1998 MAC men's basketball tournament

1998 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams8
SiteOn-campus sites (quarterfinal round)
SeaGate Centre
Toledo, Ohio
ChampionsEastern Michigan (4th title)
Winning coachMilton Barnes (1st title)
MVPEarl Boykins (Eastern Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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1997–98 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 – 5   .722 17 – 10   .630
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Miami 9 – 9   .500 17 – 12   .586
Marshall 7 – 11   .389 11 – 16   .407
Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389 10 – 16   .385
Ohio 3 – 15   .167 5 – 21   .192
West
Ball State 14 – 4   .778 21 – 8   .724
Western Michigan 14 – 4   .778 21 – 8   .724
Eastern Michigan † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
Toledo 10 – 8   .556 15 – 12   .556
Northern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 10 – 16   .385
Central Michigan 3 – 15   .167 5 – 21   .192
† 1998 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at campus sites for the quarterfinal round with the semifinals and final held at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 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. Ball State, the MAC West Division co-champion, received the number one seed in the tournament.

Tournament

Seeds

  1. Ball State
  2. Western Michigan
  3. Akron
  4. Eastern Michigan
  5. Toledo
  6. Kent State
  7. Miami
  8. Marshall

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Ball State 93
8 Marshall 76
1 Ball State 92
4 Eastern Michigan 93*
4 Eastern Michigan 98
5 Toledo 79
4 Eastern Michigan 92
7 Miami 77
2 Western Michigan 63
7 Miami 67
7 Miami 64
6 Kent State 59
3 Akron 88
6 Kent State 95

* Overtime period

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