What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 12/28/2022

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No. 25 – Indiana State

Conference: Missouri Valley

Best Wins: Drake (75-73), at Southern Illinois (74-71), and Ball State (83-71)

Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero

Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: Zero

Notable Defeats: Kansas City (61-63), at Duquesne (86-92), and Southern Indiana (85-88)

Record: 9-4

RPI Ranking: 133

KenPom Ranking: 127

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 151

Sagarin Ranking: 133

Net Ranking: 129

Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero

Quadrant 2 Victories: One

Total Points from Rankings: 673
No. 23 – Southern Illinois

Conference: MVC

Best Wins: At Oklahoma State (61-60) and California Baptist (64-61)

Number of wins over a power five conference teams: One

Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: Zero

Notable Defeats: At Southern Indiana (71-53), UNLV (49-56), at St. Louis (72-85), and Indiana State (71-74)

Record: 9-4

RPI Ranking:126

KenPom Ranking: 117

College Basketball Power Index Ranking:135

Sagarin Ranking:130

NET Rankings: 116

Quadrant 1 Wins: One

Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero

Total Points from Rankings: 624

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Ben Jacobson and Northern Iowa recently picked wins over Saint Bonaventure and Towson.
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Missouri State vs. Northern Iowa

DraftKings Line: Northern Iowa -2

Total: 129.5

When: 8:00 p.m. ET

Watch: ESPN3

Northern Iowa is hitting its stride at the right time, and it’s ready to make some noise in the Valley.

Coming off double-digit wins against top-165 programs in Saint Bonaventure and Towson, the Panthers will face another in 128^th-ranked Missouri State.

The Bears though have struggled against top-170 programs, reeling in a 1-7 record. A lot of that can be accounted for with their bottom three free throw percentage in the country.

Northern Iowa on the other hand has a resurging defense, holding its opponents to under 70 points in three of the last four.

The Pick: Northern Iowa -2

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No. 14 – Bradley

Conference: Missouri Valley

Best Wins: SIU-Edwardsville (56-54), at Missouri State (58-40), and Akron (74-55)

Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero

Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: Zero

Notable Defeats: At Utah State (62-84), Auburn (64-85), at Arkansas (57-76) and Liberty (44-55)

Record: 9-4

RPI Ranking: 89

KenPom Ranking: 85

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 78

Sagarin Ranking: 79

Net Ranking: 65

Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero

Quadrant 2 Victories: One

Total Points from Rankings: 396

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NCAA Basketball: Mid-major power rankings midway through 2022-23 season--Busting Brackets

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Bulldogs 10-3

Last rank: 12

No. 12 – Drake

Conference: Missouri Valley

Best Wins: Wyoming (61-56), Louisana (76-64), Tarleton State (71-64), Mississippi State (58-52)

Number of wins over a power five conference teams: One

Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: One

Notable Defeats: At Indiana State (73-75), at Richmond (52-82), at St. Louis (75-83)

Record: 10-3

RPI Ranking: 44

KenPom Ranking: 90

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 73

Sagarin Ranking: 88

NET Rankings: 86

Quadrant 1 Wins: One

Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero

Total Points from Rankings: 381