So Cleveland State wins the regular season championship for the 2nd straight year, that much we know. It's crazy that 2-7 is up for grabs coming down to the last week. I really don't think CSU is that much better than teams 2-7, but they know how to close out games with their senior leadership. Case in point are the 2 YSU games that YSU had a chance to win it at the end, they beat RMU by 1, Detroit by 2, Wright St by 4.
Oakland really blew an opportunity this weekend at home blowing double digit leads to both Wright St & NKU. On the other hand, Detroit put themselves back into contention with 2 big home wins against NKU & Wright St. Those wins were critical for YSU allowing them to control their own destiny at a shot at a top 4 seed playing both NKU & Wright St. this weekend.
It's hard to believe that PFW has worked their way into the 2 seed. They've really come on strong since beating YSU the first time at home, as I really didn't think they were that great of a team (1-3 at the time in the conference). They are 13-3 (1 non-conference win in there) starting with that win. They have 2 tough games this weekend on the road at Oakland & Detroit. YSU would need them to lose both, have Oakland lose to CSU and then YSU would have to win both to have a shot at the 2 seed.
Hopefully YSU can at least split this week. You'd hate to see them go 0-2, lose their momentum, and possibly drop to a 7 seed. If they can't get a 1st round bye, would much rather them play IUPUI or Green Bay at home. Robert Morris makes me nervous.
