2026 MAC Tournament

[HoopsFan03]

2 hours ago, LZIp said:

Yup. UMASS feels like the most dangerous team outside of Akron or Miami 

Looking at the schedule. UMass might not make it to Cleveland. 

[Zippy87]

As things currently stand, UMass is on the outside looking in. Buffalo also slipped up today at home against CMU.

 

Bracket is updated as of 4 PM. 

[Reslife4Life]

Wow this current bracket is unbelievable 😂

[Reslife4Life]

Don’t want to take anything away from CMU, but if we could play them in the first round and Miami has to battle Buffalo for a third time and Umass not in it at all. Thats a great scenario, but with us playing CMU on Tuesday I don’t think this will stay

[kreed5120]

6 minutes ago, Reslife4Life said:

Don’t want to take anything away from CMU, but if we could play them in the first round and Miami has to battle Buffalo for a third time and Umass not in it at all. Thats a great scenario, but with us playing CMU on Tuesday I don’t think this will stay

 

If Buffalo (who might be without Frietag) and UMass (play OU) lose CMU losing to us shouldn't matter.

[Reslife4Life]

Also I wouldn’t be surprised if ball state somehow sneaks into the tournament. They play @niu, @wmu, and vs CMU who has won one road game all year

[Zippy87]

If UMass, CMU, and Buffalo all finished tied, they would get the 7, 8, and 9 seeds, respectively. 

 

UMass at Ohio on Tuesday will have an impact on who we end up playing in the 1st round. 

Edited Saturday at 09:15 PM by Zippy87

[Zips1991]

4 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

If UMass, CMU, and Buffalo all finished tied, they would get the 7, 8, and 9 seeds, respectively. 

 

UMass at Ohio on Tuesday will have an impact on who we end up playing in the 1st round. 

I was curious of how the order would go if there's a three way tie but didn't bother to figure out the three-way tiebreaker. Thanks for posting.

There's a very real chance they all finish 7-11, so according to the above post, we'd play UMass which I don't love. They appear to stink but they also seem to lose a lot of close games so maybe they're just unlucky?

Edited Saturday at 09:20 PM by Zips1991

[kreed5120]

For me it's not that I'd be concerned with losing to UMass (although anything is possible in single elimination tournaments). It's more that having to win 3 games in 3 days requires being able to recover quickly. The bumps and bruises we take on Thursday can have an impact on Friday or Saturday. 

[NWAkron]

https://bball.notnothing.net/mac.php?sport=mbb

 

MAC tournament simulator.  I think it all hangs on the Ohio/UMass game.  If UMass wins, I think they are in as at least an 8.  If they lose, they need Central and Buffalo to lose both games.

Edited Saturday at 11:45 PM by NWAkron

[Let'sGoZips94]

We need to root for Ohio on Tuesday. Very real scenario where Miami OH's side of the bracket becomes Buffalo in the quarters and either Toledo or Ohio in semis. Akron would play CMU in the quarters and either Kent or BG in the semis. 

 

A Miami OH vs Ohio and Akron vs Kent semifinal would be the best case scenario for the MAC. 

[Zips1991]

21 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

We need to root for Ohio on Tuesday. Very real scenario where Miami OH's side of the bracket becomes Buffalo in the quarters and either Toledo or Ohio in semis. Akron would play CMU in the quarters and either Kent or BG in the semis. 

 

A Miami OH vs Ohio and Akron vs Kent semifinal would be the best case scenario for the MAC. 

The place will be packed if those are the four teams in the semis!

[MDZip]

Article from CBS Sports on the NCAA tournament. 68 things to know about the conference tournaments and big dance.

 

49. Akron (24-5): John Groce has Akron zipping along. Akron owns a deep backcourt that can really get it going from 3-point range, and it has switchable forwards like brothers Eric and Evan Mahaffey, who can help snuff out advantages. Akron versus Miami University in the MAC Tournament title game would be insanely interesting.

[csims0917]

Akron vs Miami in the final would be the most anticipated MAC game in a few years 

[zippy5]

26 minutes ago, csims0917 said:

Akron vs Miami in the final would be the most anticipated MAC game in a few years 

Potential for a very well attended MAC tournament this year I think

[egregiousbob]

Ohio probably won't travel well. Many Ohio fans simply don't like this team and coaching staff..