The bracket for the MVC Men’s Soccer Tournament will be distributed on Wednesday night following the matches. The tournament notebook along with the final weekly awards of the 2022 season will be distributed on Thursday, November 3.
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Wednesday, November 2
#16 Missouri State at SIUE (ESPN+)...... 6 PM*
UIC at Drake (ESPN+)............................. 6 PM*
Belmont at Evansville (ESPN+)............... 6 PM*
Incarnate Word at Bradley (ESPN+).......... 7 PM
*MVC Contest
END OF REGULAR SEASON
Another Valley Title
With Friday night’s 1-1 draw vs. Drake, Missouri State secured at least a share of The Valley regular season title and top seed in the upcoming Valley tournament. The title is the Bears’ 11th Valley regular season title, which is one shy of Creighton’s record of 12 titles.
The title is also the Bears’ fourth-straight league crown, becoming only the second team in league history to win four or more consecutive titles. Creighton is the only other program to do so, winning five-straight titles from 1992-96.
Tournament Seeding
Tournament seeding for the upcoming MVC Men’s Soccer Championship will be announced Wednesday evening following the conclusion of the regular season matches. Seeds 2-7 will take part in the quarterfinal round Sunday, Nov. 6 at each high seed.
| Team |
Pts |
Seed Range |
| MOST |
17 |
1 |
| DU |
13 |
2-4 |
| UE |
11 |
2-5 |
| UIC |
10 |
2-5 |
| BEL |
9 |
3-5 |
| SIUE |
6 |
6 |
| BRAD |
4 |
7 |
Valley Unbeaten Streak
Missouri State has earned a result in 17-straight Valley matches dating back to the 2020-21 season. The Bears’ last conference loss was to Loyola on April 8, 2021. In fact, since the 2019 season, Missouri State is 32-1-2 in Valley regular season matches, which is the best conference run nationally over that time period.
Top of the Heap
Since the start of the 2017 season (through Oct. 30), Missouri State leads all of NCAA Division I men’s soccer in win percentage at .802 ahead of New Hampshire, Georgetown, Indiana and Wake Forest.
Top 5 NCAA Win Percentages since 2017
1. Missouri State..... 74-13-14 (.802)
2. New Hampshire ... 76-17-13 (.778)
3. Georgetown ......... 84-19-14 (.777)
4. Indiana.................. 87-18-20 (.776)
Wake Forest .......... 92-24-7 (.776)
Poll Position
Missouri State sits No. 16 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 (Oct. 25). MSU comes in at No. 20 in the College Soccer News Top 30 poll and No. 19 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 this week.
RPI Update
According to latest RPI Update from the NCAA, the MVC has four teams sitting in the Top 100 of the RPI. Missouri State sits 26th in the RPI with Drake at 88, Belmont at 89 and UIC at 98. The last time the MVC had four teams finish a season in the Top 100 of the RPI was 2012 (Bradley, Creighton, Evansville, SIUE). The MVC ranks 11th as a conference.