[ALERT: CHAOS] 2020 Arch Madness - MVC Quarterfinals

[Majik45]

The Horizon League’s double bye looks good right about now...

1 time in 30 years and everyone is freaking out. Just enjoy the madness for a crazy year. We don't need to go change anything after this year

[usmcsaluki]

What a crazy start to see the top 3 seeds fall in the quarterfinals; who wins it now? Bradley, MSU, or will the madness continue with Drake or Valpo winning it all?

[bradley_townie]

What a crazy start to see the top 3 seeds fall in the quarterfinals; who wins it now? Bradley, MSU, or will the madness continue with Drake or Valpo winning it all?

Joe Lunardi has Bradley as a 14 seed playing Kentucky in St. Louis.

[Blers42]

What a crazy start to see the top 3 seeds fall in the quarterfinals; who wins it now? Bradley, MSU, or will the madness continue with Drake or Valpo winning it all?

Drake and Valpo did a great job but I’m putting my money on MSU to win it all. That would be the craziest ending ever if a Thursday team pulled of a Sunday win, getting there alone would already be a massive accomplishment.

[VUGrad1314]

Drake and Valpo have already pulled off something amazing and it's already a huge accomplishment no matter what happens today. I believe only one other 7 seed beat a 2 in the entire history of Arch Madness and an 8 had never beaten a 1 vefore Drake. Regardless of what happens neither team has anything to hang their head about. But we fans are just going to enjoy the ride as long as it lasts! I'm still amazed that Valpo pulled it off and Drake had my jaw on the floor the entire game.

[SalukiWorld]

The Horizon League’s double bye looks good right about now...

1 time in 30 years and everyone is freaking out. Just enjoy the madness for a crazy year. We don't need to go change anything after this year

This year is kind of a disaster for the league. The Valpo/Missouri State game looked like a Thursday Night crowd on CBS Sports Network. I think Bradley fans will save bad optics of an empty Championship crowd but who knows. The double bye keeps the top two fanbases in St. Louis until at least the semi-finals and if the Valley truly is a one bid league going forward, it gives them a better chance at getting the best team in the Tournament

[VUGrad1314]

It's not a one bid league unless the programs in the Valley decide to make it one. If our programs keep growing we can get back to multibid status. it can be done.

[unipanther99]

From Valley Cheerleader Mark Adams on Twitter:

Also, 1 vs 8 in a lesser budget conference does not make sense in today's metric driven world. UNI fell 50 to 57 in KPI, and fell 38 to 47 in KenPom. Pretty much same for NET. #1/#2 seeds should advance to semis. That's my opinion.

I think it’s a reasonable thing to consider with the shift to NET.

But if we want to be a multi-bid league, that work needs to happen in November and December (and before with scheduling). Hoping for your champion to have a good enough resume to survive a tournament loss isn’t a winning strategy for a conference like ours. If we had gone into the season with two at-large caliber teams, it becomes more difficult for the talking heads to dismiss the Valley.

[tribecalledquest]

From Valley Cheerleader Mark Adams on Twitter:

Also, 1 vs 8 in a lesser budget conference does not make sense in today's metric driven world. UNI fell 50 to 57 in KPI, and fell 38 to 47 in KenPom. Pretty much same for NET. #1/#2 seeds should advance to semis. That's my opinion.

I think it’s a reasonable thing to consider with the shift to NET.

But if we want to be a multi-bid league, that work needs to happen in November and December (and before with scheduling). Hoping for your champion to have a good enough resume to survive a tournament loss isn’t a winning strategy for a conference like ours. If we had gone into the season with two at-large caliber teams, it becomes more difficult for the talking heads to dismiss the Valley.

Agreed.

[BCPanther]

Even though it didn't go our way this week, I'm 10000000% against changing the tournament format. We have one of, if not the best, conference tournaments. Moving to a 5 day format where 3 days are going to be in an empty building doesn't do anything for anybody.