More evidence the MVC is down this year

[BUSongwriter]

Being an optimist, I rank the MVC at 3, not 9. As we are told again and again, there are the "Power 6" in a league of their own (where teams at 3-7 in conference are in the tourney talk) and then everyone else (where losing to anyone, including on the road, puts you on the bubble or bursts it).

So among the conferences of our supposed kind, we are third in the nation among a couple dozen. The glass is more than half full. Yes, we've been #1 among them in the recent past, and hopefully will be again soon. Let's finish strong, take those BracketBuster games, go home with bronze this year and go for the gold in the coming years, with BU soon leading the way.

I just hope, should Creighton or Wichita win a game or two in the dance, that their crowds chant "MVC! MVC!" like ours did in 2006.

[lefty]

Is shooting down, or is defense up?

I really think it's a combination of both

[Da Coach]

CBSSports now projects only 2 MVC teams in the tournament-

http://www.bustingthebracket.com/2013/02/bracket-breakdown_19.html

ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi also now has only 2, with Indiana State one of his first 4 out-

http://espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

[LittleBrave]

ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi also now has only 2, with Indiana State one of his first 4 out-
http://espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

I find it hard to believe ISU-blue is still even in any bubble talk, and even had they won last night vs. WSU, I think they are barely hanging on the bubble after back-to-back losses to mediocre, bottom-half Valley teams.

They are probably talking amongst themselves about staying ahead of ISU-red, BU, and UE for the top half of the Valley!

As far as the other 2 Valley schools with At-Large chances, I think that the Shox need to win a couple more (whether it be in reg. season or in St. Louis) to secure a bid, while the Jays also need to do that.
It is possible that CU loses their last 3 before Arch Madness. Would that be enough to knock them out of At-Large chances? It seems the field is pretty weak this year, so they might be ok as long as they don't lose 4 in a row!!!!

[tornado]

I guess I don't undertsand the fascination with how "accurate" or how "prophetic" Joe Lunardi or Andy Katz are....
when every other day they completely revise and change their "Bracketology" based on the fact that they see things happening and teams losing that they had predicted otherwise...

So in effect - a look back at their "Bracketology" from any number of weeks ago - prove these guys no more accurate sometimes than throwing darts would have been...

Heck - if I were asked to predict who would make the playoffs in the NBA - but I was allowed to revise my predictions every single day
right up 'til the final day of the season had passed, then really, just how amazing would it be
if I could accurately predict all 16 teams in the NBA that make the playoffs?

[real fan]

The Valley is no different then most of the other conferences in the NCAA, most good teams are losing on the road to just above average teams , shooting percentages are down do to the fact that more games are officiated in the Big 10 and Big East style where more physical play is allowed, ACC has a more wide open style of play with less bumping and holding going on, will be very interesting to see how the type of play changes in the ACC when the Big East teams arrive in that will it be officiated any differently.