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FearLeon
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MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/17/2011 3:29:41 PM

Can't believe I just realized the conference this year is giving a double-bye in MAC Tournament to Division winners. What a great idea! Anything that puts more importance on the regular season is good by me.

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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/17/2011 10:51:18 PM

FearLeon wrote:

although it penalizes teams that have injuries and chemistry problems that come together at the end of the year.

We would not have made the tourney the year we beat G Town

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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/17/2011 11:48:45 PM

Technically, the 3 and 4 seeds get a double bye, and the 1 and 2 get a TRIPLE bye.

Seeds 5-12 meet in the first round, the winners of those play in the second round. Those winners feed in to play 3 and 4 in the quarters, then 1 and 2 come in after that in the semis.

http://www.utrockets.com//pdf8/780798.pdf

Also, it looks like the "MAC West gets a 2 seed they didn't earn by default" is done. All articles regarding the change say it's now "regardless of division", so basically the divisions only matter in terms of scheduling (like it is with basically every other conference).

Last Edited: 12/17/2011 11:49:06 PM by ts1227

JSF
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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/18/2011 12:28:13 AM

bornacatfan wrote:

FearLeon wrote:

although it penalizes teams that have injuries and chemistry problems that come together at the end of the year.

I think those teams should be punished. Yeah, it sucks if you have injuries, but life ain't fair. Not the fault of the teams who do win.

I don't think this makes a huge difference anyway; top two teams rarely lose before the semis.

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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/18/2011 1:05:45 AM

ts1227 wrote:

Also, it looks like the "MAC West gets a 2 seed they didn't earn by default" is done. All articles regarding the change say it's now "regardless of division", so basically the divisions only matter in terms of scheduling (like it is with basically every other conference).

That is huge because going back several years now the top 2 overall MAC records are out of the East and in some years as many as the top 4. I totally can see Ohio taking advantage of the new format this season with a top 4 record.

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FearLeon
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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/18/2011 11:08:36 AM

Double byes to the top 2 records...period? Like it even more.

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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/19/2011 10:02:34 PM

Another good reason to get rid of the divisions. If a division champ isn't guaranteed a top 2 or even 4 seed, why bother having divisions? They're not needed for scheduling, and in fact there would be more flexibility in scheduling without them.

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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/19/2011 11:14:02 PM

At last this year, separating the East from the West will help our RPI. We play the better East teams twice and the crappy West teams once.

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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/21/2011 10:14:52 AM

Interesting ... I get the motivation behind this....but really liked having the four games on Thursday...made for a fun day of basketball...one of the first years cleveland hosted, all four games were decided by a total of about 11 points, Ohio won over Kent when Kent tried to call timeout and they were out. best day of basketball I've seen

Last Edited: 12/21/2011 10:20:58 AM by Bobcat110

Alan Swank
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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/21/2011 5:37:32 PM

Bobcat110 wrote:

This will kill attendance on Wednesday and Thursday but Friday night should be huge. Two teams know they'll be there maybe a week or more in advance.

JSF
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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/21/2011 6:09:54 PM

Day attendance on Thursday was always scant. If you push it to a night-only session, it could be decent.

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RE: MAC TOURNAMENT

Posted: 12/21/2011 7:47:48 PM

Bobcat110 wrote:

Those 4 games were decided by a total of just 6 points. I wholeheartedly agree that that was the best day of college basketball I've ever witnessed. By the time Ohio had edged Kent in the 4th game, I was exhausted.

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