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Meet the MAC's newest contenders

By Jeff Shelman
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, January 1, 2004

Western Michigan hasn't played in the NCAA Tournament since 1998. Akron made its last appearance in 1986 when a guy named Bob Huggins was leading the Zips. And Toledo's drought goes all the way back to 1980. Could one of these teams change that this season? If the first two months of this season are any indication, it's certainly a possibility. Last season, Central Michigan went from doormat of the Mid-American Conference to darling. This season, the MAC -- the Midwestern league that spends th ...

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