Rather than make derogatory comments about other MAC teams and keeping the focus on NIU here on the NIU board, if 1-6 Buffalo is "terrible", what is the proper adjective for 0-7 NIU? Heaven forbid NIU loses to 6-2 CMU Tuesday because that is who "terrible" beat by 12 points, at CMU.
Charity.
We are "Make a Wish" at this point. We should be happy the MAC let's us in.
For starters, Buffalo isn't 1-6 and NIU isn't 0-7.
Buffalo is 2-17. NIU is 6-13.
NET rankings for the MAC:
93. Akron
130. Toledo
172. Ohio
178. Kent State
208. Bowling Green
228. Miami
254. Ball State
260. Central Michigan
275. Western Michigan
284. NIU
329. Eastern Michigan
346. Buffalo
There are 362 teams in the rankings.
The common opponents between the two teams are all MAC teams and are all losses for both teams.
Buffalo's lone win against a D1 opponent is a Quad 4 team (CMU).
Buffalo is: 0-3 vs Quad 1; 0-3 vs Quad 2; 0-4 vs Quad 3; 1-7 vs Quad 4
NIU is: 0-4 vs Quad 1; 0-0 vs Quad 2; 2-5 vs Quad 3; 2-4 vs Quad 4
They both suck but Buffalo is worse.
This isn't a prediction for the game. Who knows...by then, NIU could be missing 7 players with injury.
But make no mistake about it. NIU is bad. But Buffalo is one of the 15 (actually 17) worst teams in NCAA.