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Believe ISU plays Valpo on Thursday (6pm Central)

Winner plays UIC (correction, Murray State) Friday @ 6.

Plz correct if wrong, but think this is accurate.
 
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RunSyc said:

2026 Arch Madness - Missouri Valley Conference

2026 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team Trey Campbell, Northern Iowa – Doug Elgin Award (Most Outstanding Player) Leon Bond
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Am I reading the bracket wrong? Murray State No. 2 team.
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All of that won’t be updated correctly until the final NET rankings come out tomorrow. But I posted what the final bracket will be from Hackman because he does the scenarios every year.
 

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We have a .9% chance of winning this thing or even getting to Sunday. But if that bracket stands that bottom half of the bracket is about as good as it gets. I know every school on this side is saying the same thing, but it’s a dream draw
 
I hope SIU beats Drake because I think they could give Belmont a very tough game on Friday. SIU has won 6 of their last 7 and matched up against Belmont very well both times they played including a 1 point Saluki win in Nashville.

I also feel like the ISU / Valpo winner and UNI could pull upsets on Friday as they all matched up well with their Friday opponents during the regular season. Also Bradley and Illinois State are probably the weakest #2 and #3 seeds I've ever seen in this tournament.

Assuming Belmont makes it to Saturday, if you're looking for a competitive semifinal game it's probably better if UIC wins than Murray State. UIC lost to Belmont both times by single digits, while the Racers lost by 17 both times.
 
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Drake about to win their last 11 Arch Madness games is a pretty crazy stat. What's the record?

Belmont is not going to get an at-large. The crazy part? they will be 26-6, won the 9th toughest league in the country by multiple games and aren't even CLOSE to the bubble. Just crazy criteria for a mid-major in this current landscape
 

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As I said before the MVC is the 9th best conference so you have to bring your A game. Belmont will be in the NIT unless they choose to decline.
 
Classy TurdBird fans at Arch Madness. Cussing out their team and coach, fighting among themselves in the stands and several being led away in handcuffs. Must be something in the water over there...
 
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