originalrowdy Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Akron [24-5 (14-1), RPI: 49, SOS: 150] The Zips have had an excellent season, and are very much in the running for an at-large berth, but they have some of the same issues as the other mid-majors on this list -- a conference populated mostly by cupcakes, a dearth of quality wins and so on. The advice for all is to win the conference tournament, many of which are under way this week. See: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bubblewatch?id=148 Who would've thought? Still in the talks. Either way, let's just win the MACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksu sucks Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Zips should dance even if they don't win the MAC tournament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalrowdy Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 2. The NCAA tournament selection committee may have a tough choice with Akron if the Zips don't win the MAC tournament now that point guard Alex Abreu is suspended due to possession and marijuana trafficking. If Abreu is done, then the Zips aren't the same team that dominated the MAC. The committee can evaluate Akron with a home game against Can't State on Friday night and then in the MAC tournament. Losing Abreu shouldn't be the reason Akron is kept out of the tournament if it doesn't win the conference tournament. If it were a major injury -- as in the case of Kentucky's Nerlens Noel -- then the committee has to evaluate the team as it is constituted going into the NCAA tournament. The hope is that the committee gets a chance to see the team prior to Selection Sunday. The pressure is on Akron now to prove it is still worthy. See: http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballn...not-talking-yet IMHO, that was well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 2. The NCAA tournament selection committee may have a tough choice with Akron if the Zips don't win the MAC tournament now that point guard Alex Abreu is suspended due to possession and marijuana trafficking. If Abreu is done, then the Zips aren't the same team that dominated the MAC. The committee can evaluate Akron with a home game against Can't State on Friday night and then in the MAC tournament. Losing Abreu shouldn't be the reason Akron is kept out of the tournament if it doesn't win the conference tournament. If it were a major injury -- as in the case of Kentucky's Nerlens Noel -- then the committee has to evaluate the team as it is constituted going into the NCAA tournament. The hope is that the committee gets a chance to see the team prior to Selection Sunday. The pressure is on Akron now to prove it is still worthy. See: http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballn...not-talking-yet IMHO, that was well said. If they're going to factor that in, they should consider the first three games without Tree and Harney, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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