Women's seed race 2/1/2009

Now that the women have also reached the half-way point, I'll add the women's seed race. Just to clarify again, the idea is "if the regular season ended today, these are the way the seeds would be laid out, and this is what the 1st round matchup would be."

Scores from 1/31/2009:

Wright State    65 Detroit 58
Milwaukee       63 Butler 58
Green Bay       76 Valparaiso 45
Loyola          56 Youngstown State 42
Cleveland State 68 UIC 60

Seed Team             Conf 1st round matchup
---- ----------       ---- -----------------
#1   Green Bay        9-0  Would host winner of #8-#9 game
#2   Butler           7-2  Would host winner of #7-#10 game
#3   Wright State     6-3  Would host #6 UIC
#4   Cleveland State  6-3  Would host #5 Valparaiso
#5   Valparaiso       5-4
#6   UIC              5-4
#7   Milwaukee        4-5  Would host #10 Youngstown State
#8   Detroit          2-7  Would host #9 Loyola
#9   Loyola           1-8
#10  Youngstown State 0-9

Wright State is 1-0 against Cleveland State, Valparaiso is 1-0 against UIC.

News On The Horizon 1/31/2009

The State of the Other 22, Week 9--The Mid-Majority


Mid-Majority Chat #1--The Mid-Majority
Butler's rapid rise follows familiar pattern--The Indy Star
3 big tests await team next week--The Indy Star
No. 13 Butler overcomes Valparaiso--The Indy Star
Ugly, yes, but next week is what matters--Indy Star Butler Insider
BUTLER 59, VALPARAISO 51--THE unOFFICIAL BUTLER BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE
No. 13 Bulldogs Hold Off Tenacious Crusaders, 59-51--ButlerSports.com

Bulldogs Wrap Up Road Swing At Milwaukee Saturday--ButlerSports.com

For CSU, what's wrong against Wright State--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Red-Hot Wright State Next Up For Vikings--csuvikings.com

Vikings Host UIC To Wrap Up First Round of League Play--csuvikings.com

UDM Coaches To Wear Sneakers With Their Suits As Titans Visit Youngstown State--detroittitans.com

Women's Hoops Travels to Wright State--detroittitans.com

Matchup: Illinois-Chicago at Wisconsin-Milwaukee--The Chicago Tribune
Men's Basketball Meets Milwaukee This Saturday Night--uicflames.com

Women's Basketball Continues Road Trip At Cleveland State On Saturday--uicflames.com

Matchup: Loyola at Wisconsin-Green Bay--The Chicago Tribune

Women's basketball preview: UWGB vs. Valparaiso--Green Bay Press Gazette

UWGB men's basketball: Sister's pointers drive Fletcher's success--Green Bay Press Gazette
Men's Basketball Home Stand Continues Saturday Night--uwgbathletics.com

ESPNU BracketBusters Announcement Plans Set--Panther Blog Zone
Panthers Wrap Up January With Home Contest Against UIC--uwmpanthers.com
Alumni Game Set For Saturday--uwmpanthers.com
Second-Annual Shooting For A Cure Set For April--uwmpanthers.com

Panthers Continue Homestand With Butler Saturday----uwmpanthers.com

VU rallies to close gap--The Post-Tribune
Butler denies VU's Drew win No. 600 in close game--The NWI Times
Live from Hinkle Fieldhouse: Valparaiso vs. No. 13 Butler--Inside VU Sports
Wrapping up Butler--Inside VU Sports
Crusaders Drop Eight-Point Contest at 13th-Ranked Butler--valpoathletics.com

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Valparaiso (10-8, 5-3) at Green Bay (16-3, 8-0)--The Post-Tribune
Scouting Valparaiso women's basketball--The NWI Times
Valpo Women End First Half of Horizon League Play at Green Bay--valpoathletics.com

Brownell: Injuries offer chances--Dayton Daily News
Preview: Wright State (13-8, 7-3) at Cleveland State (14-8, 5-5)--Dayton Daily News
How about some dry pavement--Mark Katz's Blog

Penguins Close Out Homestand Against Detroit--ysusports.com

YSU BASKETBALL PREVIEWS \ Today’s games--Youngstown Vindicator

Penguins Try to Take Positives Into Saturday's Game vs. Loyola--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Jan. 30--The Horizon League
It's a Saturday Night...Special!--Horizon League Network
Checking in on the… Horizon League--Rush The Court

News On The Horizon 1/30/2009

No. 13 Butler Bulldogs storm the airwaves--The Indy Star
BracketBuster: St. Mary's, Davidson . . . or Siena--Indy Star Butler Insider
Coach Stevens offers thoughts on leadership to those looking to improve skills--Dawgnet News
Butler Faces Valparaiso In Nationally-Televised Contest--ButlerSports.com

Butler Rally Falls Just Short, As Green Bay Holds Off Bulldogs, 58-53--ButlerSports.com

CSU Looks To Get Back On Track--The Fan Home of the Cleveland State Vikings
Vikings Top Detroit, 66-49--csuvikings.com

Garland's Career-High 23 Points Leads Vikings Over Loyola, 87-52--csuvikings.com

Turnovers Loom Large As UDM Falls To Cleveland State--detroittitans.com

Defensive Pressure, Miller's Hot Shooting Leads Women's Basketball Past Youngstown State--uicflames.com

Cleveland State Races Past Loyola, 87-52--LoyolaRamblers.com

Women's basketball: Phoenix survives battle of Horizon unbeatens--Green Bay Press Gazette
Women's Basketball Outlasts Butler 58-53 in Battle for First Place--uwgbathletics.com

Another stinker--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Can't Answer Valpo's Offense In 83-65 Loss--uwmpanthers.com

Crusaders hoping for special night--The Post-Tribune
Valpo's Drew goes for 600th career win against No. 13 Butler--The NWI Times

VU women top Milwaukee--The Post-Tribune
Crusader women steal game away from Milwaukee--The NWI Times
Litka Leads Valpo to Big Road Win at Milwaukee--valpoathletics.com

Unlikely hero Land ignites Raiders--Dayton Daily News
A victory by Land--Mark Katz's Blog
WSU men hold on for win on road at Youngstown State--Fairborn Daily Herald
Men Hold On For Win at Youngstown State--wsuraiders.com

Penguins go cold vs. Flames--Youngstown Vindicator
YSU vs UIC--Youngstown Vindicator
Intense First-Half Performance Not Enough in Loss to UIC--ysusports.com

Penguins fall short again--Youngstown Vindicator
Guins Battle to Final Minute Before Losing 67-61 to Wright State--ysusports.com

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Jan. 29--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 1/29/2009

Butler athletes score in the classroom--Dawgnet News

Cleveland State Insider: Waters waiting for Vikings to 'step up'--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State men's basketball team misses D'Aundray Brown--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State Insider: Foul troubles prompt Vikings' Waters to think zone vs. Mercy--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Wis-Green Bay beats Ill-Chicago--The Chicago Tribune
Wis-Green Bay beats Ill-Chicago--Daily Herald
Cotton’s shooting Flame retardant--Whoosh!Net
Men's Basketball Falls At Green Bay, 83-72--uicflames.com

Defensive Pressure, Miller's Hot Shooting Leads Women's Basketball Past Youngstown State--uicflames.com

Wisconsin-Milwaukee tops Loyola, 72-58--The Chicago Tribune
Wis-Milwaukee tops Loyola--Daily Herald
Make that a Rambler split--Loyola Phoenix
Ramblers Finish Tough Road Swing At Green Bay Saturday Night--LoyolaRamblers.com

From heroes to zeroes--Loyola Phoenix
Loyola Drops 72-58 Decision At Milwaukee--LoyolaRamblers.com

Women's basketball: First-place tilt vs. Butler favors Phoenix--Green Bay Press Gazette
Phoenix women win 12th straight versus WSU--UWGB Fourth Estate
First Place on the Line Thursday Night at the Kress Center--uwgbathletics.com
Green Bay Phoenix, Bellin Health Team Up to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness--uwgbathletics.com

Phoenix athletics sore high over winter break--UWGB Fourth Estate

Men's basketball: Cotton turns tide for Phoenix in win over UIC--Green Bay Press Gazette
Phoenix complete season sweep of Huskies--UWGB Fourth Estate
Phoenix Put Out Flames--SportsBubbler.com
Second-Half Shooting Lifts Phoenix Over UIC, 83-72--uwgbathletics.com

Seniors bounce back--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UWM announces AD candidates--UWM Post Sports Blog
Pick it Up, Pick it Up...--Milwaukee Panther Tracks
MBB: Off The Court News and Notes--Panther Blog Zone
Live Blog: MBB vs. Loyola--Panther Blog Zone
Energy and Effort--SportsBubbler.com
Panthers Dominate Boards, Claim Home Win Over Loyola--uwmpanthers.com

Live Blog: WBB vs. Valparaiso--Panther Blog Zone

VU's Little has quickly become a star--The Post-Tribune
Veterans lead Phoenix's rise--The Post-Tribune
Horizon simply is not in Butler's league--The Post-Tribune
"Horizon simply is not in Butler's league" discussion--Off The Mark
Valpo Lookin' To Make Noise Against UW-GB--Valpo BasketBlog on Palestra.net
Valpo Can't Get It Done Against UWGB--Valpo BasketBlog on Palestra.net
Valparaiso at #13/13 Butler Men's Basketball Game Notes--valpoathletics.com

Valpo Offering $5 Tickets as Part of ‘Be Bold, Wear Gold’ Promotion--valpoathletics.com

VU looks to bounce back after Butler--The Post-Tribune
Valparaiso University women's basketball preview capsule--The NWI Times
Valpo Continues Road Trip Thursday at Milwaukee--valpoathletics.com

Raiders' Horne plays through injuries--Dayton Daily News
Preview: WSU (12-8, 6-3) at Youngstown State (6-13, 3-6)--Dayton Daily News
Raiders' Grote suspended 2 games--Dayton Daily News
Game, dinner, on--Mark Katz's Blog
Raiders take off early--Mark Katz's Blog
Privacy or not--Mark Katz's Blog
Women Try for Third Straight Home Win Saturday--RaiderRoundball.com

Family fun at YSU--Youngstown Vindicator
YSU Basketball previews--Youngstown Vindicator
Men's basketball team continues home stand--The Jambar

Women's coach optimistic despite disappointing season--The Jambar
Penguins Start Doubleheader Week Thursday Against UIC--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Jan. 28--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 1/28/2009

Battle For First Pits Butler Against Green Bay On Thursday--ButlerSports.com

Vikings Host Detroit To Start Second Half Of League Slate--csuvikings.com

College basketball matchup: UIC at Wisconsin-Green Bay--The Chicago Tribune

College basketball matchup: Loyola at Wisconsin-Milwaukee--The Chicago Tribune

Loyola Opens Ohio Swing With Thursday Night Date At Cleveland State--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball: Perine's game on rise for UWGB--Green Bay Press Gazette

Panthers Weekly Review--SportsBubbler.com

Valparaiso's key to success? Get hurt.--Off The Mark

Postseason tournament added--Dayton Daily News

YSU men’s coaches in sneakers--Youngstown Vindicator
Squads needing victories--Youngstown Vindicator

Women's Basketball Weekly Release #11--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 1/27/2009

'The Butler way' is not just for men--The Indy Star
Butler's Lester honored--The Indy Star

Butler climbs to No. 13--The Indy Star

Detroit beats Chicago State 68-67--Daily Herald
Titans hang on, 68-67--The Detroit Free Press
Detroit beats Chicago State 68-67--The Detroit News
Thanks, and have patience--College Sports Blog
Detroit Slips Past Chicago State, 68-67--GoCSUCougars.com
Titans Hold On For 68-67 Triumph Over Chicago State--detroittitans.com

Robo's perimeter patrol saves victory--UIC Chicago Flame
Men's Basketball Heads North To Green Bay This Wednesday Night--uicflames.com

High-five for Flames--UIC Chicago Flames
Women's Basketball Begins Three-Game Road Trip On Thursday At Youngstown State--uicflames.com

Loyola Opens Ohio Swing With Thursday Night Date At Cleveland State--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball: Horizon League honors UWGB's Tillema--Green Bay Press Gazette
Four-Game Men's Home Stand Tips Off Wednesday--uwgbathletics.com

Women's basketball: Minnesota forward transfers to UWGB--Green Bay Press Gazette
Women's Basketball Adds Sension for 2009-10--uwgbathletics.com

Weekly Panthers report--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Look To Bounce Back Wednesday Against Loyola--uwmpanthers.com

UWM narrows athletic director search--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Panthers Host Valparaiso Thursday At Klotsche--uwmpanthers.com

NCAA or bust for Valparaiso--Inside VU Sports

Gardner’s MRI normal, but how much can he play?--Mark Katz's Blog

Poor shooting costs YSU against Akron--Youngstown Vindicator
Penguins erase losing skid as they earn victory on ESPNU--The Jambar
Men's Basketball Handles Youngstown State, 67-53--GoZips.com
Men's Basketball: Mays Pours in 18, Guins Drop 67-53 Contest to Akron--ysusports.com
Coaches to Wear Suits, Sneakers to Promote Cancer Awareness--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Jan. 26--The Horizon League

Men's Basketball Weekly Release #11--The Horizon League