2019-20 Expectations for Shocker Basketball – “Falltime Edition”

[KraRam]

Kenpom has us at 62, https://kenpom.com/

27 - Cincy
29 - Houston
50 - Memphis
62 - WSU
71 - UConn
76 - USF
84 - SMU
100 - Tulsa
102 - UCF

quit looking after that.

[im4wsu]

East Carolina 238 and Tunlane 288.

[im4wsu]

KenPom projects 19-11 and 10-8 in conference.

[im4wsu]

KenPom has WSU
AdjEM +12.57 (62nd)
AjO 105.4 (89th)
AdjD 92.8 (37th)
AdjT 72.0 (173rd)

Last season
AdjEM +10.10 (66th)
AdjO 106.6 (135th)
AdjD 96.5 (44th)
AdjT 68.3 (142th)

[WuShock Reaper]

Kenpom has us at 62, https://kenpom.com/

27 - Cincy
29 - Houston
50 - Memphis
62 - WSU
71 - UConn
76 - USF
84 - SMU
100 - Tulsa
102 - UCF

quit looking after that.

94 Temple

[KraRam]

Good catch

[WuShock Reaper]

Based on KenPom's Preseqson Rankings for 2019-20, here are the weighted averages of each teams schedule. Wichita State has the most difficult schedule followed by Houston, partly because they both only play Tulane and East Carolina once each. Tulane and East Carolina come out better because they don't have to play themselves. Central Florida, Temple, SMU, and Tulsa come out poorly because they each have four games against Tulane and East Carolina.

Team	Difficulty
Wichita State	90.1
Houston	92.3
Tulane	92.9
East Carolina	97.4
South Florida	99.8
Connecticut	99.9
Memphis	101.3
Cincinnati	102.2
Central Florida	110.8
Temple	110.9
SMU	111.0
Tulsa	112.3

[ShockerFever]

Kenpom has us at 62, https://kenpom.com/

27 - Cincy
29 - Houston
50 - Memphis
62 - WSU
71 - UConn
76 - USF
84 - SMU
100 - Tulsa
102 - UCF

quit looking after that.

Memphis fans will likely riot.

[WuShock Reaper]

Here are my quick estimates for Quad Level games for the upcoming season based on the 2019-20 KenPom Preseason Rankings:

Q Level	NonConf	Conf	Totals
Q1	3	6	9
Q2	2	6	8
Q3	1	4	5
Q4	7	2	9
Totals	13	18	31

[Stickboy46]

Memphis fans will likely riot.

It's happening... I guess I can't blame them for not understanding how KenPom works. 3/4th of their fanbase hopped off the bandwagon 10 years ago when calipari left only to start caring about Memphis again this year.

[Stickboy46]

Kenpom has us at 62, https://kenpom.com/

27 - Cincy
29 - Houston
50 - Memphis
62 - WSU
71 - UConn
76 - USF
84 - SMU
100 - Tulsa
102 - UCF

quit looking after that.

Best MVC team... Loyola at 99. Then UNI at 113, then Drake 150. Illinois State clocks in at 226 in Mullers 8th(?) Year...

[ShockerFever]

Best MVC team... Loyola at 99. Then UNI at 113, then Drake 150. Illinois State clocks in at 226 in Mullers 8th(?) Year...

LOL. I was told by retire12 that once we left, Illinois State was in for COMPLETE domination. :lol: :lol:

Also was told UNI would dominate as well. :lol:

Just a bunch of misfits that change positions every year with everyone battling for 14 seeds.

[WuShock Reaper]

Best MVC team... Loyola at 99. Then UNI at 113, then Drake 150. Illinois State clocks in at 226 in Mullers 8th(?) Year...

https://mvc-sports.com/news/2019/10/14/arch-madness-2019-20-mvc-mens-basketball-preseason-poll.aspx

MVC Preseason Poll
School (First-Place Votes) Total
1. Missouri State (29). . . . . . . . . . . . 410
2. Bradley (5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
3. UNI (3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
4. Loyola Chicago (6). . . . . . . . . . . . 340
5. Drake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
6. Indiana State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
7. Illinois State (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
8. Evansville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
9. Valparaiso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
10. Southern Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

#7 ranked team, Illinois State, got a first place vote. Looks like Coach Marshall should put Coach Muller on the schedule to provide another "teaching moment".

[wufan]

https://mvc-sports.com/news/2019/10/14/arch-madness-2019-20-mvc-mens-basketball-preseason-poll.aspx

MVC Preseason Poll
School (First-Place Votes) Total
1. Missouri State (29). . . . . . . . . . . . 410
2. Bradley (5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
3. UNI (3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
4. Loyola Chicago (6). . . . . . . . . . . . 340
5. Drake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
6. Indiana State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
7. Illinois State (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
8. Evansville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
9. Valparaiso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
10. Southern Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

#7 ranked team, Illinois State, got a first place vote. Looks like Coach Marshall should put Coach Muller on the schedule to provide another "teaching moment".

LOL. Mueller is just going to keep picking himself until he’s right or fired.

[Aargh]

LOL. Mueller is just going to keep picking himself until he’s right or fired.

I think the MVC has devolved to the point where a 7th-place finish isn't grounds for firing. It would be virtually impossible to hire a coach who could do better than that. Any coach who could hope to have an upper-tier team in the Valley could land a better gig than a Valley coaching job.

Heiar may be a Valley candidate.