Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Media Guides 2013-14 MVC Women's Basketball Media Guide | Page 140

History

All-Time Standings
2004-05

2007-08

2010-11

Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Missouri State
15-3
.833
25-8
.758
Indiana State
13-5
.722
23-9
.719
Creighton
13-5
.722
19-10
.655
UNI
13-5
.722
20-11
.645
Evansville
10-8
.556
17-11
.607
Bradley
8-10
.444
15-13
.536
Drake
8-10
.444
14-15
.483
Illinois State
7-11
.389
13-18
.419
Wichita State
2-16
.111
5-22
.185
Southern Illinois
1-17
.056
3-24
.111
Illinois State became the Cinderella team in 2005, winning
the MVC Tournament at the No. 8 seed and being one of three
Valley schools to make it to postseason play. The Redbirds
lost to eventual NCAA Tournament Champion Baylor in the
first round of the NCAA Tourney while Missouri State won
the WNIT after storming through four home wins en route to
its first postseason title. At the Valley Tournament, Bradley,
Creighton, Missouri State and Evansville exited after day
one while UNI and Drake fell in the semis.

Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Illinois State
13-5
.722
26-7
.788
Evansville
13-5
.722
21-12
.636
Drake
13-5
.722
23-11
.676
Creighton
12-6
.667
21-12
.636
Missouri State
9-9
.500
11-19
.367
Indiana State
8-10
.444
14-15
.483
UNI
8-10
.444
13-18
.419
Bradley
6-12
.333
12-18
.400
Southern Illinois
5-13
.278
10-20
.333
Wichita State
3-15
.167
9-22
.290
Illinois State claimed the first neutral-site State Farm
MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament title at The Family
Arena in St. Charles, Mo. The top-seeded Redbirds became
the first school in four years to win the tournament from
the No. 1 seed. Four Missouri Valley Conference teams
made postseason appearances -- Illinois State in the NCAA
Tournament and Creighton, Drake and Evansville in the
WNIT. Illinois State fell to Oklahoma in the first round of the
NCAA Tournament while the Valley’s WNIT participants each
claimed an opening round win.

Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
UNI
17-1
.944
27-6
.818
Missouri State
12-6
.667
24-11
.686
Illinois State
12-6
.667
24-11
.686
Creighton
12-6
.667
18-13
.581
Wichita State
10-8
.556
17-15
.531
Drake
9-9
.500
15-15
.500
Indiana State
8-10
.444
16-16
.500
Bradley
7-11
.389
15-16
.484
Evansville
3-15
.167
8-22
.267
Southern Illinois
0-18
.000
2-28
.067
Top-seeded UNI made its second consecutive NCAA Touranment appearance after becoming just the fourth league team
to win back-to-back State Farm MVC Tournament titles. The
Panthers were the lone Valley representative in the NCAA
Tournament, nearly pulling off a first-round upset against
Michigan State. Five Valley teams earned post-season berths
(1 NCAA, 4 WNIT). Illinois State advanced to the semifinals
of the WNIT for the third straight season, marking the fifth
time in league history a Valley school has played in the WNIT
semifinals. Missouri State won 20+ games and earned backto-back postseasn bids for the first time since the 2005-06
season, when the Lady Bears earned nine consecutive
postseason bids. Wichita State returned to the postseason
WNIT for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.

2005-06
Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Indiana State
16-2
.889
27-6
.818
Drake
13-5
.722
17-12
.586
UNI
12-6
.667
19-11
.633
Evansville
11-7
.611
16-13
.552
Wichita State
8-10
.444
15-13
.536
Missouri State
7-11
.389
17-15
.531
Illinois State
7-11
.389
12-16
.429
Southern Illinois
6-12
.333
10-18
.357
Bradley
5-13
.278
9-19
.321
Creighton
5-13
.278
8-21
.276
Missouri State won four games in four days en route to its
third tournament title in four years. The Bears, the No. 7 seed,
were the lone Valley representative in the NCAA Tournament,
and they suffered a first-round loss to Purdue at the national
tournament. Including MSU, four schools represented the
league in postseason play as UNI, Drake and Indiana State
all played in the WNIT. The Panthers and Bulldogs suffered
first-round defeats, while the Sycamores fell in the second
round to Indiana. At the Valley Tournament, the Sycamores
were on pace to clinch their first Valley Tournament Title but
fell at the arms of the Bears in the championship game.

2006-07
Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Southern Illinois
16-2
.889
21-11
.656
Illinois State
13-5
.722
22-11
.667
Indiana State
12-6
.667
19-11
.633
Evansville
11-7
.611
19-12
.613
UNI
11-7
.611
17-13
.567
Creighton
8-10
.444
13-19
.406
Bradley
7-11
.389
12-19
.387
Drake
5-13
.278
14-19
.424
Wichita State
4-14
.222
9-20
.310
Missouri State
3-15
.167
7-21
.250
Drake won four games in four days en route to its State
Farm MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament Title. The
Bulldogs, as a No. 8 seed, matched Illinois State’s 200 5
tournament title in that the lowest-seeded team won the
title. Drake suffered a first-round loss to eventual national
champion Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Three schools represented the league in postseason
play as Southern Illinois and Illinois State played in the WNIT.
Both the Salukis and Redbirds advanced to the second round
of the postseason tournament.

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2008-09
Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Illinois State
15-3
.833
27-8
.771
Creighton
14-4
.778
22-12
.647
Drake
12-6
.667
19-12
.613
Bradley
11-7
.611
21-10
.677
Indiana State
10-8
.556
14-16
.467
UNI
9-9
.500
11-19
.367
Missouri State
6-12
.333
10-20
.333
Southern Illinois
5-13
.278
9-19
.321
Evansville
4-14
.222
15-19
.441
Wichita State
4-14
.222
13-18
.419
Ninth-seeded Evansville became the lowest-seeded team
to claim the State Farm MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament
title, after an improbable postseason run and a last-second
shot to give the Purple Aces a 47-45 win over Creighton.
The Aces were the lone Valley representative in the NCAA
Tournament, suffering a first-round loss to Texas A&M. Two
other MVC schools -- Illinois State and Creighton -- made
postseason appearances in the WNIT. The Redbirds made
their deepest postseason run in program history, evenutally
falling victim to Kansas, 75-72, in the WNIT semifinals. Ironically, the Jays also lost to Kansas in the WNIT second-round,
following a first-round victory over UC Riverside.

2009-10
Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Illinois State
16-2
.889
28-7
.800
Creighton
13-5
.722
21-11
.656
Missouri State
12-6
.667
22-11
.667
Bradley
12-6
.667
17-14
.548
UNI
10-8
.556
17-16
.515
Wichita State
8-10
.444
18-15
.545
Indiana State
7-11
.389
17-14
.548
Drake
7-11
.389
15-15
.500
Southern Illinois
4-14
.222
5-24
.172
Evansville
1-17
.056
4-26
.133
Fifth-seeded UNI won its first-ever State Farm MVC
Championship title, earning its first berth to the NCAA
Tournament field of 64. The Panthers were the lone Valley
representative in the NCAA Tournament, suffering a firstround loss to Nebraska. The Valley matched a league-high
tying six teams earning post-season berths (1 NCAA, 3 WNIT,
2 WBI), which also occurred in 1999 (2 NCAA, 4 WNIT). Illinois State advanced to the semifinals of the WNIT, marking
the fourth time in league history a Valley school has played
in the WNIT semifinals. Missouri State won more than 20
games and earned its first postseason bid in four years.
The Lady Bears were also one of 17 NCAA Division I schools
to post a double-digit increase in total victories and their
12-win improvement from a 10-20 campaign in 2008-09
represented the seventh-best turnaround in the nation. Both
Bradley and Wichita State earned their first-ever postseason
wins in program history.

2011-12
Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Missouri State
14-4
.778
24-9
.727
Illinois State
13-5
.722
19-13
.594
Wichita State
12-6
.667
20-13
.606
Creighton
11-7
.611
20-13
.606
UNI
9-9
.500
19-15
.559
Drake
9-9
.500
18-16
.529
Indiana State
9-9
.500
15-16
.484
Bradley
7-11
.389
18-16
.529
Southern Illinois
4-14
.222
8-22
.267
Evansville
2-16
.111
5-25
.167
Fourth-seeded Creighton made its fourth NCAA Touranment appearance, and first under head coach Jim Flanery,
after taking down seventh-seeded Drake to earn the MVC
Tournament title. The Bluejays were the lone Valley representative in the NCAA Tournament, nearly pulling off a
first-round upset against St. John’s. Seven Valley teams
earned post-season berths (1 NCAA, 4 WNIT, 2 WBI). UNI
won its first-ever postseason game en route to advancing
to the finals of the WBI against Minnesota. Missouri State
won 20+ games and earned a postseason bid for the thirdstraight season season, while Wichita State returned to the
postseason WNIT for the second consecutive year.

2012-13
Team
MVC
Pct.
All
Pct.
Creighton
15-3
.833
25-8
.758
Wichita State
15-3
.833
24-10
.706
Illinois State
13-5
.722
24-11
.686
Indiana State
10-8
.556
18-13
.581
UNI
10-8
.556
17-17
.500
Bradley
8-10
.444
14-16
.467
Evansville
7-11
.389
9-21
.300
Missouri State
6-12
.333
14-17
.452
Drake
5-13
.278
11-20
.355
Southern Illinois
1-17
.056
5-26
.161
For the 10th time in league history, and the first time
since 2002, the MVC earned two bids to the NCAA Tournament. Wichita State, which earned the Valley’s automatic
bid after winning its first-ever tournament title, was joined by
Creighton, which earned an at-large selection for the second
time in program history (1994). The Bluejays, a No. 10 seed,
knocked off seventh-seeded Syracuse, 61-56, earning the
league’s first NCAA Tournament victory since 2002. Wichita
State was the regular-season and tournament champion for
the first time in school history, carrying the best program
record in Shocker history at 24-10. Three teams – Illinois
State, Indiana State and UNI – also earned WNIT Tournament
berths – for a total of five postseason teams.