The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook has picked Drake to win the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball title in 2022-23 as announced by the organization Sept. 7.

BLUE RIBBON FORECAST
1.      Drake
2.      Southern Illinois
3.      Bradley
4.      Belmont
5.      Indiana State
6.      UNI
7.      Missouri State
8.      Valparaiso
9.      Illinois State
10.    Murray State
11.    UIC
12.    Evansville
 
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
F-Ben Krikke, SR, Valparaiso
F-Marcus Domask, SR, Southern Illinois
G-Tucker DeVries, SO, Drake
G-D.J. Wilkins, SR, Drake
G-Cooper Neese, SR, Indiana State
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tucker DeVries, SO, Drake
 
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Rod Perry, JR, Murray State