MVC Low-Major Conference Again

[real fan]

Everyone should have known that the conference was down this season; we as a conference did not have the big wins against great opponents like we have had in the 3 previous seasons; there are a lot of good players graduating this season so it is hard to judge if any team will be that much better then anyone else next season; a lot will depend on how much better the players improve over the summer and how much of a difference the incoming recruits make with each team.

[Bradleyguy10]

Everyone should have known that the conference was down this season; we as a conference did not have the big wins against great opponents like we have had in the 3 previous seasons; there are a lot of good players graduating this season so it is hard to judge if any team will be that much better then anyone else next season; a lot will depend on how much better the players improve over the summer and how much of a difference the incoming recruits make with each team.

Creighton is going to be good no matter what...I just have to say it. Creighton will be in the NCAA tourney next year for being the conference regular season champs...and really the MVC as a whole was more affected by the graduation of last years seniors..i think the only one that is going to be affected greatly this year is Drake. I hate to say that because DR and JC will be missed (never leave us ) but overall the MVC was affected more this year than it will be next year from seniors graduating.

[georgethedog]

I was just messing with everyone on this thread. Only a down year for the MVC, it will be back and I really don't think it is considered a low-major conference. TOO much parity really hurt!!! And yes, MAC, teams get bids!

[MacabreMob]

GTD - don't stir the pot so much.

[Anthony Parker is my Hero]

I think it was pretty obvious that the MVC needed someone other than Drake to win the MVC tourney to get 2 bids this year. However, the number of MVC teams in the NIT shows that there is still respect for the MVC. Nothing against ISUs great season, but there biggest win was at SIU who was 17-14 or something like that. And i know how hard it is to win down there, but I dont expect that to turn too many eyebrows.

[ph]

What put us in the tournament in 2006? Just curious.

A conspiracy to rid the world of college basketball of POB before he did any real, substantial damage

[Lakeview Brave]

I don't know why everyone is worried about where we will finish in the conference season because it means nothing just ask ISU.

If you think about it this is why the confernce season means even more. The fact is thier are only 7 maybe 10 teams that have any chance of winning the national championship. Maybe once every 50 years a team like George Mason can make the Final Four but reality is no school from the MVC is going to win the national championship. So winning during the conference season is what really counts, beating your rivals and winning games. Every win makes fans happy. I wasnt around for the 32-2 season but here is a question. Would fans of that team rather have been 20-14 but had one more win in the NCAA tournament? For me I would take the 12 extra regular season wins and the NCAA is gravy.