Bracketbusters

[MSUDuo]

5 MVC v. CAA/Horizon games. The Valley gets their crack at finishing top10 for conferences.

VCU @ WSU
MSU @ Valpo
Mason @ UNI
Wis-GB @ SIU
Detroit @ DU

Come on SIU and DU, we need you badly that weekend!

[MSUDuo]

Front page of ESPN's CBB page

"Road Testing: Three first-place teams -- VCU, Utah State and Missouri State -- will look to strengthen their at-large chances with tough road tests in BracketBusters."

http://espn.go.com/blog/CollegeBaske...bracketbusters

[BirdmanBB]

5 MVC v. CAA/Horizon games. The Valley gets their crack at finishing top10 for conferences.

VCU @ WSU
MSU @ Valpo
Mason @ UNI
Wis-GB @ SIU
Detroit @ DU

Come on SIU and DU, we need you badly that weekend!

Don't worry guys. I think we should be able to hold down the MAC. But in all honesty, we need to win as many Bracketbuster games as we can. We aren't far off from 11th and if we win big that day we should slide into 10th. The CAA is trying to steal our thunder. I say we go steal their RPI and get a couple teams in the tourney (instead of them)

A big reason why the MVC/MWC challenge happened is because we consistantly finish in the top 10. I don't want to lose that for our conference.

....although I think it would be fun to do a Challenge with the CAA as well.

[cu8493]

Akron is fine. I assume it replaces what would have been a bottom feeder team next year, so it probably is a step up for next year's schedule. Not too far away and easy for the team to get to. I wouldn't be surprised if the team flew in and out on game day for that one, given where it fits into our schedule and the fact that win or lose that one means absolutely nothing this year.