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MAC Tournament Preview: Ohio schools battle for NCAA Tournament bid

MAC Tournament Preview: Ohio schools battle for NCAA Tournament bid

Toledo will debut in the MAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive season, looking to avenge last year’s semifinal loss to NCAA Tournament Cinderella, Ohio.

The last time the Rockets punched their ticket to the Big Dance, the MAC held its first tournament in 1980. Now, 42 years later, they look to end the drought in Cleveland.

Kent State enters postseason play with the longest winning streak in college basketball at 12 games, while the Ohio Bobcats return to postseason play after their upset of Virginia in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

Akron enters Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on a five-game winning streak, hoping to spoil the party for the regular season champions.

Needless to say, MACtion will be in full effect in Cleveland as the path to the tournament is wide open. Can Toledo earn its first tournament bid since 1980 or will a fellow Ohio conference foe snatch the ticket to March Madness?

Schedule

Thursday, March 10 (Quarterfinals)

Game 1: (1) Toledo vs. (8)…

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