NCAA Tournament March Madness

#53 Akron

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Projected seed: 11 (automatic qualifier)

Akron’s resume is anchored by eye-catching nonconference blowouts over James Madison and Princeton and by true road wins at Tulane, Buffalo and Ohio that prove the team can close games away from home, while the offense has produced some of the most prolific nights it will need in March. Those high points are counterbalanced by a lopsided loss at Purdue, a neutral-site setback to Murray State, a road defeat at Miami OH and a tight loss to Yale, all results that highlight defensive lapses and limit how far the recent offensive bursts can carry the profile. With a slate that includes Kent at home and a trip to Kent, road tests at Eastern Michigan and Troy, home dates with Buffalo and Northern Illinois and a visit to Central Michigan, Akron has clear opportunities to add quality conference wins and shore up its case by protecting home court and winning key road games. The combination of signature offensive performances, damaging blemishes and a manageable stretch of meaningful league games explains why the team looks like a bubble-level tournament candidate with a path to solidify its standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3James Madison229W85-71
11/8Princeton224W104-69
11/16@Purdue9L97-79
11/21(N)Iona231W96-75
11/23(N)Evansville283W97-59
11/24(N)Yale70L97-94
11/29WI Milwaukee246W105-81
12/3Bucknell327W97-77
12/6@Tulane194W88-71
12/13(N)Murray St90L115-100
12/19E Michigan223W93-72
1/3@Miami OH88L76-73
1/6C Michigan302W82-69
1/9@Bowling Green128W77-67
1/13Ball St310W87-77
1/17W Michigan266W104-89
1/20@Buffalo169W82-63
1/23@Ohio235W86-65
1/27Toledo156W91-81
1/30Kent13985%
1/31Kent13985%
2/3@E Michigan22382%
2/7@Troy11360%
2/14Massachusetts17989%
2/17@W Michigan26687%
2/21@Ball St31092%
2/24Buffalo16988%
2/28@Kent13968%
3/3@C Michigan30291%
3/6N Illinois30197%