Missouri Valley has look of multi-bid league

[RoyalShock]

CBSSports Eye on College Basketball.

[150946shox]

CBSSports Eye on College Basketball.

Great find Royal. Good reading.

[Steeleshocker]

Decent article, but the years are off. It was 2005-06 when there were 4 teams from the Valley.

Lots of work ahead for the top teams. It will be interesting to see how we perform against CU, ISUb, and UNI.

[_kai_]

Nice article, and nice find. Just tweeted it out.

[BikeIdiot]

I'm looking forward to conference play like I haven't had in a few years.

[Aargh]

If this was hand grenades instead of basketball, the Valley would be in great shape. Bradley was close against #19 Michigan. MSU was way past close against WVU.

That's 2 mid-tier Valley teams that gave some respected BCS programs some tough games.

I hope the message got out to the upper-level Valley teams that they can't relax for a moment against the mid-level teams in the league. The mid-level teams are starting to look strong enough to win some games against the top end and minimize separation of a couple of teams at the top of the standings.

It's looking like another brutal season of very competitive ball in the Valley.

[shox1989]

If this was hand grenades instead of basketball, the Valley would be in great shape. Bradley was close against #19 Michigan. MSU was way past close against WVU.

That's 2 mid-tier Valley teams that gave some respected BCS programs some tough games.

I hope the message got out to the upper-level Valley teams that they can't relx for a moment against the mid-level teams in the league. The mid-level teams are starting to look strong enough to win some games against the top end and minimize separation of a couple of teams at the top of the standings.

It's looking like another brutal season of very competitive ball in the Valley.

If we were a BCS conference that kind of strength from the mid-level teams would mean more ncaa bids.

Unfortunately for us, when it happens in the Valley it means we go from possibly being a 3 or 4 bid league down to a 1 or 2 bid league.

[kcshocker11]

Hopefully the NCAA will limited the Big East to a reasonable amount of teams. That opens up multiple bids for conferences like The Valley

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

No kidding. Less than 10 would be a real coup.

[ShockTalk]

Whatever number of teams the Big Least doesn't get in will probably be soaked up by the Big 10.

On a positive note, the PAC-12 will be lucky to get 2 in.

[BikeIdiot]

Whatever number of teams the Big Least doesn't get in will probably be soaked up by the Big 10.

On a positive note, the PAC-12 will be lucky to get 2 in.

Speaking of the PAC-12, did anyone see the halftime score of KU/USC? 25-13. wow.

[pogo]

Speaking of the PAC-12, did anyone see the halftime score of KU/USC? 25-13. wow.

I was more interested in the baseline usc cheerleaders. hubba hubba

[WstateU]

Me too...

"Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake your booty, shake your booty"

[BikeIdiot]

3 bid projection here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_glockner/12/27/Bracket.Watch/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t12_a2

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[Aargh]

Cost to become a USC cheerleader

Tuition at USC - $4,000
Dance lessons to hone those shake, shake, shake it skills - $6,000 over 4 years
Boob job - $10,000
Bottle of hydrogen peroxide - $6.50