SIU in Sweet Sixteen Again

For the second time in five years SIU has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.

And Kirk Wessler, of the the Peoria Journal Star, points out something that makes me smile, and ought to be faxed to every member of the selection committee to shame them for withholding bids from Missouri State and Bradley:

SIU is the third Missouri Valley team in the last two seasons to advance to the Sweet 16. That's the same number as the ACC and the Big 12, two more than the Big Ten.

And the MVC did it with far fewer teams in the field.