Thursday, March 6, 2025

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 3/5/2025

Arch Madness Conference Tournament Preview--Mid-Major Madness
Martin and O’Rourke Preview Game 1--Valley Hoops Insider
Harry Schroeder and Paul Oren stop by to preview Arch Madness--RacerBasketball.com
My ballot for First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference--RacerBasketball.com
Walker named Valley's Most Improved--RacerBasketball.com
Drake's Stirtz named Player of the Year--RacerBasketball.com
Tale of the Tape: 2025 Arch Madness--RacerBasketball.com


Women’s college basketball Bubble Watch: Which midmajors could crash the party?--The Athletic

Midmajors

Projected in: Albany, Ball State, Columbia, Fairfield, Fairleigh Dickinson, FGCU, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Green Bay, Hawaii, Harvard, High Point, James Madison, Lehigh, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, Montana State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina-Greensboro, South Dakota State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern, Tennessee Tech, UNLV, UTSA

On the bubble: Belmont, Drake, Murray State, Portland, Princeton, South Florida

Team Record NET SOS Quad 1 Quad 2 Quad 3
18-11
60
76
0-6
2-2
4-3
20-9
67
94
0-2
2-2
4-5
20-7
61
105
0-2
1-2
4-1

Spotlight on: Missouri Valley Conference

The MVC is pretty unlikely to be a bid-stealer on Selection Sunday, but it’s extremely close with most of the upper tier of the league on the tournament bubble.

Missouri State is currently the league’s automatic bid, but it’s in a three-way tie for first with Drake and Murray State (2-0 against Drake, 1-1 against Murray State). To make things even more intriguing, Belmont and Illinois State are tied for fourth place, just one game behind first.

With two games left in league play before the MVC tournament next week, things can get pretty spicy!

Illinois State’s at Missouri State on Thursday, with the potential to cause a big swing in the standings and conference tournament seeding.



Three Men's Basketball Players Named to All-MVC Teams--belmontbruins.com



'We bleed together': Bradley basketball senior starters ready for one more postseason run--Peoria Journal Star
How Bradley basketball fared in Missouri Valley Conference awards ahead of Arch Madness--Peoria Journal Star
Braves earn six All-Conference Awards from MVC--bradleybraves.com

Braves close out final homestand with split against Valpo and UIC--The Bradley Scout
Bradley WBB begins final road trip of the season at Southern Illinois--bradleybraves.com



Drake's Bennett Stirtz wins Missouri Valley Player of the Year, Ben McCollum wins Coach of Year--Des Moines Register
Drake men’s basketball sees first-round bye in Arch Madness tournament--The Times-Delphic
Stirtz Earns Player of the Year, McCollum Coach of the Year Among Multiple Bulldog MVC Honors--godrakebulldogs.com

Drake Basketball goes 4-0 to end February MVC season play--The Times-Delphic

Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week: Katie Dinnebier, Drake--Mid-Major Madness
Dinnebier Recognized as Mid-Major Player of the Year Finalist--godrakebulldogs.com



Turnbull, Comer, and Pozzato earn MVC postseason awards--gopurpleaces.com
Men’s basketball opens Arch Madness against Murray State--gopurpleaces.com

Aces women's basketball hosts top of the MVC in final week of the regular season--gopurpleaces.com



Check out a preview of Illinois State's opener at MVC Tournament, league all-star teams--The Pantagraph
The case for this school to win Arch Madness--The Vidette
Chase Walker headlines all-conference team for Illinois State men's basketball--The Vidette
Walker Named First Team, Three Others Earn Awards--goredbirds.com
Redbirds and Bears Face-Off in MVC Tournament First Round--goredbirds.com

Redbirds Cap off Regular Season at Missouri State, Southern Illinois This Week--goredbirds.com



COLLEGE ROUNDUP: ISU's Teel named to All-MVC First Team, All-Newcomer Team--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
After big win over SIU, Graves wants Sycamores focused on Arch Madness rematch--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Trees close out regular season; head to St. Louis--Indiana Statesman
Teel, Daughtry receive MVC Honors--Indiana Statesman
Teel selected to All-MVC First Team and Newcomer Team--gosycamores.com
Sycamores open up Arch Madness against SIU on Thursday--gosycamores.com

ISU women to face Belmont--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Sycamores begin final homestand Thursday against Belmont--gosycamores.com



Missouri State basketball coach Cuonzo Martin's bold preseason statement didn't pan out--Springfield News-Leader

Lady Bears Host Redbirds on Thursday in Crucial Valley Matchup--missouristatebears.com



Racers Chase Postseason Glory At Arch Madness--goracers.com

Racers reflect on Young's banner day--RacerBasketball.com
Young closing in on 3,000 career points--RacerBasketball.com
Racers Begin Final Week of Regular Season--goracers.com



College Men's Basketball: UNI's Anderson, Campbell named to all-MVC team--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
UNI men’s basketball: Anderson, Campbell earn All-MVC honors for 2024-25 season--unipanthers.com

Panthers open the final weekend of the regular season on the road in Chicago--unipanthers.com



SIU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME PREVIEW: 3 Things to Watch--Dawg Bites
News | Kennard Davis Jr. and Ali Dibba Earn All-MVC Accolades--siusalukis.com
Preview | Salukis Open Arch Madness with No. 9 Indiana State Thursday in St. Louis--siusalukis.com

GAME CAPSULE BRADLEY AT SIU--Dawg Bites
Preview | Southern Illinois Concludes Regular Season against Bradley, Illinois State--siusalukis.com



Never a player, Barrington native Devitt shines as UIC assistant coach--Daily Herald
Men's Basketball Opens Arch Madness With Familiar Foe in Valparaiso--uicflames.com

Women’s Basketball Aims to Bounce Back at Home Thursday Night Against Northern Iowa--uicflames.com



Wright Named MVC Freshman of the Year, Schwieger Tabbed to All-MVC Second Team--valpoathletics.com

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