Also have to remember who the voters are... coaches, sports information directors and a media panel, and voters can't vote for their own player. So you give Johnson and Timmer a plus because they're seniors, and give Timmer a bit more for being a four-year player, all time leading scorer at Drake, and the good season Drake has had. I don't believe Loyola has a media guy recognized by the MVC, so that may have an impact. Point guards have won three of the past four years.
But best player on best team really means more than anything else. Since 2002-03, all but two POTY winners have come from teams that won or shared the regular season conference title. The only two years it didn't (2014-15 and 2011-12), POTY was the 2nd place team. Take a look at the past winners:
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/aw ... c-poy.html