2022 MAC men's basketball tournament
The 2022 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) held March 10–12, 2022. The entire tournament was played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] The tournament champion, the Akron Zips, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to UCLA.[2]
| 2022 MAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions | Akron (4th title) |
| Winning coach | John Groce (3rd title) |
| MVP | Enrique Freeman (Akron) |
| Television | CBSSN, ESPN2, ESPN+ |
MAC men's basketball tournaments | |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron † | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 MAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editAs with the 2021 tournament, only the top eight teams qualify. The winner of the tournament will receive the MAC's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[3]
Venue
editThe 2022 MAC tournament is scheduled to be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 23rd consecutive season. The venue, located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court, is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has a seating capacity for basketball of 19,432.[4][5]
Seeds
editEight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference record |
Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 17–3 | |
| 2 | Kent State | 16–4 | |
| 3 | Ohio | 14–6 | 1–1 vs. Kent State |
| 4 | Akron | 14–6 | 0–2 vs. Kent State |
| 5 | Buffalo | 13–6 | |
| 6 | Ball State | 9–10 | |
| 7 | Miami | 8–12 | |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 6–12 | |
| DNQ | Bowling Green | 6–14 | |
| DNQ | Northern Illinois | 6–14 | |
| DNQ | Eastern Michigan | 5–15 | |
| DNQ | Western Michigan | 4–16 |
Schedule
edit| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Central Michigan vs. No. 1 Toledo | 71–72 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 5 Buffalo vs. No. 4 Akron | 68–70 | |
| 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 7 Miami vs. No. 2 Kent State | 75–85 | |
| 4 | 6:30 pm | No. 6 Ball State vs. No. 3 Ohio | 67–77 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 4 Akron vs. No. 1 Toledo | 70-62 | CBSSN |
| 6 | Approx. 7:30 pm | No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 2 Kent State | 61-67 | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 7 | 7:30 pm | No. 4 Akron vs. No. 2 Kent State | 75-55 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
* denotes overtime period
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Friday, March 11, 2022 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 12, 2022 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toledo | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Central Michigan | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toledo | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Akron | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Akron | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Buffalo | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Akron | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kent State | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kent State | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kent State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ball State | 67 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editTournament MVP – Enrique Freeman, Akron[9]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Mark Sears | Ohio |
| Sincere Carry | Kent State |
| Ali Ali | Akron |
| Xavier Castaneda | Akron |
| Enrique Freeman | Akron |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2022 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "UCLA 57, Akron 53". ESPN. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "MAC eliminating and scaling back postseason tournaments". ABC News. May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "About". Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "A-Z Guide". Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Akron Takes Home MAC Tournament Title". Mid-American Conference. March 12, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.