Panthers Earn Top Seed in Arch Madness
3/1/2020 10:11:00 AM | Men's Basketball
St. Louis – The UNI men's basketball has earned the top seed in Arch madness after finishing with the outright MVC Regular Season Championship. The 2019-20 season marks the third regular-season crown for the Panthers, which also won an outright title in 2009-10 and a shared crown in 2008-09.
In the previous two (2009 and 2010), the Panthers claimed titles and the league's automatic NCAA berth. UNI also has MVC Tournament titles in 2004, 2015 and 2016. UNI head coach Ben Jacobson enters this year's tournament with a 16-9 all-time record at Arch Madness with four crowns. The 16 wins rank third all-time in MVC history, while the four titles trail only the six championships earned by Dana Altman (Creighton).
There were two ties in the standings that required the league to utilize its secondary tiebreaker. Indiana State and Bradley split their series this year and tied for third place with identical 11-7 records. The Sycamores won the tiebreaker and the No. 3 seed by virtue of a better NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rating. ISU's rating is 100, and Bradley is at 112. Missouri State and Valparaiso also split their regular-season series and tied for sixth with identical 9-9 league records. MSU won the tiebreaker and the No. 6 seed as it held a better NET rating than Valpo's (122 to 135).
In the previous two (2009 and 2010), the Panthers claimed titles and the league's automatic NCAA berth. UNI also has MVC Tournament titles in 2004, 2015 and 2016. UNI head coach Ben Jacobson enters this year's tournament with a 16-9 all-time record at Arch Madness with four crowns. The 16 wins rank third all-time in MVC history, while the four titles trail only the six championships earned by Dana Altman (Creighton).
There were two ties in the standings that required the league to utilize its secondary tiebreaker. Indiana State and Bradley split their series this year and tied for third place with identical 11-7 records. The Sycamores won the tiebreaker and the No. 3 seed by virtue of a better NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rating. ISU's rating is 100, and Bradley is at 112. Missouri State and Valparaiso also split their regular-season series and tied for sixth with identical 9-9 league records. MSU won the tiebreaker and the No. 6 seed as it held a better NET rating than Valpo's (122 to 135).
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