11/24 KenPom rankings update
MBB: Illinois State makes a big jump after their blowout win over Coastal Carolina

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:
SEC +19.20
Big Ten +18.11
Big 12 +17.06
ACC +15.13
Big East +14.21
Mountain West +6.85
Atlantic 10 +5.56
West Coast Conference +3.79
The American +3.12
Missouri Valley +1.67 (Up +0.42)
Conference USA -1.23
Mid-American Conference -3.06



I love they are playing three good teams in Caymans, but serious potential for 0-3 trip. Mcneese & GW both looked very good last night.