Ferd Berfel wrote:
The overall SOS for the conference is very bad, don't anyone get to excited yet.
ISUB- 225 (2-3 vs Top 50)
ISUR - 177 (0-1 top 50)
MSU - 134 (0-1 top 50)
EU - 233 (0-0 Top 50)
BU - 180 (0-2 top 50)
CU - 217 (0-0 Top 50)
SIU - 175 (0-0 Top 50)
WSU - 22 (3-8 Top 50)
Five wins vs. 15 losses to the top 50?
Average of 173 on strength of schedule?
With those numbers, once again, this conference sucks big time can you say "one bid again this year".
Well, the Missouri Valley is rated as the 7th best conference in the country currently.
Missouri State is rated 35th and easily in that at-large area. They are 0-1 against the top-50, but are beating the teams they're supposed to and winning top-100 games.
The schedule has been pretty easy for most teams, but they're winning the games on that schedule, and if they can get to conference play with that 7th or 8th position, they'll be in good shape to get Missouri State in regardless and perhaps another surprise team.