It’s the primary time the Mid-American Conference acquired a second bid to the NCAA Tournament since 1999.
The RedHawks misplaced to eighth-seeded Massachusetts 87-83 in a Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday at Rocket Arena, ending its unbeaten run.
Miami was the fifth males’s Division I program this century to go undefeated throughout the common season. Now it’s the second to get tripped up in its convention event. St. Joseph’s misplaced to Xavier in the 2004 Atlantic 10 quarterfinals however was nonetheless a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Despite their unbeaten document, the RedHawks had been no lock to make the NCAA event. The program’s energy of schedule ranks 344th out of 365 Division I groups, in accordance with the NCAA Evaluation Tool.
The RedHawks confronted no Tier 1 groups and had been 2-0 towards Tier 2 squads.
