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I went quickly through the schedule of all MVC teams and selected all of the games with P5 Schools and some others that might be of post season play importance.
With Creighton and Wichita State gone, it is even more important for the MVC to make some statements in Non-Conference play this year.
If MVC teams don't take down some big name opponents like Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Purdue, Duke, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Louisville, Ole Miss, Auburn, UNLV, Iowa State, Xavier and even Vermont; it won’t matter what the record of any MVC team is.
Valpo Home Utah State 11/28/17
Valpo @ Purdue 12/07/17
Valpo @ Northwestern 12/14/17
Valpo @ Santa Clara 12/18/17
Drake Lynchburg VA Wake Forest 11/17/17
Drake @ Wyoming 12/02/17
Drake @ Minnesota 12/11/17
Drake @ Iowa 12/16/17
SIU @ Louisville 11/21/17
SIU Home San Jose State 12/02/17
SIU Las Vegas Nevada 12/22/17
SIU Las Vegas Duquesne 12/23/17
ISUR @ Florida GC 11/11/17
ISUR Conway SC South Carolina 11/16/17
ISUR Conway SC Boise St - UTEP 11/17/17
ISUR @ Nevada 11/29/17
ISUR Home Tulsa 12/02/17
ISUR @ BYU 12/06/17
ISUR @ Ole Miss 12/16/17
ISUB @ Indiana 11/10/17
ISUB Charleston SC Auburn 11/16/17
ISUB Charleston SC Old Dom or Temple 11/17/17
ISUB Home Air Force 11/29/17
Loyola @ Florida 12/06/17
UNI @ North Carolina 11/10/17
UNI Nassau Southern Methodist 11/22/17
UNI Nassau Arizona or NC State 11/22/17
UNI Home UNLV 11/29/17
UNI @ Iowa State 12/16/17
UNI Home Xavier 22/22/17
Bradley Home Delaware 11/14/17
Bradley Nassau Vermont 11/17/17
Bradley Nassau Coastal Carolina/TSA 11/18/17
Bradley @ San Diego State 12/03/17
Bradley @ Ole Miss 11/22/17
Evansville - With their current roster, what difference does it make who they lose to? It only matters if EVANSVILLE beats DUKE on 12/20/2017
MSU Wow. The Bears do NOT have much of a non-conference schedule. Ouch. I mean really, go look at it. If MSU finishes the season 34-0 and wins the MVC and the MVC Tournament expect them to receive no better than a 12 Seed. And I wouldn’t put it past the selection committee to give them a 14 Seed at 34-0.
Don’t believe me, look at the screwing Wichita State received the last two tournaments. And if somehow, MSU goes 30-4 and loses the MVC Tournament, look for MSU to NOT receive an NCAA Tournament bid at all.
http://www.missouristatebears.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
MSU is in a tournament @ Germain Arena with Penn, Manhattan, Northern Illinois, Towson, Florida Atlantic for whatever that's worth IF they win it.
Basically for the MVC to get out of the NCAA Selection Committee Dog House, MVC teams need to win what, 50% of its non-conference games against P5 schools…heck make it 80%, and any loss by an MVC school to a Hampton, Georgia Southern, Tulsa, Ball State, UIC, Eastern Illinois, or a Chicago State, etc. are ALL bad losses, and will be the death knell for the MVC again during tournament team selection and seeding.
With Creighton and Wichita State gone, it is even more important for the MVC to make some statements in Non-Conference play this year.
If MVC teams don't take down some big name opponents like Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Purdue, Duke, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Louisville, Ole Miss, Auburn, UNLV, Iowa State, Xavier and even Vermont; it won’t matter what the record of any MVC team is.
Valpo Home Utah State 11/28/17
Valpo @ Purdue 12/07/17
Valpo @ Northwestern 12/14/17
Valpo @ Santa Clara 12/18/17
Drake Lynchburg VA Wake Forest 11/17/17
Drake @ Wyoming 12/02/17
Drake @ Minnesota 12/11/17
Drake @ Iowa 12/16/17
SIU @ Louisville 11/21/17
SIU Home San Jose State 12/02/17
SIU Las Vegas Nevada 12/22/17
SIU Las Vegas Duquesne 12/23/17
ISUR @ Florida GC 11/11/17
ISUR Conway SC South Carolina 11/16/17
ISUR Conway SC Boise St - UTEP 11/17/17
ISUR @ Nevada 11/29/17
ISUR Home Tulsa 12/02/17
ISUR @ BYU 12/06/17
ISUR @ Ole Miss 12/16/17
ISUB @ Indiana 11/10/17
ISUB Charleston SC Auburn 11/16/17
ISUB Charleston SC Old Dom or Temple 11/17/17
ISUB Home Air Force 11/29/17
Loyola @ Florida 12/06/17
UNI @ North Carolina 11/10/17
UNI Nassau Southern Methodist 11/22/17
UNI Nassau Arizona or NC State 11/22/17
UNI Home UNLV 11/29/17
UNI @ Iowa State 12/16/17
UNI Home Xavier 22/22/17
Bradley Home Delaware 11/14/17
Bradley Nassau Vermont 11/17/17
Bradley Nassau Coastal Carolina/TSA 11/18/17
Bradley @ San Diego State 12/03/17
Bradley @ Ole Miss 11/22/17
Evansville - With their current roster, what difference does it make who they lose to? It only matters if EVANSVILLE beats DUKE on 12/20/2017
MSU Wow. The Bears do NOT have much of a non-conference schedule. Ouch. I mean really, go look at it. If MSU finishes the season 34-0 and wins the MVC and the MVC Tournament expect them to receive no better than a 12 Seed. And I wouldn’t put it past the selection committee to give them a 14 Seed at 34-0.
Don’t believe me, look at the screwing Wichita State received the last two tournaments. And if somehow, MSU goes 30-4 and loses the MVC Tournament, look for MSU to NOT receive an NCAA Tournament bid at all.
http://www.missouristatebears.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
MSU is in a tournament @ Germain Arena with Penn, Manhattan, Northern Illinois, Towson, Florida Atlantic for whatever that's worth IF they win it.
Basically for the MVC to get out of the NCAA Selection Committee Dog House, MVC teams need to win what, 50% of its non-conference games against P5 schools…heck make it 80%, and any loss by an MVC school to a Hampton, Georgia Southern, Tulsa, Ball State, UIC, Eastern Illinois, or a Chicago State, etc. are ALL bad losses, and will be the death knell for the MVC again during tournament team selection and seeding.
