The Other Top 25: The unbeatens continue to rise--Mid-Major Madness
One of the fun quirks of this weird, weird season is that we have a handful of mid-major teams that were able to stay undefeated into conference play. Non-conference schedules were cut, guarantee games fell through, and as a result, Drake, Winthrop, and Chattanooga were all unbeaten going into this week.
It’ll be a little tougher for Drake to keep the win streak going, but the Bulldogs have answered every challenge thrown their way so far. Drake is 3-0 in the Missouri Valley and has one more game against Southern Illinois before a two-game swing against Loyola.
Here are the full rankings for this week:The Other Top 25: Week 7
Rank School Record Change Our reasoning 7 Loyola University Chicago 7-2 3 The Ramblers notched their best win of the season on Saturday, knocking off North Texas behind 26 points from Aher Uguak. 15 Drake 12-0 4 We've been waiting for Drake to play a tough team so we could see how good the Bulldogs really are. We'll get that chance on Sunday when they host Loyola.
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Monday, Jan 4th--Hoops HD
NEWS AND NOTES
-Drake remains unbeaten after blowing Southern Illinois off the floor. SIU had been having an impressive season coming into that game, so it was a bit of a statement win for Drake. The two square off again tonight.
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
-SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT DRAKE (Missouri Valley). Drake won the first meeting last night rather decisively. They look to remain unbeaten and to make a case that they belong inside the bubble.
Yesufu scores 16 to lift Drake over S. Illinois 86-55--Associated Press
Drake steamrolls Southern Illinois for second-straight game, improves to 13-0 this season--Dayton Daily News
Men’s Basketball Rolls To 13th-Straight Win With A 31-Point Victory Over SIU--godrakebulldogs.com
Jan. 10 Loyola Game Moved To 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2--godrakebulldogs.com
Aher Uguak’s Career High 26 Points Leads Men’s Basketball to Win Over North Texas--Loyola Phoenix
MSU Insider: Isiaih Mosley's start to the season has been nothing short of spectacular--Springfield News-Leader
Mosley Named Valley Player of the Week--missouristatebears.com
Drake completes 2-day sweep of Salukis--Southern Illinoisan
Drake sweeps Salukis with 31-point win on night two--Daily Egyptian
Drake completes two-game sweep of SIU--siusalukis.com
Men's Basketball to Open Valley Play This Weekend--valpoathletics.com
Women's Basketball Set to Host UNI to Open MVC Play--valpoathletics.com
MVC MBB Weekly Notes (J5)--The Missouri Valley
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