Drake - 76
Bradley - 92
Northern Iowa - 100
Indiana St. - 126
Murray St. - 141
Missouri St. - 146
SIU - 159
Belmont - 173
Illinois St. - 180
UIC - 207
Evansville - 318
Valpo - 336
The Valley has taken a step back in the last few years. Teams need to take advantage of any marquee matchups they have of The Valley wants to get back to being a top 10 conference in the country.
@1dawg NIL will not allow that to happen.
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
James Madison
Based on Kenpom, the MVC is the 12th ranked conference in the country. For the record, slots 7 - 11 are ALL Mid Major conferences. I can't imagine while NIL would affect the MVC more than say West Coast, Atlantic 10, Conf USA, etc.
this is more accurate IMO -
Massey:
Rank Team Record
34 Bradley 2-0
77 Drake 1-0
107 Missouri St 1-1
130 S Illinois 2-0
147 Belmont 1-1
149 Indiana St 1-1
161 Murray St 2-0
168 Northern Iowa 0-1
227 Illinois St 1-1
230 IL Chicago 1-1
249 Evansville 2-0
316 Valparaiso 1-1
this is more accurate IMO -
Massey:
Rank Team Record
34 Bradley 2-0
77 Drake 1-0
107 Missouri St 1-1
130 S Illinois 2-0
147 Belmont 1-1
149 Indiana St 1-1
161 Murray St 2-0
168 Northern Iowa 0-1
227 Illinois St 1-1
230 IL Chicago 1-1
249 Evansville 2-0
316 Valparaiso 1-1
No shot SIU is 4th in the MVC right now, seems overreactive to blowing out one D1 team
None of these things are accurate this early in the season, if ever. Pretty sure UNI is in the top three and Bradley is the best team so far from what I've witnessed.
I still expect UNI to be at the top end of season but Gargoyles are better than expected.
Haven't seen Murray or InSU. Belmont doesn't look great IMO. Redturds look mediocre at best.
So why believe in KenPom??this is more accurate IMO -
Massey:
Rank Team Record
34 Bradley 2-0
77 Drake 1-0
107 Missouri St 1-1
130 S Illinois 2-0
147 Belmont 1-1
149 Indiana St 1-1
161 Murray St 2-0
168 Northern Iowa 0-1
227 Illinois St 1-1
230 IL Chicago 1-1
249 Evansville 2-0
316 Valparaiso 1-1No shot SIU is 4th in the MVC right now, seems overreactive to blowing out one D1 team
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
James Madison
None of these things are accurate this early in the season, if ever. Pretty sure UNI is in the top three and Bradley is the best team so far from what I've witnessed.
I still expect UNI to be at the top end of season but Gargoyles are better than expected.
Haven't seen Murray or InSU. Belmont doesn't look great IMO. Redturds look mediocre at best.
I hope you're right about UNI but after watching them, I am concerned that their woes from last year (aside from health) have resurfaced. They did not look good against N Texas and very possibly only have 1 win before they start conference play against Belmont. I agree with everything else. Belmont has looked blah, but it's hard to bet against a team/coach that has won 20 or more games for 13 straight seasons. IND St looks good tonight and they still don't have a healthy Avila. Murray looks super athletic but still is held back by undisciplined play on offense, similar to last year.
This is shaping up to be a very good night for the Valley KenPom rankings, especially if Murray and UIC win.
