Racers closing in on Mid Major Top 25
MBB: Murray State receives enough votes to be 29th this week
With two more wins this week, Murray State could find themselves in the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Top 25 one week from today.
After beating Middle Tennessee Saturday to improve to 2-1 on the season, the Racers received 54 votes in this week’s poll, which would be good for 29th-place overall.
Gonzaga remains a unanimous #1 in the poll, picking up all 31 first-place votes.
Three Missouri Valley teams are ranked in the Top 25 this week: Bradley is #7, Northern Iowa is #14 and Drake enters the poll at #24. Belmont (5 votes) and Illinois State (3 votes) fell into the ‘Others Receiving Votes’ category.
Murray State hosts Utah Valley this week, as UVU grabbed six votes in the poll, which would be good for 58th-place.
Western Kentucky comes in at #21. The Racers travel to Bowling Green to face the Hilltoppers on December 14th.
Murray State hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday, and then welcomes Utah Valley to the CFSB Center on Friday. Both games tip at 7:00pm.