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History

All-Time Standings
1982-83*

1986-87

1990-91

Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Eastern Illinois
----22-7
.759
Drake
----20-8
.714
Illinois State
----20-10
.667
Southern Illinois
----22-11
.667
UNI
----17-11
.607
Wichita State
----16-12
.571
Bradley
----14-14
.500
Indiana State
----13-15
.464
Missouri State
----10-18
.357
Western Illinois
----5-22
.185
Four teams post 20 wins and seven have .500 or better
records. Drake is an NCAA qualifier. Illinois State wins the
league title with a 62-54 win over Southern Illinois in the
Gateway Conference tournament.
*1983 Gateway season - Tournament only.

Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Southern Illinois
18-0
1.000
28-3
.903
Missouri State
12-6
.667
18-10
.643
Eastern Illinois
11-7
.611
17-13
.567
Bradley
10-8
.556
15-13
.536
Illinois State
10-8
.556
12-15
.444
Drake
9-9
.500
9-18
.333
Indiana State
8-10
.444
12-15
.444
Wichita State
5-13
.278
12-14
.462
UNI
4-14
.222
6-20
.231
Western Illinois
3-15
.167
5-21
.192
Southern Illinois beats Louisiana State in the NCAA first
round, but loses to Louisiana Tech in the regional semifinals.
SIU’s Bridgett Bonds is league Most Valuable Player, while
Southern Illinois’ Cindy Scott and Missouri State’s Valerie
Goodwin-Colbert share Gateway Conference Coach of the
Year honors.

Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Missouri State
16-2
.889
25-4
.862
Southern Illinois
13-5
.722
19-10
.655
Illinois State
13-5
.722
18-10
.643
Drake
10-8
.556
13-17
.433
Eastern Illinois
9-9
.500
14-13
.519
Bradley
9-9
.500
13-14
.481
Indiana State
8-10
.444
13-14
.481
Western Illinois
6-12
.333
11-16
.407
UNI
3-15
.167
6-21
.222
Wichita State
3-15
.167
6-21
.222
Missouri State earns its first Gateway title by three games
-- the second-largest margin in league history. The Gateway’s
MVP, Jan Jensen of Drake, leads the nation in scoring with a
29.6 scoring average, while Missouri State’s Cheryl Burnett is
Gateway coach of the year. Missouri State ousts Tennessee
Tech in the NCAA first round before losing at Tennessee.

1983-84

1987-88

1991-92

Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Drake
16-2
.889
22-7
.759
Southern Illinois
15-3
.833
22-6
.786
Illinois State
15-3
.833
23-8
.742
Wichita State
12-6
.667
14-14
.500
Eastern Illinois
10-8
.556
16-12
.571
Missouri State
8-10
.444
12-16
.429
Bradley
6-12
.333
9-18
.333
Western Illinois
5-13
.278
8-19
.296
Indiana State
2-16
.111
5-23
.179
UNI
1-17
.056
2-25
.074
Drake wins the league title, while Southern Illinois and
Illinois State finish just one game back in the league standings. Drake advances to the NCAA Tournament, but loses in
the first round to Texas, 96-60. Three Gateway teams post
20 wins for the second year in a row.

Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Eastern Illinois
14-4
.778
22-8
.733
Illinois State
14-4
.778
20-11
.645
Indiana State
14-4
.778
22-6
.786
Drake
12-6
.667
15-13
.536
Southern Illinois
12-6
.667
16-11
.593
Missouri State
6-12
.333
9-17
.346
Wichita State
6-12
.333
9-17
.346
Bradley
6-12
.333
9-18
.333
UNI
4-14
.222
9-17
.346
Western Illinois
2-16
.111
4-22
.154
Eastern Illinois wins its first Gateway title with a one-point
win over Illinois State in the tournament title game. The
Panthers represent the Gateway in the NCAA Tournament,
but they lose to Colorado in the first round. Illinois State’s
Susan Wellman is the league’s Most Valuable Player, while
Andi Myers of Indiana State is coach of the year after a
first-place regular-season finish.

Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Missouri State
17-1
.944
31-3
.912
Southern Illinois
15-3
.833
23-8
.742
Bradley
11-7
.611
17-11
.607
Illinois State
11-7
.611
14-14
.500
Wichita State
10-8
.556
13-16
.448
Drake
7-11
.389
11-15
.423
Indiana State
7-11
.389
10-17
.370
Western Illinois
5-13
.278
9-18
.333
Eastern Illinois
4-14
.222
8-19
.296
UNI
3-15
.167
4-23
.148
Missouri State advances to the NCAA Final Four, highlighted
by landmark victories over No. 7 Iowa and No. 5 Mississippi.
WSU’s Kareema Williams is league MVP, while Cheryl Burnett
is Coach of the Year. It is the final season for the Gateway, as
teams merge with their men’s counterparts in July of 1992.

1988-89

Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Missouri State
14-2
.875
23-9
.719
Creighton
12-4
.750
20-8
.714
Southern Illinois
12-4
.750
19-10
.655
Wichita State
8-8
.500
15-12
.556
Drake
8-8
.500
15-13
.536
Illinois State
6-10
.375
11-16
.407
UNI
4-12
.250
10-17
.370
Indiana State
4-12
.250
8-18
.308
Bradley
4-12
.250
7-20
.259
Missouri State advances to the NCAA Tournament “Sweet
16,” and Lady Bear Secelia Winkfield is league MVP and
Defensive Player of the Year. Creighton’s Becky Flynn is
Newcomer and Freshman of the Year, while Wichita State’s
Linda Hargrove earns Coach of the Year honors.

1984-85
Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Illinois State
17-1
.944
23-6
.793
Drake
16-2
.889
24-6
.800
Southern Illinois
14-4
.778
21-7
.750
Missouri State
9-9
.500
12-16
.429
Eastern Illinois
8-10
.444
16-12
.571
Bradley
7-11
.389
13-14
.481
Indiana State
7-11
.389
10-18
.357
Wichita State
6-12
.333
10-18
.357
Western Illinois
3-15
.167
6-21
.222
UNI
3-15
.167
5-23
.179
Illinois State’s Jill Hutchison and Melinda Fischer are the
league’s co-Coaches of the Year. Wanda Ford of Drake is
Gateway Most Valuable Player. Illinois State loses in the
NCAA Tournament first round to Louisiana Tech, 81-57.
Three league teams win 20 or more games.

1985-86
Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Southern Illinois
18-0
1.000
25-4
.862
Drake
16-2
.889
22-8
.733
Illinois State
12-6
.667
16-12
.571
Bradley
11-7
.611
16-12
.571
Eastern Illinois
10-8
.556
18-10
.643
Wichita State
9-9
.500
12-15
.444
Missouri State
5-13
.278
6-21
.222
Indiana State
4-14
.222
5-23
.179
UNI
4-14
.222
9-18
.333
Western Illinois
1-17
.056
4-23
.148
Two Gateway teams advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Drake edges Kentucky then loses to Mississippi in the regional semis, while Southern Illinois earns a first-round bye
but is beaten in the regionals by Auburn. The Salukis’ 18-0
conference season marked the first of two-straight perfect
league slates by Southern Illinois, a feat not matched in
Gateway Conference history.

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Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Illinois State
16-2
.889
23-8
.742
Southern Illinois
15-3
.833
19-10
.655
Drake
12-6
.667
17-11
.607
Eastern Illinois
11-7
.611
16-12
.571
Indiana State
10-8
.556
18-9
.667
Western Illinois
7-11
.389
9-18
.333
Bradley
6-12
.333
12-15
.444
Missouri State
5-13
.278
7-20
.259
UNI
4-14
.222
7-18
.280
Wichita State
4-14
.222
6-20
.231
Pam Tanner of Illinois State is the Gateway Conference
Most Valuable Player. She set what was then a league record
with 98 steals. Coach of the Year Jill Hutchison leads Illinois
State to its first NCAA Tournament victory in women’s basketball as ISU defeated Northwestern State, 100-79. Illinois
State loses to Stanford in the NCAA second round, however.

1989-90
Team
Gateway
Pct.
All
Pct.
Southern Illinois
14-4
.778
21-10
.677
Illinois State
14-4
.778
21-11
.656
Missouri State
14-4
.778
19-8
.704
Bradley
12-6
.667
16-12
.571
Eastern Illinois
11-7
.611
15-12
.556
Drake
8-10
.444
10-16
.385
Wichita State
6-12
.333
7-20
.259
Indiana State
5-13
.278
8-19
.296
Western Illinois
4-14
.222
7-20
.259
UNI
2-16
.111
5-22
.185
For the second time in league history, there is a three-way
tie for the regular-season crown. Southern Illinois, behind
MVP Amy Rakers, grabs the tourney title with a win over
Illinois State in the title game. Southern Illinois is ousted in
the first round of the NCAA tourney by Ohio State, 73-61.
Bradley’s Lisa Boyer is Coach of the Year.

1992-93

1993-94
Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Missouri State
15-1
.938
24-6
.800
Creighton
14-2
.875
24-7
.774
Wichita State
9-7
.563
17-10
.630
Southern Illinois
9-7
.563
15-12
.556
Drake
8-8
.500
16-12
.571
Indiana State
6-10
.375
14-14
.500
Illinois State
5-11
.313
10-17
.370
Bradley
4-12
.250
9-18
.333
UNI
2-14
.125
6-20
.231
The league picks up two NCAA wins as Creighton and Missouri State post first-round wins. Melody Howard of Missouri
State is league MVP, while Nanne Jackson of Missouri State
is Newcomer of the Year, and Creighton’s Holly Sivesind is
Freshman of the Year. Creighton’s Becky Flynn is Defensive
Player of the Year.