Projecting the Field 1/22

[DWadle1983]

The MVC projected for 3 bids, but with Creighton losing to Drake, this probably isn't the case anymore, and Drake would be a higher seed.

Check out who is listed as UMass's worst loss of the season (11 Seed) or St. Mary's (9 seed). As Simon and Garfunkel would sing, "Where have you gone MVC?"

http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=764661

[Matt Trump]

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The Valley is a 2-bid league this year at best and the only way that happens is if drakes runs the table and gets beat in the tourney championship by the season runner up.

[Khan4Cats]

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I disagree. Drake, Illinois State, and Creighton are all having solid seasons and could put themselves into good positions by maintaining strong Valley records (13-5 or better). A lot has to do with what other teams and conferences do, but those three are all legitimate contenders, despite no real "name" wins.

My guess is that there will be 2 Valley teams in, but there is a chance to add more. I just don't see one bid as as likely.

[unigriff]

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UNI is going to shock the MVC world come March

[panthertrack]

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UNI is going to shock the MVC world come March

LOL!

[jman2004]

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The Valley is a 2-bid league this year at best and the only way that happens is if drakes runs the table and gets beat in the tourney championship by the season runner up.

The Valley will get 2 teams for sure. 3 is a possibility considering Drake DOESN'T finish the season as top of our conference regular season and DOESN'T win the conference tourney, but even then, 3 would be stretching it because the committee may not even take the regular season first place finisher. Instead they could just take Drake and our tourney champion.

Either way, I think we'll get 2 for sure and probably no more.

[06panther10]

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Why are you laughing? I have not seen one team in the Valley that UNI can't beat. GO PANTHERS!!

Was anyone on the board alive the last time we beat creighton?

[Marc Wigim]

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Perception of the league, though, is that it isn't as good as in recent seasons because perennial powers Southern Illinois and Wichita State are struggling.

Why do people think that Wichita State is a perennial power???? This team has been garbage since the early 90's save for two good years this decade.

GOD ALMIGHTY!

[Kyle]

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Why do people think that Wichita State is a perennial power???? This team has been garbage since the early 90's save for two good years this decade.

GOD ALMIGHTY!

When you make it to the sweet 16, you start to turn some heads.

[DancerHall Cat]

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Why do people think that Wichita State is a perennial power???? This team has been garbage since the early 90's save for two good years this decade.

GOD ALMIGHTY!

Of their 3 different 20+ win seasons, which one is garbage?

Was their 8-10 conference record last year "garbage" or as you would say "frankly quite impressive" given the circumstances? Thank goodness we didn't lose 1 more game last year or I am sure you would have written a "This team was garbage" article.

I'm so furious that I was half-tempted to put this entire post in bold letters.

[BCPanther]

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Marc is right...

You can make a case for at least three teams (Ill St, Crei, Bradley) being much more of a 'perennial' power than Wichita St...

[williebat]

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Was anyone on the board alive the last time we beat creighton?

we beat Creighton?

[BCPanther]

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Hey, we owned that series....

And then they hired Dana Altman...

[Matt Trump]

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The thing is that the A-10 will probably be a 4 bid league and that will take 1 from the valley.

The article did a breakdown by league and forgot to mention any teams from The Colonial Athletic Association

[jman2004]

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Be careful there . . . I questioned the selection committee and their placements earlier on here and was showered with a bunch of "They aren't bias" or "They do their best" or "They have a lot of teams to place".

I think it's all crap. I think the selection committee makes way too many obvious errors year in and year out. With RPI, and SOS, and coaches polls, I really think we need to do away with the Selection Committee and get the thing down to a science. Figure all those things in. It should be easy in this day and age. Let a computer figure it out.