1996 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 1996 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and the top eight MAC teams invited to participate. No teams received byes in the tournament. Eastern Michigan received the number one seed in the tournament.

1996 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteSeaGate Centre
Toledo, Ohio
ChampionsEastern Michigan (3rd title)
Winning coachBen Braun (3rd title)
MVPBrian Tolbert (Eastern Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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1995–96 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Michigan 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
Western Michigan 13 5   .722 15 12   .556
Miami 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Ohio 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Ball State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Bowling Green 9 9   .500 14 13   .519
Toledo 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Kent State 8 10   .444 14 13   .519
Central Michigan 3 15   .167 6 20   .231
Akron 0 18   .000 3 23   .115
1996 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament

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Seeds

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  1. Eastern Michigan
  2. Western Michigan
  3. Miami
  4. Ohio
  5. Ball State
  6. Bowling Green
  7. Toledo
  8. Kent State

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Eastern Michigan 84
8 Kent State 72
1 Eastern Michigan 87
5 Ball State 71
4 Ohio 80
5 Ball State 86
1 Eastern Michigan 77
7 Toledo 63
3 Miami 81
6 Bowling Green 53
3 Miami 55
7 Toledo 75
2 Western Michigan 65
7 Toledo 71

* Overtime period

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References

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  1. ^ "1995-96 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2019.