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	<title>The MVC Rundown</title>
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		<title>No middie love this year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Only four bids went to the &#8220;non-power&#8221; conferences this year, continuing the decline that began in 2005 after 12 mid-majors were at-larges in 2004.
There isn&#8217;t much more to say that hasn&#8217;t already been said by major media outlets and countless message boards.
Go Panthers!
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		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=264</link>
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		<title>SEC showdown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One meaningful game today remains for bubble watchers around the nation &#8212; Mississippi State battles Tennessee for the SEC crown.
Should MSU win, that would be another &#8220;stolen&#8221; bid from the at-large pool, as the Bulldogs are not going to get in without the automatic. The Vols are currently 5½-point favorites.
There&#8217;s been a lot of talk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=263</link>
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		<title>The home stretch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not too many things went wrong yesterday, although a few late results were potentially troubling (USC, Baylor).
Bubble teams will be hoping these things happen today:
USC loses to Arizona State in the Pac-10 title game.
Auburn loses to Tennessee in the SEC title game.
Baylor loses to Missouri in the Big 12 title game.
All three of those teams [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=262</link>
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		<title>Friday update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Creighton and fellow bubble members anxiously are following today&#8217;s games. Here&#8217;s a rundown of what to look for:
Memphis needs to win.
Virginia Tech losing was extremely key. Tough calls down the stretch in that one, as well. Hokie fans are surely not pleased.
South Carolina (in progress as this is typed) must lose.  They trail by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=261</link>
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		<title>No love on the Horizon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cleveland St. snatched away one of the at-large spots from the &#8220;bubble teams&#8221; around the country when the Vikings upset Butler on its home court Tuesday.
Butler is a sure lock to get an at-large bid into the NCAA tourney, but couldn&#8217;t win the Horizon League tourney. 
Pretty much everything else described yesterday has to fall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=260</link>
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		<title>Bubble watch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Northern Iowa clinched the MVC&#8217;s automatic spot into the NCAA tourney last weekend. The Panthers will most definitely be a tough matchup for anyone, and will probably earn a 13 seed.
This week will now prove to be another nail-biting sweat bucket for Creighton as they are relegated to hoping conference tournaments around America go like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=259</link>
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		<title>Creighton 63 Wichita State 62</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a game.
Creighton dominated for the first 25 minutes. Wichita dominated for the next 14:58.
On an inbounds play with 1.9 seconds left, Booker Woodfox hit a leaning 15-foot jumper as time expired, allowing the Bluejays to continue on their quest for the NCAA tourney. Creighton won 63-62.
The Shockers couldn&#8217;t do much right and found themselves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=258</link>
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		<title>ahhh the &#8216;Busters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Arch Madness just around the corner, the Valley gears up for the last non-conference action of the regular season.  
BracketBusters are here, and for the first time in a couple years, there are games that may actually affect at-large bid consideration.
Creighton is the only MVC squad with any hopes of an at-large.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=257</link>
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		<title>Bluejays?  Panthers?  Anyone?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello.
We here at the Ledger haven&#8217;t had the necessary quantity of time to keep regular articles posted, but wanted to let any random hoop junkies know that we are paying attention to the state of the Valley.
It&#8217;s been a relatively mediocre season in the MVC, but you didn&#8217;t need magical insight to dream up that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=256</link>
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		<title>Amazing Drakeness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those wily Bulldogs streaked through the latter portion of the Valley schedule and ran through Arch Madness with seemingly no trouble. 
How good is this Drake team? Regardless of NCAA tourney results, this team is solid. 
Then there&#8217;s Illinois State.  Every expert had them penciled in for an at-large as long as they made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://valleyledger.com/?p=254</link>
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