firhillzip

you are seriously limiting in your evaluation of academic strength at The University of Akron. The number of excellent programs at our school is much broader than you have listed. From the Bliss Institute to History, Psych, Music, Law, Chemistry, Speech Aud. Nursing, etc, there are many strong areas. I have taken graduate work at both Akron and Can't (in one of their "best" programs)- Can't is ok but not at the level of Akron (my Akron courses were not in one of the areas you cited). My undergraduate courses were taken at one of America's "top" schools. The University of Akron, of course, does enroll some weak students. A proper evaluation should be the quality of its output- not the quality of its input. Be proud of The University of Akron- it is better than you think in more areas than you realize.

The NCAA site- forget where within the site- has a 24 page outline of procedures/standards for the NCAA men's soccer tourney. It includes everything from rating the field, how the rpi is done, and even how many cheerleaders, mascots, and band members can be present. More to the point, they list all the conferences and make mention that the MAC does not have an automatic bid. There fore, it is true that the MAC does not have an automatic bid this year- it did last year and may next year but not in 2009. Not to worry-we will get a bid.