It's Time - New Prediction Thread

[BCPanther]

1-WSU
2-Indiana State
3-UNI
4-MSU
5-Drake
6-Evansville
7-Bradley
8-Illinois State
9-Southern Illinois
10-Loyola

[BradleyBrave]

In regards to BU, they're not as bad as some of their bad losses. They're worse. Matching last year's conference win total seems like a small miracle at this point.

1. WSU
2. MSU (Impressive, L'ville game notwithstanding)
3. Indy St
4. UNI
5. ISU
6. Drake
7. Evansville
8. BU
9. SIU
10. Loyola

5-10 could be separated by all of 2-3 games. Our league is really bad this year. A lot programs are probably thinking 'this was the year to make a leap in the standings'. I know I am.

[Red]

Thursday night: Loyola, Bradley, SIU, Evansville.

[Snaggletooth]

1. WSU

Nothing else matters.

[ptownbraves]

BU is actually regressing the more games they play. I think many people thought they would easily be a top-5 team this year, but the lack of ability for these guys to execute is concerning and I don't see things getting better once conference play starts. You'd think they'd never seen a zone defense before. They look totally lost. It will be a small miracle if they avoid Thursday night.

[Ricardo del Rio]

1. WSU

Nothing else matters.

I cannot stop laughing.
You made no foreign friends on this fine forum with this post.

[purple&orange]

Here's my shot in the dark at predicting this thing.

1. Wichita State 16-2
2. Indiana State 13-5
3. Missouri State 11-7
4. Northern Iowa 10-8
4. Drake 10-8
6. Evansville 8-10
7. Illinois State 7-11
8. Bradley 6-12
9. Loyola 5-13
10. Southern Illinois 4-14

1st Team
G Odom In St
G Balentine UE
G/F Baker WSU
F Early WSU
C Tuttle UNI

2nd Team
Cotton WSU
Carter Drake
Gulley Mo St
Lemon Jr. Bradley
Jackson SIU

Seth Davis dismissed Wichita's chances for running the table calling the Valley the league with the best fanbases in all the country. For all the talk about attendance, commitment, etc, it's a basketball first and foremost league in a part of the country that loves basketball and pretty much forces every team to play 9 true road games due to support from the home fans and some distance issues, something some of the name programs don't have to face as some "home" games have more road fans at them (Big Ten almost anyone at Northwestern, etc).

[Black]

Pretty reasonable predictions, purple&orange. I can't really argue with anything in your post.

[Redbird23]

Thursday Night Basketball on NFL Network!!
Feat:
The Purple Aces- Who can be a surprise, just like what can happen at a casino!
The Ramblers- Whose move to the Missouri Valley is covered by the shadow of Dougie M and Creighton!
The Salukis- Who should of just stayed in Egypt, and apparently we might see Barry's wife on the floor!
The Braves (or Gargoyles)- Um just picture something killing an Indian or a wrecking ball hitting a gargoyle, I really don't care

[rlh04d]

people are over rating the Sycamores, we have one good win on the season, over Notre Dame. All our other wins have either been over D-II teams or low majors. And those wins have not been convincing wins.

Indiana State gets credit for being good last year as well. Although if Indiana State has the same late-season nose-dive ...