I personally think that the Drake house of cards is going to fall.
This was a perfect setup for Drake.
Iowa, down year.
ISU, down year.
UNI, down year.
Mo Valley, way down compared to where they have been the last few years.
So far, they have yet to beat a team that is likely NCAA tourney bound. And they have barely beaten alot of these teams. Ill. State at RPI #45 is their best win. Creighton and SIU at RPI #55 and #58 are OK wins but nothing special. They only top 40 team they have played is St. Mary's RPI #15 and they lost to them.
I guess the old saying goes that you can only beat the teams on your schedule and more power to them for winning them.
My bet is that they end up losing a few of these close games down the stretch and their RPI will plummet based on strength of opponents.