Murray State soars up computer rankings

MBB: The Racers improve in the KenPom and NCAA NET after Evansville win

Nick Ellington opens the scoring with a slam dunk in Murray State’s win over Evansville on Saturday. (Photo: David Eaton/Murray State Athletics)

After Murray State’s win over Evansville, the Racers jumped up 45 spots in the NCAA NET rankings, and then moved up 29 spots in the KenPom ratings.

Here are the updated NCAA NET rankings for the 12 Missouri Valley Conference schools:

34. Indiana State (12-2 overall, 3-0 MVC)

71. Drake (12-2 overall, 3-0 MVC)

85. Southern Illinois (11-4 overall, 3-1 MVC)

97. Bradley (10-5 overall, 2-2 MVC)

106. Northern Iowa (7-7 overall, 1-2 MVC)

128. Missouri State (9-6 overall, 1-3 MVC)

145. Belmont (9-5 overall, 2-1 MVC)

147. Evansville (10-5 overall, 1-3 MVC)

153. UIC (8-7 overall, 1-3 MVC)

189. Murray State (6-9 overall, 3-1 MVC)

220. Illinois State (8-7 overall, 2-2 MVC)

310. Valparaiso (4-11 overall, 0-4 MVC)

Here are the update KenPom rankings:

57. Indiana State

69. Drake

96. Southern Illinois

105. Bradley

109. Northern Iowa

128. Missouri State

147. Belmont

164. UIC

165. Murray State

193. Evansville

208. Illinois State

316. Valparaiso