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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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Week 3 MVFC Recap

It was another fabulous week in the Valley. See my recap of week 3 in the MVFC here.

MVFC Week 3 Primer

Get prepped for week 3 of the 2021 fall MVFC season. We have all you need to know right here!

Week 2 MVFC Recap

Recap of week two of the fall 2021 MVFC football season.

MVFC Week 2 Primer

All eleven MVFC teams are in action this week. Below you’ll find a preview of each matchup and my prediction for the game. I am 10/10...

MVFC Week 1 (and 0) Recap

Last week I did a primer for week 1 of the MVFC and I have to say I underestimated my league. While I did predict the outcome of every...

Quick Hits: Ranking the MVFC Money Games

Across the country FCS teams will be taking on FBS teams in nonconference games over the next few weeks. The FCS does pull the occasional...

MVFC Week One Primer

We have reached week one, so I suppose it is time for me to get back on the horse! I can’t believe football is back, and for FCS fans it...

FCS Playoffs: Round 2 Recap, Semifinals Preview

I did real bad. After holding back on the MVFC in my picks for the last two weeks and getting burned, I finally went all in on the Valley...

FCS Playoffs: Round 1 Recap, Round 2 Preview

I correctly predicted seven of the eight first round games and much like my original playoff field predictions, my one miss was the...

Week 10: MVFC Power Rankings

FIVE BIDS! Holy cow. The committee showed the MVFC all the respect in the world by giving the league 66% of the at-large bids and...

FCS Playoff Picture on Selection Show Eve

The regular season is finally done, and the final week gave us a little clarity on the playoff picture. By my count there are fourteen...

Breaking Down the FCS Football Playoff Picture (Again)

Last week’s results cleared up the playoff picture in some ways but muddied it in others. It is extremely hard to project what might...

MVFC Football Week 9 Power Rankings

Another team opted out this week as the MVFC continued to trudge along in this weird spring season. The league has now completed just...

Breaking Down the FCS Football Playoff Picture

Trying to dig through the FCS football playoff picture is basically an exercise in futility this season. There are very few games being...

MVFC Football Week 8 Power Rankings

From the very start, this season has had a bit of a “spring training” feel to it. No one else on the planet is playing football right now...

MVFC Football Week 7 Power Rankings

Congrats to the 36% of MVFC football schools that were able to successfully complete a football game this week. The big story for most of...

MVFC Football Week 6 Power Rankings

Kudos to Missouri State who are now 3-1 in the league after another road victory, their third of the season. They’ve picked on three of...

MVFC Football Week 5 Power Rankings

As we reach the (almost) midway point of the MVFC season, we are likely down to four possible playoff teams. Illinois State is 0-3, South...

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