Here's my summary of who is expected to be lost and who's coming back
*** Note that there might be other unexpected player losses...
Bradley- return 5 starters & top sub - lose only Bell
Drake- return all key players and starters except one part time starter/sub Madison
Evansville- lose 3 big time, key starters - Balentine, Mockevicius, Wing
IL State- lose 1 starter, Akoon-Purcell, and one key sub
IN State- lose 2 of their top 3 players/scorers
Loyola- lose 3 of 4 top scorers plus key sub/part time starter
Missouri State- lose 2 starters & one key sub
Northern Iowa- lose their TOP three players & scorers, Jesperson, Bohannon, Washpun
SIU- lose their top player & scorer, Beane, and one part time starter/sub
Wichita State- lose 3 very key starters (Van Vleet, Baker, Wessel) plus their 4th best scorer & part time starter Grady.
..so on paper Wichita, Northern Iowa, and Evansville - 3 of the top tier teams, lose the most ---
while most of the 7-10 teams return almost everyone
...again, on paper this should serve to tighten up the Valley race as the weak teams don't lose a lot but all the strong teams do...time will tell
*** Note that there might be other unexpected player losses...
Bradley- return 5 starters & top sub - lose only Bell
Drake- return all key players and starters except one part time starter/sub Madison
Evansville- lose 3 big time, key starters - Balentine, Mockevicius, Wing
IL State- lose 1 starter, Akoon-Purcell, and one key sub
IN State- lose 2 of their top 3 players/scorers
Loyola- lose 3 of 4 top scorers plus key sub/part time starter
Missouri State- lose 2 starters & one key sub
Northern Iowa- lose their TOP three players & scorers, Jesperson, Bohannon, Washpun
SIU- lose their top player & scorer, Beane, and one part time starter/sub
Wichita State- lose 3 very key starters (Van Vleet, Baker, Wessel) plus their 4th best scorer & part time starter Grady.
..so on paper Wichita, Northern Iowa, and Evansville - 3 of the top tier teams, lose the most ---
while most of the 7-10 teams return almost everyone
...again, on paper this should serve to tighten up the Valley race as the weak teams don't lose a lot but all the strong teams do...time will tell