1. Akron vs. Kent State (Mid-American)
This has always been one of the most contentious rivalries in all of mid-major basketball, but things have been taken to another level in recent years.
In 2022, four key members of the Kent State team were suspended for the championship game against after video surfaced of them performing a profane “F—k Akron” song in the locker room after their win in the semifinals.
Akron, who was an underdog in the game before the suspensions, would go on to beat the Golden Flashes by 20 and punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament.
Kent State would exact a measure
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