Congrats to the Shockers!

[06panther10]

Man, they got about as favorable draw as you could get as a 9 seed. Pitt, then a vastly overrated #1 Gonzaga? Yes please. And now they get Ole Miss or La Salle for a shot at the elite 8??? Holy crap...

Great for the conference.

[Codytwo]

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Man, they got about as favorable draw as you could get as a 9 seed. Pitt, then a vastly overrated #1 Gonzaga? Yes please. And now they get Ole Miss or La Salle for a shot at the elite 8??? Holy crap...

Great for the conference.

Pitt is a good team, so I wouldn't call that a good draw at all.

[JayJ79]

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correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the last two times that an MVC team has gotten a #9 seed, they've gone on to beat a #1 seed.

[panther-state]

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Gonzaga is a very good team as well. Wichita needed all it had to fend them off

[Codytwo]

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For each unit (game) the conference gets $240,000/year for 6 years. So far, the MVC has at least 5 units for this tournament.

This means UNI should get a check for at least $133,000/year for the next 6 years just for this year's shares.

Btw, would a team replacing Creighton get a part of this?

[Hail Our Panthers]

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Saw a tweet that the West regional had the highest average RPI overall but the lowest RPI for seeds 1-4. Easy to see how that would lead to more upsets.

Happy for Wichita and the Valley. Its been a great postseason for the league

[Codytwo]

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correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the last two times that an MVC team has gotten a #9 seed, they've gone on to beat a #1 seed.

That is correct. Creighton was an 8 when they lost to UNC last year.

[Kyle]

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They might have, but I don't recall the number.

This cash comes at a perfect time, because the payment from 6 shares in 2006 just ended.

[Kyle]

Re: Congrats to the Shockers!

Btw, would a team replacing Creighton get a part of this?

It's possible. Just depends on the negotiations between the conference and the school.

If we can get a big name program, I'm all for giving them a fair share. However, if a UWM type program wants in, I don't think we need to give them any cash.

[achrist70]

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They might have, but I don't recall the number.

This cash comes at a perfect time, because the payment from 6 shares in 2006 just ended.

Yeah, Drake and ISUblue didn't do their job at all

[isu87]

Re: Congrats to the Shockers!

For each unit (game) the conference gets $240,000/year for 6 years. So far, the MVC has at least 5 units for this tournament.

This means UNI should get a check for at least $133,000/year for the next 6 years just for this year's shares.

2012 shares were $258,000+, so 2013 shares should be over $260,000.

The MVC had 8 units from 2006. I think those expired last year. The 4 units from 2007 expired this year I believe. We only had 1 unit in 2008 and 2009, so the next 2 years the MVC doesn't lose much.

[Barnstormer]

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Always nice to see overrated teams go down. The announcer needs to stop talking about what a "huge upset" this is. I don't consider it in the same galaxy as some of the #9s beating #1s.

Yeah, not sure how to look at it. Kansas was a better #1 then Gonzaga, but we got screwed on our seeding and were better then a #9.

Either way, awesome win for the Shockers!

[Silent Earl]

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The giant killers have become the giant killed. It's like a Chinese proverb or something.

[Codytwo]

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I think Creighton over Duke would be a bigger upset than tonight's win for WSU.

[JayJ79]

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not a bad (school)year for WSU sports. Two different teams making the Sweet 16 (volleyball and MBB)