11/10 KenPom rankings update
MBB: The Valley gets a boost after Northern Iowa and Illinois State both win on Sunday
The Missouri Valley Conference got a slight bump in the KenPom conference rankings after an undefeated Sunday.
Illinois State moved up four spots to #122 after picking up their first win of the season with a 76-65 home victory over #185 Cornell.
Northern Iowa dropped one spot to #104 with a 65-58 home win over #166 South Dakota State.
Evansville will get no credit from the metrics after a 76-47 win over Non-D1 Oakland City.
Murray State dropped one spot to #125, thanks in part to Omaha losing again. The Mavs are now 0-3 on the season after a 97-74 loss at Colorado State. Omaha started the season #187 in KenPom, but have since fallen to #206. The Racers will play at #49 SMU tomorrow night.
After last night’s games, here are this morning’s updated KenPom rankings for the Missouri Valley Conference:
#104 Northern Iowa — Down 1 spot after 65-58 home win over #166 South Dakota State (Next: Hosts #165 Furman)
#105 Bradley — Up 1 spot (Next: Hosts #287 UT Martin Wednesday)
#113 Belmont — Down 1 spot (Next: At #305 Oral Roberts Saturday)
#122 Illinois State — Up 4 spots after 76-65 home win over #185 Cornell (Next: Neutral-site game with #22 USC on Friday)
#123 Southern Illinois — No change (Next: At #90 Nevada Wednesday)
#125 Murray State — Down 1 spot (Next: At #49 SMU Tuesday)
#127 UIC — No change (Next: vs. Non-D1 St. Francis (IL) Tuesday)
#139 Drake — Down 2 spots (Next: Hosts Non-D1 Simpson tonight)
#222 Indiana State — No change (Next: At #168 SIUE tonight)
#262 Evansville — Up 1 spot after 76-47 home win over Non-D1 Oakland City (Next: Hosts #155 Middle Tennessee Wednesday)
#288 Valparaiso — No change (Next: Hosts #254 Nicholls on Wednesday)
In the conference rankings, KenPom has the Missouri Valley Conference still listed as the 10th-best league in the country. Last season, only seven conferences received multiple bids to the NCAA Tournament:
SEC +20.07
Big Ten +18.68
Big 12 +17.03
ACC +14.99
Big East +14.09
Mountain West +7.22
Atlantic 10 +5.76
The American +3.82
WCC +2.43
Missouri Valley +1.07 (Up +0.02)
Conference USA -1.04
Mid-American Conference -3.61