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Akron Zips Basketball 2011-2012

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Seeds

1) AKRON (13-3)
2) BUFFALO (12-4)
3) OHIO (11-5)
4) KENT STATE (10-6)
5) EASTERN MICHIGAN (9-7)
6) BOWLING GREEN (9-7)
7) TOLEDO (7-9)
8) WESTERN MICHIGAN (6-9)
9) BALL STATE (6-10)
10) MIAMI (5-11)
11) CENTRAL MICHIGAN (5-11)
12) NORTHERN ILLINOIS (3-13)


Matchups

Group A

#12 NIU vs #5 EMU
#9 BSU vs #8 WMU

Group B


#10 MIA vs #7 UT
#11 CMU vs #6 BG

#4 Kent State will play winner of Group A. #1 UA will play the winner of that game.

#3 OU will play the winner of Group B. #2 UB will play the winner of that game.

Tourney Tidbits

- Akron has not lost to a team on their side of the bracket this year, going a combined 6-0.

- Upset Specials? Bowling Green and Toledo both defeated Ohio this season, and Miami played them close both times. Buffalo split with Miami and narrowly defeated Bowling Green twice, while Central Michigan played them close. Kent State needed overtime to defeat Western Michigan narrowly defeated Eastern Michigan.

- Top Seeds: Akron is 2-0 against Kent State, while Ohio is 2-0 against Buffalo
 
Credit Akron for winning the regular-season title and sweeping Kent... and discredit Kent for being utterly sac-less. This is the most mentally soft, rudderless Kent team since Gary Waters took over. No mental toughness whatsoever. They haven't played 40 minutes of basketball all season.
 
Credit Akron for winning the regular-season title and sweeping Kent... and discredit Kent for being utterly sac-less. This is the most mentally soft, rudderless Kent team since Gary Waters took over. No mental toughness whatsoever. They haven't played 40 minutes of basketball all season.

Michael Porrini guaranteed victory over Akron on Friday. Interesting, considering they've lost twice and have to win first on Thursday.
 
Michael Porrini guaranteed victory over Akron on Friday. Interesting, considering they've lost twice and have to win first on Thursday.

Win an NCAA Tournament game, then you can gloat.
 
Win an NCAA Tournament game, then you can gloat.

This is unnecessary. Both schools have done well, and while we, Akron, may not have an elite 8, we have had a lot of success in the past few years.
 
This is unnecessary. Both schools have done well, and while we, Akron, may not have an elite 8, we have had a lot of success in the past few years.

I'm a Kent fan, of course it's necessary.

And yes, Akron is the class of the league right now and arguably over the last few years. No trouble admitting it.
 
Win an NCAA Tournament game, then you can gloat.

What did I say that was gloating? If it came across that way, that wasn't the intention. I just found it interesting that he guaranteed victory against Akron Friday when they have a game to play Thursday first.
 
What did I say that was gloating? If it came across that way, that wasn't the intention. I just found it interesting that he guaranteed victory against Akron Friday when they have a game to play Thursday first.

I'm really just being bitter, tbh.
 

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