Valley Standings, 2/5

[shaunguth]

__________________Valley___Home___Away____All____
Northern Iowa_____11-1______4-1____7-0____17-6___
illinois state_____8-4______6-0____2-4____19-4___
Creighton__________8-4______4-2____4-2____18-6___
Bradley____________7-5______4-2____3-3____13-10__
Evansville_________6-6______4-2____2-4____14-8___
Drake______________5-7______3-3____2-4____14-10__
Southern Illinois__5-7______3-3____2-4____10-13__
Wichita State______5-7______4-2____1-5____11-12__
Missouri State_____3-9______3-3____0-6____10-13__
Indiana State______2-10_____1-6____1-4_____4-19__

Saturday, Feb. 7
Southern Illinois @ Missouri State, 3:05pm CT (ESPN2)
Bradley @ Drake, 7:05pm CT (MVC-TV)
Wichita State @ Evansville, 7:05pm CT

Sunday, Feb. 8
Creighton @ Northern Iowa, 1:05pm CT
Indiana State @ illinois state, 6:05pm CT (ESPNU)

[bluedevils1]

Here we go...some tough games left. It would be so annoying to finish in the middle again.

[MacabreMob]

I'm not too disappointed with the 4-5 slot as many are. With what we have overcome with injuries and young players, and as I see them growing and getting better as a team... that's fine. Knock out E'ville in the 4-5 game in the MVC-T. Then beat #1 UNI. Then face #2 or#3 ISU... that would be a fun game. Braves win that one by 7. Into the Big Dance as an under-rated 13 seed again... kickin in some teeth.

Or we will be in the CBI.

[Tulsa Brave]

I'll take the 4/5 game with Evansville and then UNI...prefer Creighton and the Redbirds on the other side of the bracket.

[bluedevils1]

I'm not too disappointed with the 4-5 slot as many are. With what we have overcome with injuries and young players, and as I see them growing and getting better as a team... that's fine. Knock out E'ville in the 4-5 game in the MVC-T. Then beat #1 UNI. Then face #2 or#3 ISU... that would be a fun game. Braves win that one by 7. Into the Big Dance as an under-rated 13 seed again... kickin in some teeth.

Or we will be in the CBI.

We have shown that we can play with every team, so far. So no matter the seed, we will put up a good fight. It's just the psychological factor of finishing the season strong and getting a good seed.

[bigjimmy]

As long as we split with Drake and Evansville we should finish no worse than
4th in the league. Presuming a loss at Creighton and a win at home against Missouri State that will put us at 10-8. To finish 2nd we will need to be no worse than 12-6. We are going to need to win at either Drake or Creighton to keep our hope alive for 2nd place. I really do believe that if we get a shot at UNI in St. Louis that this time we'll finish them off.