Final Week of the regular season. Of the current top 8, I think everyone except BG and WMU have officially clinched a spot in Cleveland already. It would take a lot for Ball State to pass BG or WMU though I don't think anyone has clinched a specific seed yet.

Monday 3/4
No Games

Tuesday 3/5
Ohio @ Buffalo - 7 PM [CBSSN]
Kent State @ Ball State - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Eastern Michigan @ Akron - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Toledo @ Miami - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Bowling Green @ Western Michigan - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Central Michigan @ Northern Illinois - 8 PM [ESPN+]

Wednesday 3/6
No Games

Thursday 3/7
No Games

Friday 3/8
Akron @ Western Michigan - 6 PM [CBSSN]
Ohio @ Miami - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Ball State @ Bowling Green - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Northern Illinois @ Buffalo - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Eastern Michigan @ Central Michigan - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Kent State @ Toledo - 8 PM [CBSSN]

Saturday 3/9
No Games

Sunday 3/10
No Games

Standings as of 3/4/24
#1 - Akron 13-3 (21-8)
#2 - Toledo 12-4 (18-11)
#3 - Ohio 11-5 (17-12)
#4 - Central Michigan 10-6 (16-13)
#5 - Miami 9-7 (15-14)
#6 - Kent St. 8-8 (15-14)
#7 - Bowlling Green 8-8 (17-12)
#8 - Western Michigan 8-8 (11-18)
#9 - Ball St. 6-10 (14-15)
#10 - Eastern Michigan 5-11 (12-17)
#11 - Northern Illinois 4-12 (10-19)
#12 - Buffalo 2-14 (4-25)


NET Rankings as of 3/4/24
103 - Akron
142 - Toledo
152 - Ohio
168 - Kent St.
209 - Miami (OH)
244 - Bowling Green
263 - Central Mich.
265 - Ball St.
289 - Western Mich.
301 - NIU
329 - Eastern Mich.
343 - Buffalo

Current MAC Tournament Bracket

(03-04-2024 11:43 AM)Eagle66 Wrote:  Final Week of the regular season. Of the current top 8, I think everyone except BG and WMU have officially clinched a spot in Cleveland already. It would take a lot for Ball State to pass BG or WMU though I don't think anyone has clinched a specific seed yet.

Monday 3/4
No Games

Tuesday 3/5
Ohio @ Buffalo - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Kent State @ Ball State - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Eastern Michigan @ Akron - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Toledo @ Miami - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Bowling Green @ Western Michigan - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Central Michigan @ Northern Illinois - 8 PM [ESPN+]

Wednesday 3/6
No Games

Thursday 3/7
No Games

Friday 3/8
Akron @ Western Michigan - 6 PM [CBSSN]
Ohio @ Miami - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Ball State @ Bowling Green - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Northern Illinois @ Buffalo - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Eastern Michigan @ Central Michigan - 7 PM [ESPN+]
Kent State @ Toledo - 8 PM [CBSSN]

Saturday 3/9
No Games

Sunday 3/10
No Games

I think you're right about the MAC tournament information you provided. Just one note: Ohio at Buffalo is on CBSSN tomorrow night.

Toledo has beaten Miami 21 times in a row and now leads the all time series by 2. I am making a prediction that we end that streak tonight in Oxford.

Ball State's going to wind up being the 8th seed.

(03-05-2024 02:22 PM)DICK Wrote:  Toledo has beaten Miami 21 times in a row and now leads the all time series by 2. I am making a prediction that we end that streak tonight in Oxford.

Wow, EMU just won at Akron, 61-60.

(03-05-2024 09:04 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  Wow, EMU just won at Akron, 61-60.

Nice follow dunk by Billingsley with 2 seconds left

Toledos kiss of death... how many times can you lose as the 1 seed in a wide open league? The conference is too unstable for UT to lose it. Team of destiny. 4 frosh, 4 juniors.

(03-05-2024 02:22 PM)DICK Wrote:  Toledo has beaten Miami 21 times in a row and now leads the all time series by 2. I am making a prediction that we end that streak tonight in Oxford.

You’d think it has to happen sometime but, wow, neither you or anyone else saw that level of beat down coming. Miami is a much better team than that. Rim looked like a hula hoop for Toledo in that first half.

Any insight on MAC first seed tie-breaker if both UT and Akron win out?

Chippewas beat NIU, 69-63.

(03-05-2024 10:02 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  Any insight on MAC first seed tie-breaker if both UT and Akron win out?

UT has the tiebreaker with Akron now since UT beat third place OU twice and Akron split with them

(03-05-2024 10:11 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  Chippewas beat NIU, 69-63.

NIU still with six scholarship players (3 of which are starters and among the top 4 point scorers) out with injuries. Either all these kids are faking injuries or they need to toughen up in the offseason. Pretty ridiculous that this team had so many missing players for so many games.

(03-05-2024 08:55 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  Ball State's going to wind up being the 8th seed.

Actually with 3rd place Ohio winning tonight, and would also hold any tie-breaker over CMU, I wonder if that clinches WMU to Cleveland in some weird way.

EDIT: Never mind. If Kent loses at Toledo (highly likely), then it's a 3-way tie and WMU is left out.

(03-05-2024 10:21 PM)RocketBBallFan Wrote:  

(03-05-2024 10:02 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  Any insight on MAC first seed tie-breaker if both UT and Akron win out?

UT has the tiebreaker with Akron now since UT beat third place OU twice and Akron split with them

Thx!

Ball State beat Kent State tonight 76-69. Card leading scorer and rebounder Bashear Jihad did not play due to injury.

(03-05-2024 09:04 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  

(03-05-2024 02:22 PM)DICK Wrote:  Toledo has beaten Miami 21 times in a row and now leads the all time series by 2. I am making a prediction that we end that streak tonight in Oxford.

APB out for DICK.

(03-05-2024 10:53 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  

(03-05-2024 08:55 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  Ball State's going to wind up being the 8th seed.

Actually with 3rd place Ohio winning tonight, and would also hold any tie-breaker over CMU, I wonder if that clinches WMU to Cleveland in some weird way.

EDIT: Never mind. If Kent loses at Toledo (highly likely), then it's a 3-way tie and WMU is left out.

NARRATOR: It was highly likely last night that Akron would crush EMU who was without the conference leading scorer, Tyson Acuff.

(03-05-2024 09:04 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  Wow, EMU just won at Akron, 61-60.

Hands up all who saw THIS coming! LOL