Zips OOC opponents results thread

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Not that the Zips have a realistic shot at an at-large, but it still never hurts to climb as high as possible in ranking indexes. A couple interesting games of note that are going well for the Zips at halftime. (rankings are KenPom)

 

No. 140 Marshall 50, No. 18 Cincinnati 38 (At Cincinnati)

No. 191 Mercer 32, No. 103 LaSalle 28 (At Mercer) ... may have to look up if that is a home and home deal. If so, Akron needs to get in touch with LaSalle.

 

Marshall is Akron's best win so far. A win there would vault them way up in the rankings. Mercer over LaSalle would give them a nice boost as well. In turn, both those would give the Zips a bit of a bump.

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11-0 run for Cincinnati to tie it against Marshall; and LaSalle on an 10-0 run to open up a seven-point lead. It was looking pretty promising up until the last couple of minutes.

[kreed5120]

Marshall has already squandered their lead. The problem with their run down the court and get a shot up as fast as you can strategy is that it is a quick way of squandering large leads as you are creating more possessions

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20 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

Marshall has already squandered their lead. The problem with their run down the court and get a shot up as fast as you can strategy is that it is a quick way of squandering large leads as you are creating more possessions

Yeah, the true mark of a team coached by a  D'Antoni. Still up one though.

 

And Mercer scores five points in the final 6 seconds to send their game against LaSalle to OT.

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I kind of randomly started this thread, but Cincinnati beats Marshall on a last-second shot in OT. Mercer-LaSalle heading into triple OT. Watching that one on ESPN3. Hopefully ends before the Zips game starts.

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5 minutes ago, wadszip said:

I kind of randomly started this thread, but Cincinnati beats Marshall on a last-second shot in OT.

 

Yeah, that's a shocker that makes us look good.  

 

But, Marshall is going to be a dangerous opponent for ANYONE who does not want to play defense.  That's not a problem for us.  

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2 hours ago, skip-zip said:

 

Yeah, that's a shocker that makes us look good.  

 

But, Marshall is going to be a dangerous opponent for ANYONE who does not want to play defense.  That's not a problem for us.  

Cincy's generally a D-first type of team.

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I'm going to contradict myself from what I just posted on the MAC CSNbbs board (in that Akron shouldn't worry about an at-large). But with that said, now that we're past the halfway point of the league slate, figured I would update a daily "what needs to happen to maximize the Zips' chances at an at-large." I'll try to do this daily until the it becomes moot (which could be as soon as tomorrow, unfortunately).

 

Anyway, not a huge slate of games, but here is what, IMO, we want to see happen in a perfect world.

 

* home team

1. Western Michigan over Central Michigan* (Played WMU twice, CMU once; so probably better for WMU to win, though this one isn't a big deal either way)

2. St. Peter's over Monmouth* (unlikely, but Monmouth still has some at-large hopes)

3. Davidson* over Rhode Island (two teams technically still around in a solid A10 for an at-large; home win for Davidson means less than a RI road win).

4. Dartmouth over Princeton* (unlikely, Princeton is ranked around 80 in KenPom, no idea how, so technically still in the at-large conversation)

5. Buffalo over Ball State* (Not only do we play Buffalo twice, but a BSU loss keeps them 3 down, regardless of the outcome Saturday against OU). 

 

 

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Yesterday, Zips nearly got some help as St. Peter's lost @Monmouth in OT and Dartmouth lost a close game @Princeton. Overall, though, just 1-4 in the games I figured would help the Zips most (Buffalo); though two of those losses CMU over WMU and Rhode Island over Davidson weren't bad since Akron had also beaten CMU (who is higher ranked than WMU anyway) and Davidson's slim at-large chances are now all but over.

 

Today, there are a ton of games with implications:

1. Akron over Ohio* (Duh)

2. Virginia over Syracuse* (Virginia's safely in; Cuse squarely on the bubble)

3. Georgetown* over Seton Hall (two bubble teams in an elimination game; going with the home team).

4. Duquesne over Dayton* (Dayton is likely in, but a loss here could put them back on the bubble).

5. Texas over TCU* (TCU loss won't eliminate them, but would sink them to 4-6 in Big 12).

6. Rutgers over Penn State* (Loss to Rutgers ends PSU's slim at-large hopes).

7. Duke over Pittsburgh* (Duke is in; loss puts nail in Pitt's slim at-large hopes).

8. Green Bay* over Valparaiso (Gotta root against the other mid-majors with at-large chances).

9. South Carolina* over Georgia (South Carolina is likely in; Georgia hanging on to the bubble).

10. Kansas* over Iowa State (Both teams probably in, but ISU back on bubble with loss.)

11. Campbell over Winthrop* (See Valpo)

12. American* over Lehigh (Akron beat American)

13. DePaul* over Marquette (Loss and Marquette barely hanging on to bubble)

14. Vanderbilt* over Mississippi (Two teams barely hanging on to bubble; going home team).

15. North Carolina State* over Miami (Miami on bubble now, but NCSU win could get them back in picture; still Zips need bubble soft as possible).

16. Wake Forest* over Georgia Tech (See NCSU-Miami)

17. Baylor* over Kansas State (Baylor is in, Kansas State squarely on bubble)

18. Creighton* over Xavier (Both in, but Creighton wins help Akron)

19. Mississippi State* over Tennessee (See Vanderbilt-Mississippi)

20. Kent State over Miami (Ohio)* (not going to be heartbroken if Kent loses, but in Zips best interest they win).

21. Illinois* over Minnesota (See NCSU-Miami)

22. Cincinnati* over Connecticut (Cincy is in; UConn not on bubble, but are 5-4 in AAC play, win here makes them team to monitor)

23. Bowing Green* over Toledo (I guess this one is a toss-up).

24. VCU over St. Bonaventure* (I'm assuming VCU is in; loss puts St. Bonaventure on life support for at-large).

25. Air Force* over Wyoming (Rooting for all Akron's non-conference opponents)

26. Stanford* over Utah (Utah on the bubble; Stanford not on even with a win)

27. Mercer* over Wofford

28. Eastern Michigan over Northern Illinois* (Like Kent, Buffalo and Ohio, best interest for at-large to root for EMU to keep winning)

29. Georgia Southern* over Louisiana Monroe

30. West Virgnia* over Oklahoma State (WVU in; Okie State on the bubble)

31. Central Florida* over Memphis (See NCSU-Miami)

32. Western Carolina over Chattanooga (see Valpo)

33. Elon over Charleston* (see Valpo)

34. Texas State over UT Arlington* (see Valpo)

35. Missouri* over Arkansas (Arkansas squarely on bubble with a loss)

36. Ohio State over Michigan* (see NCSU-Miami)

37. San Diego* over St. Mary's (I have St. Mary's in, but a couple unexpected losses could make it interesting for them)

38. Oklahoma over Texas Tech* (loss really hurts Tech's bubble chances)

39. SMU over Tulsa* (SMU in; would end Tulsa's slim at-large hopes)

40. Radford over Liberty*

41. George Mason* over LaSalle (would end LaSalle's slim at-large hopes)

42. Youngstown State* over Detroit

43. Hartford* over Vermont (see Valpo)

44. Jacksonville* over Florida Gulf Coast (see Valpo)

45. Harvard* over Princeton (see Valpo)

46. Marshall over Lousiana Tech* (Not only have Zips beaten Marshall, but LaTech still has slim at-large hopes)

47. Delaware over UNC Wilmington* (see Valpo)

48. Washington State* over USC (USC probably in, but this would be bad loss)

49. Illinois State over Wichita State* (This is a tossup, but at this point may be better to root against WSU)

50. UTEP* over Middle Tennessee (see Valpo)

51. Villanova* over St. John's (Nova in; St. John's still hanging on bubble)

52. Auburn over Alabama* (Alabama hanging onto bubble)

55. Chicago State over New Mexico State* (see Valpo)

56. Gonzaga* over Santa Clara

57. UC Irvine over Long Beach State*