Yes, it did. Number of tournament appearances isn't really meaningful as someone from the small conferences has to go.You mean replacing some of those teams with Murray State weakened the conference??
Current MVC: Bradley (9), Drake (8), Evansville (4), Illinois State (5), Indiana State (7), Missouri State (6), Murray State (18), Northern Iowa (8), Southern Illinois (10) , and UIC (3). Granted, losing Creighton was a big loss.
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