There is an upside to having two of your three poor games against weak teams in the conference: Tie Breakers!
In a piece yesterday Matt alluded to how good our tie breakers currently look going into the final eight games.
Mid American Conference Men's Basketball standings, tiebreakers, and Buffalo rooting interests - Bull Run
Remember that UB now has an unbreakable tiebreaker advantage over CMU, Ball State, and NIU, and is up 1-0 with home games remaining against Kent State and Toledo. I haven't done all the math, but if the Bulls simply win out at home - five of their final eight games - they'll almost certainly grab the #2 seed.