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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Tidbits: On Loyola, MSU Women, the Transfer Portal and UNI’s Roller Coaster Day
I miss last week. It was so full of excitement and hope. Loyola had a favorable draw in the Sweet 16, and the MSU women were on their way...
Tidbits: LUC, DU, MVC Ladies, MVC Overachievers, Mid-Major Underachievers & The Famous Jeff Jackson
On July 1, the Missouri Valley will have a new commissioner in Jeff Jackson who is currently the executive associate commissioner of the...
TidBits: Loyola, Drake, Indy St, Women’s Hoops and the Mid Major NIT
The Valley is a multi-bid league for the first time since 2016! Drake got the very last at-large spot in the field to join automatic...
Arch Madness Post Mortem & What’s Next for the Valley?
The 2021 edition of Arch Madness has come and gone, and it was probably the most unique edition of the event in its 31-year history....
2021 Arch Madness Preview
Arch Madness is this weekend, and I won’t be there for just the second time in eighteen years. That makes this weekend bittersweet for me...
Top Ten Arch Madness Semifinal Games of the Last Decade
Arch Madness is this week, and many fans (including myself) won’t be able to attend this year. This will end a streak of seventeen...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...





















