There are other mid-major at-large contenders outside of the Atlantic 10, Mountain West, and WCC, with the Missouri Valley leading the way—thanks to 2015 NCAA teams Wichita State and Northern Iowa and two teams that won minor postseason tourneys last season, Loyola-Chicago and Evansville. In the final post of this series, I’ll not only look at the schedules of five Valley contenders but also those of 10 other squads who might have a case on Selection Sunday, though in most of these cases, many things will have to break right.
Teams appear in schedule rank order within the conference.