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Date: Thursday March 12th, 2026 7:30 PM

Opponent: Kent St.  (23-8, 14-4 MAC)

Site: Rocket Arena in Cleveland

TV/Webcast: ESPN+

Radio: The Varsity Network App (free) 

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Here's how one site ranks the chances of each team winning the MAC tournament:

MAC Conference Tournament Seeds, Teams and Odds
1. Miami (OH) (+190)
2. Akron (-115)
3. Kent State (+1600)
4. Toledo (+1500)
5. Bowling Green (+2200)
6. Ohio (+7500)
7. Buffalo (+5500)
8. UMass (+4000)

(odds from DraftKings Sportsbook accurate at time of publish)

Based on this it appears we are the team everyone wants to play rather than the team everyone wants to avoid going into this year's tourney.  It's this kind of respect that I think gets us a new coach next year, despite those who say it'll never happen and that we can't afford it.  The university can afford what it wants to set as a priority.  I have no inside information on the president's thinking on this particular issue, but I do get the sense that she has more than a passing interest in athletics -- not at the McDavis level, but perhaps at the Glidden level.  I'm not sure Nellis knew the difference between a football and hockey puck.