MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

[electricmayhem]

Here are the Power Rankings for the week of Feb. 21 -- UNI at #4

http://www.examiner.com/missouri-valley-basketball-in-national/missouri-valley-power-rankings-february-21-bracketbuster-disaster

[TravelingPanther]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

Power rankings reflect how the teams are playing, Missouri State should not be #1 after their performance at Valpo.

[DownGoesKansas]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

Power rankings reflect how the teams are playing, Missouri State should not be #1 after their performance at Valpo.

Too be fair after the Valley's BB performance I do not think they should be called "power" rankings....

[electricmayhem]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

Power rankings reflect how the teams are playing, Missouri State should not be #1 after their performance at Valpo.

Since each of the top six Valley teams lost their BB game, I'm not sure who #1 would be. WSU lost at home, so I left MSU at the top. I think it's easier to justify a road loss to Valpo than a home loss against VCU.

[achrist70]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

So if the CAA crew didn't screw us out of a victory would we be ranked first?

[TravelingPanther]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

Since each of the top six Valley teams lost their BB game, I'm not sure who #1 would be. WSU lost at home, so I left MSU at the top. I think it's easier to justify a road loss to Valpo than a home loss against VCU.

They didn't just lose, they got smoked. Sometimes it seems like you might only be looking at scores and records. To do something like a power ranking it seems like one should be watching games and following close enough to know what's going on with team dynamics.

I didn't watch WSU on Friday, but it sounds like it was a good game that was closely contested. Losing at home is great, but I don't think Valpo is as good as VCU, and Mo State got rocked.

I wouldn't be able to argue WSU staying higher. Not sure where MSU fits, but they're not riding high heading into the next round of conference play.

I'm not real sure on Indiana State. I haven't been following them lately. Losing to Morehead State doesn't seem like a good loss, but I can't argue a case against them.

UNI won at Bradley, which isn't that impressive, but is exciting for us considering recent events. The game against George Mason was impressive. GMU is a great team, playing great basketball and UNI gave them all they could handle. It seems like MSU should maybe fall behind the other 3 in "power rankings".

Just an observation. Obviously your column is your opinion, and this is just my food for thought.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

So if the CAA crew didn't screw us out of a victory would we be ranked first?

Seriously? It wasn't that we missed layups and free throws or left their shooters wide open for 3s?

[achrist70]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

Seriously? It wasn't that we missed layups and free throws or left their shooters wide open for 3s?

That didn't help our cause, but they were terrible, you have to admit that.

[TommyT]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

They didn't just lose, they got smoked. Sometimes it seems like you might only be looking at scores and records. To do something like a power ranking it seems like one should be watching games and following close enough to know what's going on with team dynamics.

I didn't watch WSU on Friday, but it sounds like it was a good game that was closely contested. Losing at home is great, but I don't think Valpo is as good as VCU, and Mo State got rocked.

I wouldn't be able to argue WSU staying higher. Not sure where MSU fits, but they're not riding high heading into the next round of conference play.

I'm not real sure on Indiana State. I haven't been following them lately. Losing to Morehead State doesn't seem like a good loss, but I can't argue a case against them.

UNI won at Bradley, which isn't that impressive, but is exciting for us considering recent events. The game against George Mason was impressive. GMU is a great team, playing great basketball and UNI gave them all they could handle. It seems like MSU should maybe fall behind the other 3 in "power rankings".

Just an observation. Obviously your column is your opinion, and this is just my food for thought.

Wichita got jobbed by officials in their game too. WSU should probably be #1 at this point. Everyone else in the conference is dropping off; even with UNI's fantastic home performance - we did get smoked by WSU a couple of games ago. So maybe a tie for second with a fading MSU team would be in order.

[electricmayhem]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

They didn't just lose, they got smoked. Sometimes it seems like you might only be looking at scores and records. To do something like a power ranking it seems like one should be watching games and following close enough to know what's going on with team dynamics.

I didn't watch WSU on Friday, but it sounds like it was a good game that was closely contested. Losing at home is great, but I don't think Valpo is as good as VCU, and Mo State got rocked.

I wouldn't be able to argue WSU staying higher. Not sure where MSU fits, but they're not riding high heading into the next round of conference play.

I'm not real sure on Indiana State. I haven't been following them lately. Losing to Morehead State doesn't seem like a good loss, but I can't argue a case against them.

UNI won at Bradley, which isn't that impressive, but is exciting for us considering recent events. The game against George Mason was impressive. GMU is a great team, playing great basketball and UNI gave them all they could handle. It seems like MSU should maybe fall behind the other 3 in "power rankings".

Just an observation. Obviously your column is your opinion, and this is just my food for thought.

I appreciate your opinion. Here are a few of my points --

MSU did get smoked, but only in the first half. They actually won the second half... besides, any team that shoots 58% like Valpo did is going to win. I've watched enough Bears games to know their defense isn't that bad...

Let's not forget that MSU won four in a row in the Valley before this game, and that they have already beaten UNI, CU and WSU on the road this season. I'm not ready to rank them below WSU. The Shockers haven't won a meaningful game at home lately, and they shot 39% at home against VCU, who ranks in the bottom-third in FG% against, and who lost this season on the road to Georgia State, South Florida and Northeastern (three weeks ago).

I'd love to put UNI higher, but losing five of six and playing without your defensive stud prevents me from doing it.

[achrist70]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

We have lost 4 of 5 lets not make it any worse that it is.

[electricmayhem]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

We have lost 4 of 5 lets not make it any worse that it is.

You are right -- my fault.

[TravelingPanther]

Re: MVC Power Rankings Feb. 21

I don't think we need to be any higher. I was just talking.