NCAA Tournament March Madness

#68 Akron

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Projected seed: 13 (automatic qualifier)

Akron's placement is grounded in a resume that pairs genuine road wins at Tulane, Buffalo and Bowling Green and comfortable nonconference finishes at neutral sites like Iona and Evansville with a handful of resume-denting results such as the road loss at Purdue and neutral-site setbacks to Yale and Murray State that expose a ceiling against better opposition. The team has been dependable in league play with key wins at Western Michigan and Ohio and a home result over Kent to hang its hat on, but uneven defense and the occasional ugly loss keep the profile from climbing into the next tier. Upcoming chances against Buffalo, a road trip to Kent, a road test at Central Michigan and a game with Northern Illinois give Akron straightforward opportunities to strengthen its case, so its current standing reflects solid mid-major road work and safe home results tempered by a few bad losses and a clear window to improve.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3James Madison219W85-71
11/8Princeton259W104-69
11/16@Purdue7L97-79
11/21(N)Iona253W96-75
11/23(N)Evansville307W97-59
11/24(N)Yale77L97-94
11/29WI Milwaukee271W105-81
12/3Bucknell335W97-77
12/6@Tulane175W88-71
12/13(N)Murray St116L115-100
12/19E Michigan241W93-72
1/3@Miami OH84L76-73
1/6C Michigan276W82-69
1/9@Bowling Green144W77-67
1/13Ball St325W87-77
1/17W Michigan286W104-89
1/20@Buffalo192W82-63
1/23@Ohio223W86-65
1/27Toledo152W91-81
1/30Kent138W69-52
2/3@E Michigan241W66-64
2/7@Troy161L79-69
2/13Massachusetts194W99-92
2/17@W Michigan286W90-73
2/20@Ball St325W78-65
2/24Buffalo19288%
2/28@Kent13863%
3/3@C Michigan27685%
3/6N Illinois31697%