(02-25-2011 11:24 AM)OUVan Wrote:  Remaining Schedules:

EAST

Akron
Buffalo
@Ohio
@Kent St

Bowling Green
@Miami
Kent St
Buffalo

Buffalo
@Akron
Miami
@Bowling Green

Kent St
Ohio
@Bowling Green
Akron

Miami
Bowling Green
@Buffalo
Ohio

Ohio
@Kent St
Akron
@Miami

WEST

Ball State
@Central Michigan
@Western Michigan
Northern Illinois

Central Michigan
Ball State
@Toledo
Western Michigan

Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan
@Northern Illinois
Toledo

Northern Illinois
@Toledo
Eastern Michigan
@Ball State

Toledo
Northern Illinois
Central Michigan
@Eastern Michigan

Western Michigan
@Eastern Michigan
Ball State
@Central Michigan

Kent and Miami have pretty equal schedules coming down the stretch. Central Michigan has a very favorable schedule remaining. If EMU beats WMU in Ypsilanti, it's still possible for CMU to win the west.

(02-25-2011 02:14 PM)MikeSpicer Wrote:  

(02-25-2011 01:41 PM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  mollautt,

i'm still trying to figure out how you broke the tie between OHIO, BG, and UB. i see where BG is 2-1, OHIO is 2-2, and UB is 1-2. to me, that breaks it. but then you went ahead and broke OHIO and UB again even though we're not tied anymore after applying the first criterion. it seems to me BG would be 6, OHIO would be 7, and UB would be 8. not that i'm quibbling at this point since it doesn't matter yet anyway, i'm just trying to figure out why you added the second level when it didn't appear to be necessary. thanks!

You break the three-way tie for 6th. Then, you have a two-way tie for 7th, so you go back to the first tiebreaker to break that one.

oh ok, i see, thanks. i think i was not going back and starting over for 7th after breaking the tie for 6th. that's where i made the mistake.

=>BB,

Spicer is right. I believe that is a change for this year as well.

I personally do not like it as it makes for more work in figuring it all out!

That being said, MAC basketball media guy tweeted the following...

Quote:JeremyGuy_MAC Jeremy Guy
If the #MAC Men's Tourney Started Today: 1. KSU, 2. BSU, 3. MIA 4. Akron, 5. WMU, 6. BGSU, 7. Ohio, 8. UB, 9. CMU, 10. EMU, 11. NIU, 12. UT

Ohio would take that in a heartbeat.

(02-26-2011 10:39 AM)OZoner Wrote:  Ohio would take that in a heartbeat.

yeah i agree. i'd love that road to the Big Dance! two MAC West teams in the first two rounds, hated Miami in the semi's and rival Kent State in the final. the Q would be rockin' with those last two games!

Moll, thanks for sharing that tweet from Jeremy. i guess it just confuses me again, though, as it appears to follow the "old" logic and not the "new" logic that yours is following. oh well, it doesn't matter until after the games of March 4, right?

Kent would have to get through Buffalo AND Akron, most likely. Not an easy road to hoe.

(02-26-2011 02:51 PM)OZoner Wrote:  Kent would have to get through Buffalo AND Akron, most likely. Not an easy road to hoe.

vrey true, both would be hard for them. i like matching up with any of those teams in a potential final, though. the atmosphere would be intense no matter what! love this time of year!

=>This race for division and overall conference titles has tightened up!

MAC Tourney If Today (Post-02/26/11 games):

First Round (Campus Sites): Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GM 1: 12. Toledo (1-13) @ 5. WMU (8-5) – TBA
GM 2: 11. NIU (4-10) @ 6. Ohio (8-6) – TBA
GM 3: 10. EMU (4-9) @ 7. BG (7-7)$ – TBA
GM 4: 9. CMU (6-8) @ 8. UB (7-7)$ – TBA

Quarterfinals (Cleveland): Thursday, March 10, 2011
GM 5: 1. Miami (10-4)* – East Champ vs. Winner GM 4 – 12:00pm (STO)
GM 6: 2. BSU (9-5) – West Champ vs. Winner GM 3 – 30 mins after end of GM 5 (approx 2:30pm) (STO)
GM 7: 3. Kent (10-4)* vs. Winner GM 2 – 7:00pm (STO)
GM 8: 4. Akron (9-5) vs. Winner GM 1 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Semifinals (Cleveland): Friday, March 11, 2011
GM 9: Winner GM 5 vs. Winner GM 8 – 7pm (STO)
GM 10: Winner GM 6 vs. Winner GM 7 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Finals (Cleveland): Saturday, March 12, 2011
GM 11: Winner GM 9 vs. Winner GM 10 – 6:00pm (ESPN2)

* Miami and Kent split. Miami is 5-3 and Kent 4-4 within the East Division.

$ BG beat UB head-2-head.

MAC Tiebreaker Information:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...ID=3651224

Tourney Front Page:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...R_CONTENT=

Tourney Bracket:

https://admin.xosn.com/downloads2/398514...EM_ID=9400

=>5 way race for the #1 seed!

MAC Tourney If Today (Post-02/27/11 games):

First Round (Campus Sites): Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GM 1: 12. Toledo (1-13) @ 5. WMU (9-5)^# – TBA
GM 2: 11. EMU (4-10)% @ 6. Ohio (8-6) – TBA
GM 3: 10. NIU (4-10)% @ 7. BG (7-7)$ – TBA
GM 4: 9. CMU (6-8) @ 8. UB (7-7)$ – TBA

Quarterfinals (Cleveland): Thursday, March 10, 2011
GM 5: 1. Miami (10-4)* – East Champ vs. Winner GM 4 – 12:00pm (STO)
GM 6: 2. BSU (9-5)^ – West Champ vs. Winner GM 3 – 30 mins after end of GM 5 (approx 2:30pm) (STO)
GM 7: 3. Kent (10-4)* vs. Winner GM 2 – 7:00pm (STO)
GM 8: 4. Akron (9-5)# vs. Winner GM 1 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Semifinals (Cleveland): Friday, March 11, 2011
GM 9: Winner GM 5 vs. Winner GM 8 – 7pm (STO)
GM 10: Winner GM 6 vs. Winner GM 7 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Finals (Cleveland): Saturday, March 12, 2011
GM 11: Winner GM 9 vs. Winner GM 10 – 6:00pm (ESPN2)

* Miami and Kent split. Miami is 5-3 and Kent 4-4 within the East Division.

^ BSU beat WMU head-2-head.

# Akron beat WMU head-2-head.

$ BG beat UB head-2-head.

% NIU beat EMU head-2-head.

MAC Tiebreaker Information:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...ID=3651224

Tourney Front Page:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...R_CONTENT=

Tourney Bracket:

https://admin.xosn.com/downloads2/398514...EM_ID=9400

=>MAC Tourney If Today (Post-03/01/11 games):

First Round (Campus Sites): Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GM 1: 12. Toledo (1-14) @ 5. Ohio (9-6)$ – TBA
GM 2: 11. EMU (4-10)% @ 6. Akron (9-6)$ – TBA
GM 3: 10. NIU (4-10)% @ 7. UB (7-7) – TBA
GM 4: 9. BGSU (7-8)# @ 8. CMU (7-8)# – TBA

Quarterfinals (Cleveland): Thursday, March 10, 2011
GM 5: 1. Kent (11-4) – East Champ vs. Winner GM 4 – 12:00pm (STO)
GM 6: 2. BSU (9-5)* – West Champ vs. Winner GM 3 – 30 mins after end of GM 5 (approx 2:30pm) (STO)
GM 7: 3. Miami (10-4) vs. Winner GM 2 – 7:00pm (STO)
GM 8: 4. WMU (9-5)* vs. Winner GM 1 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Semifinals (Cleveland): Friday, March 11, 2011
GM 9: Winner GM 5 vs. Winner GM 8 – 7pm (STO)
GM 10: Winner GM 6 vs. Winner GM 7 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Finals (Cleveland): Saturday, March 12, 2011
GM 11: Winner GM 9 vs. Winner GM 10 – 6:00pm (ESPN2)

* BSU beat WMU head-2-head.

$ Ohio swept Akron head-2-head.

# CMU beat BGSU head-2-head.

% NIU beat EMU head-2-head.

MAC Tiebreaker Information:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...ID=3651224

Tourney Front Page:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...R_CONTENT=

Tourney Bracket:

https://admin.xosn.com/downloads2/398514...EM_ID=9400

=>BSU falls from the #2 seed all the way to #6 with the loss to WMU last night.

MAC Tourney If Today (Post-03/02/11 games):

First Round (Campus Sites): Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GM 1: 12. Toledo (1-14) @ 5. Akron (9-6)*$ – TBA
GM 2: 11. EMU (4-11) @ 6. BSU (9-6)*$ – TBA
GM 3: 10. NIU (5-10) @ 7. UB (8-7) – TBA
GM 4: 9. BGSU (7-8 )# @ 8. CMU (7-8 )# – TBA

Quarterfinals (Cleveland): Thursday, March 10, 2011
GM 5: 1. Kent (11-4) – East Champ vs. Winner GM 4 – 12:00pm (STO)
GM 6: 2. WMU (10-5) – West Champ vs. Winner GM 3 – 30 mins after end of GM 5 (approx 2:30pm) (STO)
GM 7: 3. Miami (10-5) vs. Winner GM 2 – 7:00pm (STO)
GM 8: 4. Ohio (9-6)* vs. Winner GM 1 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Semifinals (Cleveland): Friday, March 11, 2011
GM 9: Winner GM 5 vs. Winner GM 8 – 7pm (STO)
GM 10: Winner GM 6 vs. Winner GM 7 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Finals (Cleveland): Saturday, March 12, 2011
GM 11: Winner GM 9 vs. Winner GM 10 – 6:00pm (ESPN2)

* Head-2-head, Ohio is 3-0, Akron 1-2, and BSU 0-3.

$ Akron beat BSU head-2-head.

# CMU beat BGSU head-2-head.

MAC Tiebreaker Information:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...ID=3651224

Tourney Front Page:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...R_CONTENT=

Tourney Bracket:

https://admin.xosn.com/downloads2/398514...EM_ID=9400

=>Being idle tonight, BSU bounces from the #6 to the #4.

MAC Tourney If Today (Post-03/04/11 games):

First Round (Campus Sites): Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GM 1: 12. Toledo (1-14) @ 5. Ohio (9-7)* – TBA
GM 2: 11. EMU (4-11) @ 6. Akron (9-7)* – TBA
GM 3: 10. NIU (5-10) @ 7. UB (8-7) – TBA
GM 4: 9. BGSU (7-8 )$ @ 8. CMU (7-8 )$ – TBA

Quarterfinals (Cleveland): Thursday, March 10, 2011
GM 5: 1. Kent (12-4) – East Champ vs. Winner GM 4 – 12:00pm (STO)
GM 6: 2. WMU (10-5) – West Champ vs. Winner GM 3 – 30 mins after end of GM 5 (approx 2:30pm) (STO)
GM 7: 3. Miami (11-5) vs. Winner GM 2 – 7:00pm (STO)
GM 8: 4. BSU (9-6) vs. Winner GM 1 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Semifinals (Cleveland): Friday, March 11, 2011
GM 9: Winner GM 5 vs. Winner GM 8 – 7pm (STO)
GM 10: Winner GM 6 vs. Winner GM 7 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Finals (Cleveland): Saturday, March 12, 2011
GM 11: Winner GM 9 vs. Winner GM 10 – 6:00pm (ESPN2)

* Ohio beat Akron head-2-head.

$ CMU beat BGSU head-2-head.

MAC Tiebreaker Information:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...ID=3651224

Tourney Front Page:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...R_CONTENT=

Tourney Bracket:

https://admin.xosn.com/downloads2/398514...EM_ID=9400

=>MAC Tourney If Today (FINAL DRAW):

First Round (Campus Sites): Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GM 1: 12. Toledo (1-15) @ 5. Ohio (9-7)* – TBA
GM 2: 11. EMU (5-11)# @ 6. Akron (9-7)* – TBA
GM 3: 10. NIU (5-11#) @ 7. BGSU (8-8)$ – TBA
GM 4: 9. CMU (7-9) @ 8. UB (8-8)$ – TBA

Quarterfinals (Cleveland): Thursday, March 10, 2011
GM 5: 1. Kent (12-4) – East Champ vs. Winner GM 4 – 12:00pm (STO)
GM 6: 2. WMU (11-5) – West Champ vs. Winner GM 3 – 30 mins after end of GM 5 (approx 2:30pm) (STO)
GM 7: 3. Miami (11-5) vs. Winner GM 2 – 7:00pm (STO)
GM 8: 4. BSU (10-6) vs. Winner GM 1 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Semifinals (Cleveland): Friday, March 11, 2011
GM 9: Winner GM 5 vs. Winner GM 8 – 7pm (STO)
GM 10: Winner GM 6 vs. Winner GM 7 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Finals (Cleveland): Saturday, March 12, 2011
GM 11: Winner GM 9 vs. Winner GM 10 – 6:00pm (ESPN2)

* Ohio swept Akron head-2-head.

$ BGSU swept UB head-2-head.

# NIU swept EMU head-2-head.

MAC Tiebreaker Information:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...ID=3651224

Tourney Front Page:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...R_CONTENT=

Tourney Bracket:

https://admin.xosn.com/downloads2/398514...EM_ID=9400

The schedule is now set with the 2 and 3 seeds playing in the afternoon and 1 and 4 seeds playing at night.

Seems like a pretty favorable path to the championship game for Akron. If only the team could get their heads out of their a$$es.

=>MAC Tourney If Today (FINAL DRAW w/ official times):

First Round (Campus Sites): Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GM 1: 12. Toledo (1-15) @ 5. Ohio (9-7)* – 7pm
GM 2: 11. EMU (5-11)# @ 6. Akron (9-7)* – 7pm
GM 3: 10. NIU (5-11#) @ 7. BGSU (8-8 )$ – 7pm
GM 4: 9. CMU (7-9) @ 8. UB (8-8 )$ – 7pm

Quarterfinals (Cleveland): Thursday, March 10, 2011
GM 5: 2. WMU (11-5) – West Champ vs. Winner GM 3 – 12:00pm (STO)
GM 6: 3. Miami (11-5) vs. Winner GM 2 – 30 mins after end of GM 5 (approx 2:30pm) (ST 30 mins after end of GM 5 (approx 2:30pm) (STO)
GM 7: 1. Kent (12-4) – East Champ vs. Winner GM 4 – 7:00pm (STO)
GM 8: 4. BSU (10-6) vs. Winner GM 1 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Semifinals (Cleveland): Friday, March 11, 2011
GM 9: Winner GM 5 vs. Winner GM 6 – 7pm (STO)
GM 10: Winner GM 7 vs. Winner GM 8 – 30 mins after end of GM 7 (approx 9:30pm) (STO)

Finals (Cleveland): Saturday, March 12, 2011
GM 11: Winner GM 9 vs. Winner GM 10 – 6:00pm (ESPN2)

* Ohio swept Akron head-2-head.

$ BGSU swept UB head-2-head.

# NIU swept EMU head-2-head.

MAC Tiebreaker Information:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...ID=3651224

Tourney Front Page:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?D...R_CONTENT=

Tourney Bracket:

https://admin.xosn.com/downloads2/403258...EM_ID=9400