Originally Posted by
gavin2126
Might actually be cool to play them in Brookings, would be fun to have 2/3 of the fans there wearing green.
SIU wasn't #19 in any poll I can find last week. #7 in Coaches, #8 in STATS, #8 in Sagarin Ratings, #7 in AGS. They are easily a top 10 team and after beating Bunnies a legit top 5 team.
Strength of schedule there's is probably slightly better. Yeah they had a D2 but Lindenwood really isn't any worse than Valpo. And they did beat an FBS opponent. As far as the better Valley teams they avoid Missouri State and we avoid Southern Illinois so their conference schedule is a little tougher.