http://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketb...le-by-team

Buffalo 80
EMU 158
Akron 170
WMU 186
BG 194
Ohio 230
Kent 236
UT 242
BSU 299
Miami 309
NIU 313
CMU 344

Coach K was talking about upgrading the schedule, but it looks like more than half of the MAC did a better job.

Stop it. Look who Cleveland state has played. Once these teams get into league play and finish above .500 our SOS will rocket. Expect a top 5 MAC SOS.

(12-28-2014 08:39 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Stop it. Look who Cleveland state has played. Once these teams get into league play and finish above .500 our SOS will rocket. Expect a top 5 MAC SOS.

I don't know why, but it seems like a handful of people around here have to find something to b!tch about every day. It's getting real old, real fast.

EMU SOS is 158, but they have played 4 non D-I opponents.

http://WarrenNolan.com/basketball/2015/s...n-Michigan

I don't have an issue with the schedule. It's a good mix of teams on there. If UDM, Oakland, and/or Cleveland State get hot in the Horizon, the numbers will get better. What kills the strength of schedule for UT is having Chicago State and McNeese State combine for ONE win over a Div. 1 program. Brutal. How Chicago State maintains its accreditation, much less fields a Div. 1 athletic program, is beyond me.

The MAC overall is still a one-bid league until its members start winning against good teams outside of the conference. Also, there are about 350 Div. 1 men's basketball programs, yet many MAC schools choose to play non-Div. 1 teams for regular season games. That destroys the conference's credibility when all but three teams (Toledo, OU, Buffalo) schedule non-Div. 1 teams. I'm so glad Indiana-Northwest and Rochester are off the schedule.

(12-28-2014 10:06 PM)Rocket Pirate Wrote:  . How Chicago State maintains its accreditation, much less fields a Div. 1 athletic program, is beyond me.

Beating teams like UT on the road helps"

(12-28-2014 10:41 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(12-28-2014 10:06 PM)Rocket Pirate Wrote:  . How Chicago State maintains its accreditation, much less fields a Div. 1 athletic program, is beyond me.

Beating teams like UT on the road helps"

Was that the season they were banned from the MAC Tournament (a punishment that still bugs me a lot)? Yeah, losing to Chicago State is never good. But good teams sometimes fall asleep at the wheel when taking on filler teams scheduled for a guaranteed win. Just look at Michigan losing to NJIT this season.

According to the school, they'll remain open at least until 2023, so they'll be available for an easy win until then if they remain in Div. 1.

(12-29-2014 07:13 AM)Rocket Pirate Wrote:  

(12-28-2014 10:41 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(12-28-2014 10:06 PM)Rocket Pirate Wrote:  . How Chicago State maintains its accreditation, much less fields a Div. 1 athletic program, is beyond me.

Beating teams like UT on the road helps"

Was that the season they were banned from the MAC Tournament (a punishment that still bugs me a lot)? Yeah, losing to Chicago State is never good. But good teams sometimes fall asleep at the wheel when taking on filler teams scheduled for a guaranteed win. Just look at Michigan losing to NJIT this season.

According to the school, they'll remain open at least until 2023, so they'll be available for an easy win until then if they remain in Div. 1.

Yep. Would have been our twentieth win.