1994 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 1994 MAC men's basketball tournament took place on March 8–10, 1994 at Battelle Hall in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio defeated Miami (OH), 89–66 in the championship game, to win its third MAC Tournament title.

1994 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams8
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteBattelle Hall
Columbus, Ohio
ChampionsOhio (3rd title)
Winning coachLarry Hunter (1st title)
MVPGary Trent (Ohio)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Miami (OH) 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Ball State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Toledo 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Kent State 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 5 21   .192
Akron 2 16   .111 8 18   .308
1994 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Bobcats earned an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament as #12 seed in the East region. In the round of 64 Ohio fell to Indiana, 84–72.

Format edit

Eight of ten conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Central Michigan and Akron were left out of the tournament field.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Final
March 10
         
1 Ohio 87
8 Western Michigan 56
1 Ohio 79
4 Ball State 70
4 Ball State 80
5 Toledo 73
1 Ohio 89
3 Miami (OH) 66
3 Miami (OH) 90
6 Eastern Michigan 60
3 Miami (OH) 61
2 Bowling Green 59
2 Bowling Green 68
7 Kent State 58

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References edit

  1. ^ "1993-94 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2020.