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| Toledo | 12-1 | RPI: 44 | BBState: 12 |
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LAST WEEK (L) @Kansas, 93-83 THIS WEEK Wednesday: at WMU Saturday: vs. CMU (TWC) |
They didn't really have a true chance to win at Lawrence because they couldn't defend Kansas' bigs, but their scoring attack was more impressive than expected and it's fair to call them even more of a favorite to win the MAC. They probably won't reach the NCAA tournament on their own merit, unless they manage to finish the season with three or four losses. | ||
| Ohio | 10-3 | RPI: 79 | BBState: 56 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Longwood, 78-43 (W) @UNC-Asheville, 79-70 THIS WEEK Wednesday: at Kent State (TWC) |
Less than half of Nick Kellogg's points are from 3-pointers. I knew Tommy Freeman and you, sir, are no Tommy Freeman. | ||
| Kent State | 9-4 | RPI: 159 | BBState: 98 |
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LAST WEEK (L) @Princeton, 73-68 THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. Ohio (TWC) Saturday: vs. Ball State |
Would've have been nice to steal a win at two-loss Princeton, but the Flashes are still well-equipped to post a 20-win season and be a force in the MAC East. Song as old as rhyme. | ||
| Eastern Michigan | 8-5 | RPI: 54 | BBState: 78 |
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LAST WEEK (L) @Syracuse, 70-48 (W) Rochester (USCAA), 92-54 THIS WEEK Wednesday: at BGSU Saturday: at Buffalo |
Eastern Michigan has scored exactly 48 points in their last three Syracuse meetings. They should continue to put them on the schedule until they can exceed that total. Heck, 47 or less is okay too. | ||
| Akron | 8-5 | RPI: 123 | BBState: 91 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Coppin State, 77-66 (W) Marshall, 59-58 THIS WEEK Wednesday: at Ball State |
Freshman center Isaiah Johnson, who scored 13 total points in the six previous games, led the Zips with 12 points (and was their only double-digit scorer) in the Marshall win. He was also the leading rebounder. Basketball is a weird neat sport sometimes. | ||
| Buffalo | 6-4 | RPI: 149 | BBState: 100 |
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LAST WEEK (W) @Drexel, 55-52 (PPD) South Dakota State THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. NIU Saturday: vs. EMU |
You can thank Hercules for making Buffalo-SDSU a forgotten snowy memory. I don't know when they could make this game up, because the MAC schedule is packed with games, but there could be a small window in early March, after South Dakota State's final regular season game. Or it doesn't get played and we are deprived of additional Javon McCrea post moves. Dang. | ||
| Central Michigan | 7-5 | RPI: 273 | BBState: 191 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Marygrove (NAIA), 127-44 THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. Miami Saturday: vs. Toledo (TWC) |
You're a mean ol' man, Mr. Keno Davis. This is a missive for all teams: fewer of these games, please. I can't take the stats seriously. | ||
| Western Michigan | 7-5 | RPI: 199 | BBState: 177 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Siena Heights (NAIA), 83-47 THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. Toledo Saturday: at Miami |
I was wondering if Siena Heights plays Marygrove on Wednesday to crown a MAC Fatted Calf champion. And they do — on Wednesday! | ||
| Northern Illinois | 6-6 | RPI: 174 | BBState: 220 |
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LAST WEEK (L) @Iowa State, 99-63 (W) Bethune-Cookman, 65-51 THIS WEEK Wednesday: at Buffalo |
I keep seeing this record at .500 and I have to keep rubbing my eyes. Now my eyes are red and irritated. Thanks a lot, Northern Illinois. | ||
| Bowling Green | 6-7 | RPI: 153 | BBState: 172 |
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LAST WEEK (L) @Wright State, 46-43 (L) IPFW, 65-60 THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. EMU |
Congratulations to the IPFW Mastodons for winning their first game at a MAC stadium. It happened on this game, who endured a week that I think BG fans like me were secretly waiting for and dreading. | ||
| Miami | 4-7 | RPI: 170 | BBState: 220 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Southern Illinois, 67-65 (L) @UMass, 73-65 THIS WEEK Wednesday: at CMU Saturday: vs. WMU |
That's about as good a week as Miami hoops experienced in a while. They kept up with the Minutemen about as good as that team could. I wouldn't have been too ashamed of a 30-point loss, but it's their lowest margin-of-loss (this side of Wilmington) since the opener at Notre Dame. | ||
| Ball State | 3-8 | RPI: 318 | BBState: 309 |
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LAST WEEK (L) @James Madison, 73-68 (W) Oakland City (NCCAA), 94-58 THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. Akron Saturday: at Kent State |
If they are the weak link of the conference — and they seem to be — then they're not a total pushover like NIU, or Toledo before them. That's a bit of a relief. They'll get a handful of conference wins, maybe even one against a top tier MAC team. | ||
| Massachusetts (Atlantic 10) | 12-1 | RPI: 2 | BBState: 10 |
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LAST WEEK (W) Miami, 73-65 THIS WEEK Wednesday: vs. St. Joseph's Saturday: vs. St. Bonaventure (NBCSN) |
Despite having trouble putting away the RedHawks, UMass finished their MAC portion a flawless 4-0. It's onto the A-10 portion of their schedule, which we'll implicitly understand to be their full MAC membership audition. | ||
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TOP MAC PERFORMANCES Maurice Ndour (Ohio): 27 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks vs. UNC-Asheville Nick Kellogg (Ohio): 23 points, 9 rebounds vs. UNC-Asheville Richaun Holmes (BGSU): 16 points, 9 rebounds vs. IPFW Majok Majok (Ball State): 18 points, 14 rebounds vs. James Madison Javon McCrea (Buffalo): 20 points, 8 rebounds vs. Drexel Glenn Bryant (EMU): 19 points, 8 rebounds vs. Syracuse |
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