Pre-tourney Rankings
Missouri Valley
2024-25


Rank Team Tourney Chance Exp Seed Record Conf Record Projected Record Projected Conf Record Predictive Rating Offense Defense Pace EPR Conference EPR
68 Drake 100.0%   12   28 - 3 17 - 3 28 - 3 17 - 3 +8.2      +3.8 78 +4.4 67 52.9 364 +13.6 37 +9.9 1
96 Bradley 0.0%   25 - 8 15 - 5 25 - 8 15 - 5 +5.1      +3.1 96 +1.9 114 65.2 261 +7.3 80 +7.1 2
105 Northern Iowa 0.0%   19 - 12 14 - 6 19 - 12 14 - 6 +4.1      +1.8 122 +2.2 104 63.5 300 +2.9 124 +5.5 3
128 Belmont 0.0%   21 - 11 13 - 7 21 - 11 13 - 7 +2.0      +3.3 91 -1.4 214 75.4 28 +4.0 109 +3.8 4
137 Illinois St. 0.0%   18 - 14 10 - 10 18 - 14 10 - 10 +1.5      +3.7 81 -2.3 236 64.5 279 +1.7 137 +0.5 6
143 Murray St. 0.0%   15 - 17 9 - 11 15 - 17 9 - 11 +0.9      -0.4 190 +1.3 130 63.1 312 +0.2 163 -0.2 7
172 Illinois-Chicago 0.0%   15 - 14 10 - 10 15 - 14 10 - 10 -0.7      -0.2 181 -0.5 187 71.9 72 +1.0 149 +0.7 5
193 Southern Illinois 0.0%   12 - 19 8 - 12 12 - 19 8 - 12 -1.9      -0.5 195 -1.4 215 69.2 143 -2.3 197 -2.2 10
197 Indiana St. 0.0%   12 - 18 8 - 12 12 - 18 8 - 12 -2.0      +1.7 126 -3.6 279 78.7 9 -2.9 212 -1.6 8
206 Valparaiso 0.0%   13 - 19 6 - 14 13 - 19 6 - 14 -2.6      -0.6 197 -2.0 232 69.2 138 -2.6 202 -4.6 11
230 Missouri St. 0.0%   7 - 23 2 - 18 7 - 23 2 - 18 -3.7      -3.7 270 0.0 172 61.5 344 -6.9 281 -12.2 12
244 Evansville 0.0%   10 - 21 8 - 12 10 - 21 8 - 12 -4.5      -5.4 311 +0.9 147 67.0 210 -4.3 235 -1.9 9






Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.




Projected Conference Finish

Team Avg
Place
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Drake 1.0 100.0
Bradley 2.0 100.0
Northern Iowa 3.0 100.0
Belmont 4.0 100.0
Illinois St. 5.0 100.0
Murray St. 7.0 100.0
Illinois-Chicago 5.0 100.0
Southern Illinois 8.0 100.0
Indiana St. 8.0 100.0
Valparaiso 11.0 100.0
Missouri St. 12.0 100.0
Evansville 8.0 100.0




Projected Conference Wins

Team Avg Record 0-20 1-19 2-18 3-17 4-16 5-15 6-14 7-13 8-12 9-11 10-10 11-9 12-8 13-7 14-6 15-5 16-4 17-3 18-2 19-1 20-0
Drake 17 - 3 100.0
Bradley 15 - 5 100.0
Northern Iowa 14 - 6 100.0
Belmont 13 - 7 100.0
Illinois St. 10 - 10 100.0
Murray St. 9 - 11 100.0
Illinois-Chicago 10 - 10 100.0
Southern Illinois 8 - 12 100.0
Indiana St. 8 - 12 100.0
Valparaiso 6 - 14 100.0
Missouri St. 2 - 18 100.0
Evansville 8 - 12 100.0




Projected Conference Champion

Team Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
Drake 100.0% 100.0
Bradley
Northern Iowa
Belmont
Illinois St.
Murray St.
Illinois-Chicago
Southern Illinois
Indiana St.
Valparaiso
Missouri St.
Evansville


NCAA Tournament Selection

TeamTourney BidAutoAt-LargeExp Seed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid At-Large if not Auto
Drake 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 12   0.1 1.2 20.8 77.9 0.0
Bradley 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0%
Northern Iowa 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Belmont 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Illinois St. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Murray St. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Illinois-Chicago 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Southern Illinois 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Indiana St. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Valparaiso 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Missouri St. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%
Evansville 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0 0.0%



NCAA Tournament Simulation

TeamTourney
Bid
First
Four
First
Round
Second
Round
Sweet
Sixteen
Elite
Eight
Final
Four
Final
Game
Champion
Drake 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 21.5% 4.8% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Bradley 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Northern Iowa 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Belmont 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Illinois St. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Murray St. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Illinois-Chicago 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Southern Illinois 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Indiana St. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Valparaiso 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Missouri St. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Evansville 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%



Number of Teams
One or MoreAvg # 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Tourney Bid 100.0% 1.0 100.0 0.0
1st Round 100.0% 1.0 100.0 0.0
2nd Round 21.5% 0.2 78.5 21.5
Sweet Sixteen 4.8% 0.0 95.2 4.8
Elite Eight 0.6% 0.0 99.4 0.6
Final Four 0.1% 0.0 99.9 0.1
Final Game 0.0% 0.0 100.0 0.0
Champion 0.0% 0.0 100.0