Akron Beacon Journal · Mar 16, 2016
Marla Ridenour: Zips fail in their statement game against Buckeyes ... or did they?
COLUMBUS: On Sunday’s NCAA Selection Show, the University of Akron Zips didn’t even make the list of teams on the bubble.
Ohio State coach Thad Matta joined those mystified why UA’s 34 RPI wasn’t good enough for an at-large bid. Matta even questioned why the Zips were seeded sixth in the National Invitation Tournament.
The no-respect theme continued when the public address announcer at OSU’s Value City Arena called the Zips’ Antino Jackson “Antonio” until the first timeout.
UA had a chance to make a statement against third-seeded OSU in its first-round NIT game Tuesday night. And despite playing its fourth game in six days, it gave it all it had.
