2014 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15.[1] Top-seeded Western Michigan defeated Toledo in the tournament final. In the NCAA tournament they lost to Syracuse.[2][3]

2014 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams12
First round siteCampus sites
Quarterfinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsWestern Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Hawkins (2nd title)
MVPDavid Brown (Western Michigan)
Top scorerNick Kellogg (Ohio)
(62 points)
TelevisionTWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
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2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
Akron 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Ohio 11 7   .611 25 12   .676
Miami 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Kent State 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Bowling Green 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
West
Toledo 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Western Michigan 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556 22 15   .595
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Central Michigan 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
Ball State 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2014 MAC tournament winner

Format

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First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Notes
1 Western Michigan 14–4 1–1 head-to-head
8–2 vs. division
Bye to semifinals
2 Toledo 14–4 1–1 head-to-head
7–3 vs. division
Bye to semifinals
3 Buffalo 13–5 Bye to quarterfinals
4 Akron 12–6 Bye to quarterfinals
5 Ohio 11–7
6 Eastern Michigan 10–8
7 Northern Illinois 8–10 1–0 head-to-head
8 Miami 8–10 0–1 head-to-head
9 Kent State 7–11
10 Bowling Green 6–12
11 Central Michigan 3–15
12 Ball State 2–16

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Monday, March 10
1 7:00 pm #12 Ball State at #5 Ohio
2 7:00 pm #9 Kent State at #8 Miami
3 7:30 pm #11 Central Michigan at #6 Eastern Michigan
4 8:00 pm #10 Bowling Green at #7 Northern Illinois
Second round – Wednesday, March 12
5 6:30 pm #5 Ohio vs. #8 Miami TWCSC (Ohio)
6 9:00 pm #6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Northern Illinois TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
7 6:30 pm #4 Akron vs. #5 Ohio TWCSC (Ohio)
8 9:00 pm #3 Buffalo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan TWCSC (Ohio)
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
9 6:30 pm #1 Western Michigan vs. #4 Akron TWCSC (Ohio)
10 9:00 pm #2 Toledo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan TWCSC (Ohio)
Championship – Saturday, March 15
11 6:30 pm #1 Western Michigan vs. #2 Toledo ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 10, 2013
Second round
Wednesday, March 12, 2013
TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Match 13, 2013
TWCSC
Semifinals
Friday, March 14, 2013
TWCSC
Championship Game
Saturday, March 15, 2013
ESPN2
1Western Michigan64*
12Ball State64
4Akron834Akron60
5Ohio76
5Ohio635Ohio77
8Miami (OH)551Western Michigan98
9Kent State64
2Toledo77
8Miami (OH)71
2Toledo59
11Central Michigan60
3Buffalo646Eastern Michigan44
6Eastern Michigan72
6Eastern Michigan536Eastern Michigan69
7Northern Illinois48
10Bowling Green51
7Northern Illinois54

References

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  1. ^ "2014 MAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). mac-sports.com. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Western Michigan tops Toledo for MAC title, tourney berth". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Syracuse clamps down on Western Michigan in blowout". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.