6 MAC teams in 5 tournaments this year (1 new one)

[BGSU33]

There is a new postseason tournament this year called the Vegas 16. It has a new wrinkle than all the other new ones. It's played in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandelay Bay towards the end of March. This is the first year and there will only be 8 teams. The field was supposed to be 16 teams but they decided to go with 8 this year. Northern Illinois is one of them. I actually think this one could be fun for teams that make it. They get a break after the conference tournaments then they get to go to Vegas. IMO it's better than most of the games you get in the CIT and CBI. Plus a cool destination. I feel like, similar to all the bowl games, that there's getting to be too many postseason basketball tournaments now, but this one has me a little interested.

Here's a breakdown of the MAC in all five tournaments:

NCAA: Buffalo vs Miami (FL)

NIT: Akron at Ohio State

CBI: Albany at Ohio

CIT: UT-Martin at Central Michigan
CIT: Ball State at Tennessee State

Vegas 16: Northern Illinois vs UC-Santa Barbara

[apollo]

What a waste of money....the NCAA and NIT should be it....any other tournaments should have to pay for the teams expenses 100%. The CBI and CIT are a bunch of teams wasting money to win a fake tournament that nobody cares about. At least the Vegas one you can get done in 3 or 4 days, that would be okay to attend from a fans perspective.

[BGSU33]

Updated MAC post-season results:

Ball State beat Tennessee State in the CIT in 2OT
Ball State beat UT-Martin in the CIT in OT

Ohio beat Albany in the CBI in OT
Ohio to play UNC-Greensboro in the CBI quarterfinals

NIU to play UC-Santa Barbara in the Vegas 16

Buffalo lost to Miami in the NCAA

Akron lost to Ohio State in the NIT in OT

CMU lost to UT-Martin in the CIT

[zete]

Updated results:

Akron lost in the NIT in OT
Ball State won in the CIT in 2OT
Ohio won in the CBI in OT
CMU lost in the CIT
Buffalo lost in the NCAA

Post season basketball in the MAC smells.

[BGSU33]

Updated results:

Akron lost in the NIT in OT
Ball State won in the CIT in 2OT
Ohio won in the CBI in OT
CMU lost in the CIT
Buffalo lost in the NCAA

Post season basketball in the MAC smells.

The MAC is currently 3-3 in post-season play. I wouldn't be surprised to see Ohio win the CBI.

Ball State beat Tennessee State in the CIT in 2OT
Ball State beat UT-Martin in the CIT in OT
Ball State will play at Columbia in the CIT

Ohio beat Albany in the CBI in OT
Ohio to play UNC-Greensboro in the CBI quarterfinals

NIU to play UC-Santa Barbara in the Vegas 16

Buffalo lost to Miami in the NCAA

Akron lost to Ohio State in the NIT in OT

CMU lost to UT-Martin in the CIT

[zete]

I think you are right - OU has a good chance. They have a good big.

[BGSU33]

Ohio beat Albany in the CBI in OT
Ohio beat UNC-Greensboro in the CBI quarterfinals
Ohio will host Morehead State in the CBI semifinals

Ball State beat Tennessee State in the CIT in 2OT
Ball State beat UT-Martin in the CIT in OT
Ball State will play at Columbia in the CIT

NIU to play UC-Santa Barbara in the Vegas 16

Buffalo lost to Miami in the NCAA

Akron lost to Ohio State in the NIT in OT

CMU lost to UT-Martin in the CIT