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No. 20 Miami (Ohio) Enters the MAC Tourney at 31-0
Miami (Ohio) is the first MAC team in nearly 70 years to reach 31-0, but its low strength of schedule at 274th out of 365 teams raises NCAA seeding doubts.
- On Thursday, Miami opens the MAC tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, as the top seed against No. 8 seed UMass at Rocket Arena with a 31-0 record.
- Because their strength of schedule ranks 274th out of 365, Miami's résumé faces skepticism, despite coach Travis Steele noting much of it was set years ago.
- AP Top 25 voters have kept Miami in the poll despite skepticism, as the NET rankings used to seed the NCAA's 68-team field rate Miami lower.
- With NCAA seeding influenced by metrics, Akron and Kent State need the MAC tournament title, while Steele emphasized Miami's goal is advancing past the first round.
- Power conferences often dominate championship week, with headline teams like St. John's in the Big East and Big 12 tournaments sharing the spotlight this week.
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We look back at the journey up to this point for the Miami RedHawks men's basketball team that joined a historic club after finishing an undefeated regular season.
·Cleveland, United States
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Unbeaten Miami (Ohio) faces UMass, keeps goals in sight
After securing the first unbeaten regular season in the 80-year history of the Mid-American Conference, No. 20 Miami (Ohio) looks to continue its historic run into the postseason against UMass in the quarterfinal round of the MAC tournament on Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio.The RedHawks (31-0) enter the contest as the nation's lone remaining undefeated team, and just the fifth team this century to complete a perfect regular season, joining St. Jose…
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