Men's Basketball 12/4/2023 4:11:04 PM MVC MBB Weekly Notebook (12-4-2023) MVC Ranks No. 9 in Conference NET Rankings MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE 2023-24 MEN’S BASKETBALL (@ValleyHoops) 2023-24 MVC Stats (PDF) | NCAA Statistics MVC Media Guide | MVC Composite Schedule | MVC NBA Draft Database NET Rankings | NET Archive RPI Archive | Rankings Summary MVC Player of the Week -- Darnell Brodie, Drake, Gr., F MVC Newcomer of the Week -- Isaiah Swope, Indiana State, Jr., G MVC Freshman of the Week -- Chuck Bailey III, Evansville, G MVC Ranks No. 9 -- The Missouri Valley Conference ranks No. 9 as a league in the first installment of the NET rankings (Dec. 4). The league has seven teams in the Top 100 and three in the Top 56 (Indiana State-22; UIC-52; and Drake-56). The MVC finished 15th as a league in the Conference NET last year. Up in KenPom -- The Missouri Valley Conference has experienced one of the biggest jumps in KenPom league ratings from last year. The MVC enters the weekend rated No. 10 (+6 from last year). No other Top 15-rated conference has had a bigger jump in the league rankings. Home Sweet Home -- The MVC has combined for a 30-2 record at home in non-conference play. Drake (40-straight at home) and Southern Illinois (23 in a row) have the longest active win streaks in the MVC in home non-conference games. Welcome to Town -- Oklahoma State’s visit to Carbondale is a recent rare occurrence for the MVC, with only 13 Power Conference opponents visiting an MVC arena in the past 10 seasons and none since 2018-19. The MVC is 6-7 in those 13 home games, including UNI’s win over top-ranked North Carolina during 2015-16. Non-Conf Success -- The league’s 52-21 (.712) non-conference success currently ranks as one of the best in the league’s 117-year history. It ranks as the second-best in 62 seasons (dating back to the 1962-63 campaign). Big Week in the MVC -- The Conference played 11 league games last week (with SIU’s win against Saint Louis on Saturday the lone non-conference game). The MVC jumps back into the non-conference portion of the schedule with 19 non-MVC tilts this week. The week features 5 teams currently ranked in the Top 100 of the NET, one game against a ranked foe (UE at No. 13 BYU). Eight of the 19 games are at home.