MVC goes 7-3 in BracketBuster

[bigjimmy]

The Shockers are down 45-32 with just under 12:00 to go in the game. They are no shooting the ball too well against Utah States zone. HMMMMM? I'm just saying.

[TheAsianSensation]

Ah I see, I didn't know they just meant the ones they put on ESPN networks. That's stupid, we still beat Tenn. Tech. in the bracket buster game, even if it wasn't on ESPN networks.

If it doesn't happen on ESPN, it doesn't matter. Didn't you get the memo?

[bigjimmy]

Shockers lose to Utah State 68-58. Utah State is one of only 3 teams during the last 10 years to have won at 23 games. The others are Kansas and Gonzaga so no shame at all for the loss. I expect to see a lot of zone defense from us on Wednesday. We'll need to really attack the defensive boards.

[Da Coach]

All games final- The MVC finished 7-3 in BracketBuster games with Wichita State's loss.-

Friday-
Old Dominion 62
Northern Iowa 71

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002190418

Saturday-
Nevada 60
Missouri St. 62

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002200551

Attendance 7,805

Western Michigan 72
Southern Illinois 89

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002200528

Attendance 4,151

Morehead State 62
Illinois State 71
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...d=201002200269
Attendance 5,953

Indiana State 59
Wisconsin-Green Bay 60

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002200652

Attendance 3,395

Illinois-Chicago 82
Evansville 80

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002200193

Attendance 5,213

Drexel 60
Bradley 76

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002200062

Attendance 9,390

Loyola 58
Creighton 78

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002200133

Attendance 15,746

Drake 90
CSU-Northridge 80

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002200419

Attendance 1,252

Wichita State 58
Utah State 68

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201002200611

Attendance 10,270

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/scoreboard?d=2010-02-20&refresh=0&c=mvc

[MacabreMob]

The MVC got a nice boost in Conference RPI based on Non-Conference ratings. We moved from 12th to 9th. As for RPI based on Overall ratings (including Conference games), we remained at 9th.

[jeffsu]

Our average win was by nearly 12 points.

Our average loss was by 4.


And if WSU hadn't been smoked, the other two only got beat by 1 or 2.

Not a bad showing for the Valley!

[tornado]

Drake won by 10 over Cal State - Northridge (playing without Xavier Crawford)
but the refs (Valley refs Gaston, Draucker, Casey) whistled 29 fouls on CSUN and sent Drake to the line 28 times,
with 2 of the Matadors' starters fouling out and two more playing 'til the end with 4 fouls.
I gotta think the home crowd felt robbed!

[AZ BU Fan]

Too bad WSU couldn't claw back into the game vs Utah St. 8-2 with your top 6 teams winning would have been awesome. And to think the MVC was within 1-2 minutes of being 9-1...Who would have predicted that?

[LittleBrave]

Maybe the Valley will overtake the Pac-10 at some point?
Probably not though, but a good day of Bracketbusters helped.
An Indy St. win could have really helped the conf. RPI.
7-3 is about what was expected, and nothing out of the ordinary on Bracketbusters weekend.

[MacabreMob]

Maybe the Valley will overtake the Pac-10 at some point?

ConfRPI Ratings based on Non-Conference Games
6 Big Ten .5463
7t Mountain West .5409
7t Pac 10 .5409
9 MVC .5224
10 Colonial .5209
11 WAC .5176
12 Horizon .5173

ConfRPI Ratings based on Overall Games (incl Conf games)
6 A10 .5485
7 Mountain West .5475
8 Pac 10 .5429
9 MVC .5389
10 WAC .5254
11 ConfUSA .5190
12 Colonial .5107