Throughout the rest of the poll, it was mostly chalk. Rhode Island jumped up a spot thanks to Northern Iowa’s overtime loss to Loyola Chicago. Nearly everyone in the top 15 benefited from VCU’s fall from grace.
Loyola Chicago returned to the top 25 following the aforementioned win over the Panthers over the weekend. The Ramblers will likely end up being Northern Iowa’s biggest threat in Arch Madness.
Here’s the entire poll for the week.
The Other Top 25
| Rank | School | Record | Change | Our reasoning | This week's games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Northern Iowa | 22-4 | -1 | The Panthers had been surging up the seed lines up until an OT loss to Loyola Chicago curtailed that momentum over the weekend. A sputtering Indiana State team is still a Q2 opportunity this week, but UNI probably can't afford to take another loss if it wants to remain in the at-large mix. | 2/20 at Indiana State, 2/23 vs. Southern Illinois |
| 22 | Loyola | 18-9 | NR | The most revealing parts about Loyola's win over Northern Iowa? The Ramblers' three-point defense (UNI was 12-32 from three, committed 16 turnovers) and Cameron Krutwig's dominance underneath. The Panthers didn't have an answer for Krutwig late; the junior finished with a 21 and 10 double-double. This week's road game Missouri State is one of two losses KenPom predicts from here on out (the other being the season-finale at Bradley). | 2/19 vs. Illinois State, 2/22 at Missouri State |
West sparks Missouri State to 71-58 win over Indiana State--Associated Press
2/17 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness
Missouri Valley Chelsea Brackmann F Bradley
Women’s basketball’s hot shooting leads to hefty weekend wins--Bradley Scout
Braves Roll By Loyola 71-50--bradleybraves.com
Murphy's Career-High Leads Drake Men's Basketball Over Evansville, 85-80--godrakebulldogs.com
Evansville's losing streak continues after falling on the road to Drake--Evansville Courier & Press
Game Recap: Drake 85, Evansville 80--Eville-Ways
Week 16 Power Rankings: US Presidents--Eville-Ways
Cunliffe and Kuhlman set career scoring marks at Drake--gopurpleaces.com
MVC Notebook: Race to stay out of league tournament play-in round with Illinois State, Evansville--The Pantagraph
Hy-Vee to Host Illinois State Basketball Coaches Shows Tonight--goredbirds.com
Illinois State women's basketball falls to Valparaiso--The Pantagraph
Sloppy play dooms Redbirds against Crusaders--Vidette Online
Redbirds Fall to Valparaiso Sunday Afternoon, 78-70--goredbirds.com
Home no longer a perfect place for ISU--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Down In The Valley: Missouri State home musings--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Men’s Sycamore basketball team 14-11 after losing back to back--Indiana Statesman
Missouri State Takes Control Late Against Indiana State--gosycamores.com
Sycamores Get Revenge Over UNI but Fall to Drake--Indiana Statesman
Jamyra McChristine Named MVC Newcomer of the Week--gosycamores.com
Loyola Welcomes Illinois State For Midweek Battle--loyolaramblers.com
Bradley Stymies Loyola, 71-50--loyolaramblers.com
Heating up? Missouri State basketball hands Indiana State its first home loss of the season--Springfield News-Leader
Bears, West Break Loose in Terre Haute--missouristatebears.com
West Earns MVC Newcomer of the Week Honors--missouristatebears.com
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Sunday, Feb 16th--Hoops HD
NEWS AND NOTES
-Northern Iowa, who we had been talking about as a solid at-large caliber team and who was on the verge of cracking the rankings, feel to Loyola Chicago yesterday. They fell behind big early, but came back to make it close. They never could get control of the game, though, and after hitting a crazy 3-pointer to force overtime and looking like they were finally going to pull away, they actually fell behind. Despite the loss, there is still a chance that they make the NCAAs even if they don’t win the conference tournament, but they are literally now down to their last strike.This Week in Mid-Major: Injuries don’t slow NMSU, Furman makes its case, the top 10 and more--The Athletic
Green may debut mask at Indiana State--Waterloo Cedar Falls CourierGames of the week
Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa, 2 p.m. Sunday (ESPNU): Northern Iowa’s overtime loss at Loyola Chicago on Saturday made things more interesting in the Missouri Valley race. Southern Illinois beat the Panthers earlier this season in Carbondale.
The Mid-Major Top 10
5. Northern Iowa (22-4, 11-3 Missouri Valley): A.J. Green forced overtime at Loyola Chicago with a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining, but that was one of the few things that went right for him. The Panthers star was just 8-of-23 from the floor and bloodied his face on a fall in the overtime period, possibly breaking his nose, according to coach Ben Jacobson. Perhaps UNI’s loss was karmic retribution for the school trying to stiff a halftime shooting contest winner earlier in the week. LW:5
Loyola Ramblers take Panthers on the road in overtime--Northern Iowan
Panthers split in Indiana against Indiana State, Evansville--Northern Iowan
Saluki Basketball 5@5: Resting up for the final push, Owens helping MSU and UNI in the polls--The Southern Illinoisan
SIU Men's Basketball | Salukis resting up for final stretch--The Southern Illinoisan
2/17 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness
VU men’s basketball notes: Whitney Young product Javon Freeman-Liberty helps Valparaiso steal a win at Illinois State--Post-Tribune
Missouri Valley Javon Freeman-Liberty G Valparaiso
SPORTS DIGEST: Valpo's Freeman-Liberty named MVC Player of the Week--NWI Times
Javon Freeman-Liberty Wins MVC Player of the Week Honor--valpoathletics.com
Men's Basketball Seeks to Extend Winning Streak on Wednesday--valpoathletics.com
SPORTS DIGEST: Valparaiso heats up from 3 in win at Illinois State--NWI Times
Women’s Basketball Earns Key Road Win at Illinois State Sunday--valpoathletics.com
MVC MBB Weekly Notes (F17)--The Missouri Valley
MVC Men's Basketball Coaches Teleconference (Feb. 17, 2020)--The Missouri Valley
Women's Basketball Player/Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 17)--The Missouri Valley
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