NCAA Tournament March Madness

#54 Akron

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Projected seed: 11 (automatic qualifier)

Akron’s body of work pairs eye-catching offensive performances in nonconference wins over Princeton and James Madison and neutral-site victories over Iona and Evansville with two damaging defeats that underline defensive inconsistency, the road loss at Purdue and the tight neutral loss to Yale serving as the moments that will draw the most scrutiny. The bulk of the resume is built on solid wins over mid-major foes such as Bucknell and Milwaukee, so the remaining slate offers clear chances to move off the bubble by adding true resume victories in the final nonconference tests at Tulane and the neutral date with Murray State and by winning the road challenges that come with conference play at Buffalo, at Ohio and at Kent. How Akron performs away from home will determine whether the strong offensive nights are judged as enough or whether the porous defensive outings leave the committee focused on the team’s flaws.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3James Madison177W85-71
11/8Princeton253W104-69
11/16@Purdue2L97-79
11/21(N)Iona152W96-75
11/23(N)Evansville294W97-59
11/24(N)Yale76L97-94
11/29WI Milwaukee226W105-81
12/3Bucknell305W97-77
12/6@Tulane17176%
12/13(N)Murray St11471%
12/19E Michigan18591%
1/3@Miami OH13666%
1/6C Michigan30197%
1/10@Bowling Green11059%
1/13Ball St32598%
1/17W Michigan26496%
1/20@Buffalo20781%
1/24@Ohio21382%
1/27Toledo16089%
1/30Kent12282%
1/31Kent12282%
2/3@E Michigan18578%
2/14Massachusetts18791%
2/17@W Michigan26487%
2/21@Ball St32593%
2/24Buffalo20792%
2/28@Kent12264%
3/3@C Michigan30191%
3/6N Illinois32198%