Since the NCAA Tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1985 and prior to this year there have been 104 games between the second-seeded and 15th seeded teams. In these 104 games, the No. 2 seed has advanced to the round of 32 an overwhelming 100 times.
The University of Akron, the No. 15 seed in the Southwest Region of the 2010-11 NCAA Tournament, will look to overcome these long odds today when they lock horns with Notre Dame
The 2011 First Energy MAC Basketball Tournament has concluded, and after a three-day stretch of college basketball bliss at Quicken Loans Arena, this writer has some unanswered questions he would like to know the answers to.
Free throw shooting has been a bit of an Achilles heel for Kent State this season. Saturday, in the MAC Tournament final at Quicken Loans Arena, the Flashes' Achilles heel led to their demise.
CLEVELAND – Ball State played about as well as it could have played, but against the back-to-back regular season MAC Champions and No. 1 seed in the FirstEnergy MAC Basketball Tournament, sometimes it takes a little more than your best.
CLEVELAND – When it comes to the 2011 MAC Tournament, the Akron Zips just can't seem to make things easy on themselves.