The March to the Arch Podcast

Preview season continues with another 3 teams: Indiana State Sycamores, Murray State Racers, and Southern Illinois Salukis. The Voice of the Salukis Luke Martin joins Baker and Vance to help fans get to know the Dawgs. Baker then reads from the Gospel according to Luke.

• Banter and Conference Realignment Rumors (1:21)
• Indiana State Sycamores @IndStBasketball (14:32)
• Murray State Racers @RacersHoops (31:04)
• Southern Illinois Salukis @SIU_Basketball w/ @_LukePMartin (51:03)

• The Gospel According to Luke (1:29:31)

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Preview season continues with another 3-pack of teams: UIC Flames, Illinois State Redbirds, and Northern Iowa Panthers. Head Coach Ryan Pedon of the Illinois State Redbirds join Baker and Vance to talk about the culture he has built in Normal, IL. During Valley News the guys talk the conference schedule release.

• Banter and Conference Schedule Release (0:28)
• UIC Flames @UICFlames (13:50)
• Illinois State Redbirds @Redbird_MBB (28:26)
• Ryan Pedon @ryanpedon (48:27)
• Northern Iowa Panthers @unimbb (1:17:42)
• This or That (1:31:10)

Preview season begins with Belmont Bruins and Evansville Purple Aces.

Baker and Vance host a conversation with Ken Pomeroy of https://kenpom.com/ analytics in this era of college basketball and impact on the Valley.

• Open/Banter (0:28)
• Belmont Bruins @BelmontMBB (6:05)
• Evansville Purple Aces @UEAthletics_MBB (24:55)
• Ken Pomeroy @KenPomeroy (39:38)

• Gauntlet (1:13:40)

Baker and Vance recap the postseason games and dole out letter grades for each team. Baker gives a way too early look at next season.

• Banter (0:28)
• NCAA News (14:08)
• MVC Coaching Changes (26:30)
• Postseason Recap(35:48)
• Season Report Cards (50:20)
• Look Ahead to 26-27 (1:17:24)

Thank you to all of our listeners for following along and interacting this season. Go Valley!

Vance and Baker get ready to follow all 5 Valley Teams playing in the postseason. In Valley news, Belmont is looking for a new head coach as Casey Alexander is heading to the Little Apple. They are joined by JW Cox play-by-play announcer for Northern Iowa to prepare for their first round matchup.

• Banter/News (0:28)
• J.W. Cox @UNImbb (27:26)
• NCAA and NIT (47:49)
• Close (1:09:19)

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Congratulations to University of Northern Iowa Panthers the 2026 MVC Tournament Champions!

Vance and Baker recap their weekend in St. Louis watching games and hanging out with Valley fans and family.

• Weekend Recap (0:28)

The March to the Arch is set! Baker and Vance recap the last weekend of the regular season in preparation for St. Louis.

• Banter (0.28)
• Recaps and Power Rankings (6:28)
• Mike Kern - Valley Hoops Associate Commissioner (22:28)
• Tournament Picks (53:29)
• Harry Schroeder https://valleyhoopsinsider.com/ (1:15:10)
• This or That (1:43:41)

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Baker and Vance spend the episode with Tony to recap the past week and preview All-Conference Awards.

• Banter (0:28)
• Power Rankings and Game Recaps (5:00)
• All-Conference Picks (28:40)
• Game Picks (1:13:36)
• Gauntlet (1:22:12)

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Final Stretch with 3 Games Left! Baker and Vance discuss the most recent conference games. Rocco Miller joins us to talk bracketology, scheduling, and how the Valley shows up in college hoops circles.

• Banter (0:28)
• Power Rankings & Game Recaps(5:03)
• Rocco Miller (27:23) https://bracketeer.org/
• Game Picks (1:07:07)

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Two Weeks Until Arch Madness! Baker and Vance discuss the most recent conference games.

• Banter (0:28)
• News (6:02)
• Power Rankings & Game Recaps(12:08)
• Game Picks (51:00)
• 1st Team All-Conference Draft Update (54:57)
• This or That (57:43)

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