Z.I.P. Posted January 28, 2020 Report Posted January 28, 2020 7 hours ago, RowdyZip said: Harvad is doing well this year. South Dakkota State is really coming on. Ugh, the typos make it hard to take them seriously. This is the outfit that gave LCJ of "Akron University" their National Player of the Week honor. Thanks, but ummm...? Quote
akronzips71 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Posted January 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Z.I.P. said: This is the outfit that gave LCJ of "Akron University" their National Player of the Week honor. Thanks, but ummm...? DUDE I'll take it. Seriously... Quote
MDZip Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 Ouch. Loss to Buffalo dropped the Zips from 65 to 80 in the NET rankings. Still the highest ranked MAC team for now but that one hurt. Quote
NWAkron Posted January 29, 2020 Report Posted January 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, MDZip said: Ouch. Loss to Buffalo dropped the Zips from 65 to 80 in the NET rankings. Still the highest ranked MAC team for now but that one hurt. The at-large bid up in smoke just like that. Quote
akronzips71 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 3 hours ago, NWAkron said: The at-large bid up in smoke just like that. It was never anything but smoke. 1 Quote
Illini Zip Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Did someone mention Up In Smoke? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWxgfTMLtc0 Edited January 30, 2020 by Illini Zip 1 Quote
MDZip Posted January 31, 2020 Report Posted January 31, 2020 Ugh, BUGS has replaced us in Bracketology, but whereas we were listed as a 12 seed BUGS is all the way down as a 14. We need to take this back just for a little MAC self respect. Quote
kreed5120 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 I'm looking at the latest Lunardi bracketology. He currently has us set-up for a rematch against WVU. If this game was to happen, I'd hope Cleveland would host. Quote
NWAkron Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 34 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: I'm looking at the latest Lunardi bracketology. He currently has us set-up for a rematch against WVU. If this game was to happen, I'd hope Cleveland would host. Lame to make Zips/WV rematch Quote
MDZip Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: I'm looking at the latest Lunardi bracketology. He currently has us set-up for a rematch against WVU. If this game was to happen, I'd hope Cleveland would host. Unfortunately the cities and seed lines are already set. Cleveland hosts a 3-14, 6-11 and a 2-15, 7-10 grouping. If the Zips stay a 13 seed their only options are Tampa, Albany, Spokane or Sacramento. NET rankings hate BGSU at 152. There are five other MAC teams ahead of them including Akron at 72. Next best MAC team is Ball St at 117. Edited February 21, 2020 by MDZip Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Lame to make Zips/WV rematch Haven't been to the Big Dance in 7 years. No match-up would be "lame". Bring on whomever we would draw. I just want to get there. 2 Quote
NWAkron Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ Sacramento? Yet, Ohio State, Wright State, Dayton, etc would get Cleveland. Is there a rule about not playing within 60 miles of your home base? Quote
kreed5120 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, MDZip said: Unfortunately the cities and seed lines are already set. Cleveland hosts a 3-14, 6-11 and a 2-15, 7-10 grouping. If the Zips stay a 13 seed their only options are Tampa, Albany, Spokane or Sacramento. NET rankings hate BGSU at 152. There are five other MAC teams ahead of them including Akron at 72. Next best MAC team is Ball St at 117. Good to know. I was under the impression the 1st/2nd round locations were subject to change as the committee tries to keep top 4 seeds close to home when possible. Edit: losses to #243 Norfolk State and #240 Quinnipiac will have that effect. Sure, they were without Turner for those games, but that's not built into the NET's calculation. If you take those two losses away, they're probably around 100. Edited February 21, 2020 by kreed5120 1 Quote
MDZip Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: Good to know. I was under the impression the 1st/2nd round locations were subject to change as the committee tries to keep top 4 seeds close to home when possible. You're correct on that, but the sites are already set so they try to work that around those top four seeds to keep them as close to home as they can. For all of the rest of them you gets what you get. Sometimes you're lucky on location (like when the Zips played in Detroit) sometimes you're not (like when they got Notre Dame in Chicago or Gonzaga in Portland). But those last two the Zips were playing a top four seed, in Detroit they were not. 1 Quote
RowdyZip Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Posted February 21, 2020 Not sure how accurate is, but this is a cool tool for projecting NET rankings. I projected the Zips to win out and through theoretical MAC Tournament opponents and it appears the projected ceiling is a middle 13 seed. Sure would like a 12. http://barttorvik.com/trank.php# Quote
kreed5120 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 34 minutes ago, RowdyZip said: Not sure how accurate is, but this is a cool tool for projecting NET rankings. I projected the Zips to win out and through theoretical MAC Tournament opponents and it appears the projected ceiling is a middle 13 seed. Sure would like a 12. http://barttorvik.com/trank.php# Liberty, North Texas, SFA, UNI, & Yale are all near us or above us. The more of those teams that lose their conference tournament, the better our odds for an improved seed. 1 Quote
RowdyZip Posted February 22, 2020 Author Report Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: Liberty, North Texas, SFA, UNI, & Yale are all near us or above us. The more of those teams that lose their conference tournament, the better our odds for an improved seed. True. But we'll also be passed by .500 P5 teams that get hot and win a game or two in their conference tournament. Quote
kreed5120 Posted February 22, 2020 Report Posted February 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, RowdyZip said: True. But we'll also be passed by .500 P5 teams that get hot and win a game or two in their conference tournament. There are only 36 at-large spots. Those teams won't be passing the MAC's auto-bid. They would be passing other at-large teams. The highest seed Akron can realistically get is a 12 seed, which is below the bubble line. Quote
NWAkron Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ FWIW. This is from today. Butler in Spokane. 12th seed. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2020/03/04/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-kentucky-maryland-fall-march-madness/4950540002/ FWIW. And #13 v Oregon in Spokane. Meanwhile, Dayton/Wright State in Cleveland. I saw another one that still had Akron v Auburn in Tampa Edited March 4, 2020 by NWAkron Quote
MDZip Posted March 6, 2020 Report Posted March 6, 2020 Back in ESPN Bracketology. Now a 13 seed against Maryland in Greensboro, NC. Would love the location and matchup, I've seen a lot of Maryland and think the Zips would match up favorably against them. We really need to win the MAC to keep the league from getting embarrassed. Zips are the only team that wouldn't be a 15 seed. Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Posted March 6, 2020 It heavily depends on which 1 bid conference teams win their tournaments. For example, Liberty plays Lipscomb today for the title. If Libscomb wins, they would slide behind any MAC team while Liberty would be forced to play in the NIT. If Liberty wins, they will be a 12/13 seed and be likely ahead of any MAC team on the seed list. Akron could realistically climb as high as 12 and some other MAC schools as high as 13 depending on the number of upsets. Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, LZIp said: So basically...root for upsets. One has already happened today. UNI still may make the field as an at-large, but whatever MVC team that wins their tournament will now be seeded behind us so in theory we just moved up 1 spot on the seed list. Quote
NWAkron Posted March 8, 2020 Report Posted March 8, 2020 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology Back to Tampa to face Louisville again with a potential showdown with Ohio State. 0-0. Quote
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