The Other Top 25: Oral Roberts breaks into top 10--Mid-Major Madness
The Other Top 25: Feb. 27, 2023
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Points Record Previous T-24 Bradley 10 23-8 NR Others Receiving Votes:
UCF 4; Yale 6; Drake 4; Loyola Marymount 3; Saint Louis 3; Sam Houston State 1; Marshall 1
Dropped from Ranking:
Drake; Yale; Saint Louis
2023 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info--Blogging The Bracket
Handing out the Hardware: All-conference awards of the year (Part 1 of 2)--Hoops HD
MVC
G: Ben Sheppard (Belmont)
G: Jace Carter (Illinois-Chicago)
G: Tucker DeVries (Drake)
F: Marcus Domask (Southern Illinois)
F: Ben Krikke (Valparaiso)
POY: Ben Sheppard (Belmont)
ROY: Cade Tyson (Belmont)
DPOY: Malevy Leons (Bradley)
6TH: Chance Moore (Missouri State)
COY: Josh Schertz (Indiana State)
How I see conference tournaments shaking out for Belmont, Lipscomb, MTSU and TSU--The Tennessean
Missouri Valley
- Thursday-Sunday
- At St Louis
Rundown: Belmont coach Casey Alexander said this tournament is “going to be blood bath from the first tip-off.’’ It is an incredibly balanced league; you could make a case for eight teams to win this tournament. Bradley, a veteran team that plays outstanding defense and rebounds furiously, won the regular-season title by beating Drake in a winner-take-all game. Bradley is ranked in the top 25 in the country in margin of victory. However, Drake, Southern Illinois and Indiana State are all capable of stringing together victories.
What Belmont must do to win: The Bruins can be dynamic on offense; they’re outstanding shooters, both inside and outside the arc. If they can defend well enough, they have a chance. Securing a first-round bye by winning at Northern Iowa was important.
Prediction: Drake. The Bulldogs’ roster is loaded with veteran players who have been through this before and been successful. Their best player is sophomore forward Tucker DeVries, son of coach Darian Devries.
Women’s basketball honors seniors, extends winning streak to 12--Belmont Vision
Bradley beats Drake to win the MVC men's basketball championship--Peoria Journal Star
Here are 3 reasons to be even more excited after Bradley's historic basketball victory--Peoria Journal Star
Dance like it’s 1996: Braves win first regular season MVC crown in 27 years--Bradley Scout
Champions Anew: The ABC’s of Bradley’s title season--Bradley Scout
Bradley Earns MVC Regular-Season Men's Basketball Title--bradleybraves.com
So much more than Basketball: Be Bold, Go Gold--Bradley Scout
Feb. 26 NIT Bracketology--NIT Bracketology
NIT Bracket (bubble in italics, U. is unseeded):
1. Arizona St.
U. UNLV
4. Drake
U. Nebraska
3. Oregon
U. Santa Clara
2. New Mexico
U. Dayton
Bulldogs Bested by Bradley, Will Be No. 2 Seed at Arch Madness--godrakebulldogs.com
Shorthanded UE men's basketball team ends regular season with loss to Illinois State--Evansville Courier & Press
Antoine Smith Jr. receives MVC Scholar-Athlete recognition--gopurpleaces.com
Knight, Sandage make their points as Redbirds roll to Senior Day victory with UNI next up in St. Louis--The Pantagraph
Senior Knight: Seneca Knight's 26 points lead Redbirds past Evansville in regular-season finale--The Vidette
ISU men's basketball to take on Northern Iowa in first round of MVC Tournament--The Vidette
Knight’s Season-High Leads Redbirds to Senior Night Win--goredbirds.com
Gray & Blue View: ISU off to St. Louis after losses in final week--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Listless sendoff: Trees unable to emerge from hole on Senior Day--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores can’t overcome early deficit, fall to Missouri State on senior day--gosycamores.com
Missouri State basketball beats Indiana State, wraps up 6 seed at Arch Madness--Springfield News-Leader
Successful Senior Day; Racer men survive Valpo in overtime--Murray Ledger & Times
Racers Win On Senior Day – Grab 7th Seed At State Farm Arch Madness--goracers.com
UNI stays in Valley chase with win over Racer women--Murray Ledger & Times
UNI drops road game to Salukis--Northern Iowan
Panthers stay in the title hunt after road split--Northern Iowan
UIC to Take on Missouri State in 2023 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament--uicflames.com
Deja VU--The Victory Bell
Murray State Edges Valpo in OT to Close Regular Season--valpoathletics.com
MVC Men's Basketball Coaches Zoom (Feb. 27, 2023)--The Missouri Valley
MVC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week--The Missouri Valley
Women's Basketball Player/Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 27)--The Missouri Valley
