Got my Blue Ribbon Yearbook-the bible- and while it is kinda glass half full reporting for every team. it is very thorough. looks like the schedule could be pretty tough. they got MSU on the back end of the top 25. Richmond #2 in the A10. Marshall 1st in their CUSA division with the preseason COPY in Kinsey. Oakland and Detroit 4 and 5 in the 12 team Horizon. Bradley 7th and Valpo 9th in Valley, but Bradley has had our number last 2 years and Valpo has a solid roster (with some quality transfers) if they can put it together. Charlotte middle of the pack in CUSA. 2 more Bahamas tournament opponents TBD, plus the non-D1 game.

As for the MAC
UB
OU
Akron
Toledo
KSU
Miami
BG
BSU
WMU
CMU
EMU
NIU

I'd swap Akron with BG 3-7 and put WMU over BSU but otherwise that looks pretty fair.

Hopefully we can get an at large bid this year!

(10-29-2021 09:02 PM)Macfan123 Wrote:  Hopefully we can get an at large bid this year!

gotta win at MSU or Richmond and probably go 8-1 through the rest of the non-conf to set ourselves up for that.

That's optimism. I'd say we have to win at MSU or Richmond, have them go undefeated all the other stuff AND get to the finals of the MACC, to get an invite to the NIT.

We are not getting an at-large this, or any other, year.

(10-29-2021 06:42 PM)pono Wrote:  Got my Blue Ribbon Yearbook-the bible- and while it is kinda glass half full reporting for every team. it is very thorough. looks like the schedule could be pretty tough. they got MSU on the back end of the top 25. Richmond #2 in the A10. Marshall 1st in their CUSA division with the preseason COPY in Kinsey. Oakland and Detroit 4 and 5 in the 12 team Horizon. Bradley 7th and Valpo 9th in Valley, but Bradley has had our number last 2 years and Valpo has a solid roster (with some quality transfers) if they can put it together. Charlotte middle of the pack in CUSA. 2 more Bahamas tournament opponents TBD, plus the non-D1 game.

As for the MAC
UB
OU
Akron
Toledo
KSU
Miami
BG
BSU
WMU
CMU
EMU
NIU

I'd swap Akron with BG 3-7 and put WMU over BSU but otherwise that looks pretty fair.

Agree about BG. They brought in some good transfers.

I find it interesting the East is always highly rated in bball, and the West is superior in football. I wonder if there is a logical reason this disparity.

(10-30-2021 09:04 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  We are not getting an at-large this, or any other, year.

You are probably correct but arguments sake let us say Ryan Rollins becomes a top 10 scorer in the nation they have a chance maybe 5% but that is still a chance.

(10-30-2021 09:04 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  We are not getting an at-large this, or any other, year.

That's the safe bet, of course. Still, a fan can dream! There was at least one year recently when Buffalo would have gotten an at-large if they had not won the tournament. The MAC will be strong this year. I would not be shocked to see someone get an at-large, whether or not it's us. I would for sure be willing to put even money on the MAC getting at least three teams total (men and women) into the NCAA tournament.

(10-30-2021 01:41 PM)Lester Wrote:  

(10-30-2021 09:04 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  We are not getting an at-large this, or any other, year.

That's the safe bet, of course. Still, a fan can dream! There was at least one year recently when Buffalo would have gotten an at-large if they had not won the tournament. The MAC will be strong this year. I would not be shocked to see someone get an at-large, whether or not it's us. I would for sure be willing to put even money on the MAC getting at least three teams total (men and women) into the NCAA tournament.

I’d love it, but if there’s three teams two will be on the distaff side.

(10-30-2021 01:41 PM)Lester Wrote:  

(10-30-2021 09:04 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  We are not getting an at-large this, or any other, year.

That's the safe bet, of course. Still, a fan can dream! There was at least one year recently when Buffalo would have gotten an at-large if they had not won the tournament. The MAC will be strong this year. I would not be shocked to see someone get an at-large, whether or not it's us. I would for sure be willing to put even money on the MAC getting at least three teams total (men and women) into the NCAA tournament.

Always living the dream. However, this is definitely a year when most of the MAC schools have decided to schedule up. So, the opportunity to get an at large is there more than usual. Gotta win some of the big games, but there are a lot of good teams on MAC schedules, mostly road games that will be quad 1 or quad 2, here's games against teams that were top 100 level last year or picked to win their league this yr. UT, Kent, Akron, BSU might pick up another quality opponent or 2 in tournaments but those are 3 game events and too uncertain to speculate who plays who.

MAC Contenders

OU: Belmont (H), Kentucky ®, LSU ®
Buffalo: St. Bona ®, W. Kent ®, Michigan ®, N Texas ®, UC Irvine(H), possibly St. Louis (N)
BG: OSU ®, Duquense ®, Milwaukee (N), possibly Yale (N)
Kent: W Va ®, Xavier ®
Miami: Ga Tech ® Cincy (H), Clemson ®
UT: MSU ®, Richmond ®, Marshall (H)

Rest of MAC

Akron-picked as a contender but I think they fall back in the league this season OSU ®, Wright St ®, Marshall (H)
WMU- Butler ® Iowa ® Notre Dame ®
NIU- Washington ® Missouri ® Dayton ® Indiana ® Marquette ®
EMU - MSU ® Indiana ® Depaul ®
CMU- Gonzaga (N) Depaul ® Kentucky ® Missouri ® XAvier ®
BSU- Xavier ®

Plus, as usual non-conf schedules are road heavy so the computer ratings for the league should be strong if teams show up and have decent non-conf records, even without a lot of big wins. May not be a 2018-19 Buffalo level team in the league, but MAC should see more teams in the top 100 than usual.