Tenative Men's Schedule

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A little research and now my speculation.Home Games:NevadaLoyola MarymontSt. Francis (Pa.)Winston-Salem StateESPN Bracket BusterAway Tournament:Arkansas Little rockeither Texas Tech or Gardner-WebbAway Games:Youngstown StateNiagaraDuquesneOral RobertsBinghamtonIllinois- Chicago CircleThis is a total of 13 OOC games. Not a pretty schedule or one likely to juice the RPI.While the Zips probably will be an exciting mid-major they are not likely to garner muchif any national attention. Look for a winning record and a post season bid dependingon how the team plays in the MAC tournament. Slam dunking the NCAA is not reallya guarantee at this point. In all probability another NIT bid is the most likely scenario.Due to the high probability of the MAC's one NCAA bid the only sure means to the danceis by winning the MAC tournament. Since the MAC tournament is usually won by the team that is hot going into tournament play, I think the Zips have less than a 50%chance of winning out. Historically since joining the MAC the Zips have always fadedin the MAC tournament.There is a slight possibility of an additional home game against a non division oneopponent if certain events occur. I am not at liberty to go into details at this time. Notice that Oakland University is not on the schedule at this date. They decided to notplay us even though it was a home game for them. At least two other away opponentsattempted to get out of playing the Zips.