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The new bracketology on ESPN has MVC getting 5 bids with MSU as the last team in. Who would have picked 5 getting in back in Nov.?
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That would be awesome. I hope there is some pressure put on the NCAA to put the right teams in. -
I'll be honest, I just don't see it happening. I'd love it, but I don't see it.
Do 5 teams right now deserve to be in? Yes.
Will that matter? I'm doubtful.
I thought the only way we'd get 5 would be to have 4 teams really seperate, then a 5th steal the tournament in STL. That won't happen now.
SIU could get screwed, but I think it's more likely that MSU's late run makes it hard for the Valley to get 5.Comment
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I also saw where Katz has put Bradley on the Bubble Watch list. So that make a total of 6 Valley teams getting press concerning the NCAA tourney.Comment
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I agree 100% with newsbreaker. I'd love to see it happen but don't expect it to.UNI isn't exactly splitting atoms in terms of academics. -run&bladeComment
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If the MVC puts the smack down on the other "mid-major" conferences in this weekend's BB games, there might be a good shot at getting 5 teams in. I think it is crucial that the MVC wins, and wins big for us to have a shot at it though. I sure hope we put a good foot forward this weekend. Go Panthers...and go MVC!Comment
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We're still going to need the "bubble" teams in the BCS leagues to stumble, and ope that door WIDE.Comment
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Hopefully the talk of five teams being worthy means the MVC will definitely receive 4 bids. Regardless of the RPI, while I hope I'm wrong, I also can't see the MVC receiving 5 bids if UNI, SIU, Creighton or Wichita State win the MVC Tournament. The MVC is filled with no name teams with limited exposure.Originally posted by Newsbreaker"Lot of people talked about Ohio State or Georgetown or Michigan State or whoever, [or] Maryland in our bracket. When the brackets came out, the first team I looked at was Northern Iowa," Kansas Coach Bill Self.Comment
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I agree, the talk of 5 will hopefully make the idea of 4 palatable.
The jump to 5 is just too great. If we get 4 this year, and deserve 5 next year, we might get it.
This league is moving in the right direction, it really is a model to the rest of the "mid-major" world on what to do and how to do it.
My "Dream" right now...4 teams in. UNI & probably WSU as 5's, Creighton as a 6 or 7, and SIU/MSU as a 7 or 8...and all 4 win in the first round, with 2 advancing to the 2nd weekend. We do that, and we've fired a shot across the bow of college basketball!
Time to refocus...we have lots of work left before we even think about that.Comment
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[QUOTE=Newsbreaker]I'll be honest, I just don't see it happening. I'd love it, but I don't see it.
I agree with that. It would be awesome to see the Missouri Valley get 5 bids into the Big Dance. I just quite don't see it happening, but at least the MVC is getting a lot more national respect this season. They've deserved that for how long now, and it's just good that other teams are starting to see that the Missouri Valley isn't just some cupcake conference anymore.
GO PANTHERS!!Comment
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I can guarantee you this...if all five finish in the top 30 RPI, they will all five make it. I know...huge limb I'm standing on...but seriously, RPI numbers matter!The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.Comment
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I hope you're right PTTB. Top-30 teams have been left home on rare occasions before.
Today is the key day. The Valley needs a very strong day, and IMHO, UNI HAS to lead the charge. If we don't look good in the 'marquee' game, it won't matter a whole lot what everyone else does.Comment
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I don' think it will happen either...but how many people actually thought UNI would get an at-large last season? We all thought they deserved it...but how many really thought it would happen? I think that would be a great cap to the season. GO VALLEY!!!!!"10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."Comment
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I think the Valley has a serious shot at getting 5 teams in, but like many of you, it all depends on how they finish these last couple of weeks of the season. If MSU wins today and makes a run to at least the semis of of the conf. tourney, then they should definately be in.Comment
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I think it has less to do with what the Valley does (today, so far, is a nice step forward) and much more to do with what the 'bubble' teams in the BCS leagues do. The more of them that fall off the bubble, the better our shot.
Right now it looks like 8-10 at-large spots left to be spoken for. Hard to see us getting 5 of 8, or even 5 of 10. Get that number up to 11 or 12, and we might be in business.Comment
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