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Matchups in this article.

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/matchups-set-2017-mountain-westmissouri-valley-challenge/

Thoughts?

Below is a list of the matchups:

-Bradley at San Diego State

-Air Force at Indiana State

-San Jose State at Southern Illinois

-Illinois State at Nevada

-UNLV at Northern Iowa

-Colorado State at Missouri State

-Loyola (Illinois) at Boise State

-Evansville at New Mexico

-Utah State at Valpo

-Drake at Wyoming

https://twitter.com/boettger_eli/status ... 3278782464

http://www.mwcconnection.com/2017/5/15/ ... -announced

Breaking: Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge matchups announced:
The MWC/MVC Challenge matchups are released.
by Eli Boettger@boettger_eli May 15, 2017

The 2017 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge matchups were released Monday morning, per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Here is the list of matchups, with (H) marked next to the home team.
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An interesting article being critical of the MVC/MW Challenge.

Would selfishly love a MVC vs A10 challenge. That would be a great challenge but the A10 probably wouldn't go for it. Also logistical problems with a A10 14 teams vs MVC 10 teams. Maybe they could let the A10 pick the 4 additional match-ups against whichever 4 opponents they'd want? Either way, still highly unlikely because the A10 would probably only see risk in a MVC Challenge... Would be some great match-ups though...

http://www.mwcconnection.com/2016/5/29/ ... -than-help

The Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge: More Harm Than Help
The Mountain West has struggled to make noise in non-conference play in recent years. The MWC/MVC Challenge shoulders a great deal of the blame.
by Eli Boettger@boettger_eli May 29, 2016, 5:26pm PDT

The ACC/Big Ten and Big 12/SEC Challenge schedules were unveiled this week via CBS Sports. As you could imagine, both Challenges are full of intriguing and important games, including national runner-up North Carolina taking on Indiana, Duke hosting Michigan State and a rematch of last season's overtime thriller between blue bloods Kentucky and Kansas.

As conference commissioners should, the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC leaders waited until late May to ensure that the best possible matchups would be featured this upcoming season.

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VU2014 wrote:Thoughts?

Below is a list of the matchups:

-Bradley at San Diego State

-Air Force at Indiana State

-San Jose State at Southern Illinois

-Illinois State at Nevada

-UNLV at Northern Iowa

-Colorado State at Missouri State

-Loyola (Illinois) at Boise State

-Evansville at New Mexico

-Utah State at Valpo

-Drake at Wyoming

https://twitter.com/boettger_eli/status ... 3278782464

http://www.mwcconnection.com/2017/5/15/ ... -announced

Breaking: Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge matchups announced:
The MWC/MVC Challenge matchups are released.
by Eli Boettger@boettger_eli May 15, 2017

The 2017 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge matchups were released Monday morning, per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Here is the list of matchups, with (H) marked next to the home team.
..........

Matchups seen to be a little better thought out this year. What should be their top 4 are matched up with our top 4. Would be huge for UNI, LU, MSU and IlSU to win if we have any shot at an AL.

Side note--What the hell happened to New Mexico basketball. They've fallen off a giant cliff and fast.

VU2014 wrote:Thoughts?

Below is a list of the matchups:

-Bradley at San Diego State

-Air Force at Indiana State

-San Jose State at Southern Illinois

-Illinois State at Nevada

-UNLV at Northern Iowa

-Colorado State at Missouri State

-Loyola (Illinois) at Boise State

-Evansville at New Mexico

-Utah State at Valpo

-Drake at Wyoming

https://twitter.com/boettger_eli/status ... 3278782464

http://www.mwcconnection.com/2017/5/15/ ... -announced

Breaking: Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge matchups announced:
The MWC/MVC Challenge matchups are released.
by Eli Boettger@boettger_eli May 15, 2017

The 2017 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge matchups were released Monday morning, per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Here is the list of matchups, with (H) marked next to the home team.
..........

How is Valpo in these matchups when they haven't accepted the Valley's bid?

BCPanther wrote:

VU2014 wrote:Thoughts?

Below is a list of the matchups:

-Bradley at San Diego State

-Air Force at Indiana State

-San Jose State at Southern Illinois

-Illinois State at Nevada

-UNLV at Northern Iowa

-Colorado State at Missouri State

-Loyola (Illinois) at Boise State

-Evansville at New Mexico

-Utah State at Valpo

-Drake at Wyoming

https://twitter.com/boettger_eli/status ... 3278782464

http://www.mwcconnection.com/2017/5/15/ ... -announced

Breaking: Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge matchups announced:
The MWC/MVC Challenge matchups are released.
by Eli Boettger@boettger_eli May 15, 2017

The 2017 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge matchups were released Monday morning, per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Here is the list of matchups, with (H) marked next to the home team.
..........

Matchups seen to be a little better thought out this year. What should be their top 4 are matched up with our top 4. Would be huge for UNI, LU, MSU and IlSU to win if we have any shot at an AL.

Side note--What the hell happened to New Mexico basketball. They've fallen off a giant cliff and fast.

Fairly obvious answer is Steve Alford left town a few years ago.

Like the matchups for UNI, Missouri State, and ISUr but everyone else is the bagel and cheese game, not the popcorn game.

How do you think these matchups look from the perspective of MWC fans?

unipanther99 wrote:How do you think these matchups look from the perspective of MWC fans?

Considering the only "good" team (RPI wise) left in the MVC from last year is only returning 30% of their scoring, I'm pretty sure all of them look bad.

The dates were announced yesterday.

http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/n ... ToWfmgrLIU