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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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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 2

Today we continue our all-time Arch Madness with session two, the Friday afternoon session featuring the first two games of the...

All Time MVC Arch Madness Session 1

Today, we have reached the third and final part of my whatifsports.com simulation featuring each school’s best team of the century (as...

Greatest MVC Teams Simulated Season Part 2

Today, I have the results of our full regular season whatifsports.com simulation featuring each school’s best team of the century (as...

Greatest MVC Teams Simulated Season Part 1

I am doing something a little different this week. One of my first articles on this site was “Every MVC School’s Best Team of the 21st...

Ranking all the MVC Coaches

In times of strength for the MVC, there is usually one common factor: strong coaches. The Valley is often made or broken by its coaches....

Recapping Every Arch Madness Final

Last year the MVC celebrated 30 years of Arch Madness. From humble beginnings at a now-demolished venue in 1991, Arch Madness has grown...

Week 2 Summary, Power Rankings, Mid Major Tidbits

A second week of this extremely weird college season is behind us. Here are the team summaries and power rankings after week two. At this...

THE MVC'S TOP 30 RETURNING PLAYERS

After ranking the MVC teams last week, I’m now going to take a look at the best individual players. I’d love to do a write up about the...

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