2012 ESPN Bracket Buster projections

by **MVCfans** » December 13th, 2011, 8:39 pm

Based on current RPIs (and a lot of speculation and guesswork):

Northern Iowa at Murray State
St. Mary's at Creighton
Wichita State at Ohio
Indiana State at Cleveland State
Valparaiso at Missouri St
Drake at Green Bay
Loyola Chicago at Bradley
Toledo at Evansville
SEMO at Illinois State
Southern Illinois at SIU-Edwardsville

link: The MVC Report - 2012 ESPN Bracket Buster Projections

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by **pafan** » December 13th, 2011, 8:54 pm

BracketBusters wouldn't make SIU-C and SIU-E play again, would they? I assumed there was a rule about that, but never confirmed it.

by **2livewu** » December 13th, 2011, 8:55 pm

Thanks for putting that together, although I hope you're just a bit off. Of the top 4 home destinations, Ohio is the last place I want to see WSU go.

by **MVCfans** » December 13th, 2011, 9:01 pm

pafan wrote:BracketBusters wouldn't make SIU-C and SIU-E play again, would they? I assumed there was a rule about that, but never confirmed it.

Probably not, although it would make life easier for those teams. It would essentially make this year's games a home-home series.

by **Kyle** » December 13th, 2011, 9:27 pm

Isn't VCU a home team this year? They are not doing great, but still carry a lot of national recognition and would be a better opponent than Ohio.

by **MVCfans** » December 13th, 2011, 9:30 pm

Complete 2012 Bracket Busters Projections:
link: Complete 2012 ESPN Bracket Buster Projections

by **WSUbballer** » December 13th, 2011, 9:36 pm

Kyle wrote:Isn't VCU a home team this year? They are not doing great, but still carry a lot of national recognition and would be a better opponent than Ohio.

If you're referring to WSU, we played VCU last year and return the game to them next year. Not gonna work for us. I think we'd better off with a Cleveland State.

by **MSUDuo** » December 13th, 2011, 9:53 pm

How many rematches have there been in back to back years? I can't see them matching us up with Valpo again

by **MVCfans** » December 13th, 2011, 9:58 pm

MSUDuo wrote:How many rematches have there been in back to back years? I can't see them matching us up with Valpo again

Fair point. The trouble is that top of the bracket buster road team food chain is dominated by Valley teams. As I mentioned on the Creighton board, if they don't get St. Mary's, there is a precipitous drop to the next best team.

by **squirrel** » December 14th, 2011, 8:28 am

Appreciate the efforts! The Valley is certainly well-positioned for some great matchups this year.

As for Bradley, this event save for the first couple seasons and last year have morphed into the Bradley-Horizon League challenge and has become quite boring.

We play Loyola almost every year anyway. While I love the series, that's not what the BB is for.

OK I'm done. :Violin: