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MVC schools' '25-'26 MBB schedules
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Bellarmine has been DI for 5 years and their fortunes are headest south in a hurry....
Early on in DI they were at least fairly strong because they held over some top DII kids from before they transitioned to DI, but now
they have trouble recruiting talent...
In 2024-25 they were among the worst 2-3% of all DI schools, #351 in NET and #360 in RPI (3-26 against DI opponents), didn't win a single road game (0-16 & have lost 20 straight) - despite that they had one of the weakest Strengths of Schedule in all of DI (#319). Plus like a lot of midmajors, Bellarmine is almost all new players, freshmen, in-transfers and portal players from DII & DIII.
They do have one kid who is said on their roster to be from Peoria, but I had never heard of him, apparently never went to school in Peoria.
This should be an easy win, but will probably hurt Murray State's NET anyway.
Early on in DI they were at least fairly strong because they held over some top DII kids from before they transitioned to DI, but now
they have trouble recruiting talent...
In 2024-25 they were among the worst 2-3% of all DI schools, #351 in NET and #360 in RPI (3-26 against DI opponents), didn't win a single road game (0-16 & have lost 20 straight) - despite that they had one of the weakest Strengths of Schedule in all of DI (#319). Plus like a lot of midmajors, Bellarmine is almost all new players, freshmen, in-transfers and portal players from DII & DIII.
They do have one kid who is said on their roster to be from Peoria, but I had never heard of him, apparently never went to school in Peoria.
This should be an easy win, but will probably hurt Murray State's NET anyway.
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Indiana State releases their full non-conference schedule = LINK
Butler, Charlotte, Duke, Milwaukee but also Illinois Tech, Eureka, Alcorn State
..and La Tech was actually a pretty decent team last year, ~top 1/3 in NET and won 20 games.
They beat SIU - scoring 58 pts after halftime, and played even with #16 Memphis until the final 6 minutes,,,
Butler, Charlotte, Duke, Milwaukee but also Illinois Tech, Eureka, Alcorn State
..and La Tech was actually a pretty decent team last year, ~top 1/3 in NET and won 20 games.
They beat SIU - scoring 58 pts after halftime, and played even with #16 Memphis until the final 6 minutes,,,
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ISU's Chase Walker might be able to put up big numbers against Eastern Kentucky. They lost most of their team from last season (including Mayar Wol), and re-tooled with a load of transfers from low-majors and non-D1 schools. Also, they don't have much size. The only center on their roster is a thin, 6'9" transfer from Johnson C. Smith, a small D2 school.
not MVC but --
Saint Louis just released their full non-conference schedule.
Almost every year they play an MVC school or two, they played three in 2023 and four in 2022 - but not this year.
They have instead chosen a poorly disguised cheap route to 20 wins by packing their non-conference schedule with cupcakes
Lots of 150, 200 and 300 RPI teams, maybe Santa Clara and USF could be Top 100, then a shot at Minnesota?
You'd think if they have a premier player/media darling they'd schedule tougher - but maybe not since they're kinda rebuilding with 10 new players.
ps- don't check Missouri State's non-con schedule in their inaugural year in CUSA, it's even worse.
Saint Louis just released their full non-conference schedule.
Almost every year they play an MVC school or two, they played three in 2023 and four in 2022 - but not this year.
They have instead chosen a poorly disguised cheap route to 20 wins by packing their non-conference schedule with cupcakes
Lots of 150, 200 and 300 RPI teams, maybe Santa Clara and USF could be Top 100, then a shot at Minnesota?
You'd think if they have a premier player/media darling they'd schedule tougher - but maybe not since they're kinda rebuilding with 10 new players.
ps- don't check Missouri State's non-con schedule in their inaugural year in CUSA, it's even worse.
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Missouri State is no longer in the MVC, but they just released their non-conference schedule, and it is really weak.
missouristatebears.com
10/31: Maryville (Exhibition game/DII)
11/4: Missouri Southern (Division II)
11/8: Northwestern Oklahoma State (Division II)
11/11: Arkansas State (NET 94)
11/15: at UT Arlington (NET 231)
11/22: UT Rio Grande Valley (NET 251)
11/24: LIU (NET 280)
11/30: Northeastern State (Division II)
12/6: at Tulsa (NET 271)
12/12: at Xavier (NET 45)
12/16: Oral Roberts (NET 334)
12/23: Lindenwood (NET 313)
8 home games, only 3 road games, and no neutral-site games.
Three D2 schools, two schools with 300+ NET, four more with 230-300 NET, and only 2 schools with an NET lower than 230.
The road game at Xavier might be the only game with a chance to be Quad 1.
2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule - Missouri State
The official 2025-26 Men's Basketball schedule for the Missouri State University Bears
missouristatebears.com
11/4: Missouri Southern (Division II)
11/8: Northwestern Oklahoma State (Division II)
11/11: Arkansas State (NET 94)
11/15: at UT Arlington (NET 231)
11/22: UT Rio Grande Valley (NET 251)
11/24: LIU (NET 280)
11/30: Northeastern State (Division II)
12/6: at Tulsa (NET 271)
12/12: at Xavier (NET 45)
12/16: Oral Roberts (NET 334)
12/23: Lindenwood (NET 313)
8 home games, only 3 road games, and no neutral-site games.
Three D2 schools, two schools with 300+ NET, four more with 230-300 NET, and only 2 schools with an NET lower than 230.
The road game at Xavier might be the only game with a chance to be Quad 1.
Charlotte's non-conference schedule also has Indiana State and UIC on their home floor -
2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule - Charlotte Athletics
The official 2025-26 Men's Basketball schedule for the Charlotte 49ers
don't know if it was previously mentioned, but... in what just might be the scheduling coup of the entire Missouri Valley
non-conference season....
Illinois State will host Rockford College in a REGULAR SEASON GAME (NOT an exhibition) on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
- LINK
The ROCKFORD REGENTS are a DIII team that went 14-12 last year.
I suggest the MVC ban them from the post-season tournament for this kind of scheduling!
non-conference season....
Illinois State will host Rockford College in a REGULAR SEASON GAME (NOT an exhibition) on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
- LINK
The ROCKFORD REGENTS are a DIII team that went 14-12 last year.
I suggest the MVC ban them from the post-season tournament for this kind of scheduling!
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Not a lot of chances to play anyone inthe Top 100...
But, I tried to find out what the "COCONUT CLASSIC" is and who is playing in it, but not much success.
Anyone ever heard of it before?
If you click on the link they give for the "Coconut Classic" website, it instead takes you to BDGlobalSports,
which claims to manage lots of events but has absolutely NOTHING on their website about the "Coconut Classic".
Even if you Google Coconut Classic the only hits that come up are the Belmont announcement, a reference that perhaps
Toledo is playing there, and a tweet about women's hoops
But, I tried to find out what the "COCONUT CLASSIC" is and who is playing in it, but not much success.
Anyone ever heard of it before?
If you click on the link they give for the "Coconut Classic" website, it instead takes you to BDGlobalSports,
which claims to manage lots of events but has absolutely NOTHING on their website about the "Coconut Classic".
Even if you Google Coconut Classic the only hits that come up are the Belmont announcement, a reference that perhaps
Toledo is playing there, and a tweet about women's hoops
This comment is from the Belmont page which was posted this morning (8/13/25) about their schedule-
"The Bruins head to Ft. Myers, Florida for the first time in 14 years, taking part in the Coconut Classic multi-team event Nov. 24-26. The field is still being finalized."
So apparently Belmont doesn't know who the other teams in the Coconut Classic will be. Strange that they would commit to an MTE without knowing who they are playing.
Prior to this announcement, Belmont and SIU were the only two MVC teams not scheduled to play in a tournament.
an article just this morning in the Toledo Blade suggests Toledo is playing in the Coconut Classic
So I guess we know two teams, and since it's just two games, there's prob only four teams total.
www.toledoblade.com
"Toledo also will play at Michigan State on either Dec. 16 or 17, as well as participate in the Coconut Classic (Nov. 24-26) in Fort Myers, Fla."
So I guess we know two teams, and since it's just two games, there's prob only four teams total.
Toledo men's basketball to play four home games in November
University of Toledo men’s basketball fans will have four opportunities to see the Rockets in the month of November at Savage Arena. The Rockets will open ...
www.toledoblade.com
"Toledo also will play at Michigan State on either Dec. 16 or 17, as well as participate in the Coconut Classic (Nov. 24-26) in Fort Myers, Fla."
Murray State releases their non-conference schedule- 3 Top 100 (from 2024-25) teams, but also
a few bottom dwellers, including two 350+ opponents.
a few bottom dwellers, including two 350+ opponents.