It looks like our only chance to avoid a very early exit is to win three more games and for Bradley to lose their final five. Not impossible, but it's a long shot. If that happened we would be the 7th seed, probably face Drake and then Indiana State on Friday night should we win.

This scenario would require us to win road games at Drake and at Bradley, plus beat Evansville at home on the final day of the season.

If everything stays on the current course, we will be the 8 or 9 seed and thereby become the first sacrificial lamb for Wichita at high noon on Friday even if we manage to win our Thursday game.