2007 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2007 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2006–2007 season. It was won by No. 4 seed Miami University over No. 2 University of Akron 53–52 after a controversial finish. Miami guard Doug Penno banked in a three-point field goal with no time left on the clock to give Miami an apparent one-point victory. However, after a ten-minute delay, officials put 0.6 seconds back on the clock because the game clock did not start properly when Miami rebounded an Akron missed free throw. Because of the win in the conference tournament final, Miami was awarded the MAC's automatic berth into the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[1]

2007 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsMiami (OH) (4th title)
Winning coachCharlie Coles (3rd title)
MVPTim Pollitz (Miami (OH))
Top scorerTim Pollitz (Miami (OH))
(66 points)
TelevisionComcast Local, FSN Ohio, ESPN2
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2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Kent State 12 4   .750 21 11   .656
Miami (OH) 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
Ohio 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Buffalo 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Bowling Green 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
West
Toledo 14 2   .875 19 13   .594
Western Michigan 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Central Michigan 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
Eastern Michigan 6 10   .375 13 19   .406
Ball State 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Northern Illinois 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
2007 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The tournament took place from March 7–10 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. This was the first year that the entire tournament was held in Cleveland. In previous tournaments the first-round games were played at the higher seeds' home courts. Comcast Local and FSN Ohio televised the Quarterfinals and Semifinals while ESPN2 broadcast the tournament championship.

All-tournament team

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Format

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Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC received a berth in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers:

  • Head-to-head competition
  • Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (top to bottom, regardless of division, vs. common opponents regardless of the number of times played)
  • Coin flip

The top four seeds received byes into the Quarterfinals. The winners of each division were awarded the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two received the No. 1 seed.

Seeding

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The following were the seeds for the conference tournament, along with conference record.

  1. Toledo, 14–2
  2. Akron, 13–3
  3. Kent State, 12–4
  4. Miami, 10–6
  5. Ohio, 9–7 *
  6. Western Michigan, 9–7
  7. Central Michigan, 7–9
  8. Eastern Michigan, 6–10
  9. Ball State, 5–11
  10. Buffalo, 4–12 **
  11. Northern Illinois, 4–12
  12. Bowling Green, 3–13

* Received No. 5 seed based on 78–73 head-to-head victory over Western Michigan on February 6.
** Received No. 10 seed based on 80–74 head-to-head victory over Northern Illinois on February 3.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Final
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Toledo 62
8 Eastern Michigan 54
8 Eastern Michigan 51
9 Ball State 48
1 Toledo 53
4 Miami (OH) 58
4 Miami (OH) 70
5 Ohio 51
5 Ohio 69
12 Bowling Green 59
4 Miami (OH) 53
2 Akron 52
2 Akron 82
7 Central Michigan 53
7 Central Michigan 80
10 Buffalo 74
2 Akron 61
3 Kent State 54
3 Kent State 75
6 Western Michigan 66
6 Western Michigan 67
11 Northern Illinois 62

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Miami Wins MAC Title – MAC-Sports.com—Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2008.