2026 NCAA Tournament

[zippy5]

Game day

[MDZip]

16 hours ago, akzipper said:

Welp High Point winning as a 12 seed actually makes me feel less confident in the Zips chances tomorrow. We can't have two 12 seed updates can we?

There have been at least four occasions in the NCAA tournament where three of the four 12 seeds won and lots of other occasions where at least two 12 seeds won.  Keep the faith. 😊

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

 

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

 

[clarkwgriswold]

29 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

 

 

I would expect Ivy leaguers to be more original.

[Let'sGoZips94]

2 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

 

I would expect Ivy leaguers to be more original.

 

They're getting ripped in the comments. 

 

"Most Ivy Leaguers I've met end up working for Public School grads with better personalities."

[1981 grad]

After watching Miami struggle against MAC teams that we beat by double digits and then lose to Mass I was very surprised that they pulled the upset.  However, maybe losing the Mass was not a bad thing in that the pressure of an undefeated season was gone, they did not have to play 3 games in 3 days which is a grind and were well rested, and they got to play an NCAA tourney game an hour from campus.

[kreed5120]

11 minutes ago, 1981 grad said:

After watching Miami struggle against MAC teams that we beat by double digits and then lose to Mass I was very surprised that they pulled the upset.  However, maybe losing the Mass was not a bad thing in that the pressure of an undefeated season was gone, they did not have to play 3 games in 3 days which is a grind and were well rested, and they got to play an NCAA tourney game an hour from campus.

 

I feel all of this is true. I also feel Bettiol was probably the most skilled traditional center in the MAC. He both had the size and fundamentals to eat Miami alive in the low post. Miami didn't really have an answer for it. SMU had bigs, but they seemed much more raw offensively. They didn't have the same footwork or ability to finish near the rim that Bettiol did.

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, 1981 grad said:

After watching Miami struggle against MAC teams that we beat by double digits and then lose to Mass I was very surprised that they pulled the upset.  However, maybe losing the Mass was not a bad thing in that the pressure of an undefeated season was gone, they did not have to play 3 games in 3 days which is a grind and were well rested, and they got to play an NCAA tourney game an hour from campus.

1 hour ago, kreed5120 said:

 

I feel all of this is true. I also feel Bettiol was probably the most skilled traditional center in the MAC. He both had the size and fundamentals to eat Miami alive in the low post. Miami didn't really have an answer for it. SMU had bigs, but they seemed much more raw offensively. They didn't have the same footwork or ability to finish near the rim that Bettiol did.

 

Today will show if Miami OH truly benefitted from the sequence of events, or if Enfield is legitimately the worst coach in the country. Frank Martin out-coached Steele.

 

If they give Tennessee a game, I'll be impressed. 

Edited 6 hours ago by Let'sGoZips94

[ZippyRulz]

most ncaa appearances without a win

 

School

Appearances

Last Appearance

Iona

16

2023

Boise State

9

2024

Eastern Kentucky

8

2014

South Dakota State

8

2024

Colgate

7

2024

 

Nebraska 's win over Troy was their first ever.

Edited 2 hours ago by ZippyRulz

[blueandgold]

4 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said:

most ncaa appearances without a win

 

School

Appearances

Last Appearance

Iona

16

2023

Boise State

9

2024

Eastern Kentucky

8

2014

South Dakota State

8

2024

Colgate

7

2024

We're climbing up a list we don't want to be on.

 

Akron

8

2026

Edited 2 hours ago by blueandgold

[ZippyRulz]

15 minutes ago, blueandgold said:

We're climbing up a list we don't want to be on.

 

Akron

8

2026

 

kind of a mixed bag i guess. we may be on the list tomorrow after Gemini gets today's results. on the plus side, Iona will be hard to catch. kind of surprised to see Boise and eku.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by ZippyRulz

[Let'sGoZips94]

28 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said:

most ncaa appearances without a win

 

School

Appearances

Last Appearance

Iona

16

2023

Boise State

9

2024

Eastern Kentucky

8

2014

South Dakota State

8

2024

Colgate

7

2024

 

Nebraska 's win over Troy was their first ever.

 

Much better than the list Toledo is on.

[ZippyRulz]

Miami down by 20 at halftime. Alabama beats Hofstra bigly.

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 minute ago, ZippyRulz said:

Miami down by 20 at halftime. Alabama beats Hofstra bigly.

 

They are who we thought they were. At least Akron was competitive. 

[LZIp]

Well at least our game was competitive 80% of the time unlike Miami.

[Let'sGoZips94]

13 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Well at least our game was competitive 80% of the time unlike Miami.

 

Miami OH even faced a worse team. Really pathetic effort. 

Edited 9 minutes ago by Let'sGoZips94

[Zippy87]

Much better showing for Akron, who at least pushed Texas Tech. 

 

This isn't great for the MAC, though. I'm sure Miami will try to pump up their "tournament win", but the actual tournament saw both teams lose by 20. They will absolutely hold that against the MAC in future years.