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We are mentioned a couple of times in here:
BracketBuster Saturday would be renamed Butler Day. We'd all be scouring the mid-major levels for the Next Butler. (A couple of candidates for that this season: Wichita State (14) and Murray State (15). Good teams, but Butler still will be closer than either of them to being the Next Butler.)
Five moving up (34)
2. Wichita State. If they can play well on the road, the Shockers are in prime position to move to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Five underrated rivalries (38)
1. Wichita State-Northern Iowa. Shockers were one of just five teams to beat the Panthers last season. And if you listened to the Wichita State folks at the end of the Missouri Valley tourney final, they didn't take losing to UNI very kindly. This season's games: Jan 19 and Feb. 12.
And also this because it made me smile:
Five stepping back (35)
2. Northern Iowa. The Panthers still have some very good players, but there will be some slippage from 30 wins and the Sweet 16.
BracketBuster Saturday would be renamed Butler Day. We'd all be scouring the mid-major levels for the Next Butler. (A couple of candidates for that this season: Wichita State (14) and Murray State (15). Good teams, but Butler still will be closer than either of them to being the Next Butler.)
Five moving up (34)
2. Wichita State. If they can play well on the road, the Shockers are in prime position to move to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Five underrated rivalries (38)
1. Wichita State-Northern Iowa. Shockers were one of just five teams to beat the Panthers last season. And if you listened to the Wichita State folks at the end of the Missouri Valley tourney final, they didn't take losing to UNI very kindly. This season's games: Jan 19 and Feb. 12.
And also this because it made me smile:
Five stepping back (35)
2. Northern Iowa. The Panthers still have some very good players, but there will be some slippage from 30 wins and the Sweet 16.