Tuesday, November 18, 2025

What's Up In The Missouri Valley 11/17/2025

The Other Men’s Top 25: Big movement around middle of ranking--Mid-Major Madness

Ranking

Team (First-Place Votes)

Points

Last Week

17 Northern Iowa 42 18

Others Receiving Votes:

UC Irvine 21; UC Santa Barbara 16; Nevada 14; Murray St. 14; Hawaii 13; Belmont 11; Davidson 11; Boise St. 9; Tulsa 6; Vermont 6; St. Bonaventure 4; Towson 3; Oregon St. 2; Stephen F. Austin 2; Troy 1; New Mexico St. 1; UMBC 1

11/17 KenPom rankings update--RacerBasketball.com


COLUMN: Iowa, Iowa State women’s teams go where men’s teams don’t dare--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier



Belmont a big favorite against Lipscomb in 152nd meeting Wednesday--Main Street Nashville



How Bradley basketball embraces development of the Valley's second-youngest team--Peoria Journal Star
Braves’ offense continues to struggle in loss to San Francisco--The Bradley Scout

Bradley Women's Basketball Finalizes Signing Class of 2026--bradleybraves.com



Bulldogs Take Charge In Road Win Over Charleston, 71-62--godrakebulldogs.com



Aces welcome UT Arlington on Tuesday--gopurpleaces.com

Scherr Adds Casey O’Connell on National Signing Day--gopurpleaces.com



Illinois State captures second win at Long Beach State--The Pantagraph

Redbird and Ramblers Set For Matchup On Tuesday--goredbirds.com



ISU men's basketball preparing for Louisiana Tech--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Boozer leads No. 4 Duke past Indiana State--Indiana Statesman

Women’s Basketball splits weekend road series--Indiana Statesman
Kelsey tabbed MVC Newcomer of the Week--gosycamores.com



Week 3 Watchlist: Leaving Just in Time--Basket Under Review

Tuesday, November 18

C Games

#213 Little Rock at #115 Murray State (-9), 8 PM ET, ESPN+. I like this game because it's two defenses that funnel everything to the rim. Murray's been the better team at the rim so far, but a healthy UALR with Tuongthach Gatkek can be lethal.

Miller: Sky’s the limit for Racer men, if ...--Murray Ledger and Times
Jackson named Valley Player of the Week--RacerBasketball.com
Traynor OK after leaving Nicholls game early--RacerBasketball.com
Shabazz is first signing in 2026 recruiting class--RacerBasketball.com
Navon Shabazz Signs With Racer Basketball--goracers.com
Little Rock Makes First Visit - Meet Racers Tuesday--goracers.com
Jackson Earns MVC Player of the Week Honors--goracers.com


Racer women will rely on mental toughness today at Illinois--Murray Ledger and Times
Racers Face Big 10 Foe at Illinois on Tuesday Morning--goracers.com



Teams of the Week Awards: Brick By Brick--Basket Under Review

HONORABLE MENTION: REMAINING CONFERENCE AWARDS

MISSOURI VALLEY: NORTHERN IOWA - The Panthers only task this past week was to handle home business against struggling Furman. Any coach will tell you how scary it is to play a program like Furman, that hasn't found themselves yet. It's only a matter of when, not if, and there is major paranoia that its going to happen to your team if you are next on the schedule. That is exactly what the UNI staff was dealing with entering this one. The players didn't leave any doubt on Saturday. It was all Panthers in a 70-54 masterclass. The Panther defense has been forcing mistakes left and right this season, as the Panthers currently are 4th-best in the nation at forcing unforced errors.

College Men's Basketball: As good as UNI men have been, the Panthers still need improvement--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Panther men’s basketball hosts Northern Illinois to close out four-game homestand--unipanthers.com



SIU men’s basketball up $26,000 in game guarantees--The Daily Egyptian
Bison blow by Saluki men’s basketball 92-85--The Daily Egyptian
Quel'Ron House named MVC Newcomer of the Week--siusalukis.com
Bison shoot their way past Salukis, 92-85--siusalukis.com

SIU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME CAPSULE SIU AT MISSOURI--Dawg Bites
Road Trip Continues for Women’s Basketball at Missouri--siusalukis.com



Chaney Named MVC Freshman of the Week--valpoathletics.com



MVC Weekly Men's Basketball Notebook 11-17-25--The Missouri Valley

MVC Women's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Nov. 17)--The Missouri Valley

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