saluki762 wrote:2livewu wrote:I guess that means they think Loyola, Drake and probably Bradley in the bottom 3.
It would be nice if 5 Valley teams can be in the top 100 but I don't see it. UNI, sure, MSU probably. SIU? Not with their schedule. Maybe Illinois State. 5 would be great as it would all but assure a great RPI for WSU, assuming they can win a decent share of their games.
I'm still having a hard time understanding why people are so high on SIU. We lost our best player and have no seniors. I think our schedule is probably justified because I can't see why we would be a top 200 team.
Because they finished Valley play with a 7-3 record with the 3 losses being @ UNI, @ ISUb, and @ WSU. Because Beane was their best player during that stretch. Because three freshman starters were inserted during that stretch. Because they addressed their biggest weakness (size). To me, SIU moves into the thick of the Valley...that puts them somewhere between 4th and 8th.