Akron Bracketology: 2024 March Madness Resume & Team Outlook

What are Akron's chances of making the 2024 NCAA Tournament? See our bracketology preview below, where we highlight the team's full tournament resume.

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Akron's Rankings and Quadrant Records

  • RPI: 55
  • Overall Record: 20-7, 12-2 Mid-American Conference
  • Quadrant 1 Record: 0-3
  • Quadrant 2 Record: 1-3
  • Quadrant 3 Record: 6-0
  • Quadrant 4 Record: 11-1

Akron's Best Wins, Schedule Analysis

  • In their signature win of the season on December 5, the Zips beat the Bradley Braves, a top 50 team (No. 41) in the RPI rankings, by a score of 67-52.
  • Enrique Freeman amassed a team-high 21 points with 18 rebounds and two assists in the matchup against Bradley.
  • The Zips, so far this season, have played no games against Top 25 teams.
  • The Zips are facing the 164th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
  • Akron has one game remaining against teams with above .500 records, and four games against squads with a poorer record than its own.

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Akron's Upcoming Games

Date Opponent Time TV
Tue, Feb 27 at Ohio 7:00 PM ESPN+
Sat, Mar 2 Northern Illinois 6:00 PM ESPN+
Tue, Mar 5 Eastern Michigan 7:00 PM ESPN+
Fri, Mar 8 at Western Michigan 6:00 PM CBS Sports Network

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Top Akron Performers

Name Games Played PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P%
Enrique Freeman 27 18.3 12.9 1.6 0.8 1.4 58.5% (176-301) 37.8% (14-37)
Ali Ali 19 15.5 3.8 2.5 0.6 0.2 47.2% (93-197) 29.3% (22-75)
Greg Tribble 26 10.8 2.5 2.2 0.6 0.3 48.1% (99-206) 35.5% (22-62)
Sammy Hunter 26 9.2 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 40.3% (85-211) 36.7% (47-128)
Mikal Dawson 27 6.2 2.5 0.8 1.0 0.1 34.9% (59-169) 30.8% (44-143)
Shammah Scott 27 5.1 2.7 1.1 0.6 0.2 35.8% (44-123) 28.4% (21-74)
Nate Johnson 16 8.4 3.3 1.8 1.3 0.1 47.7% (53-111) 43.2% (16-37)
Tavari Johnson 25 4.6 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.0 47.9% (45-94) 48.8% (20-41)
Kaleb Thornton 27 3.6 1.6 2.5 0.9 0.0 42.0% (34-81) 36.5% (19-52)
Amani Lyles 17 2.2 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 55.6% (15-27) -