Covering Missouri Valley Conference Basketball, MVFC Football, and other mid-major college sports.

Missouri Valley Conference Beat is a blog dedicated to the Missouri Valley Conference, Missouri Valley Football Conference, mid-major basketball and FCS football. I am a Northern Iowa alum who loves small school DI sports. Enjoy my ramblings about all things mid-major, with a focus on the Missouri Valley, below.
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Week 13 Summary, Updated Power Rankings, Mid Major Tidbits
A round of applause for the Missouri Valley Conference, a league that accomplished what very few other leagues could. They played the...
MVFC Football Week 3 Power Rankings
We all knew that spring football in the time of COVID was going to be weird, and this week was VERY weird. Four MVFC teams entered play...
Week 13 Summary, Updated Power Rankings, Mid Major Tidbits
If you put together a college basketball squad exclusively made of MVC players who missed significant time due to injury or other...
MVFC Football Week 2 Power Rankings
We have (sort of) played our first week of spring MVFC football. I didn’t know beforehand if it would feel weird playing in the spring. ...
Top Ten Arch Madness Play-In/Quarterfinal Games of the Decade
We are just over a week away from Arch Madness and I won’t be attending this year, but I have attended every year before this since 2004....
Week 12 Summary, Updated Power Rankings, Mid Major Tidbits
After weeks of waiting, we finally got our Drake-Loyola showdown this weekend. The results are in, and we are no closer to determining...
2021 MVFC Spring Season Preview
The FCS football season kicked off with a banger last weekend and will begin in full this week. Many folks (including me) didn’t think it...
Week 11 Summary, Updated Power Rankings, Mid Major Tidbits
As the league Tweeted last week, we are less than a month away from Arch Madness. They asked “who’s ready”, but it is kind of hard to be...
2020-21 MVC Women’s Basketball Check-in
When I first started this blog, it was my intention to cover the women’s games as well. When push came to shove, I just didn’t have the...
Week 10 Summary, Power Rankings, Mid Major Bracketology Update
Ladies and gentlemen, we have rankage. Drake came in at #25 in both polls this week as they are now one of just three undefeated teams...
Midseason Larry Bird Trophy Watch (Top 15)
If you are reading this, you probably know that the Larry Bird Trophy is awarded to the MVP of each Missouri Valley Conference men’s...
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Week 9 Summary, Power Rankings and Mid Major Tidbits
It has been a weird scheduling week for the MVC as the weekend was originally scheduled as a makeup date for missed COVID games. Many of...
Every MVC School's Most Famous Basketball Alum
For today’s article, I will look at every school’s most famous basketball alum. To be eligible for this list, you have to have played for...
Top 30 MVC Newcomers of 2020-21 (So Far)
As the season began, I did a list of the “Top 30 Returning Players in the MVC”. While that was a good starting point for what to watch...
Week 8 Summary, Updated Power Rankings, Mid Major Tidbits
As we move into the 8th week of the MVC season and into the first set of midweek and makeup games, two thoughts have emerged for me. For...
All Time Arch Madness Championship Game
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: #1 Valparaiso Crusaders (12-6) vs. #2 2008 Drake Bulldogs (11-7) It is Championship Sunday here at the imaginary...
All Time MVC Arch Madness Session 4
We are back at the Enterprise Center for day three of this imaginary all-time Arch Madness, and the stands are packed to the gills...
All Time MVC Arch Madness Session 3
Welcome back, Valley fans, and it is time for session 3 of our All-Time Arch Madness. Today’s session is the Friday afternoon session...





















