MVC Week 11: 2/21/23 - 2/26/23

[isuquinndog]

Here we go, the final weekend.

Seeds 1-5 are wide open they are within two games.

6, 7 and 8 are between Murray, Missouri St and UNI

Bottom 4 are all set, just who is going to be in what position. Valpo and ISU fighting for 9/10. UIC and Evansville locked into 11 and 12.


Standings:

Drake	14-4	14-4
Bradley	14-4	14-4
Indiana State	13-5	13-5
Southern Illinois	12-6	12-6
Belmont	12-6	12-6
Murray State	10-8	10-8
Missouri State	10-8	10-8
UNI	9-9	9-9
Valparaiso	5-13	5-13
Illinois State	5-13	5-13
UIC	3-15	3-15
Evansville	1-17	1-17

Games:

2/21/23:
Murray State (10-8) 69 @ Missouri State (10-8) 84 - 6 pm, CBS Sports Network

2/22/23:
Bradley (14-4) 76 @ Valpariso (5-13) 66 - 6 pm, MVC TV
Indiana State (13-5) 88 @ Belmont (12-6) 89 - 6:30 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State (5-13) 51 @ Drake (14-4) 82 - 7 pm, ESPN+
UIC (3-15) 82 @ Evansville (1-17) 76 - 7 pm, ESPN+
UNI (9-9) 63 @ Southern Illinois (12-6) 86 - 7 pm, ESPN+

2/26/23:
Belmont (13-6) 83 @ UNI (9-10) 75 - 11:30 am, CBS Sports Network
Missouri State (11-8) 66 @ Indiana State (13-6) 62 - 1 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois (13-6) 68 @ (4-15) UIC 65 - 1 pm, Bally Sports/NBC Chicago Plus
Evansville (1-18) 53 @ Illinois State (5-14) 72 - 2 pm, ESPN+
Drake (15-4) 61 @ Bradley (15-4) 73 - 3 pm, ESPN2
Valparaiso (5-14) 76 @ Murray State (10-9) 77 OT - 3 pm, ESPN+

 

[fdbird83]

MSU takes down Murray st. 84-69.

 

[fdbird83]

Half
Bradley-42
Valpo-30

 

[isuquinndog]

Standings for the last game!

Drake	15-4
Bradley	15-4
Southern Illinois	13-6
Belmont	13-6
Indiana State	13-6
Missouri State	11-8
Murray State	10-9
UNI	9-10
Valparaiso	5-14
Illinois State	5-14
UIC	4-15
Evansville	1-18

Drake and BU for all the marbles. SIU beat UIC they are probably 3 seed.

 

[RedbirdSoxFan]

Standings for the last game!

Drake	15-4
Bradley	15-4
Southern Illinois	13-6
Belmont	13-6
Indiana State	13-6
Missouri State	11-8
Murray State	10-9
UNI	9-10
Valparaiso	5-14
Illinois State	5-14
UIC	4-15
Evansville	1-18

Drake and BU for all the marbles. SIU beat UIC they are probably 3 seed.

Indiana State blowing a 19 point lead may have punched their Thursday matinee ticket.

 

[Redbird60451]

Is it possible to drop down to 11 seed with a us laying a turd and UIC playing out of their minds and beating SIU?

 

[cpacmel]

Is it possible to drop down to 11 seed with a us laying a turd and UIC playing out of their minds and beating SIU?

Yup

 

[fdbird83]

Belmont beats UNI and SIU by 1 at half over UIC.

 

[Redbird60451]

Thriller at UIC, the Dogs barely won.

 

[Rollbirds5]

Hope Valpo can pull out the win, much easier to head down and watch the 6pm game on Thursday than trying to make it down for the noon game

 

[Redbirdfan21]

Been selfishly rooting for ISU to be the 10 seed for the last few weeks after I saw the brackets.

 

[fdbird83]

Bradley is MVC champs.

 

[Redbird82]

Bradley is MVC champs.

 

[Sladerunningbear]

I liked our chances against the Racers more than the Panthers

 

[Birdswin]

If I am reading that chart correctly and taking into account today's action. The seeding is as follows:
1 - BU,
2 - Drake
3 - SIU
4 - Belmont
5 - Indy State
6 - Mo State
7 - Murray State
8 - UNI
9 - Redbirds
10- Valpo
11- UIC
12- Evansville

 

[Loyl2u]

I think it was the best of the two scenario draws that were possible for Birds- they get UNI in which both games were down to the wire, and they don’t have the size to dominate the Birds. Then with a win, the Birds get BU who they could have beat in Peoria, just need to replicate that magic and it is BU so a little I-74 magic can always happen. Let SIU and swMSU beat up on the lower bracket.

 

[Redbirdmike]

Totally agree. UNI was the better draw. We played two closely contested games vs. them. If by some miracle we win, we are playing with House $$ vs our ARCH RIVALS. Nothing to lose!

 

[DoubleDeuce]

Totally agree. UNI was the better draw. We played two closely contested games vs. them. If by some miracle we win, we are playing with House $$ vs our ARCH RIVALS. Nothing to lose!

I agree, like this draw and a chance to play with nothing to lose against fradley. I, however, think it will take a miracle to beat UNI. They have been on the skids, even with Born back yesterday.

 

[isuquinndog]

Added in preseason pick

1 - BU 2
2 - Drake 1
3 - SIU 3
4 - Belmont 6
5 - Indy State 7
6 - Mo State 4
7 - Murray State 8
8 - UNI 5
9 - Redbirds 10
10- Valpo 9
11- UIC 11
12- Evansville 12

 

[RBFANTOO]

I agree, like this draw and a chance to play with nothing to lose against fradley. I, however, think it will take a miracle to beat UNI. They have been on the skids, even with Born back yesterday.

Buck Fradley!