Southern Illinois 1990 (26-7 record) The Salukis won 26 games in the 1989-90 season, including the Missouri Valley regular season title. In the MVC tourney final, though, SIU had the misfortune of running into third-seeded Illinois State playing on its homecourt. The Redbirds edged the Salukis 81-78 to clinch the Valley’s NCAA automatic bid. On Selection Sunday, Southern Illinois was left out of the NCAAs, setting a record for the most wins ever by a team missing the field. The next year, the MVC held its tourney at a neutral site for the first time in St. Louis, where it has stayed since.
SW Missouri State 1997 (24-8 record) The school now known as Missouri State started the season strong (10 straight wins) and finished well too, winning seven straight before facing top seed Illinois State in the MVC Tournament final. The Bears were edged 75-72 as the Redbirds’ Rico Hill scored 31 points. Seven days later, SMS was probably the most notable snub from the NCAA Tournament, its 24 wins easily the most of any bubble team left out and the first of a series of much-publicized near-misses for the Bears over the next 10 years.
Young Women’s Basketball Team Travels for First MVC Championship--Indiana Statesman
Hoops in the Heartland: MSU comes in as favorites--Northern Iowan
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