16 years and counting . . . . .

by **matter_of_fact** » March 21st, 2012, 7:25 am

The current membership configuration of the MVC has been in existence since the 1996-97 season (16 years). The following facts relate to team performance on the court during that 16-year period. This is just meant to be of interest. There may be errors in the facts shown.

BRADLEY
.469 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
0 Regular Season MVC Championships
0 MVC Tournament Championships
1 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Sweet 16 in 2006
4 NIT Tournament Appearances
4 20-win seasons
7 10-win MVC conference seasons

CREIGHTON
.670 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
3* Regular Season MVC Championships
7 MVC Tournament Championships
8 NCAA Tournament Appearances
5 NIT Tournament Appearances
13 20-win seasons
16 10-win MVC conference seasons

DRAKE
.351 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
1 Regular Season MVC Championships
1 MVC Tournament Championships
1 NCAA Tournament Appearances
0 NIT Tournament Appearances
1 20-win seasons
1 10-win MVC conference seasons

EVANSVILLE
.403 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
1 Regular Season MVC Championships
0 MVC Tournament Championships
1 NCAA Tournament Appearances
0 NIT Tournament Appearances
1 20-win seasons
2 10-win MVC conference seasons

ILLINOIS STATE
.490 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
2 Regular Season MVC Championships
2 MVC Tournament Championships
2 NCAA Tournament Appearances
5 NIT Tournament Appearances
6 20-win seasons
7 10-win MVC conference seasons

INDIANA STATE
.413 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage .
1 Regular Season MVC Championships
2 MVC Tournament Championships
3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
0 NIT Tournament Appearances
3 20-win seasons
5 10-win MVC conference seasons

MISSOURI STATE
.569 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
1 Regular Season MVC Championships
0 MVC Tournament Championships
1 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Sweet 16 in 1999
6 NIT Tournament Appearances
7 20-win seasons
10 10-win MVC conference seasons

NORTHERN IOWA
.507 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
2* Regular Season MVC Championships
3 MVC Tournament Championships
5 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Sweet 16 in 2010
1 NIT Tournament Appearances
7 20-win seasons
7 10-win MVC conference seasons

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
.590 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
5* Regular Season MVC Championships
1 MVC Tournament Championships
6 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Sweet 16 in 2002
Sweet 16 in 2007
2 NIT Tournament Appearances
8 20-win seasons
10 10-win MVC conference seasons

WICHITA STATE
.538 Regular Season MVC Win Percentage
2 Regular Season MVC Championships
0 MVC Tournament Championships
2 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Sweet 16 in 2006
5 NIT Tournament Appearances
6 20-win seasons
8 10-win MVC conference seasons

* Regular season championships include shared championships

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by **LanceShock** » March 21st, 2012, 10:08 am

Looking through those stats is interesting. You do get a feel for which programs have been able to put together years of sustained success and which ones have had a good year only every now and then.

by **valleychamp** » March 21st, 2012, 11:31 am

I bet the Valley is the only league in the country that has the same membership as it did 16 years ago.

by **beatingrillz** » March 21st, 2012, 11:45 am

Thanks for posting this, I thought MSU was still 3rd in Winning percentage but it looks like the last 2 years SIU has let the Bears catch up.

by **shocktheheart** » March 21st, 2012, 11:54 am

valleychamp wrote:I bet the Valley is the only league in the country that has the same membership as it did 16 years ago.

Wrong...Ivy League and MAAC have had the same members longer than 16 years.

by **valleychamp** » March 21st, 2012, 12:06 pm

shocktheheart wrote:
valleychamp wrote:I bet the Valley is the only league in the country that has the same membership as it did 16 years ago.

Wrong...Ivy League and MAAC have had the same members longer than 16 years.

You are right about the Ivys, I didn't think about them. But you are incorrect about the MAAC.

by **shocktheheart** » March 21st, 2012, 12:25 pm

valleychamp wrote:
shocktheheart wrote:
valleychamp wrote:I bet the Valley is the only league in the country that has the same membership as it did 16 years ago.

Wrong...Ivy League and MAAC have had the same members longer than 16 years.

You are right about the Ivys, I didn't think about them. But you are incorrect about the MAAC.

How am I incorrect about the MAAC? Your graph shows the same teams since 1995 in the MAAC. The title of this thread is the last 16 years which would be 96-97.

by **valleychamp** » March 21st, 2012, 12:33 pm

shocktheheart wrote:How am I incorrect about the MAAC? Your graph shows the same teams since 1995 in the MAAC. The title of this thread is the last 16 years which would be 96-97.

You are right, I was confused about the date.

But according to this Wikipedia article, Evansville was the last school to join the MVC, and they joined in 1994, which would be 18 years, not 16.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference

by **shocktheheart** » March 21st, 2012, 12:41 pm

valleychamp wrote:
shocktheheart wrote:How am I incorrect about the MAAC? Your graph shows the same teams since 1995 in the MAAC. The title of this thread is the last 16 years which would be 96-97.

You are right, I was confused about the date.

But according to this Wikipedia article, Evansville was the last school to join the MVC, and they joined in 1994, which would be 18 years, not 16.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference

Tulsa left in 96', so the title of this thread is correct.

by **Wufan** » March 21st, 2012, 1:52 pm

Now that we have that straightened out, The MVC is the third oldest conference in it's current configuration, the most glaring observation is that MSU has been screwed as far as NCAA bids are concerned.

Also, CU has been very, very good.