Primarily a collection of news links about all 11 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.
Belmont and Tulsa were the two teams to move into the top 10 this week.
The Bruins are up to No. 8 and are 12-1. The Golden Hurricane sits at 10
with an 11-1 record. It has won its last eight games.
Four teams joined the ranking after not being ranked last week: Seattle
(No. 20), Murray St. (No. T-21), Cal Baptist (No. T-21) and Kent St. (No.
T-23). They replaced Richmond, UNC Wilmington, Northern Iowa and George
Washington.
Here is the full ranking:
Ranking
Team (First-Place Votes)
Points
Last Week
8
Belmont
51
14
T-21
Murray St.
13
RV
Others Receiving Votes:
Richmond 10; Northern Iowa 10; South Florida 9; Illinois St. 8; Utah
Valley 8; Wyoming 7; St. Bonaventure 7; Northern Colorado 7; Grand Canyon
3; Buffalo 3; William & Mary 2; Rhode Island 2; San Francisco 1; Iona
1
Dropped from Rankings:
Richmond – 15; UNC Wilmington – T-17; Northern Iowa – 20; George
Washington – 25
BELMONT - Bruins had their work cut out for them
entering the week with their second MVC game, going on the road to
Evansville, followed by the cross-country visit to UC Irvine. For the Purple
Aces, the game served as their Valley opener at home, and they brought a
solid effort throughout. Belmont countered by involving the dependable Drew
Scharnowski, who chipped in 14 points on just nine shot attempts. Tyler
Lundblade drained all eight of his free throws en route to a Belmont 83-78
win and 21 points on the night. Belmont has established a 2-0 start to the
conference season. Then the trip to UC Irvine came, and this team took off
inside the Bren Events Center. A rare blowout of the Anteaters, 84-58. The
Belmont D held UCI to under 30% shooting from deep and near-34% shooting
overall. Belmont fully concluded non-conference play with just one loss and
is 12-1 overall. The SOR resume tool has Belmont at 51st in the country,
which is clearly the best in the Valley at this stage.
Bruins are playing at an extraordinary level right now.
Opposing teams don't come into Bren Events Center and
dominate like this, especially from outside of the region. A
substantially impressive way to conclude non-conference resume work.#MVChttps://t.co/05SMQXifDB
MISSOURI VALLEY: ILLINOIS STATE - The Redbirds are off
to their best 13-game start since the 2009-10 season at 10-3. More
importantly, ISUred is now 2-0 and off to a great start in the
ever-important Valley race. The key road win last week came in Carbondale, a
rally to beat the tough Salukis following a five-point halftime deficit. In
the win over Indiana State, the Redbirds had a freakishly low four turnovers
for the entire game. This team is currently clicking on all cylinders, and
it's refreshing to witness.
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