2024-25 Season

[kreed5120]

There are usually a couple voters that will throw a few votes to get a team some spotlight that nobody is talking about. High Point with 4 votes is another example.

[pdt1420]

We can neg ourselves all we want… it’s a step in the right direction. We keep winning and we’ll pick up more. We didn’t need to be undefeated to get that vote either. 

[ZippyRulz]

If my math is right, being #25 should get us a 7-seed.

 

Creighton with 2 votes... I want a rematch.

Edited Tuesday at 07:03 PM by ZippyRulz

[LZIp]

13 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said:

If my math is right, being #25 should get us a 7-seed.

 

Creighton with 2 votes... I want a rematch.

I think Kalkbrenner would eat us alive on the inside.

[zippy5]

1 hour ago, ZippyRulz said:

If my math is right, being #25 should get us a 7-seed.

 

Creighton with 2 votes... I want a rematch.

If about 25 teams or so disband their programs or have tragic plane crashes, we could grab a 7 seed

[Illini Zip]

9 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

If about 25 teams or so disband their programs or have tragic plane crashes, we could grab a 7 seed

So you’re saying there is a chance. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

4 hours ago, LZIp said:

I think Kalkbrenner would eat us alive on the inside.

 

True, but we match up better shooting wise this year. He ate us alive last year and we still could've won if we had better shooters. 

 

3 hours ago, zippy5 said:

If about 25 teams or so disband their programs or have tragic plane crashes, we could grab a 7 seed

 

 Lunardi and the ESPN honks would still find a way to put Syracuse ahead of us. 😂

Edited Tuesday at 11:50 PM by Let'sGoZips94

[Let'sGoZips94]

A family member of Bowen Hardman posted on Facebook that Bowen loves playing for Groce and feels right at home at Akron. 

 

This is the second family member of a player that has said they love being at Akron and playing for Groce. 

 

We're building something special. 

[Zippy87]

 

Edited Thursday at 03:27 PM by Zippy87

[Illini Zip]

40 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

 

Not sure I like this shirt idea. Maybe it’s just poor timing. 

 

“After dominating the first half in Toledo we squandered a 21 point lead before getting the win…Nothing Easy, Akron.”

[Zippy87]

19 minutes ago, Illini Zip said:

Not sure I like this shirt idea. Maybe it’s just poor timing. 

 

“After dominating the first half in Toledo we squandered a 21 point lead before getting the win…Nothing Easy, Akron.”

 

These are the shirts every Nike team will wear on the bench, not just us. 

[ewbrooman1]

7 hours ago, Zippy87 said:

 

Boring as usual. Doesn't even have the new A.

Edited Thursday at 11:26 PM by ewbrooman1

[clarkwgriswold]

6 minutes ago, ewbrooman1 said:

Boring as usual. Doesn't even have the new A.

 

All of the others have their logos-

 

https://www.shopncaasports.com/ncaa-tournament-bench-tees/c-1280620122+z-941474-953431996

[ewbrooman1]

2 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:

 

All of the others have their logos-

 

https://www.shopncaasports.com/ncaa-tournament-bench-tees/c-1280620122+z-941474-953431996

Maybe that was intentional on our part since few outside our circle would know what the "A" stands for. 🤔 I still think the A needs to have Akron or Zips with it somewhere most of the time anyway.

Edited Friday at 01:53 AM by ewbrooman1

[NWAkron]

The MAC isn't what it used to be, but Akron went 17-1 and tied Kent's longstanding record which came from one of the greatest MAC teams of all time (Kent 2002).   Incredible.  

[1981 grad]

On 1/28/2025 at 2:47 PM, 1981 grad said:

This is an interesting topic: Are we really good because after the OOC schedule we improved a great deal or do we appear to be good because the MAC sucks.  My answer: time will tell.  Even good teams will lose against bad teams.  However, if this team is really good, lets win the rest of the games.  A really good Akron team should be able to run out the rest of the schedule.  Lets win at Northern Illinois and at Kent and then continue this conversation.

After the regular season and going 17-1 in the MAC, I think we are a good team in a bad conference.  When you look at our ratings on Men's College Basketball Power Index we are ranked 114 but our strength of schedule is 208.  We had the loss at Ohio and were really never in that game.  We had enough talent to win games but we certainly did not stomp on our opponents late in the season.  We need to win our 3 games in Cleveland and hopefully get our first NCAA tourney win. 

[ZipsBBjunkie]

FYI only, hopefully irrelevant

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by ZipsBBjunkie

[roopride]

18 minutes ago, ZipsBBjunkie said:

FYI only, hopefully irrelevant

 

 

What is our KNIT?

[NWAkron]

23 minutes ago, ZipsBBjunkie said:

FYI only, hopefully irrelevant

 

 

I guess there is a reward for being only "a good team in a bad conference."

[NWAkron]

9 minutes ago, roopride said:

What is our KNIT?

BPI + KPI + NET + KENPOM + SOR + TOR + WAB and divide by 7.  

[Let'sGoZips94]

17 minutes ago, NWAkron said:

BPI + KPI + NET + KENPOM + SOR + TOR + WAB and divide by 7.  

 

Oh, I thought it was divide by Pi, which would've been the first logical, real world application of Pi ever. 

[NWAkron]

3 hours ago, 1981 grad said:

After the regular season and going 17-1 in the MAC, I think we are a good team in a bad conference.  

Groce chose NOT to allow this team to devolve into mediocrity in age of transfer portal and NIL.   

[RoyalBlu]

1 hour ago, NWAkron said:

BPI + KPI + NET + KENPOM + SOR + TOR + WAB and divide by 7.  

What's interesting about this is ... the original standard, the RPI ... is not part of the equation. Indeed, it is mostly forgotten. But it still lives and offers some interesting insights.

 

First, the MAC is not as bad here as everywhere else with a Conference RPI of 16.

Second, three MAC teams are ranked 101 or higher (Akron, 45)

Third, with a Top 50 RPI the Zips could be considered a NCAA bubble team, although there are no quality (Top 100) wins to support this.

That said, going 17-1 in the MAC should carry some weight in and of itself. That 2002 Kent team went 17-1 and had no quality non-con wins to speak of, either.

 

Although, Ball State, Marshall, BG and Miami were all highly regarded 2002 MAC teams -- unlike the rank and file this season.

 

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html

 

 

[kreed5120]

There was a reason RPI was replaced. It was a garbage stat and has always been. 

[RoyalBlu]

I'm no math major ... so the pluses and minuses for all these different rankings is above my head. I grew up with the RPI and Sagarin. One would guess that, over time, other measurements would evolve. Not saying one is better than another. Just saying it's still out there for those who wish to check it out and compare.