What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 1/21/2020

Evansville looks to end streak vs Drake--Associated Press
Indiana St., Loyola-Chicago meet in conference play--Associated Press
Illinois St. looks to end streak vs Bradley--Associated Press
Northern Iowa looks to extend streak vs S. Illinois--Associated Press
The Other Top 25: Utah State and New Mexico plummet--Mid-Major Madness

The Other Top 25: Week 12

Rank	School	Record	Change	Our reasoning	This week's games
4	Northern Iowa	16-2	1	UNI has now swept Bradley in the regular season. Huge, considering the Braves are no worse than the third-best team in the conference.	@ Southern Illinois (1/22), vs. Loyola (1/26)
23	Loyola University Chicago	13-6	NR	Loyola's back! For now. The Ramblers visit Northern Iowa on Sunday.	vs. Indiana State (1/22), @ Northern Iowa (1/26)

HappeningHoops.com CBI/CIT Bracketology Number 5 January 21st 2020--Happening Hoops

CBI (16 teams)
Western Kentucky Region (Midwest)

Western Kentucky (12-6 CUSA)

Drake (13-6 MVC)

Belmont (14-5 OVC)

Central Michigan (10-8 MAC)

CIT (26 teams last season)
Midwest

Northern Kentucky (14-6 Horizon)

Youngstown State (11-9 Horizon)

Ball State (11-7 MAC)

Valparaiso (10-9 MVC)

South Dakota (12-8 Summit)

Omaha (10-10 Summit)

Toledo (10-8 MAC)

What to look for when Illinois State plays at Bradley--Peoria Journal Star
Loss of confidence an issue for struggling Illinois State--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley Hosts I-74 Rival Illinois State Wednesday--bradleybraves.com

Teddy Bear Toss & Post-Game Shootaround Highlight Weekend Promos--bradleybraves.com

Men's Basketball Aims To Reverse Road Fortunes At Evansville--godrakebulldogs.com

Evansville’s Walter McCarty dismissed as head coach amid Title IX investigation--Mid-Major Madness
Interim UE coach Bennie Seltzer: Aces need to have confidence to let it fly against Drake--Evansville Courier & Press
Evansville fired basketball coach Walter McCarty. Here's what we know--Evansville Courier & Press
University of Evansville fires Walter McCarty as head men's basketball coach--Evansville Courier & Press
'Unfortunate but necessary decision': Evansville fans react to Walter McCarty's firing--Evansville Courier & Press
College Basketball | Evansville fires McCarty after receiving more reports of alleged misconduct--The Southern Illinoisan
Arch Madness Simulator: Week 12--Eville-Ways
Walter Is Officially Gone… What Now?--Eville-Ways
Men’s basketball ready for Wednesday contest against Drake--gopurpleaces.com
University of Evansville Dismisses Men's Basketball Head Coach--gopurpleaces.com

Illinois State Set for Battle with I-74 Rival Bradley--goredbirds.com

ISU must contend with dangerous Krutwig - now a passer--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Face Road Test At Loyola Wednesday Night--gosycamores.com

Despite falling out of AP Top 25, Lady Bears are projected to be a No. 6 seed in latest bracketology predictions--The Standard

Bracket Projection (Staff Bracket) – Monday, January 20th--Hoops HD

– I’m ready to put a team like Northern Iowa above the First Four based on their overall body of work compared to the bubble muck, but I’m not quite ready to do the same for Liberty. Their metrics are okay, but the words “intent to schedule” are going to haunt the Flames come March.

Bubble Watch: Baylor is the new No. 1 and our first tournament lock. Congrats, Bears (we think)--The Athletic

Other at-large candidates
Northern Iowa (14-2, 5-1; NET: 38, SOS: 98): Having beaten Valpo at home and, most impressively, Bradley away — the Braves are a top-100-ish team, and UNI won by 15 — the Panthers are in essentially the same position as they were a week ago, which is the same position they will find themselves for much of the rest of the season: needing to avoid losses. It’s officially that time of the year.

Hot-shooting Green leads UNI into road test--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Men's Basketball Set For Showdown with Southern Illinois--unipanthers.com
Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week--unipanthers.com