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You being the local bracketologist, I certainly hope you're right. It would be great to see the conference as a whole (or at least the top half) to make a lot of noise in March!
This is a multi bid year. LOCK of the century.
If the MVC fails to get a multi bid year, it will be one of the poorest seasons for a conference ever in my mind.
If the MVC fails to get a multi bid year, it will be one of the poorest seasons for a conference ever in my mind.
I'm not so sure about this. True that we have a solid Top half this season (like most years) but they're not outstanding in my mind. Once the Valley season starts, teams will be beating each other up.
You will need to go at least 13-5 to get any NCAA At-Large consideration, and that will be tough this season.
I'll take 2 Valley teams to make it to the Dance - any more or any less would surprise me.
At this point I only consider WSU an At-large team, with the remaining 3 (BU, CU, MSU) having to prove themselves. I don't think UNI has what it takes this season with all they've lost, but who knows.
If everyone does the job they're supposed to do in the non-con, 11-7 or 12-6 will be enough this year.
I don't think the league has upped its non-conf. schedule enough to have big wins to be considered for the tourney. We'll have to beat up on the BCS teams. 12-6 MAY do it, but it depends on key wins in the league, road record in the league, and how well they do in St. Lou.
I DO think that the top 8 in our league will have a chance to win on any given night. I think Drake, Indy St., and IL St. will be better than what most people think.
Too bad for ISU (red) - given the scenario that they go undefeated in non-conf. play (except for BB game) and finish 13-5 in conference, they would have a hard time getting into the Dance IMO with their anemic SOS.
very crowded top 5 each with only 3 to 5 loses in the conf. season
1. Wichita
2. Creighton
3. MSU
t4. BU
t4. UNI
6. ISU (.500 or 10-8 )
7. InSU (7-11)
8. Drake (5-11)
9. Evansville (3-15)
10. SIUC (2-16)
I wonder if there is an Evansville message board going as ape-s*** crazy about all the last place picks as this board did about the 4th place pick.
I haven't heard anyone on this board going "ape-s*** crazy" about Creighton being picked 4th.
???People say, ???Forget last year', but I want our guys to remember that one, because that will not happen again. We will be much better.??? Geno Ford, 9/22/12
Wichita State
Bradley
Creighton
Missouri State
Northern Iowa
Illinois State
Indiana State
Drake
Southern Illinois
Evansville
This looks about right to me. I think WSU is the class of the league, and I've never understood the love for MSU. If I were to change anything, I'd flip UNI and MSU.
This is the most veteran team we have had in a long time......we have some possible POY candidates... and 4 possible 1st team all MVC'ers....
It will be a long time before we are this talented..........so....if we can't even be given a chance to win the valley......when will we ever..?
Maybe we should move the the ASUN conference....
I haven't heard anyone say we don't have a chance.
I think the fundamental difference is the expectation of "it's possible and would be great", which I think everyone agrees with, versus the expectation of "it can't not happen or heads need to roll." We have a talented group and should be in the mix for the title.
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