What's Up In The Missouri Valley 3/9/2024

NIT Bracketology, March 8--NIT Bracketology

NIT (automatic bids in bold, bubble in italics):

1. Wake Forest (ACC 1)

U. Bradley

4. Mississippi (SEC 2)

U. SMU

3. James Madison

U. N.C. State

2. Providence (Big East 1)

U. LSU

1. Pittsburgh (ACC 2)

U. Minnesota

4. Xavier (Big East 2)

U. Memphis

3. Cincinnati (Big 12 1)

U. Virginia Tech

2. Butler

U. Indiana

1. Iowa (Big Ten 1)

U. Duquesne

4. Washington (Pac-12 2)

U. UNLV

3. Ohio St. (Big Ten 2)

U. Drake

2. New Mexico

U. Oregon

1. Texas A&M (SEC 1)

U. Loyola Chicago

4. UCF (Big 12 2)

U. Florida St.

3. Kansas St.

U. Syracuse

2. Utah (Pac-12 1)

U. San Francisco

3/9/24 MATCHUP NEWS AND NOTES--Staring at the Floorboards

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MVC SEMIS...

Arch Madness Semifinal Saturday--Valley Hoops Insider
MVC NOTEBOOK DAY 3: Mouth-watering final on tap, conference makes leap--Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Women's Basketball Defeats Illinois State 72-69 on Tuti Jones’ Three--belmontbruins.com

Bradley basketball takes Drake to the brink but loses MVC tournament semifinal--Peoria Journal Star
Braves rout Flames behind dominant second half--The Bradley Scout
Prepping for Arch: How Darrell Brown’s preparation has changed from player to coach--The Bradley Scout
Game Recap: Bradley vs Drake--bradleybraves.com

Bradley WBB falls to Murray State--bradleybraves.com

Drake’s Tucker DeVries takes pride in lengthy career--Mid-Major Madness
Drake basketball advances to MVC Tournament title game with win over Bradley--Des Moines Register
Wright Leads Drake to Fourth Straight MVC Tournament Championship Appearance--godrakebulldogs.com

Miller Leads Bulldogs in Triumphant Regular Season Finale--godrakebulldogs.com

Evansville lays next building block from program--Mid-Major Madness

Aces women’s basketball drops regular season finale to UNI--gopurpleaces.com

Reinhardt: Progress shown in Ryan Pedon's second season as Illinois State coach--The Pantagraph

Belmont's 3-point barrage sends Illinois State women to defeat--The Pantagraph
Tuti Jones' late 3-pointer sinks ISU women's basketball in 72-69 Senior Day loss to Belmont--The Vidette
Redbirds Drop Regular Season Finale to Bruins--goredbirds.com

3 reasons why Indiana State dominated Northern Iowa to pull within one win of NCAA bid--Indianapolis Star
Another title bout: Sycamores secure first title game appearance since '14 after early barrage--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
ISU headed to Championship Sunday in Arch Madness; Face Drake for the tournament title--gosycamores.com

ISU women fall to first-place Drake in regular-season finale--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Sycamores fall to Drake in regular season finale--gosycamores.com

Lady Bears Close Regular Season with 77-66 Victory at Valparaiso--missouristatebears.com

Report: SIU's D'Amico will enter transfer portal--Racer Basketball

Episode 95: The 'Ride Home' after Murray State's 81-64 win at Bradley--Racer Basketball
Racers end regular season with 81-64 win--Racer Basketball
Hoops in the Heartland bracket set--Racer Basketball
Racers Win Regular Season Finale--goracers.com

Indiana State too much for UNI in MVC men’s basketball tournament semifinals--Cedar Rapids Gazette
College Men’s Basketball: Red-hot Indiana State steamrolls UNI in MVC semifinals--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
UNI men’s basketball falls to Indiana State in Arch Madness semifinal--unipanthers.com

College Women's Basketball: UNI women earn four seed with finale win over Evansville--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Panthers close regular season in dominant fashion--unipanthers.com

QUICKIE STORY SIU 69, UIC 65, OT--Dawg Bites
Recap | Women's Basketball Posts Overtime Victory at UIC, 69-65--siusalukis.com

Women’s Basketball Falls in Overtime to Southern Illinois--uicflames.com

Beacons Celebrate Senior Day, Fall to Missouri State--valpoathletics.com
Hoops in the Heartland Kicks Off Thursday Evening Against UIC--valpoathletics.com

2024 Hoops in the Heartland Bracket Set--Missouri Valley