THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK MEN'S HOOPS
Men's basketball treks to Missouri this weekend to take on Drury on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. and Southwest Baptist on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The Peacocks come into the weekend 14-5 overall and 8-3 in league play. The Panthers head into the weekend 9-9 (4-7 GLVC), while the Bearcats enter at 6-11 on the year and 3-8 in the GLVC. 
 
LIVE OPTIONS
Fans unable to make it to the road games this weekend can stay connected with a pair of live options at UIUPeacocks.com/Live, with access to live stats and a pay-per-view webcast through GLVCSN. Fans can also refer to the links attached to this story for all live options. 
 
NATIONAL ATTENTION
UIU men's basketball has managed to claw back into the national scene as they have received votes in the NABC Top 25 Poll that came out on Tuesday. The Peacocks have won five consecutive games and are second in the GLVC in regular season standings. Upper Iowa is 8^th in NCAA DII in rebounds per game, 16^th in three-point percentage defense and 35^th in blocks per game. 
 
HIGH MARKS IN THE GLVC
As a unit, the Peacocks lead the way in the league in a handful of statistical categories in the conference. They are ranked first in three-point field goals made (9.7 per game), opponent three-point field goal percentage (28.9%), combined team rebounds (42.2 per game), offensive rebounds (13.9 per game) and blocked shots (4.42 per game).
 
Individually, Nick Reid continues to pace the league in points per game (24.2) and rebounds (9.1). Caleb Delzell is second in blocks with 2.0 per game and a total of 38 on the season. Noah King is tied for third in points per game with 16.8, and Kyle Hrncir is fourth in rebounding (8.0 per game) with a league-high 59 offensive rebounds.
 
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Below are the current regular-season conference standings. The league's Point Rating System will determine a berth to the GLVC Championship Tournament.
 

School	GLVC	Overall	Streak
Missouri S&T	10-0	16-1	W9
Upper Iowa	8-3	14-5	W5
Lewis	7-3	12-5	L1
Rockhurst	7-4	13-6	W1
Missouri-St. Louis	7-4	9-9	W1
Lincoln	5-5	13-5	W1
Truman	5-5	11-7	W3
Indianapolis	5-6	11-8	W1
Illinois Springfield	5-6	10-9	W1
McKendree	5-6	8-10	L2
Drury	4-7	9-9	L1
Quincy	3-7	8-10	L2
Maryville	3-8	7-12	L3
Southwest Baptist	3-8	6-11	L8
William Jewell	3-8	6-13	L1

POINT RATING SYSTEM (Courtesy of GLVC Sports)
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) will continue using its Point Rating System (PRS) as the main qualifying procedure for its annual men's and women's basketball tournaments, it was announced Wednesday. The PRS will be used to determine the top eight men's and women's teams that will advance to the 2025 GLVC Basketball Championship Tournaments, which will be held March 6-9, at Hyland Arena on the campus of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo.
 
The PRS is designed to provide a team more points for a win on the road or at home against top competition based on Conference winning percentage, while distributing fewer points for a win against weaker competition. Points are also distributed for losses, with more points awarded for a loss against stronger competition versus if the team lost at home or on the road to a struggling team.
 
The GLVC will publish the first PRS of the 2024-25 season following the conclusion of games on Saturday, February 1, with updates coming after each night of league play starting on Saturday, February 8. The document with current ratings and team-by-team point distribution will be made available at the bottom of each standings pages linked above and on the GLVC's Twitter/X social media account at @GLVCsports.
 
Read the full GLVC release at the link attached to this story. 
 
ON DECK
The Peacocks return home the following week as they host Lincoln on Thursday, Feb. 6 and Missouri S&T on Saturday at 3 p.m.