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**Fetz86** · 10-08-2021, 09:05 PM

Same first six, but then:
Evansville
ISU blue
Valpo
ISU red

**Da Coach** · 10-08-2021, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by BraveBird View Post

With the season closing in, thought I would start the conversation....
Here is how I see it ending. What does everyone else think?

Drake
Loyola
Missouri State
Northern Iowa
Bradley
Southern Illinois
Indiana State
Valpo
Illinois State
Evansville

The MVC preseason poll, preseason all-MVC teams, and POY results should be released soon.
I expect the poll to look very similar to BraveBird's predictions.
The top 4 will likely be Drake, Loyola, MSU, and UNI, not necessarily in that exact order (IMO Loyola will be #1, Drake #2, but it will be close).
Bradley and SIU will likely be 5th and 6th. And the bottom 4 will probably be just as Brave Bird listed.

In most seasons, the MVC coaches and ADs met in St. Louis for a conference media day, but with last year's pandemic there was no conference meeting, and the information was announced with a simple press release on Oct. 14, 2020.
If anyone knows whether the MVC will return to a media day in St. Louis, let us know. Either way, the release of the preseason poll and All-MVC teams should happen either next week or the following week.

2020-21 MVC preseason poll and awards-
Story- https://mvc-sports.com/news/2020/10/...ball-poll.aspx
Press release- https://mvc-sports.com/documents/202...ll.pdf?id=2968

**Tommy** · 10-09-2021, 04:51 PM

Why all the love for Loyola? They lost one of the best players that's ever played in the Valley this year and lost their coach? I tend to think they're going to struggle this year, though that may be wishful thinking.

Here's my picks:

1. Drake (seems hard to imagine picking anyone else considering how much they're bringing back this year)
2. Northern Iowa (If Green is healthy and plays all year)
3. BU (hard to know how we'll do, but I think this is best case scenario. If Ari stays healthy and BW us able to actually practice this year, I think we'll finish strong)
4. Loyola
5. Missouri State (I don't have a lot of confidence in Dana Ford, regardless of the talent)
6. Southern Illinois
7. Valpo
8. Indiana State
9. Evansville
10. Illinois State

**Cousins Cuts podcast** · 10-09-2021, 05:35 PM

I agree with Tommy. Not sure that Loyola will be a monster again this year. I think Bradley has a very high ceiling. They have a guy in malevey leons that could end up as one of the better players in the valley if not the best. Plus they have other solid transfers, not to mention reink mast who played very well late in the year. At the same time though it could all go to crap like last year. I can only hope...

**PhiAlphaBoy** · 10-10-2021, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by bravebird View Post

with the season closing in, thought i would start the conversation....
Here is how i see it ending. What does everyone else think?

Drake
loyola
missouri state
northern iowa
bradley
southern illinois
indiana state
valpo
illinois state
evansville

msu
uni
drake
loyola
bradley
siu
valpo
isu blue
isu red
evansville

**BUfan17** · 10-11-2021, 03:42 PM

Of all the teams in the valley I think we are really the wild card. I could see us finishing anywhere from #2 to #6, I am optimistic we will be in the top half but you never know.