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* BGSU clinches a tournament berth with a win or a tie against WVU; * Even if BGSU loses to WVU, the Falcons clinch a tournament berth if WMU loses at Akron; * Seven of the nine scenarios result in BGSU making the tournament; * The only way BGSU does NOT make the tournament is if the Falcons lose to WVU AND Western Michigan beats or ties Akron. Here are each of the nine possible outcomes on Saturday night, along with the W-L-T records of each of the four teams if such a scenario occurred, and BGSU's resulting tournament seed. Keep in mind that this is one SIDs interpretation, and there is the possibility that he made a mistake or two in the compilation of these scenarios. Without further ado, here we go... BGSU WINS & WMU LOSES – BGSU 4-2-1, NIU 4-2-1, WMU 3-3-1, WVU 3-3-1 – BGSU ties for 2nd – BGSU is #2 seed by virtue of a win over WMU (NIU lost to WMU) – BGSU vs. NIU in semifinals BGSU TIES & WMU LOSES – NIU 4-2-1, BGSU 3-2-2, WVU 3-2-2, WMU 3-3-1 – BGSU ties for 3rd – BGSU is #3 seed by virtue of a tie with NIU (NIU beat WVU) – BGSU vs. NIU in semifinals BGSU LOSES & WMU LOSES – NIU 4-2-1, WVU 4-2-1, BGSU 3-3-1, WMU 3-3-1 – BGSU ties for 4th – BGSU is #4 seed by virtue of the win over WMU – BGSU vs. Akron in semifinals BGSU WINS & WMU TIES – BGSU 4-2-1, NIU 4-2-1, WMU 3-2-2, WVU 3-3-1 – BGSU ties for 2nd – BGSU is #2 seed by virtue of the win over WMU (NIU lost to WMU) – BGSU vs. NIU in semifinals BGSU TIES & WMU TIES – NIU 4-2-1, BGSU 3-2-2, WVU 3-2-2, WMU 3-2-2 – BGSU in 3-way tie for 3rd – BGSU is #3 seed by virtue of head-to-head record among the 3 teams involved in the tie (BGSU 1-0-1, WVU 0-0-2, WMU 0-1-1) – BGSU vs. NIU in semifinals BGSU LOSES & WMU TIES – NIU 4-2-1, WVU 4-2-1, WMU 3-2-2, BGSU 3-3-1 – BGSU is 5th BGSU WINS & WMU WINS – WMU 4-2-1, BGSU 4-2-1, NIU 4-2-1, WVU 3-3-1 – BGSU in 3-way tie for 2nd – BGSU is #2 seed by virtue of head-to-head record among the 3 teams involved in the tie (BGSU 1-0-1, WMU 1-1-0, NIU 0-1-1) – BGSU vs. WMU in semifinals BGSU TIES & WMU WINS – WMU 4-2-1, NIU 4-2-1, BGSU 3-2-2, WVU 3-2-2 – BGSU ties for 4th – BGSU is #4 seed by virtue of the win over WMU (WVU tied WMU) – BGSU vs. Akron in semifinals BGSU LOSES & WMU WINS – WMU 4-2-1, NIU 4-2-1, WVU 4-2-1, BGSU 3-3-1 – BGSU is 5th

NIU is in. Buffalo is out.

Steve Zakuani is riding the bench in Seattle's game today

NIU beats Buffalo 1-0 in front of 114 fans. Very pathetic crowd for a crucial game http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/.../110212aaa.html

NIU currently leads Buffalo 1-0, they're charging $7.95 for their video stream which is a waste, here's a link for live stats http://livestats.prestosports.com/buffalo/...gpzroix5igpybgr

Buffalo vs NIU kicks off at 7, the game is streaming on Buffalo's website http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/buffalo.portal#

Friday, November 2nd Northern Illinois at Buffalo 6:00 PM winner makes the tournament - If NIU beats Buffalo, NIU is in and Buffalo is out - If Buffalo wins, NIU is out. WMU has tiebreaker with NIU. Saturday, November 3rd West Virginia at Bowling Green 7:00 PM winner makes the tournament - if WVU beats BGSU, WVU is in, BGSU needs WMU to lose to make it. Although BGSU tied NIU, WMU has tiebreaker over NIU, and BGSU over WMU. - if BGSU beats WVU, BGSU is in, WVU needs NIU and Akron to win? Western Michigan at Akron 7:30 PM - Akron is in regardless - WMU loses, needs NIU to lose, needs BGSU to lose. Sunday, November 4th Hartwick at Florida Atlantic 4:00 PM - both teams are out WMU has tiebreaker over NIU, BGSU has tiebreaker over WMU, NIU has tiebreaker over WVU Not sure if this is right. This is a big weekend for MAC teams.

Mattocks with his first playoff goal http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-...?videoID=204891

WMU is not a game to overlook, they must win to make the MAC tournament. We have to be prepared for a battle on Saturday.

Akron 6-0-0, 14-1-2 Western Michigan 3-2-1, 11-5-2 West Virginia 3-2-1, 8-5-2 Bowling Green 3-2-1, 8-7-3 Northern Illinois 3-2-1, 5-9-3 Buffalo 3-3-0, 5-10-1 Hartwick 1-5-0, 4-10-2 Florida Atlantic 0-6-0, 2-12-1 Friday, November 2nd Northern Illinois at Buffalo 6:00 PM Saturday, November 3rd West Virginia at Bowling Green 7:00 PM Western Michigan at Akron 7:30 PM Sunday, November 4th Hartwick at Florida Atlantic 4:00 PM

The Atlantic 10 could send 3-4 teams to the tournament this year. I do not understand why the MAC can't replicate their success in basketball and soccer.

It's a good thing the selection committee has the freedom to deviate from the RPI.

For the best possible MAC tournament, we need Hartwick to beat Buffalo, Buffalo to beat NIU, and WVU to beat BGSU. I believe this would send WMU, WVU, and BGSU to the MAC tournament. I'd rather see the teams with winning records make it. It looks bad on the MAC when losing teams make it.

It would probably have to be drawn up free hand. Amazon has used slide projectors for $88, but it would not arrive in time to do this.

A painted picture of Caleb Porter's head would be amazing

I'm assuming the Rowdies do not want to create a tifo. I can buy the bed sheets and lend my garage for the project, but I need an artist to come up with the design and paint it.

The Hartwick vs Buffalo game is being pushed back to Wednesday. http://www.hartwickhawks.com/news/2012/10/...1029124919.aspx

For Western Michigan to to make the MAC tournament, assuming they'll lose to Akron on Saturday, they have to beat NIU tomorrow and NIU has to lose to Buffalo on Friday. But then Buffalo would get in if they beat Hartwick tomorrow, which that game will probably reschedule? It's going to be an interesting week.

A tifo after the national anthem this Saturday for the Western Michigan. We could buy white bed sheets and paint them with something. Any artists want to come up with an idea?

Final Regular season stats are updated, here's the report http://akronsportsnow.com/akrons-success-c...ues-in-the-mls/

here's video of the incident, it appears to be a push. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=274785502642283

he's currently tied for 1st, http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/DI_mens_soccer_2012/

same, turned it to the Chicago v DC game, and holy Wow!!! the Chicago crowd is absolutely amazing today. It sounds like a Seattle Sounders game.

I hope you weren't running IE before today