2007 MAC men's basketball tournament

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2007 MAC men's basketball tournament
Classification
FSN Ohio, ESPN2
MAC men's basketball tournaments
2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Kent State 12 4   .750 21 11   .656
Miami (OH) 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
Ohio 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Buffalo 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Bowling Green 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
West
Toledo 14 2   .875 19 13   .594
Western Michigan 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Central Michigan 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
Eastern Michigan 6 10   .375 13 19   .406
Ball State 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Northern Illinois 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
2007 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2007 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season

2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[1]

The tournament took place from March 7–10 at

FSN Ohio televised the Quarterfinals and Semifinals while ESPN2
broadcast the tournament championship.

All-tournament team

Format

Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC received a berth in the conference tournament. Teams were 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, vs. common opponents regardless of the number of times played)
  • Coin flip

The top four seeds received byes into the Quarterfinals. The winners of each division were awarded the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two received the No. 1 seed.

Seeding

The following were the seeds for the conference tournament, along with conference record.

  1. Toledo, 14–2
  2. Akron, 13–3
  3. Kent State, 12–4
  4. Miami, 10–6
  5. Ohio, 9–7 *
  6. Western Michigan, 9–7
  7. Central Michigan, 7–9
  8. Eastern Michigan, 6–10
  9. Ball State, 5–11
  10. Buffalo, 4–12 **
  11. Northern Illinois, 4–12
  12. Bowling Green, 3–13

* Received No. 5 seed based on 78–73 head-to-head victory over Western Michigan on February 6.
** Received No. 10 seed based on 80–74 head-to-head victory over Northern Illinois on February 3.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Final
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Toledo 62
8 Eastern Michigan 54
8 Eastern Michigan 51
9 Ball State 48
1 Toledo 53
4 Miami (OH) 58
4 Miami (OH) 70
5 Ohio 51
5 Ohio 69
12 Bowling Green 59
4 Miami (OH) 53
2 Akron 52
2 Akron 82
7 Central Michigan 53
7 Central Michigan 80
10 Buffalo 74
2 Akron 61
3 Kent State 54
3 Kent State 75
6 Western Michigan 66
6 Western Michigan 67
11 Northern Illinois 62

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Miami Wins MAC Title – MAC-Sports.com—Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2008.