Tonight, Akron will play in the MAC Final for the 8th time in 10 years. Akron is a dynasty, but their (relative) failures in MAC Tournament Finals (3-4) have tarnished their impressive feat. It doesn't help that two of the three Championships came while Akron played the spoiler, not the favorite.
The 2016 MAC Tournament Final will define legacies in the MAC. A UB win will give the MAC their first back-to-back champion since Kent State in 2002. Buffalo and Ohio would both be 2-1 in Championships in the past 10 years, while Akron would fall to 3-5 with losses to both Buffalo and Ohio.