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Morris Almond - Rice

Bryant Dunston - Fordham

Nick Fazekas - Nevada

Nate Funk - Creighton

Brandon Heath - San Diego St

Courtney Lee - WKU

Blake Schilb - Loyola Chi

Jason Smith - Colorado St

Loren Stokes - Hofstra

Rodney Stuckey - EWU

Favorite: Loyola Chicago. Player of the Year: Blake Schilb. Conference Rank: 15th.

Capsules of teams ranked 131st to 144th in CHN's 144 Teams in 144 Days college preview.

Capsules of Teams #101 to 110 in CHN's 144 Teams in 144 Days Preseason Preview.

Led by Blake Schilb (19 ppg), the Ramblers could make their first tourney trip since 1985.

Sure the 2006-2007 college basketball season has yet to begin. But, some things are already a given for when it ends come March, or if your lucky even April. And one of those things is that the Mid-Continent Conference is about to look a whole lot different.

And no, it is not just because IPFW, North Dakota State and South Dakota State have already packed their bags in anticipation of moving in on July 1st of next year. It is instead because one of the long time tenants of the Mid-Con hotel is saying bye bye.

So the Valparaiso Crusaders prepare to ride off into the sunset, away from the Mid-Continent Conference and into the open hands of their Midwestern rivals of the Horizon League. Let us take this time to pause and look back at the five biggest moments for Valpo since they became a founding member of the Mid-Con in 1982.