NCAA Tournament March Madness

#56 Akron

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

Akron’s profile is driven by an offense that can overwhelm midmajor opponents and by a mix of clear statement wins and damaging losses that together define how the committee will view the team. Comfortable home wins over Princeton and James Madison and a road victory at Tulane, plus neutral-site successes over Iona and Evansville, demonstrate the scoring upside, while a heavy loss at Purdue, a neutral defeat to Murray State and tight setbacks at Miami Ohio and versus Yale reveal defensive inconsistencies and raise concerns about performance away from home. The remaining conference stretch gives Akron several straightforward opportunities to shore up the résumé with road wins at Central Michigan and Buffalo and key home dates against Kent and Buffalo, and finishing that run strong would turn the offense’s eye-popping output into the kind of complete profile the committee rewards.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3James Madison223W85-71
11/8Princeton226W104-69
11/16@Purdue4L97-79
11/21(N)Iona199W96-75
11/23(N)Evansville267W97-59
11/24(N)Yale91L97-94
11/29WI Milwaukee235W105-81
12/3Bucknell319W97-77
12/6@Tulane163W88-71
12/13(N)Murray St81L115-100
12/19E Michigan207W93-72
1/3@Miami OH97L76-73
1/6C Michigan317W82-69
1/9@Bowling Green118W77-67
1/13Ball St32498%
1/17W Michigan24694%
1/20@Buffalo17574%
1/24@Ohio18876%
1/27Toledo16688%
1/30Kent15086%
1/31Kent15086%
2/3@E Michigan20779%
2/14Massachusetts17989%
2/17@W Michigan24684%
2/21@Ball St32494%
2/24Buffalo17589%
2/28@Kent15070%
3/3@C Michigan31792%
3/6N Illinois32198%