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Ali Ali on 🔥 18 points so far

You are correct - which is why I was discussing the Buffalo game as they would be a high ranked team that Akron and Toledo would still have to get through - and that could be the determining factor if the two are still tied at the end of the year. I just did it in a much more long winded way 🙂 Bobcats have already beaten the Bulls so they could own the tiebreaker against them and move up in the rankings (but they also still have a game against each other).

Right that's why I was unraveling what games are most important as far as those tie-breakers go. But it doesn't say anything about an unequal number of games which they should include there. And there also a need to update it since there are no longer divisions

So with the Zips and Rockets now scheduled to play an even number of games 🤞 what happens if they tie? Since they have each won a game against each other, The Zips actually have the upper hand in most cases (beaten Ball St and BGSU while Toledo has lost to both since both are much higher in the standings than who the Zips have lost to) with the upcoming exception of Buffalo. Both Akron and Toledo go to Buffalo. If one team wins there and one loses the winner almost certainly gets the higher seed). There is still a possibility of the sort same thing occurring with Ohio (since Toledo will only play them once - and beat them) but with both teams going to Buffalo that seems to be the most critical one to decide the top seed should a tie occur. And also its even possible with Buffalo and Ohio playing fewer games a 12-4 Buffalo or Ohio team would leapfrog either a 14-5 Akron or Toledo team so both still have the #1 seed in play. Not even to mention Ravenna Auto and Cosmetology Tech lurking right there too, although they only have four losses and all of them are to the Zips and Rockets.

So according to the MAC web site these are the currently scheduled remaining number of games for each team. This is of course assuming that these all actually get played. This also depends on how much you trust the MAC web site since they currently have a final score listed for a non-existent CMU-WMU game on this coming Saturday. So anyway max number of games looks like 19 (several) , minimum number 14 (EMU, NIU). Toledo 12-3 - 4 games remaining Akron 11-3 - 5 games remaining Kent State 10-4 - 5 games remaining Ohio 7-4 - 5 games remaining Buffalo 7-4 - 6 games remaining Bowling Green 8-7 - 4 games remaining Miami 5-7 - 6 games remaining Ball State 5-7 - 6 games remaining Western Michigan 3-9 - 5 games remaining Central Michigan 2-9 - 5 games remaining Eastern Michigan 1-7 - 6 games remaining Northern Illinois 1-8 - 5 games remaining

Interestingly Toledo is not included in the makeup games which I think means the Zips have a chance to have an even number of games with them. If the Zips win out (I know a tall order) I believe that would give them the #1 seed.

Not that it is any big surprise but the Zips and Rockets have both clinched berths to Cleveland. And a few new schedule updates - as we guessed Feb 23rd is going to be used for some makeups. Sunday, February 21 Western Michigan at Ball State -- From Tuesday, January 5 to Sunday, February 21 at 7 PM (ET) Tuesday, February 23 Miami at Central Michigan – From Saturday, January 2 to Tuesday, February 23 at 5 PM (ET) Buffalo at Northern Illinois -- From Saturday, January 23 to Tuesday, February 23 at 7 PM (ET) Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan -- From Tuesday, February 2 to Tuesday, February 23 at 7 PM (ET) Akron at Ohio -- From Tuesday, February 9 to Tuesday, February 23 at TBD Wednesday, February 24 Kent State at Ball State – From Tuesday, January 26 to Wednesday, February 24 at 2 PM (ET) Thursday, February 25 Miami at Western Michigan – From Saturday, January 16 to Thursday, February 25 at Noon Central Michigan at Buffalo – From Tuesday, January 26 to Thursday, February 25 at 2 PM (ET) Eastern Michigan at Ohio – From Saturday, February 6 to Thursday, February 25 at TBD Friday, March 5 Ohio at Bowling Green – From Saturday, February 20 to Friday, March 5 at 7 PM (ET)

Jackson is back in he's fine.

So I've been searching for anything that would tell me what the MAC will do with all of the games to be made up. There is no way to make them all up with some teams still sitting at nine games played and others at 14. Everyone has Feb 23rd open so they could make up one game but would it make sense not to match up the teams that have played the most games, in other words should the Zips, BGSU, Toledo and Kent sit it out to let everyone else get another game in. It is pretty apparent they are just going to go with best win percentage at this point for the standings/seeding. I've not seen anything out of the MAC office on their plan. And also one nit on eliminating divisions. If you're going to do it don't still have all of the East teams play each East team twice and all West teams play each West team twice. With a 20 game schedule you play only two teams only once. Make that random as to who those two teams are since it matters almost zero in the standings any more.

Come on RedHawks you can take down the Rockets! Zips have now beaten every team in the league except Da Bulls. And hopefully they go by the wayside here soon.

Must be working some - only 1-3 on threes in this half

Three and a half minutes and only one point has been scored by either side. But with the Zips up by 8 now I'm ok if that continues

Our brief 50-49 lead has been our only lead of the game

Then I hope we don't get the top seed - that would be a noon start ?

Zool Kueth (wasn't he one of the evil spirits in Ghostbusters? ;-)) is 4-4 on threes. Need a bit more defense on him I'd just be guessing.

NIU up 45-41. They have been up by as many as 11

Wow I can't imagine Groce will be too pleased at the half. Good news is since NIU only averages 59 a game they are due for a 14 point second half. Sheez

If I was home I'd be able to watch this. But here its just Gamecast. Damn 2:00 start times. At least back to back Wynn and Trimble threes has made it close.

And it went straight in It didn't ricochet off the backboard. #stillbitter ??

Since the MVP of that game intercepted two passes and did not return both for touchdowns Dwight absolutely should have been MVP. Damn early voting!

Fun to be up by more points than Kent has scored. ?

This is going to sound weird but I'm disappointed by this. First for the kid, sucks to miss a season but also for the Zips it's much more fun to beat Kent when they are at full strength. ? Nuga is a good player. Heck of a rebounding guard too.

Somebody needs to get on man bun apparently.

Certainly making things interesting down to a four-point lead. And LCJ getting people in foul trouble by driving to the hoop ...

We did know a few of those folks didn't we? But where is South Carolina Upstate? Ah, they're movin' on up - to 304.