The Other Men’s Top 25: Undefeated Miami (OH) surges into top 10--Mid-Major Madness
Here is the full ranking:
Ranking
Team (First-Place Votes)
Points
Last Week
12 Murray St. 58 T-20 16 Illinois St. 41 T-20 19 Northern Iowa 29 RV 22 Belmont 22 11
Week 10 Watchlist: This Groove Is Out of Fashion--Basket Under Review
Wednesday, January 7
B Games
#74 Belmont at #86 Northern Iowa (-2), 7 PM ET, ESPN+. Belmont's current ranking at KenPom would be their highest since Rick Byrd's final season of 2018-19, which should go to show you how big this is. Meanwhile, Northern Iowa has perhaps the very best mid-major defense in the sport, which is a serious accomplishment when teams like Hawaii/Boise State/New Mexico all exist. The goal number here for Belmont should be 70: get there and UNI's path, with a very wobbly offense, deflates.
The Women’s Other Top 25: Rhode Island’s win over Richmond sparks shakeup in top five--Mid-Major Madness
Dropped from Rankings:
Massachusetts – 17; South Florida – 19; Belmont – 24; Murray St. – 25
Hoops HD Daily Rundown – Monday, Jan 5th--Hoops HD
NEWS AND NOTES:
-Belmont has now lost two of their last three games and each of those losses was by a single point. Still, these were the kinds of games they needed to win in order to land inside the bubble. Yesterday’s 68-67 home loss to Southern Illinois may sink them.
Belmont collapses in the final two minutes, loses to Southern Illinois--Main Street Nashville
Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Southern Illinois--belmontbruins.com
Women’s Basketball Wins Third Straight, Defeats Illinois State 75-68 Sunday Afternoon at the Curb--belmontbruins.com
'Let it hurt': How Bradley took ownership of 20-point road loss--Peoria Journal Star
How two road losses brought clarity toward next steps for Bradley basketball--Peoria Journal Star
‘We got exposed and now we have to get back to the drawing board’: Braves suffer blowout loss to Murray State--The Bradley Scout
MBB Recap: Bradley falls to Murray State in road trip finale--bradleybraves.com
Bradley WBB Pushes Murray State to Double OT in 93-82 Loss--bradleybraves.com
Drake men's basketball wins a close one vs. Indiana State--Des Moines Register
Drake Earns First Win In The New Year; Survives Past Indiana State, 74-72--godrakebulldogs.com
Casey and Turnbull lead UE against UNI--gopurpleaces.com
Aces Dominate Valpo for First MVC Win--gopurpleaces.com
Women's Basketball Elevates Molly Davis to Assistant Coach--gopurpleaces.com
Illinois State women's basketball falters late in loss to Belmont--The Pantagraph
Redbirds unable to come back late against Bruins behind Washington double-double--The Vidette
Sycamore men fall by 2 in wild MVC finish at Drake--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Sycamores come up short on Sunday in hard-fought loss at Drake--gosycamores.com
Cold shooting costly as ISU women fall by 13 at UIC--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Prackett’s career day not enough for Trees at UIC--gosycamores.com
Prackett named Hannig Construction Indiana State Student-Athlete of the Week--gosycamores.com
5 in 5: A Look at the Week Ahead in Women's College Basketball--Basket Under Review
5 Teams to Watch This Week
Murray State
One of the best teams in the Missouri Valley this year is Murray State, and the conference was thought to be in a down year this season. But last week Murray State played two double overtime games against Illinois State and Bradley. Both were good wins, and now Murray State hosts Northern Iowa and Drake for a pair of games this week. Northern Iowa is one of the teams that will be competing at the top of the conference this year, so a win is paramount. Drake isn't as good as they have been, but they can still shoot it well and can be dangerous if they get hot.
Murray State extends win streak to 9 after dominant win over Bradley--WPSD Local 6
They kept on runnin’; Racer men don’t let Bradley cut into big first-half bulge--Murray Ledger and Times
11th man in name only; Racer Vice has become force from deep part of Racer men’s bench--Murray Ledger and Times
First Place Racers Defeat Bradley – Push Win Streak to 9--goracers.com
Working overtime; Racer women need two extra sessions to finally defeat Valley power Illinois St.--Murray Ledger and Times
Racer women survive 2nd straight 2OT battle--Murray Ledger and Times
Marathon Racers Win Second Consecutive Double Overtime Game--goracers.com
College Men's Basketball: UNI rolls Evansville, improves to 4-0 in the Valley--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Panther men’s basketball wins at Evansville for fourth straight MVC win--unipanthers.com
UNI women’s basketball: Panthers remain perfect in Valley play with a win over SIU--unipanthers.com
Salukis shock Bruins at the buzzer, beat Belmont 68-67--The Daily Egyptian
House's go-ahead floater lifts Salukis to win in 68-67 stunner over Belmont--siusalukis.com
SIU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME CAPSULE SIU at NORTHERN IOWA--Dawg Bites
Skid Continues as Women’s Basketball Falls at UNI--siusalukis.com
Men's Basketball Falls to Late Valparaiso Rally, 66-59--uicflames.com
Women’s Basketball Earns 70-57 Win Over Indiana State--uicflames.com
Valpo gets defensive to stop losing streak--The Victory Bell
Valpo GRITS out a win over UIC, 66-59--The Valpo Vault
Pettigrew Propels Valpo Past UIC--valpoathletics.com
Valpo to Host MVC Preseason Favorite Illinois State on Wednesday--valpoathletics.com
Valpo Drops Matchup at Evansville Saturday--valpoathletics.com
MVC Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook--The Missouri Valley
MVC Women's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Jan. 5)--The Missouri Valley
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