Missouri Valley's Hot Start

[tcondon]

11-1 so far this season. If you remember a few seasons back, the MVC talked about improving the conference RPI by making a tougher schedule in the nonconference. It is looking good at this point with the wins. Now it is time to get past the big boys as well. Here are some of the opponents that the MVC is playing in the nonconference from BCS conferences and against other top "Mid-Major" schools...

UNI-@ Western Michigan, @ Iowa State, Iowa, @ LSU, Dayton

Wichita St.- @ Illinois, Providence, @ San Francisco, @ Michigan St., @ UM-Kansas City, Miami (OH)

Missouri St.-@ Arkansas, Detroit, win vs. Northern Illinois

Creighton-@ George Mason, Dayton, @ Depaul, Nebraska, Xavier

Indiana St.-Indiana

Bradley-Bowling Green, @ Butler, Western Kentucky, @ Southern Miss, win vs. Depaul

Drake-@ Boston College, Iowa State, @ Iowa, win vs. Detroit

Southern Illinois-@ St. Louis, @ Wyoming, Kent St, win vs. LA-Lafayette

Evansville-Purdue, @ Western Kentucky, @ Austin Peay

Illinois St.-@ Cincinnati, Western Michigan

[panther2317]

Things start in earnest now! GO VALLEY! It's great in the non-conference when all Valley teams get wins! It improves the conference RPI and people outside of the midwest begin to take notice when Valley teams win non-conference games!!!