Primarily a collection of news links about all 12 Missouri Valley League teams on a daily basis, culled from online newspapers, school athletic websites, the conference website, and school newspapers, plus some other content from time to time.
When it comes to mid-majors, I don't require an NCAA Tournament trip in
order to receive some recognition. That said, making it to the Dance is
reason for automatic inclusion. There were three places with first-year
coaches that broke through on Selection Sunday. I've also included three
more mid-major coaches who hit the 20-win threshold in their first tours at
their new digs.
Quite clearly the biggest mid-major winner of last season. Only three teams
finished the season with as few as four losses: national champion Florida,
Duke (finished No. 1 at KenPom) and McCollum's team. The Bulldogs went 31-4,
won an NCAA Tournament game and earned a too-low 11-seed after owning the
Missouri Valley. McCollum took the
Iowa
job in short order after obliterating the bar for success at that level. In
winning nearly 89% of his games, McCollum is off to one of the best starts
by a D-I coach ever. That's why Drake's the only school listed in this story
to lose its coach less than 12 months after hiring him.
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