3 non favorites who could win?

[BCPanther]

Top 6 can all win it for sure. Illinois State is certainly talented enough but having to play that 4th game and the radical inconsistency doesn't bode well.

[musiccitybulldog]

Good coaching wins games in St. Louis. Look at the best coaches, those will be the winners.

[MSUDuo]

Good coaching wins games in St. Louis. Look at the best coaches, those will be the winners.

Agreed.

Going with Loyola, Drake, UNI.

Just don't think the Bears have enough to go with decent coaching but obviously hoping that they prove me wrong.

[ACECARD]

Good coaching wins games in St. Louis. Look at the best coaches, those will be the winners.

The team playing the best defense will win it all. If that's all coaching then you are right.

[mvchoopsfan]

Good coaching wins games in St. Louis. Look at the best coaches, those will be the winners.

So, don't bet on Illinois State?

[Redbirds4Life]

Good coaching wins games in St. Louis. Look at the best coaches, those will be the winners.

Illinois State has too good of an overall record in St. Louis under Dan Muller to make the above statement true....

[MissouriValleyUnite]

FG% Defense
3PT%
Double Digit Scorers
Experience

is the formula I look at. Southern is 2-1-1-1.

[musiccitybulldog]

Good coaching wins games in St. Louis. Look at the best coaches, those will be the winners.

Agreed.

Going with Loyola, Drake, UNI.

Just don't think the Bears have enough to go with decent coaching but obviously hoping that they prove me wrong.

The Missouri State players are familiar with the place and event. They have the coach. I am very impressed with DaSilva. For me it seems it could come down to Kecklow's and others three point shooting for the extra "ummph" to get over the hump.

[Sir Sci]

My pick is still Drake even with the injury and Loyola obviously should be the favorite, but the other three I see as contenders are SIU, Missouri State, and UNI. I'm not as high on Bradley just because I think the Bears are a bad matchup for them. Illinois State may have two of the best players in the Valley, but I don't think they even get close to beating Drake.

[VUGrad1314]

Father Harry was right... One of his sleepers won it...