Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2008 Mid-American Conference Tournament logo
2008 Mid-American Conference Tournament logo

The Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason single-elimination tournament for the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC are eligible for the tournament. Since 2000, the MAC Tournament has been held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

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[edit] Format

Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC receive a berth in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers:

  • Head-to-head competition
  • Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (top to bottom, regardless of division)
  • Coin flip

The top four seeds receive byes into the Quarterfinals. The winners of each division are awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two receive the #1 seed.

[edit] 2008 seeds

[edit] East
Seed Team Conference Overall
W L Pct. GB W L Pct.
1 Kent State 13 3 .813 – 28 7 .800
3 Akron 11 5 .688 2 24 11 .686
4 Ohio * 9 7 .563 4 20 13 .606
5 Miami 9 7 .563 4 17 16 .515
9 Bowling Green 7 9 .438 6 13 17 .433
12 Buffalo 3 13 .188 10 10 20 .333
[edit] West
Seed Team Conference Overall
W L Pct. GB W L Pct.
2 Western Michigan 12 4 .750 – 20 12 .625
6 Central Michigan ** 8 8 .500 4 14 17 .452
7 Eastern Michigan 8 8 .500 4 14 17 .452
8 Toledo 7 8 .467 4½ 11 19 .367
10 Ball State 5 11 .313 7 6 24 .200
11 Northern Illinois 3 12 .200 8½ 6 22 .214

* Received #4 seed based on 1-1 record vs. #1 Kent State; Miami was 0-2 vs. Kent State. Ohio and Miami split the season series 1-1.
** Received #6 seed based on 1-0 record vs. #3 Akron; EMU was 0-1 vs. Akron. CMU and EMU split the season series 1-1 and had the same record vs. #1 Kent State (0-1) and #2 WMU (1-1).

[edit] Tournament champions

Year Champion Venue Location Notes
1980 University of Toledo Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan championship only; other games on campus
1981 Ball State University Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
1982 Northern Illinois University Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
1983 Ohio University Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio championship only; other games on campus
1984 Miami University MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois
1985 Ohio University Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio
1986 Ball State University MetroCentre Rockford, Illinois
1987 Central Michigan University Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio
1988 Eastern Michigan University Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio
1989 Ball State University Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio
1990 Ball State University Cobo Arena Detroit, Michigan
1991 Eastern Michigan University Cobo Arena Detroit, Michigan
1992 Miami University Cobo Arena Detroit, Michigan
1993 Ball State University Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
1994 Ohio University Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
1995 Ball State University Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio first round games on campus
1996 Eastern Michigan University SeaGate Convention Centre Toledo, Ohio first round games on campus
1997 Miami University SeaGate Convention Centre Toledo, Ohio first round games on campus
1998 Eastern Michigan University SeaGate Convention Centre Toledo, Ohio
1999 Kent State University SeaGate Convention Centre Toledo, Ohio
2000 Ball State University Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio first round games on campus
2001 Kent State University Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio first round games on campus
2002 Kent State University Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio first round games on campus
2003 Central Michigan University Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio first round games on campus
2004 Western Michigan University Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio first round games on campus
2005 Ohio University Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio first round games on campus
2006 Kent State University Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio first round games on campus
2007 Miami University Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio All rounds held in Quicken Loans Arena
2008 Kent State University Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio All rounds held in Quicken Loans Arena
2009 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio All rounds held in Quicken Loans Arena
2010 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio All rounds held in Quicken Loans Arena
2011 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio All rounds held in Quicken Loans Arena

[edit] Performance by school

Club Winners Winning Years
Ball State
7
 1981, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000
Kent State
5
 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008
Ohio
4
 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005
Miami
4
 1984, 1992, 1997, 2007
Eastern Michigan
4
 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998
Central Michigan
2
 1987, 2003
Toledo
1
 1980
Northern Illinois
1
 1982
Western Michigan
1
 2004
TOTAL
29

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Conference Tournaments
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Mid-American Conference (MAC)
East Division
West Division
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