Missouri State 7, WSU 0 – Shockers eliminated
Evansville 8, Indiana State 5 - The top seed is gone, and No. 2 and No. 3 play now in an elimination game. None of that is good for at-large candidates. The MVC’s balance (and Dallas Baptist) put it in position to get at-large bids. Now that same balance is a big issue.
The Sycamores face a difficult week of wondering before Monday’s announcement. My gut tells me they are in the field of 64, but going 0-2 is bad way to end the season.
“I think they’ll definitely look at the body of work,” coach Rick Heller said. “They’ll look at the quality of our league. We’ve put ourselves in the position where we’re at the mercy of the committee. We’ll go back home, regroup and focus on the fact we think we will get a bid and get ready for next week.”