Rpi (1/15/06)

[PantherHawk]

Look at the field of 65

Here is a link to a site that is predicting the field. UNI is a number 7 seed with a first round match-up against BC. I see that changing in the next couple of weeks, but look who we would get in round two. That would be sweet, to hava a little revenge meeting with wisky.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/5251200

[JCPanthers]

Here is a link to a site that is predicting the field. UNI is a number 7 seed with a first round match-up against BC. I see that changing in the next couple of weeks, but look who we would get in round two. That would be sweet, to hava a little revenge meeting with wisky.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/5251200

And better yet....Sweet 16 in Minneapolis!!

[BillRawz]

Ya Bowlsby was the head of the tournament committee he, that's what angered all those people who thought UNI shouldn't have been in the tournament. They said Bowlsby put UNI in because he used to be the AD their and wanted to see 3 Iowa schools in the tournament. Which is bogus since he had to leave the room when the discuss any school he has conflicting issues with (Iowa, UNI). But ya he was the Head of it

[ejacobson]

ISU had a big road win at NE last night so they are now in the middle of the pack in the Big 12. Need them to do well in the B12 season.

[panther2317]

I find it hard to believe that BC will be that low of a seed, they also have Iowa as a 5 seed playing Kentucky? Earth to guy who wrote this article...they've already played this season...so that won't happen.

I hope we're not a 7-10 seed. I'd be much happier being a 6 or an 11.

[panther2317]

OK, as of this morning, realtimerpi.com has the Valley this way:

UNI #16
SIU #23
CU #25
MSU #31
WSU #33

kenpom.com has the Valley lloking like this:

UNI #15
CU #23
SIU #25
WSU #28
MSU #30

So, we've been talking a lot about who should beat who to keep the Valley Conference RPI where it is, standing this morning at the #5 rated conference in the country. So, who does need to beat who. Well, in my opinion, the bold teams below need to get "W's" over the next few weeks to keep the Valley where it needs to be If both teams are BOLDED, then it's both have good RPI's and it really wouldn't matter...I'll put the team I'd like to win in all CAPS.

Jan. 18 Drake at Indiana State
Jan. 18 Bradley at Creighton
Jan. 19 Wichita State at Evansville
Jan. 19 Southern Illinois at MISSOURI STATE
Jan. 21 Drake at UNI
Jan. 21 Indiana State at Bradley
Jan. 22 Illinois State at Southern Illinois
Jan. 22 Evansville at Creighton
Jan. 22 Wichita State at MISSOURI STATE
Jan. 24 CREIGHTON at Southern Illinois
Jan. 25 Drake at Wichita State
Jan. 25 UNI at Evansville
Jan. 25 Missouri State at Bradley
Jan. 25 Indiana State at Illinois State
Jan. 28 UNI at Drake
Jan. 28 Southern Illinois at Illinois State
Jan. 28 Wichita State at CREIGHTON
Jan. 28 Bradley at Evansville
Jan. 29 Missouri State at Indiana State
Jan. 31 UNI at Creighton

That's it for January. UNI plays Drake twice, at Evansville and at Creighton in this stretch. Drake will view this as an opportunity to upset the Panthers, we've seen how good Evansville can play during the first half of the game in Cedar Falls and that Creighton game looms large. 4 games left in January...they're all huge. I know the mantra is 'one game at a time, but that's for the coaches and players...we're fans so we can look ahead