Updated for week 2. Please let me know if I missed anything.

Note: All Times listed are Eastern Time

Monday 11/11
Bowling Green @ Jacksonville - 7 PM
Kent State @ Townson - 7 PM (Webcast on FLOHoops.com - LINK)
Nazareth (D3) @ Buffalo - 7 PM (ESPN3)

Tuesday 11/12
Mississippi Valley St. @ Western Michigan - 7 PM (ESPN+)
Goshen College (NAIA) @ Eastern Michigan - 7 PM (ESPN+)
Northern Illinois @ Iowa State - 8 PM (Webcast on Cyclones.tv - LINK)

Wednesday 11/13
Ohio @ Iona - 7 PM (ESPN+)
Miami @ Purdue Fort Wayne - 7 PM (Webcast on Youtube - LINK)
Ball State @ UIC - 8 PM (ESPN+)

Thursday 11/14
Michigan-Dearborn (NAIA) @ Eastern Michigan - 7 PM (ESPN3)

Friday 11/15
Fairmont State (D2) @ Bowling Green - 11 AM
Western Michigan @ Ole Miss - 7PM (SECN+)
North Carolina Central @ Akron - 7 PM (ESPN3)
Coppin St. @ Northern Illinois - 7 PM (ESPN3) [Collegiate Hoops Roadshow]

Saturday 11/16
Ohio @ #10 Vilanova - 12 PM (FS2)
Alabama A&M @ Miami - 12 PM (ESPN3)
Sam Houston St. @ Central Michigan - 2 PM (ESPN3)
Robert Morris @ Toledo - 2 PM (ESPN3) [Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational]
Harvard vs. Buffalo - 2:30 PM (ESPN+) [James Naismith Classic - Toronto]
Rockford University (D3) @ Northern Illinois - 4 PM [Collegiate Hoops Roadshow]
Eastern Michigan @ North Texas - 4 PM
Kent State @ Wright State - 7 PM (ESPN3)

Sunday 11/17
Howard @ Toledo - 2 PM (ESPN3) [Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational]
Ball State @ Indiana St. - 4 PM (ESPN3)

Goshen is NAIA.

When making sure the EMU @ North Texas game wasn't on TV or webcast, I saw the nickname of the UNT arena was the "Super Pit" (opened in 1973). So I looked it up...

Quote:The UNT Coliseum, better known as The Super Pit, is home to Mean Green men's and women's basketball and to a long and colorful history.

The nickname Super Pit derives from the Coliseum's predecessor, the Men's Gym, which was known as the Snake Pit, a moniker allegedly stemming from stories of the gym flooding in heavy rain which occasionally drove local snakes from their homes and into the building.

(11-11-2019 09:43 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  Goshen is NAIA.

I always miss one haha

(11-11-2019 09:47 AM)Eagle66 Wrote:  

(11-11-2019 09:43 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  Goshen is NAIA.

I always miss one haha

i got your back! :-)

Some post-week 1 power ranks

Toledo grabs the top spot, Bulls drop, Chips rising. What a performance by CMU, I know its one of worst schools in Div 1, but its still a 60 point division 1 win.

1. Toledo
2. Ball State
3. Central Michigan
4. Bowling Green
5. Kent State
6. Buffalo
7. Northern Illinois
8. Akron
9. Miami-OH
10. Ohio
11. Western Michigan
12. Eastern Michigan

Full breakdown at http://www.godawgz.com/mac_pre.html

Very tough to tell who is the best team right now, based on tiers I would go

Tier 1

BGSU
Kent St
Toledo
Ball State
CMU

Tier 2

Buffalo

Tier 3

NIU
Akron
Miami-OH

Tier 4

Ohio
WMU

Tier 5

EMU

MAC goes 3-0 Monday night.

Bowling Green 75 Jacksonville 59
Kent State 84 Towson 80 (OT)
Buffalo 109 Nazareth 72

(11-12-2019 08:30 AM)Eagle66 Wrote:  MAC goes 3-0 Monday night.

Bowling Green 75 Jacksonville 59
Kent State 84 Towson 80 (OT)
Buffalo 109 Nazareth 72

Great win for Kent against a good Towson team

(11-12-2019 12:42 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  Very tough to tell who is the best team right now, based on tiers I would go

Tier 1

BGSU
Kent St
Toledo
Ball State
CMU

Tier 2

Buffalo

Tier 3

NIU
Akron
Miami-OH

Tier 4

Ohio
WMU

Tier 5

EMU

No one who has seen both of EMU's games would agree - tier 5.

(11-13-2019 05:19 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(11-12-2019 12:42 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  Very tough to tell who is the best team right now, based on tiers I would go

Tier 1

BGSU
Kent St
Toledo
Ball State
CMU

Tier 2

Buffalo

Tier 3

NIU
Akron
Miami-OH

Tier 4

Ohio
WMU

Tier 5

EMU

No one who has seen both of EMU's games would agree - tier 5.

Go Hurons!

(11-13-2019 05:19 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(11-12-2019 12:42 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  Very tough to tell who is the best team right now, based on tiers I would go

Tier 1

BGSU
Kent St
Toledo
Ball State
CMU

Tier 2

Buffalo

Tier 3

NIU
Akron
Miami-OH

Tier 4

Ohio
WMU

Tier 5

EMU

No one who has seen both of EMU's games would agree - tier 5.

Good point its probably too early to do tiers. Right now my rankings for EMU are entirely based on last year's stats minus what is returning this year. Since EMU has not played a D1 team yet, I have not weighted any of this year's games into their ranking. Through 11/12 games here is how I have projected conference wins, quite a log jam at the top right now in these projections:

Kent State 12.0
Toledo 11.9
Central Michigan 11.8
Bowling Green 11.8
Ball State 11.6
Buffalo 9.9
Akron 8.6
Northern Illinois 8.1
Miami-OH 7.1
Ohio 6.6
Western Michigan 4.9
Eastern Michigan 4.1


I do have EMU as having the 2nd hardest conference schedule. Only Miami-OH has a more difficult conference schedule.

(11-13-2019 09:37 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  Good point its probably too early to do tiers. Right now my rankings for EMU are entirely based on last year's stats minus what is returning this year. Since EMU has not played a D1 team yet, I have not weighted any of this year's games into their ranking. Through 11/12 games here is how I have projected conference wins, quite a log jam at the top right now in these projections:

Kent State 12.0
Toledo 11.9
Central Michigan 11.8
Bowling Green 11.8
Ball State 11.6
Buffalo 9.9
Akron 8.6
Northern Illinois 8.1
Miami-OH 7.1
Ohio 6.6
Western Michigan 4.9
Eastern Michigan 4.1


I do have EMU as having the 2nd hardest conference schedule. Only Miami-OH has a more difficult conference schedule.

How do you adjust for teams like Ohio? They have 8 freshman, a grad transfer, and someone who sat out all of last year on the roster.

Any rating system this early into the season is going to be severely flawed, even reputable ones like kenpom. The sample size is just too small right now to make real determinations. By Christmas everyone should have played about a dozen games and participated in at least 1 tournament. That's about when real educated guesses can be made.

Ohio moves to 3-0 with their second road win on the season, beating Iona 81-72. Jason Preston with his 3rd double-double in as many games, although today it was rebounds instead of assists that joined points. 27 points, 14 boards. He has been an absolute magician so far this year.

(11-13-2019 09:16 PM)OUVan Wrote:  Ohio moves to 3-0 with their second road win on the season, beating Iona 81-72. Jason Preston with his 3rd double-double in as many games, although today it was rebounds instead of assists that joined points. 27 points, 14 boards. He has been an absolute magician so far this year.

Holy cow who are these guys??? That’s two quality road wins against solid mid major teams! I can’t wait to get a couple of the injured players back to contribute! I’m so proud of Coach Boals and the way he has this team playing right now. Don’t get me wrong it’s going to be a roller coaster season but the difference in play vs. the past two season is amazing. You can really see the difference in coaching! Go Bobcats!

(11-13-2019 09:27 PM)Gallia Cat Wrote:  

(11-13-2019 09:16 PM)OUVan Wrote:  Ohio moves to 3-0 with their second road win on the season, beating Iona 81-72. Jason Preston with his 3rd double-double in as many games, although today it was rebounds instead of assists that joined points. 27 points, 14 boards. He has been an absolute magician so far this year.

Holy cow who are these guys??? That’s two quality road wins against solid mid major teams! I can’t wait to get a couple of the injured players back to contribute! I’m so proud of Coach Boals and the way he has this team playing right now. Don’t get me wrong it’s going to be a roller coaster season but the difference in play vs. the past two season is amazing. You can really see the difference in coaching! Go Bobcats!

It’s hard not to be ridiculously excited about the direction of this team. Preston looks like an elite player. Dartis is coming back into form. There are new guys making meaningful contributions. And, by the way, some of the most promising players are injured and have yet to play. My brain is still expecting exasperating losses and long stretches of garbage play but my heart is dreaming of watching this team in Cleveland. At the very least we’re finally getting entertaining men’s hoops back in Athens.

3 MAC teams on the road tonight---Ball State, Miami, and Ohio. All 3 win.

MAC gets three road wins tonight.

Ohio 81 Iona 72
Miami 84 IPFW 80
Ball State 67 UIC 48

Beat me to it Longtimefan haha

(11-13-2019 10:38 PM)Copy Cat Wrote:  

(11-13-2019 09:27 PM)Gallia Cat Wrote:  

(11-13-2019 09:16 PM)OUVan Wrote:  Ohio moves to 3-0 with their second road win on the season, beating Iona 81-72. Jason Preston with his 3rd double-double in as many games, although today it was rebounds instead of assists that joined points. 27 points, 14 boards. He has been an absolute magician so far this year.

Holy cow who are these guys??? That’s two quality road wins against solid mid major teams! I can’t wait to get a couple of the injured players back to contribute! I’m so proud of Coach Boals and the way he has this team playing right now. Don’t get me wrong it’s going to be a roller coaster season but the difference in play vs. the past two season is amazing. You can really see the difference in coaching! Go Bobcats!

It’s hard not to be ridiculously excited about the direction of this team. Preston looks like an elite player. Dartis is coming back into form. There are new guys making meaningful contributions. And, by the way, some of the most promising players are injured and have yet to play. My brain is still expecting exasperating losses and long stretches of garbage play but my heart is dreaming of watching this team in Cleveland. At the very least we’re finally getting entertaining men’s hoops back in Athens.

All they have proved so far is they aren't as some feared the very worst team in D1 basketball this season.

Could they finish above last place in the MAC? They could have a winning non-conference record and still finish last.