The Men’s Other Top 25: South Florida makes huge jump as top 10 remains virtually unchanged--Mid-Major Madness
Here is the full ranking:
Ranking
Team (First-Place Votes)
Points
Last Week
8 Belmont 84 9 25 Murray St. 12 20 Others Receiving Votes:
Northern Colorado 11; Austin Peay 11; North Dakota St. 9; Bradley 9; Montana St. 9; Harvard 8; UC Santa Barbara 6; Boise St. 5; Cal Baptist 4; Charleston 3; Merrimack 3; Sam Houston St. 3; Navy 2; Dayton 2; NJIT 2
Week 16 Watchlist: There's a Way Out of This--Basket Under Review
- #49 Belmont: at Illinois State, March 1 (+0.41 WAB). Belmont, even if they can run the table in the regular season, probably doesn't have enough to make the field as an at-large at 27-4. Three Q3 losses are a tough sell. But...I mean, a +1.1 WAB in an average season gets you on the 11 line. I'm aware that yesterday's price is not today's price, but can we at least agree we'd rather see 29-5 Belmont in the NCAA Tournament instead of 20-13 TCU?
Wednesday, February 18
C Games
#111 Murray State at #98 Illinois State (-4), 9 PM ET, ESPNU. The MVC race officially ended Sunday night thanks to Belmont turning a 17-point deficit into a 17-point win in spectacular fashion at Murray State. At best, this might be for second or third place, which does still matter in the MVC's format. Mostly, I just want some proof of life from both of these teams. They're a combined 9-11 in their last 20 games.
Friday, February 20
C Games
NCAAW: #109 Murray State (PK) at #136 Bradley, 7 PM ET, ESPN+. The women's MVC race is kind of incredible. This is 13-1 Murray at 11-4 Bradley, with 12-2 Belmont lurking if Bradley can hold serve on their home court.
Hoops HD Daily Rundown – Monday, Feb 16th--Hoops HD
NEWS AND NOTES:
-Yesterday was rather non-cataclysmic. Illinois handled Indiana no problem 71-51, and Belmont overcame a 17pt second half deficit to win by 17 at Murray State 87-70.
Men's Basketball Defeats Murray State Behind Epic Second Half--belmontbruins.com
Women's Basketball Dismantles the Beacons--Belmont Vision
Bruins Rout Valparaiso 77-37 Sunday Afternoon for Fourth-Straight Victory--belmontbruins.com
How Bradley Braves men's basketball coach made his mark in program's record book--Peoria Journal Star
Go big or go home; Braves defense stifles Salukis in milestone win--The Bradley Scout
Bradley earned a regular season sweep over Southern Illinois--bradleybraves.com
Bradley WBB Rallies Past Southern Illinois for Fourth Straight Win--bradleybraves.com
UNI basketball thumps Drake in Missouri Valley Conference game--Des Moines Register
Bulldogs Fall To Panthers In In-State Rivalry--godrakebulldogs.com
Runner Leads Aces in Loss to Illinois State--gopurpleaces.com
Illinois-Chicago overwhelms Illinois State in second half--The Pantagraph
A Redbird Disaster: Illinois State engulfed by the Flames in its worst loss of the season--The Vidette
Redbirds Fall in Chicago--goredbirds.com
Nelson’s career day lifts ISU women's basketball to win over Evansville--The Vidette
Second-Half Shooting Propels Redbirds To Comeback Win At Evansville, 88-75--goredbirds.com
Valpo shot with 8.8 seconds left hands ISU 76-75 heartbreaker road loss--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Trees suffer heartbreaking loss in Valparaiso--Indiana Statesman
Sycamores fall to game-winner on Sunday at Valparaiso--gosycamores.com
ISU women go cold in road setback at Drake--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Women's Sycamores fall to Bradley--Indiana Statesman
Tale of 2 halves; Belmont makes 36-point turnaround at Bank to sweep Racer men--Murray Ledger and Times
Tale of Two Halves: Racers Fall at Home to Belmont--goracers.com
Racer women set new record with 40 pts. in 3rd--Murray Ledger and Times
In the face of danger; Racer women respond in time to quell UIC’s late charge--Murray Ledger and Times
Poock Shines as Racers Stay Undefeated at the Bank--goracers.com
College Men's Basketball: With AJ Green looking on, UNI trounces Drake--Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Panther men’s basketball rolls to impressive 86-62 win over Drake--unipanthers.com
Poor perimeter shooting costs Saluki Men--Southern Illinoisan
Salukis don’t measure up to Braves in 70-60 loss--The Daily Egyptian
Bradley Pulls Away From Southern Late in Sunday Matinée--siusalukis.com
Saluki Women play well, but come up short to Bradley--Southern Illinoisan
Salukis Fall to Bradley in Low-Scoring Slugfest--siusalukis.com
Men’s Basketball Rides Hot Shooting Past Illinois State, 83-56--uicflames.com
Whitaker's heroics are latest chapter in Valpo/Indiana State rivalry--The Victory Bell
Whitaker has Ice in his Veins, 76-75--The Valpo Vault
Whitaker Hits Game Winner as Valpo Beats Indiana State on Photo Finish--valpoathletics.com
Valpo to Host Bradley in Regionally-Televised Matchup on Wednesday--valpoathletics.com
Beacons Fall at Belmont Sunday--valpoathletics.com
MVC MBB Weekly Notebook 2-16-2026--The Missouri Valley
MVC Women's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Feb.16)--The Missouri Valley
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