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MVC Previews

CollegeSportsMadness.com picks Drake to win The Valley, Belmont 2nd, Bradley 3rd, Indiana State 4th, Missouri State 5th

but they also pick Loyola 4th in the A-10 and rank them higher (#79) than Drake (#82)
 
yoda said:
CollegeSportsMadness.com picks Drake to win The Valley, Belmont 2nd, Bradley 3rd, Indiana State 4th, Missouri State 5th

but they also pick Loyola 4th in the A-10 and rank them higher (#79) than Drake (#82)
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Loyola 4th? They finished 15th (last place) in the A-10 last season, and the A-10 had one of its weakest years in memory (only 1 NCAA bid). There appear to be modest improvements with this year's roster. 4 of their starters return, and 7 of the players on the roster are either seniors or grad students. They have decent guards, but little size and not much inside offense. They were 15th (dead last) in rebounding in the A-10 last year, 13th in scoring, and lead the A-10 in turnovers. I think they could move up out of the basement, but I don't see much chance they finish in the top half, let alone the top 4.
They are still relying on many of the same players that won the MVC Tournament 2 years ago under Porter Moser. I'm not too impressed with new coach Drew Valentine's recruiting.
 
Da Coach said:
Loyola 4th? They finished 15th (last place) in the A-10 last season, and the A-10 had one of its weakest years in memory (only 1 NCAA bid). There appear to be modest improvements with this year's roster. 4 of their starters return, and 7 of the players on the roster are either seniors or grad students. They have decent guards, but little size and not much inside offense. They were 15th (dead last) in rebounding in the A-10 last year, 13th in scoring, and lead the A-10 in turnovers. I think they could move up out of the basement, but I don't see much chance they finish in the top half, let alone the top 4.
They are still relying on many of the same players that won the MVC Tournament 2 years ago under Porter Moser. I'm not too impressed with new coach Drew Valentine's recruiting.
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Creighton to the Big East, I get it. But in my adult life ... Tulsa, Wichita, Loyola ... left the MVC never to be heard from again. That's why I'd never support BU to the A10 or the American Whatever Conference with ECU et al. Just stay put and make the conference better.
 
Evan Miya preseason analytics-
https://evanmiya.com/

He rates Bradley the top MVC team-

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Ken Pomeroy preseason rankings for 2023-24- https://kenpom.com/

MVC-
80 Drake
98 UNI
99 Bradley
111 Indiana State
125 Murray State
142 Belmont
145 Missouri State
177 Illinois State
188 SIU
243 UIC
324 Valparaiso
332 Evansville
 
Da Coach said:
Ken Pomeroy preseason rankings for 2023-24- https://kenpom.com/

MVC-
80 Drake
98 UNI
99 Bradley
111 Indiana State
125 Murray State
142 Belmont
145 Missouri State
177 Illinois State
188 SIU
243 UIC
324 Valparaiso
332 Evansville
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Lindy's Sports College Basketball Preview magazine MVC prediction-
1. Drake
2. Northern Iowa
3. Belmont
4. Bradley
5. Missouri State
6. Indiana State
7. Murray State
8. Southern Illinois
9. Illinois State
10. UIC
11. Evansville
12. Valparaiso​
 
BustingBrackets.com preview of Drake- https://bustingbrackets.com/2023/10...eason-preview-and-outlook-for-the-bulldogs/3/

As I look at their personnel (other than DeVries and Brody), I don't think they have enough to replace the contributions of Roman Penn, DJ Wilkins, Garrett Sturtz, and Sardaar Calhoun. They will still contend, but if teams can be effective guarding DeVries, or especially if they have any injuries to DeVries or Brody, that could change.
 
bradleyfan124 said:
I thought Penn and Sturtz were the glue for Drake last year. I think they will miss them more than what they think
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They definitely will miss those two plus the other two in Wilkins and Calhoun. Those 4 players added a lot as far as scoring last season. DeVries cannot carry that team and needs help as far as 3 point shooting goes plus Penn just really made everything go in running the point and was a not only a great passer but a good scorer.Hard to replace that type of player.
 
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