How many MAC teams play after this week?

NCAA - Whomever wins the MAC Tourney

NIT - Akron if they lose this week. Nobody else has a shot.

CBI, CIT, Vegas 16 - Ohio, Buffalo, Ball State, Kent St

Western and Toledo are possibles but I would label them as unlikely.


Not sure if the Vegas 16 is still around but saw an article from last year that said it would return. The lack of updates since last year gives me pause however as to it's survival.

CMU is only 16-16, BUT Marcus Keene is a draw for eyes on the tube and butts in the seats. I wouldn't rule them out for Vegas, if it's still around.

Here's a thought: If Akron wins the MAC tourney, they would likely come in as a #13 seed and might have to play a "First Four" game in Dayton. There are six 13 seeds, with four playing at Dayton. Based solely on RPI, at the moment the six would be Vermont, Houston, Princeton, Providence, Georgia and Akron. Three of the six would be conference tourney champs (Vermont, Princeton and Akron), so at least one conference tourney champ would play at Dayton. Akron has the worst RPI of both groups.

Ohio and Buffalo might squeeze in at 14, depending on what happens in other conference tourneys.

It depends on how many conference champs show up in the group. They might be forced to put a conference champ if there are three of the six, unless they shift it all to 12 seeds or have one 12 and one 13.

Nevertheless, the MAC likely isn't going to have higher than a 13 seed this year, and could be a lot lower depending on who wins.

You are still confused. The 12/13 seeds that play in Dayton are all at-large teams. The only conference champs that play in a play-in games are 16 seeds.

I didn't realize that. I was wondering why they hadn't listed Princeton as in.

I'd rather see 7 in Cleveland. ;)