2013 MAC men's basketball tournament

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2013 MAC men's basketball tournament
STO and ESPN2
MAC men's basketball tournaments
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Ohio 14 2   .875 24 10   .706
Kent State 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Buffalo 7 9   .438 14 20   .412
Bowling Green 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Miami 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
West
Western Michigan 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Toledo* 10 6   .625 15 13   .536
Ball State 8 8   .500 15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 9   .438 16 18   .471
Central Michigan 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Northern Illinois 3 13   .188 5 25   .167
2013 MAC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2013

2013 NCAA tournament
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Format

The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to

Quicken Loans Arena
, between March 13–16. As with the 2012 tournament, the top two seeds (Akron and Ohio, respectively) received byes into the semifinals, with the three seed (Western Michigan) and four seed (Kent State) receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. No. 5 Ball State received a first round bye.

Tournament seeding

Seed School Record Tiebreaker[2]
#1
Akron
14–2 2–0 head-to-head
#2
Ohio
14–2 0–2 head-to-head
#3
Western Michigan
10–6
#4
Kent State
9–7
#5
Ball State
8–8
#6
Bowling Green
7–9 2–1 head-to-head
#7
Eastern Michigan
7–9 1–1 head-to-head
#8
Buffalo
7–9 1–2 head-to-head
#9
Central Michigan
4–12
#10
Northern Illinois
3–13 1–0 head-to-head
#11
Miami
3–13 0–1 head-to-head

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television
First Round – Monday, March 11
1
7:00 pm #8
Central Michigan
2
7:00 pm #7
Northern Illinois
3
6:00 pm #6
Miami
Second Round – Wednesday, March 13
4
6:30 pm #5
Ball State
vs. #8 Buffalo
STO
5
9:00 pm #7 Eastern Michigan vs. #11 Miami STO
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
6
6:30 pm #4
Kent State
vs. #8 Buffalo
STO
7
9:00 pm #3
Western Michigan
vs. #7 Eastern Michigan
STO
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
8
6:30 pm #1
Akron
vs. #4 Kent State
STO
9
9:00 pm #2
Ohio
vs. #3 Western Michigan
STO
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
10
6:30 pm #1 Akron vs. #2 Ohio
ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 11, 2012
Second round
Wednesday, March 13, 2012
ESPN2
1Akron62
4Kent State704Kent State59
5Ball State618Buffalo68
8Buffalo761Akron65
9Central Michigan72
2Ohio46
8Buffalo74*
2Ohio74
11Miami (OH)63
3Western Michigan703Western Michigan63
6Bowling Green52
11Miami (OH)477Eastern Michigan55
7Eastern Michigan58
10Northern Illinois44
7Eastern Michigan45

References

  1. ^ "2013 MAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). mac-sports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "MAC Basketball Tie-Breaker Information". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2012.