Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason single-elimination tournament for the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference (MAC). 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. The finals are broadcast on ESPN2 and the semi and quarterfinals are broadcast on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel.
The tournament was first played in 1980, when it was won by Toledo. Ball State has won the most tournaments with seven.
Format
The MAC announced a new format beginning with the 2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament. With the new format, seeding is determined by winning percentage, regardless of conference division. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receive byes straight to the semifinals, with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds beginning tournament play in the quarterfinals. Teams seeded 5–12 play an additional two rounds. First round games are played at the home sites of the higher seeds, with the remaining rounds being contested at Quicken Loans Arena.[1] With the new format, a team seeded fifth or lower has to win four games in six days, while playing five games in eight days, to win the conference tournament. The division winners are guaranteed to receive a seed not lower than four. Previously the division winners were guaranteed a least a No. 2 seed.[2]
Historical formats
From 2002 through 2011, each of the 12 (13 from 2002-2005) men's basketball teams in the MAC received a berth in the conference tournament. The top four seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division were awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two received the No. 1 seed. First round games were played at the home sites of the higher seeds, with the remaining rounds being contested at Quicken Loans Arena.
From 1980 through 1988, seven teams qualified for the three-round tournament. The No. 1 seed received a bye into the semifinals. In 1989, an eighth team was added and each of the teams participated in all three rounds. In 2000, the tournament was expanded to four rounds and included all 13 teams in the league. The top three teams received byes into the quarterfinals. In 2002, the tournament field was reduced to 12 teams and the current format was adopted.[3]
Tournament champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Venue | City |
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| 1980 | Toledo | 85–70 | Bowling Green | Jim Swaney, Toledo | Crisler Arena (first round on-campus) | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1981 | Ball State | 79–66 | Northern Illinois | Ray McCallum, Ball State | Crisler Arena (first round on-campus) | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1982 | Northern Illinois | 79–75 (OT) | Ball State | Allen Rayhorn, Northern Illinois | Crisler Arena (first round on-campus) | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1983 | Ohio | 59–56 | Bowling Green | John Devereux, Ohio | On-campus (championship at Anderson Arena) | Bowling Green, Ohio |
| 1984 | Miami | 42–40 | Kent State | Chuck Stahl, Miami | MetroCentre | Rockford, Illinois |
| 1985 | Ohio | 74–64 | Miami | Ron Harper, Miami | Centennial Hall | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1986 | Ball State | 87–79 | Miami | Dan Palombizio, Ball State | MetroCentre | Rockford, Illinois |
| 1987 | Central Michigan | 64–63 | Kent State | Dan Majerle, Central Michigan | Centennial Hall | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1988 | Eastern Michigan | 94–80 | Ohio | Grant Long, Eastern Michigan | Centennial Hall (first round on-campus) | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1989 | Ball State | 67–65 | Kent State | Billy Butts, Ball State | Centennial Hall | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1990 | Ball State | 78–56 | Central Michigan | Billy Butts, Ball State | Cobo Arena | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1991 | Eastern Michigan | 67–66 | Toledo | Marcus Kennedy, Eastern Michigan | Cobo Arena | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1992 | Miami | 58–57 | Ball State | Bill Gillis, Ball State | Cobo Arena | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1993 | Ball State | 79–64 | Western Michigan | Steve Payne, Ball State | Battelle Hall | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1994 | Ohio | 89–66 | Miami | Gary Trent, Ohio | Battelle Hall (first round on-campus) | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1995 | Ball State | 77–70 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Payne, Ball State | Savage Hall (first round on-campus) | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1996 | Eastern Michigan | 77–63 | Toledo | Brian Tolbert, Eastern Michigan | SeaGate Convention Centre (first round on-campus) | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1997 | Miami | 96–76 | Eastern Michigan | Devin Davis, Miami | SeaGate Convention Centre (first round on-campus) | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1998 | Eastern Michigan | 92–77 | Miami | Earl Boykins, Eastern Michigan | SeaGate Convention Centre (first round on-campus) | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1999 | Kent State | 49–43 | Miami | John Whorton, Kent State | SeaGate Convention Centre (first round on-campus) | Toledo, Ohio |
| 2000 | Ball State | 61–58 | Miami | Duane Clemens, Ball State | Gund Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2001 | Kent State | 67–61 | Miami | Trevor Huffman, Kent State | Gund Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2002 | Kent State | 70–59 | Bowling Green | Trevor Huffman, Kent State | Gund Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2003 | Central Michigan | 77–72 | Kent State | Chris Kaman, Central Michigan | Gund Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2004 | Western Michigan | 77–66 | Kent State | Mike Williams, Western Michigan | Gund Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2005 | Ohio | 80–79 (OT) | Buffalo | Leon Williams, Ohio | Gund Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2006 | Kent State | 71–66 | Toledo | Kevin Warzynski, Kent State | Quicken Loans Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2007 | Miami | 53–52 | Akron | Tim Pollitz, Miami | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2008 | Kent State | 74–55 | Akron | Haminn Quaintance, Kent State | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2009 | Akron | 65–53 | Buffalo | Nate Linhart, Akron | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2010 | Ohio | 81–75 (OT) | Akron | Armon Bassett, Ohio | Quicken Loans Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2011 | Akron | 66–65 (OT) | Kent State | Zeke Marshall, Akron | Quicken Loans Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2012 | Ohio | 64–63 | Akron | D. J. Cooper, Ohio | Quicken Loans Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2013 | Akron | 65–46 | Ohio | Demetrius Treadwell, Akron | Quicken Loans Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2014 | Western Michigan | 98–77 | Toledo | David Brown, Western Michigan | Quicken Loans Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2015 | Buffalo | 89–84 | Central Michigan | Xavier Ford, Buffalo | Quicken Loans Arena (first round on-campus) | Cleveland, Ohio |
Performance by school
| School | Championships | Winning years | Appearances | W | L | Pct |
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| Ball State |
7 |
1981, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000 |
33 | 37 | 27 | .578 |
| Ohio |
6 |
1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2012 |
33 | 38 | 26 | .594 |
| Kent State |
5 |
1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008 |
32 | 34 | 27 | .557 |
| Miami |
4 |
1984, 1992, 1997, 2007 |
33 | 38 | 28 | .576 |
| Eastern Michigan |
4 |
1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 |
33 | 25 | 28 | .472 |
| Akron |
3 |
2009, 2011, 2013 |
17 | 20 | 13 | .606 |
| Central Michigan |
2 |
1987, 2003 |
22 | 14 | 20 | .412 |
| Western Michigan |
2 |
2004, 2014 |
29 | 20 | 29 | .408 |
| Toledo |
1 |
1980 |
30 | 26 | 28 | .481 |
| Northern Illinois |
1 |
1982 |
20 | 10 | 18 | .357 |
| Buffalo |
1 |
2015 |
15 | 11 | 14 | .440 |
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 32 | 19 | 31 | .380 |
| Marshall * | 0 | – | 8 | 5 | 8 | .385 |
* No longer member of MAC
See also
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