What's Up In The Missouri Valley 3/16/2024

NIT Bracketology, March 16--NIT Bracketology

 

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

1. Indiana St.

U. Butler

4. NC State

U. Minnesota

3. Iowa (Big Ten 2)

U. Bradley

2. Kansas St.

U. UNLV

1. Pittsburgh (ACC 1)

U. Duquesne

4. LSU (SEC 1)

U. Washington

3. UCF (Big 12 2)

U. Florida St.

2. Villanova (Big East 1)

U. SMU

1. Seton Hall

U. Loyola Chicago

4. Georgia (SEC 2)

U. Virginia Tech

3. Wake Forest (ACC 2)

U. Appalachian St.

2. Cincinnati (Big 12 1)

U. Richmond

1. Providence (Big East 2)

U. Boston College

4. Oregon (Pac-12 2)

U. San Francisco

3. Utah (Pac-12 1)

U. UC Irvine

2. Ohio St. (Big Ten 1)

U. Syracuse

The Ones That Got Away--Valley Hoops Insider

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament notebook: Drake aims to defend title--The Next
HOOPS IN THE HEARTLAND: Quick start carries UNI past Redbirds and into MVC semis--The Quad-City Times
HOOPS IN THE HEARTLAND: Right at home, Drake rolls into MVC semifinals--The Quad-City Times
HOOPS IN THE HEARTLAND: Belmont's late 8-0 run stuns Flames in MVC Quarterfinals--Dispatch Argus
HOOPS IN THE HEARTLAND: Green’s 22-17 performance leads Missouri State to MVC semifinals--Dispatch Argus
HOOPS IN THE HEARTLAND: Lady Bears use suffocating defense to advance to MVC Title Game--Dispatch Argus

Belmont’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie in transfer portal--NashvilleHoops.blog
Report: Belmont’s Malik Dia plans to enter portal--NashvilleHoops.blog
Breaking: Ja'Kobi Gillespie Enters the Transfer Portal--Belmont Vision
Breaking: Malik Dia to Enter the Transfer Portal--Belmont Vision

Women's Hoops Advances in MVC Tournament with 70-65 Quarterfinal Win Over UIC--belmontbruins.com
Second-Seeded Bruins Meet Third-Seeded Lady Bears in MVC Tournament Semis--belmontbruins.com

Bradley freshman honored as part of all-Missouri Valley women's basketball teams--Peoria Journal Star
Bradley WBB defeated by Murray State--bradleybraves.com

Waukee, Iowa – Basketball Capitol of the Missouri Valley Conference--Valley Hoops Insider

A game in last year's MVC Tournament was the turning point for Drake women's basketball--Des Moines Register
Drake women's basketball routs Indiana State to start MVC Tournament, will face UNI next--Des Moines Register
Bulldogs Topple No. 9 Indiana State in MVC Tournament Quarterfinals--godrakebulldogs.com
Bulldogs Show Resolve in Overtime Victory to Reach MVC Tournament Championship--godrakebulldogs.com

Northern Iowa clings to early lead, ousts Illinois State from MVC Tournament--The Pantagraph
Second-half surge comes up short as ISU women's basketball falls to No. 4-seeded Northern Iowa--The Vidette
Second Half Push Comes up Short in MVC Quarterfinal--goredbirds.com

What brackets say about Indiana State basketball's NCAA tournament hopes--Indianapolis Star
ISU's Schertz semifinalist for national Naismith Coach of the Year--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
More basketball en route for Sycamores--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Coach Schertz named semifinalist for Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year--gosycamores.com

Drake sends ISU women packing--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Sycamores’ season ends in MVC quarterfinals--gosycamores.com

Missouri State Lady Bears escape with MVC quarterfinal win over Murray State--Springfield News-Leader
Last Second Free Throws Send Lady Bears to Semifinals--missouristatebears.com
Dominant Defensive Effort Propels Lady Bears to MVC Championship Game--missouristatebears.com

Vicentic says he's heard from Murray State--Racer Basketball

Episode 97: The 'Ride Home' after Murray State's 71-70 loss to Missouri State--Racer Basketball
Racer rally falls short against Missouri State--Racer Basketball
Racers End Hoops in the Heartland in Quarterfinal Round--goracers.com

HOOPS IN THE HEARTLAND: Boffeli earns latest MVC honor--Dispatch Argus
College Women’s Basketball: Drake outlasts UNI women in MVC semifinal thriller--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Boffeli, McDermott selected to MVC All-Conference First Team--unipanthers.com
Panthers outlast Redbirds, advance to Hoops in the Heartland Semifinals--unipanthers.com
Panthers fall to Bulldogs in MVC Semifinals--unipanthers.com

Southern Illinois letting go of ‘legendary’ Mullins is an odd decision--Daily Herald

Women’s Basketball Falls in Final Seconds to Belmont in MVC Quarterfinals--uicflames.com

Schwieger returning to Valparaiso--The Victory Bell