CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — The Missouri Valley Conference chatter centers on Drake, and rightfully so.
Its record (25-4) speaks for itself, as does the winning streak (19 games) — and Tanya Warren was quick to peg the Bulldogs as the league's Tournament favorite this weekend in Moline, Ill.
But the Northern Iowa coach feels her Panthers lie on common ground with Drake in one specific category — both deserve to be dancing come Selection Monday.
“I don’t think there’s any question that two (MVC teams) deserve to be in (the NCAA Tournament),” Warren said this week.