The 2016-2017 MAC Men’s Basketball preseason polls, voted on by members of the media, have been released and it looks as if most experts are hopping on board with the Zips.
Akron, led by coach Keith Dambrot, was selected the favorite to win the MAC East and the MAC Tournament in Cleveland by a narrow margin over Ohio in both the division and title race.
Ohio was selected to finish second place in both the MAC East and the MAC Tournament. Interestingly, Ohio had more first place votes to win the East division, but lost the preseason crown to Akron by a total of four votes.