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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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MVFC Football Week 4 Power Rankings

Week 2 of the MVFC was nuts. Upsets abounded and chaos was the name of the day. However, order was restored in Week 3. All the higher...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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