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Minutes Crush Of The Week
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Jordan Eglseder and UNI, seen here after a win at Iowa State, are on a 15-game winning streak.
The college hoops landscape changes nightly, and The Minutes' affection can be fickle. This season The Minutes will declare affection for one team, player or coach every week, knowing full well that divorce proceedings might be on by next week.
First up: Northern Iowa (36), a team The Minutes first liked after watching the Panthers win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament last season. They pushed Purdue before losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament and brought back virtually the entire team this season. Clearly, this was a team to watch in 2009-10, and it has backed up the expectation so far.
Northern Iowa is 16-1, 7-0 in the MVC, with victories over teams from the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West and Conference USA. The Panthers play a key Valley game Tuesday night at Wichita State. If they win that one, it's hard to foresee when their next loss might be.
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