2013 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2013 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held between March 11–16, 2013.[1] Akron, as the winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA tournament.

2013 MAC men's basketball tournament
2013 MAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams11
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsAkron Zips (3rd title)
Winning coachKeith Dambrot (3rd title)
MVPDemetrius Treadwell (Akron)
Attendance12,102
TelevisionSTO and ESPN2
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Akron142 .875267 .788
Ohio142 .8752410 .706
Kent State97 .5632114 .600
Buffalo79 .4381420 .412
Bowling Green79 .4381319 .406
Miami313 .188922 .290
West
Western Michigan106 .6252213 .629
Toledo*106 .6251513 .536
Ball State88 .5001515 .500
Eastern Michigan79 .4381618 .471
Central Michigan412 .2501120 .355
Northern Illinois313 .188525 .167
2013 MAC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at 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

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SeedSchoolRecordTiebreaker[2]
#1Akron14–22–0 head-to-head
#2Ohio14–20–2 head-to-head
#3Western Michigan10–6
#4Kent State9–7
#5Ball State8–8
#6Bowling Green7–92–1 head-to-head
#7Eastern Michigan7–91–1 head-to-head
#8Buffalo7–91–2 head-to-head
#9Central Michigan4–12
#10Northern Illinois3–131–0 head-to-head
#11Miami3–130–1 head-to-head

Schedule

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GameTime*Matchup#Television
First Round – Monday, March 11
1
7:00 pm#8 Buffalo vs. #9 Central Michigan
2
7:00 pm#7 Eastern Michigan vs. #10 Northern Illinois
3
6:00 pm#6 Bowling Green vs. #11 Miami
Second Round – Wednesday, March 13
4
6:30 pm#5 Ball State vs. #8 BuffaloSTO
5
9:00 pm#7 Eastern Michigan vs. #11 MiamiSTO
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
6
6:30 pm#4 Kent State vs. #8 BuffaloSTO
7
9:00 pm#3 Western Michigan vs. #7 Eastern MichiganSTO
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
8
6:30 pm#1 Akron vs. #4 Kent StateSTO
9
9:00 pm#2 Ohio vs. #3 Western MichiganSTO
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
10
6:30 pm#1 Akron vs. #2 OhioESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 11, 2012
Second round
Wednesday, March 13, 2012
STO
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Match 14, 2012
STO
Semifinals
Friday, March 15, 2012
STO
Championship Game
Saturday, March 16, 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

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  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.