11/24 KenPom rankings update

MBB: Illinois State makes a big jump after their blowout win over Coastal Carolina

Illinois State celebrates their 94-42 win over Coastal Carolina on Sunday. (Photo: Illinois State Athletics)

After a great week in the non-conference last week, Missouri Valley teams went 2-2 on Sunday, with one blowout win and one blowout loss.

Illinois State was the big mover overnight in the KenPom rankings after their 94-42 destruction of #190 Coastal Carolina on Sunday. The Redbirds, who picked up their third-straight win to improve to 4-2 on the season, jumped 19 spots to #114.

Southern Illinois also moved up 9 spots to #120 after the Salukis beat #217 Delaware, 79-59, in Jacksonville.

Murray State only dropped three spots to #115 after their 90-87 loss to #149 Middle Tennessee. Evansville tumbled 19 the KenPom rankings after getting blown out by #71 Akron, 97-59, in the Virgin Islands at the Paradise Jam.

There are five Valley teams in action today, with two having opportunities to pick up significant non-conference wins on neutral floors. Murray State will challenge #89 McNeese, and Southern Illinois will face #105 UAB.

After last night’s games, here are this morning’s updated KenPom rankings for the Missouri Valley Conference:

• #93 Northern Iowa — Drops 1 spot (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #246 Loyola-Chicago Tuesday)

• #107 Belmont — Up 3 spots (Next: Nrutral-site game vs. #359 Saint Francis tonight)

• #114 Illinois State — Up 19 spots after 94-42 home win over #190 Coastal Carolina (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #179 Charlotte Thursday)

• #115 Murray State — Drops 3 spots after 90-87 neutral-site loss vs. #149 Middle Tennessee (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #89 McNeese)

• #120 Southern Illinois — Up 9 spots after 79-59 neutral-site win vs. #217 Delaware (Next: Neutral-site game #105 UAB)

• #136 Bradley — Drops 2 spots (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #220 Princeton tonight)

• #138 Drake — Up 2 spots (Next: Friday vs. #36 LSU)

• #143 UIC — No change (Next: Road game at #213 Robert Morris Wednesday)

• #166 Indiana State — Down 1 spot (Next: Road game at #198 Louisiana Tech Wednesday)

• #221 Valparaiso — Down 1 spot (Next: Hosts #317 Southern Indiana Wednesday)

• #283 Evansville — Down 19 spots after 97-59 neutral-site loss to #71 Akron (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #178 Charleston)

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. Here are the updated KenPom conference rankings:

1. SEC +19.20

2. Big Ten +18.11

3. Big 12 +17.06

4. ACC +15.13

5. Big East +14.21

6. Mountain West +6.85

7. Atlantic 10 +5.56

8. West Coast Conference +3.79

9. The American +3.12

10. Missouri Valley +1.67 (Up +0.42)

11. Conference USA -1.23

12. Mid-American Conference -3.06