11/25 KenPom rankings update
MBB: For the first time this season, the Missouri Valley has two Top-100 KenPom teams
For the first time this season, the Missouri Valley Conference now has two teams ranked in the Top-100 of the KenPom computer rankings.
After their 94-57 win over Saint Francis, Belmont jumped ten spots to #97. This is the first time since the end of the 2021-22 season the Bruins have been ranked in KenPom’s Top 100.
The Valley went 2-3 in the non-conference on Monday. Bradley picked up the only other win for the conference with an 88-64 victory over Princeton down in Orlando. That win bumped the Braves up 13 spots to #123.
Murray State, Southern Illinois and Evansville all lost MTE games on Monday. The Racers fell five spots to #120 after their loss to McNeese. SIU dropped nine spots after losing to UAB, and Evansville tumbled 20 spots to #303 after their 78-59 loss to Charleston.
Murray State and Bradley both have chances today to grab the Valley’s best non-conference win of the season.
After last night’s games, here are this morning’s updated KenPom rankings for the Missouri Valley Conference:
#92 Northern Iowa — Up 1 spot (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #239 Loyola-Chicago today)
#97 Belmont — Up 10 spots after 94-57 neutral-site win vs. #359 Saint Francis (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #143 Toledo Wednesday)
#113 Illinois State — Up 1 spot (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #190 Charlotte Thursday)
#120 Murray State — Drops 5 spots after 73-60 neutral-site loss vs. #89 McNeese (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #60 George Washington today)
#123 Bradley — Up 13 spots after 88-64 neutral-site win #220 Princeton tonight (Next: Neutral-site game vs. #115 UC San Diego today)
#129 Southern Illinois — Down 9 spots after 81-73 neutral-site loss to #105 UAB (Next: At #71 Memphis)
#137 Drake — Up 1 spot (Next: Friday vs. #36 LSU)
#146 UIC — Down 3 spots (Next: Road game at #213 Robert Morris Wednesday)
#167 Indiana State — Down 1 spot (Next: Road game at #198 Louisiana Tech Wednesday)
#220 Valparaiso — Up 1 spot (Next: Hosts #317 Southern Indiana Wednesday)
#303 Evansville — Down 20 spots after 78-59 neutral-site loss to #178 Charleston (Next: Hosts #283 Ball State next 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. Here are the updated KenPom conference rankings:
SEC +19.13
Big Ten +18.09
Big 12 +17.17
ACC +15.07
Big East +14.43
Mountain West +6.64
Atlantic 10 +5.59
West Coast Conference +3.76
The American +3.00
Missouri Valley +1.71 (Up +0.04)
Conference USA -1.92
Big West Conference -2.75