 85-81.

03-18-2014, 07:31 PM	#126
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016 Selection Sunday MVC Southern Illinois gets the 6th seed in the NCAA West Region and will face (11) Old Dominion in the First Round. Go figure, another mid major vs. mid major match-up in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Ugh! Wichita State gets the 5th seed in the NCAA Midwest Region and will take on (12) Colorado in the First Round. Hey, alright, they don't have to play a mid-major first. Woo-hoo! Not a major surprise, as no postseason for Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Indiana State, Illinois State, Loyola Chicago, Missouri State, or Northern Iowa. Only 2 of 10 MVC teams in the postseason is not going to cut it. Non-MVC Despite their early ousting in the Big 12 Tournament, Kansas State got the #1 seed in the NCAA West Region. They will await the play-in winner between High Point and UTPA. Washington got the 2nd seed in NIT East Region and will face the Iowa/Wofford winner in the Quarterfinals. No big surprise, no postseason for Maine, Hawaii, or Florida Atlantic.

03-18-2014, 08:14 PM	#127
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	B.B. probably saved his job with that Long Beach State victory. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

03-19-2014, 04:41 AM	#128
JAG Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: St. Paul, MN	Missouri State seems mired in mediocrity.

03-19-2014, 11:08 AM	#129
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	The 9 straight losses to end the conference season were brutal for Loyola. At least we won the PIG.

03-19-2014, 05:03 PM	#130
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016 NCAA First Round Kansas State got by (16) UTPA 79-62. Southern Illinois hammered (11) Old Dominion 64-37. (12) Colorado took out Wichita State 90-75. Damn, would have been nice to see both our NCAA representatives in the MVC advance to the final 32 teams. NIT Second Round Washington beat (7) Iowa 71-57.

03-19-2014, 05:05 PM	#131
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016 NCAA Second Round Kansas State gets a 60-53 victory over (9) Milwaukee. (3) Miami (FL) beats Southern Illinois, ending the MVC run in the 2016 postseason. NIT Round of 16 Washington gets by (3) Belmont 53-48.

03-19-2014, 05:12 PM	#132
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016 NCAA Sweet Sixteen (12) Gonzaga continues their Cinderella run, knocking off Kansas State 80-72. 2016 NIT Round of 8 (4) Akron beat Washington 70-60, ending the postseason for all our MVC and FOFC coaches. 2016 Postseason Wrap-Up The NCAA Final Four saw (3S) Kentucky edge Cinderella story (12W) Gonzaga 72-70. The other semifinal had (2MW) Tulsa beating (3E) Pittsburgh 98-89. The national championship saw Kentucky roll over Tulsa 78-62. The NIT Final Four had (1W) Florida St. beat (4S) Akron 69-61, and (4E) BYU beat (5MW) Richmond, 91-80. BYU then won the NIT championship with a 72-63 victory. (16) San Diego shocked everybody in the CBI, beat (6) Bowling Green 2 games to none in the CBI best of 3 championship. They won the first game 62-56 and the second game 73-61. And finally, the CIT championship saw (4) UTEP beat (14) Mercer 73-63.

03-19-2014, 05:28 PM	#134
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Here is a look at the 2015-2016 MVC Recruiting Rankings: Code: 2015-2016 Recruiting Rankings # Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54. Northern Iowa Missouri Valley SG Colby Laroche ** 0 1 2 0 0 60. Wichita State Missouri Valley SF Russel Sturtevant 0 1 1 0 1 78. Missouri State Missouri Valley PG Brian Vermillion * 0 0 2 0 1 98. Drake Missouri Valley PG Reiner Lauterbach * 0 0 2 1 0 106. Bradley Missouri Valley SG Adrián Morales * 0 0 1 0 1 113. Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley PG Glenn Huey * 0 0 1 1 2 116. Evansville Missouri Valley SG Lincoln Hill * 0 0 2 0 1 117. Illinois State Missouri Valley PF Merrill Cardwell * 0 0 1 0 0 255. Southern Illinois Missouri Valley PG Tristan McNamara * 0 0 1 0 0 349. Indiana State Missouri Valley SG Colton Kucera * 0 0 0 0 1 Not bad overall, as Southern Illinois had a 3 star recruit leading to their 255th national ranking. But Indiana State continues to suck it up in recruiting, managing to pull a 1 star recruit and nothing else. Maine had the 182th best recruiting class in the nation, good for 3rd in the America East, quite a bit ahead of the 6 schools behind them. Kansas State had the 4th best recruiting class in the nation, tops in the Big 12. Hawaii had the 77th best recruiting class in the nation, tops in the Big West. Let's hope this translates into some success down the road for Coach B.B. Gunn. Florida Atlantic had the 81st best recruiting class in the nation, 2nd best in Conference USA. Also hoping this will give the Owls and Kuji Chagulia some future success. Washington had the 24th best recruiting class in the nation, but the Pac 12 was solid this year. There were 5 Pac 12 teams that had better recruiting classes than the Huskies.

03-19-2014, 05:35 PM	#135
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Big news, as we have our first changes in conference movement since I started this dynasty. It doesn't affect any MVC schools, but Cillian O'Reilly and his Maine Black Bears will be happy to know that Vermont, who has pretty much dominated the America East, is on their way out. They have been promoted to the Northeast Conference. Taking their place is Bryant, a team that won 3 games last season and 7 the year before. There were no coaches within the MVC or FOFC that were offered jobs. I have to say I'm shocked that Barry Hinson or Gregg Marshall weren't offered positions anywhere, but I'm very thrilled to have them in the MVC for another season.

03-19-2014, 05:45 PM	#136
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	The MVC is still a prestige 4 conference, despite the lack of success last season. What I want to do now is go through the list of MVC teams and show their prestige changes since I started this dynasty. I will also do that with the FOFC non-MVC teams. MVC Team Prestiges Bradley started at 53, dropped to 51 last season, and is now back up to 53. Drake started at 56, dropped to 54 last season, and is now back to 56. Evansville started at 55, rose to 57 last season, and stays at 57 this season. Illinois State started at 71, rose to 72 last season, but their awful performance last season drops them to a 69 this season. Indiana State started at 61, rose to 64 last season, but dropped all the way down to 59 this season. Loyola Chicago is interesting. They started at 43, dropped to 41 last season, and is still at 41 this season despite winning 9 more games last year. Missouri State started at 60 and has continue to drop: 58 last season, 56 this season. Northern Iowa has also dropped mightily. They started at 74, last season dropped to 70, and is now at 65. Southern Illinois started at 56, remained a 56 last season, but with their performance last year is now a 62. Wichita State started at 81, rose to 82 last year, and remains at 82 this year. FOFC Non-MVC Team Prestiges Maine started at 24, dropped to 21 last season, and dropped again to 19 this season. Kansas State started at 85, dropped to 84 last season, but rose to 87 to start this season. Hawaii started at 42, stayed at 42 last season, but dropped to 39 to start this season. Florida Atlantic started at 33 and has stayed at 33 since I started this dynasty. Washington started at 85, rose to 86, and is now back down to 85.

03-19-2014, 06:20 PM	#137
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016-2017 MVC Hotseat Ratings Cold Hotseat Ratings Barry Hinson (Southern Illinois) completed a nice turnaround last season with a win in the NCAA tournament. What bothers me is they had the 2nd worst recruiting class in the MVC. I still think they can duplicate the success of last season. Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) has taken the Shockers to the NCAA tournament 3 years in a row but has yet to win a game there. This season, I'm hoping they can finally get over that hump and get that NCAA win. Cool Hotseat Ratings Alex Donovan (Bradley) led the team to a .500 finish in the MVC last year and a .500 finish overall. They don't have a huge talent roster coming back, but have 6 or 7 solid players. I still would like to think they can avoid the play-in game this season, and maybe even finish above .500 overall. Randolph Childress (Drake) finished a game better than they did last season, and have quite a bit coming back on their roster. Another top 100 recruiting class gives me hope that they can make the postseason this year. Marty Simmons (Evansville) has led the Aces to a .500 or better conference record in all 3 seasons of this dynasty, and I see no reason why they can't do the same this season. Jawouk Bafou (Loyola Chicago) had a much better season last year, even getting double digit wins. I don't care what the team prestiges say, I feel this is a team on the rise, as they have a ton of talent on the roster, now they need to produce. Staying out of the cellar is a must this season. Warm Hotseat Ratings Dan Muller (Illinois State) could easily be on the hotseat, as they have declined majorly over the last 2 years. They've got talent on the roster, and they need to produce. Anything less than competing for the MVC title (top 4 finish) and at least consideration for a postseason berth could cost Mr. Muller his job. Score Galore (Missouri State) is tough. I wasn't sure really how to evaluate them. Their roster doesn't have a lot of talent as their recruiting hasn't been great, but they did have a nice recruiting class this season. The AD at Missouri State wants this team in the postseason, but he has no say over Mr. Galores job status, only I do. I'd like to see a major improvement though. If they can make the postseason, great, but a .500 record in the MVC is a must. Patrick Hutt (Northern Iowa) also could easily be on the hotseat, and probably should be. But I am pretty forgiving when it comes to FOFCers, probably more than I should be. He's in the same boat as Dan Muller is at Illinois State: Top 4 finish in the Valley, and consideration for postseason, or he could be job hunting next season. Hot Hotseat Rating Greg Lansing (Indiana State) is on the hotseat for one major reason: his inability of him and his staff to recruit. Over the past 3 seasons, their recruiting rankings have been 289, 344, and 349. This is unacceptable. I don't care about anything else except for 1 thing: If Indiana State doesn't have a recruiting rating of 200 or better this season, Greg Lansing is out of a job. 2016-2017 Non-MVC Coach Hotseat Ratings Cillian O'Reilly (Maine) -- The board at Maine sees something in Mr. O'Reilly, as do I. However since he is Non-MVC, it's not my call. Fortunately for him, the improvement from last season (even if team prestige didn't show it) and the America East shakeup gives all the America East coaches hope. His seat is cool, and a .500 conference record should be doable. Rudy Arellano (Kansas State) -- A sweet sixteen appearance and the #4 recruiting class has Rudys seat pretty darn cold right now. He has nothing to worry about as long as the recruits produce. The board wants another Sweet Sixteen appearance. B.B. Gunn (Hawaii) -- The recruiting class gives the board hope, but B.B. knows what must be done. His seat is warm, and a winning record should happen this season, or that seat may continue to get warmer. Kuji Chagulia (Florida Atlantic) -- The board is adamant about getting that team prestige increased (apparently nothing else matters at FAU). That is the goal for Kuji, and a good recruiting class should help. His seat is pretty average right now, not really warm, but not really cool either. Shannon Elliott (Washington) -- For now, his seat is cool. The recruiting class was good, but as I mentioned earlier, there were 5 teams with better recruiting classes in the Pac 12. The seat is cool for now, but seeing as how the board at Washington wants a Pac 12 championship this season, I can easily see that seat getting very warm next season.

03-19-2014, 06:29 PM	#138
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	2016 Season Tournaments MVC Northern Iowa is the 4th seed in the Alaska Invitational and will take on (5) Pacific in the first round. Missouri State is the 6th seed in the Anaheim Invitational and will take on (3) New Mexico in the first round. Drake is the 12th seed in the 16 team Coaches Invitational and will take on (5) California in the first round. Evansville gets the 4th seed in the 4 team College Classic and will open up with (1) Michigan State. Loyola Chicago finally gets a season tournament, getting the 8th seed in the Las Vegas Challenge. They'll open up against (1) West Virginia, but should gain miles of experience. Illinois State is the 4th seed in the 16 team Las Vegas Shootout, and will open up with (13) Idaho. Wichita State will be the 4th seed in the Maui Shootout, and will take on (5) Mississippi in the first round. Bradley will be the 5th seed in the Orlando Classic, and will take on (4) George Washington in the first round. Southern Illinois has to feel disrespected, as they get the 11th seed in the 16 team Preseason NIT. They have a chance to prove themselves though, as they'll open with (6) UCLA. Indiana State is the 5th seed in the Puerto Rico Challenge, and will open up with (4) Virginia Tech. Non-MVC Washington is the 4th seed in the Paradise Shootout and will take on (5) St. Johns in the first round. Kansas State gets a 4 team tournament this season, as they are the top seed in the Travelers Invitational and will take on (4) St. Bonaventure in their first game. No season tournaments for Maine, Hawaii, or Florida Atlantic.

03-20-2014, 11:16 PM	#141
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Nov. 2016 Tournament Wrap-Up 2016 Alaska Invitational Northern Iowa lost their first game to (5) Pacific 96-91, then won the losers bracket semifinal game against (8) South Alabama 77-69, but fell to (3) Colorado 89-85 in the 5th place game. 2016 Anaheim Invitational Not a good tournament for Missouri State, who lost their first game 66-61 to (3) New Mexico, then lost to (2) Cincinnati 69-56, and in the 7th place game lost to (4) South Carolina 62-55. 2016 Coaches Invitational Drake had a short stay in this tournament, losing their first round game to (5) California 82-59. 2016 College Classic Evansville shocked (1) Michigan State in the first round, 62-55, then won the College Classic championship with a win over (2) San Diego St. 67-59. Congrats to the Evansville Aces! 2016 Las Vegas Challenge Loyola Chicago got their first taste of a season tournament as an MVC member, first losing to (1) West Virginia 84-57, then losing to (5) Nebraska 83-64, but salvaged a win in the 7th place game, beating (3) Alabama 81-80. 2016 Maui Shootout Wichita State hammered (5) Mississippi 79-52 in the first round, then in the winners bracket semifinals beat (2) UConn 74-69, and won the championship over (2) Arizona 79-73, giving the MVC their second season tournament title in the 2016-2017 campaign! 2016 Orlando Classic Bradley lost to (4) George Washington 63-47 in the first round, then lost a tough one to (8) San Jose State 66-64 in the loser bracket semifinals, but rallied to take 7th place, beating (7) Portland 59-43. 2016 Paradise Shootout Washington beat (5) St. Johns 79-73 in the first round, then took out (1) Wisconsin 83-78 in the semifinals, and faced a surprising (6) LSU in the championship, beating them 76-65. 2016 Preseason NIT Southern Illinois won their first round game against (6) UCLA 78-62, but couldn't build up any steam in a 73-49 quarterfinal loss to (3) Marquette. 2016 Puerto Rico Challenge Indiana State lost their first round game to (4) Virginia Tech 69-52, then won their losers bracket game 62-50 against (8) Manhattan, but lost to (7) LaSalle 80-73 in the 5th place game. 2016 Travelers Invitational Kansas State had an easy time of it in this 4 team showcase, hammering (4) St. Bonaventure 105-77, then in the championship game, hammered (3) UAB 73-39. Well, the MVC did win 2 titles, our 2 FOFC non-MVC coaches won their tournaments, but still way too many finishes of 5th and below in the 8 team tournaments. Some improvement, but we need more.

03-21-2014, 10:03 AM	#142
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Just to let you guys know, aside from my what if sports season and this interactive dynasty, I have started another project on FBCB, just a single player dynasty where I have taken over Gardner Webb, and I have full conference movement on, kinda like a promotion/relegation type thing. I am currently reporting on that on the forums at grey dog software I know I'm already reporting on 2 dynasties here on these boards, but would you guys be interested in reading up on my Gardner Webb FBCB dynasty? If so I can throw that on these boards as well. Let me know guys, thanks

03-21-2014, 10:12 AM	#143
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	I'd check it out.

03-23-2014, 08:39 PM	#144
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Me too. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

03-24-2014, 09:06 PM	#145
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	We highlight our December 2016 with the Las Vegas Shootout, and let's see how our resident MVC team did. Illinois State won their first round game over (13) Idaho 70-53, then beat (5) Murray State 70-59. Unfortunately their undefeated run ended here, as (1) Kansas handed the Redbirds their first loss of the season 96-75. Here are the MVC standings through Dec. 20, 2016 Code: TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #20 Illinois State Redbirds 0 0 .000 10 1 .909 45 69 Wichita State Shockers 0 0 .000 8 3 .727 22 82 Evansville Aces 0 0 .000 6 4 .600 9 57 Southern Illinois Salukis 0 0 .000 4 4 .500 31 62 Northern Iowa Panthers 0 0 .000 4 6 .400 62 65 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 0 0 .000 4 5 .444 104 41 Indiana State Sycamores 0 0 .000 3 8 .273 115 59 Bradley Braves 0 0 .000 3 8 .273 205 53 Drake Bulldogs 0 0 .000 2 7 .222 87 56 Missouri State Bears 0 0 .000 2 8 .200 253 56 It's ugly in MVC land. I've got board members calling for my resignation. The MVC is up in arms right now, having only 3 teams out of 10 with winning records. They expect better, and they deserve better. Changes will be made! Bradley (Alex Donovan) has lost 6 in a row. I can forgive losses to Purdue and Wisconsin, who are 2 of the better Big 10 teams, but losses to SIU Edwardsville and Southeast Missouri State. Come on Mr. Donovan, pick it up! Drake (Randolph Childress) gets credit for playing a brutal non-conference schedule. Of their 9 games so far, 5 of them have been against teams that are either currently in the top 25, or receiving votes. I think they'll be alright come conference play. Loyola Chicago (Jawouk Bafou) has had some really bad losses, but a win against Alabama, a 32 point victory over a .500 Toledo team, and taking care of business against 2 other teams which have combined to win 3 games so far gives me hope that Mr. Bafou will continue to rise Loyola to high standards. Missouri State (Score Galore) also has a couple really pitiful losses to Western Illinois and Mississippi Valley State. They are 2-0 against teams from Texas (Rice and Texas A&M). Maybe if they could fill their OOC schedule with nothing but teams from Texas, they'd be undefeated right now. Northern Iowa (Patrick Hutt) doesn't really have any bad losses since their opening game loss to Pacific, and they do have quality wins against Ball State and Minnesota. But their closest defeat since the Pacific loss is 9, all their other losses are by double digits.

03-25-2014, 09:50 PM	#147
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	MVC Dec. 21-25, 2016 Games on Dec. 19 and 20 were covered in previous report. Game Scores Dec. 21, 2016 at Bradley 55, #20 Illinois State 52 Evansville 79, at Loyola Chicago 65 at Drake 67, Indiana State 47 at Southern Illinois 89, Missouri State 78 Dec. 24, 2016 Wichita State 77, at Northern Iowa 74 Evansville 62, at Bradley 50 #20 Illinois State 75, at Loyola Chicago 49 at Drake 70, Missouri State 55 at Southern Illinois 74, Indiana State 58 Here are the MVC standings after the first week of conference play: Code: TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wichita State Shockers 1 0 1.000 9 3 .750 21 82 Evansville Aces 2 0 1.000 8 4 .667 13 57 Southern Illinois Salukis 2 0 1.000 6 4 .600 89 62 Drake Bulldogs 2 0 1.000 4 7 .364 133 56 Bradley Braves 1 1 .500 4 9 .308 160 53 Illinois State Redbirds 1 1 .500 11 2 .846 72 69 Northern Iowa Panthers 0 1 .000 4 7 .364 62 65 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 0 2 .000 4 7 .364 127 41 Indiana State Sycamores 0 2 .000 3 10 .231 140 59 Missouri State Bears 0 2 .000 2 10 .167 265 56 Obviously way too early to read anything into those, but that Bradley win over Illinois State was big.