University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI, Loyola Jan. 7 Game Selected by ESPNU
12/13/2017 10:31:00 AM | Men's Basketball
ESPN has selected the Loyola at Northern Iowa men's basketball game for distribution on ESPNU on Sunday, Jan. 7. The game will tip at 3 p.m. CT.
CBS Sports Network has selected the Missouri State at Illinois State game for distribution on CBS Sports Network on that day with a 1 p.m. CT tip. The games were previously listed as TBD on the MVC schedule.
With a 10-1 record entering Saturday's game at Milwaukee, Loyola is off to its best start through 11 games since 1965-66, when it also won 10 of its first 11 contests. The Ramblers earned the league's first road win at a Top-5 program in 50 years with its victory at then No. 5-ranked Florida last week and are receiving votes in this week's top-25 Associated Press poll. UNI, meanwhile, is the highest rated MVC team in the most-recent release of the RPI (16th). The Panthers are building a strong resume during their non-conference play with a mark of 8-2. The Panthers have posted wins over SMU (61-58), North Carolina State (64-60), UNLV (77-68 OT) and UT Arlington (62-58). UNI's only two losses this year are to the past two national champions -- Villanova (currently ranked No. 1) and North Carolina (currently ranked No. 7).
Missouri State is the league's pre-season favorite and is led by pre-season Player of the Year Alize Johnson. The Bears are off to a 9-3 start and had won seven-straight games before falling on the road at Oral Roberts on Sunday. After a week off for finals, the Bears host Wright State on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. in their final non-conference game of the regular season. Illinois State is the defending MVC regular-season champion. The Redbirds are off to a 4-6 start, but have played the fifth-toughest schedule in the nation. ISU has one of the league's five wins against a Power 5 school -- beating South Carolina from the SEC (a Final Four team from last year).
Using the Wildcard model, the Missouri Valley Conference -- in conjunction with its television partners -- reserves clearance windows for select dates throughout the season and waits until three weeks before the contest(s) to determine network clearances.
CBS Sports Network has selected the Missouri State at Illinois State game for distribution on CBS Sports Network on that day with a 1 p.m. CT tip. The games were previously listed as TBD on the MVC schedule.
With a 10-1 record entering Saturday's game at Milwaukee, Loyola is off to its best start through 11 games since 1965-66, when it also won 10 of its first 11 contests. The Ramblers earned the league's first road win at a Top-5 program in 50 years with its victory at then No. 5-ranked Florida last week and are receiving votes in this week's top-25 Associated Press poll. UNI, meanwhile, is the highest rated MVC team in the most-recent release of the RPI (16th). The Panthers are building a strong resume during their non-conference play with a mark of 8-2. The Panthers have posted wins over SMU (61-58), North Carolina State (64-60), UNLV (77-68 OT) and UT Arlington (62-58). UNI's only two losses this year are to the past two national champions -- Villanova (currently ranked No. 1) and North Carolina (currently ranked No. 7).
Missouri State is the league's pre-season favorite and is led by pre-season Player of the Year Alize Johnson. The Bears are off to a 9-3 start and had won seven-straight games before falling on the road at Oral Roberts on Sunday. After a week off for finals, the Bears host Wright State on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. in their final non-conference game of the regular season. Illinois State is the defending MVC regular-season champion. The Redbirds are off to a 4-6 start, but have played the fifth-toughest schedule in the nation. ISU has one of the league's five wins against a Power 5 school -- beating South Carolina from the SEC (a Final Four team from last year).
Using the Wildcard model, the Missouri Valley Conference -- in conjunction with its television partners -- reserves clearance windows for select dates throughout the season and waits until three weeks before the contest(s) to determine network clearances.
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