2016 MAC men's basketball tournament

2016 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsBuffalo (2nd title)
Winning coachNate Oats (1st title)
MVPWillie Conner (Buffalo)
TelevisionTWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
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2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Ohio 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Kent State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Buffalo † 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Bowling Green 5 – 13   .278 16 – 18   .471
West
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
Central Michigan 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Northern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
† 2016 MAC tournament winner

The 2016 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2015–16 college basketball season. Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 7. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland between March 10–12. Buffalo won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament where they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.[1]

Format

In 2016, the tournament reverted to its original structure with the top four seeds receiving just one bye into the quarterfinals. From 2012 to 2015, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals while the third and fourth seeds received a bye to the quarterfinals.[2]

Seeds

Seed School Conference record Division Tiebreaker [3]
1 † Akron 13–5 East
2 † Ohio 11–7 East
3 † Buffalo 10–8 East No. 1: 4–0 vs. tied teams (2–0 vs. KSU, 1–0 vs. BSU, 1–0 vs. CMU)
4 † Central Michigan 10–8 West No. 1: 2–2 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. Buffalo, 1–0 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. BSU)
No. 2: 2–1 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. BSU)
5 Kent State 10–8 East No. 1: 1–3 vs. tied teams (0–2 vs. Buffalo, 1–0 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. CMU)
No. 2: 1–1 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. CMU)
No. 3: 1–0 vs. BSU
6 Ball State 10–8 West No. 1: 1–3 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. Buffalo, 0–1 vs. Kent State, 1–1 vs. CMU)
No. 2: 1–2 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. CMU)
No. 3: 0–1 vs. KSU
7 Northern Illinois 9–9 West No. 1: 1–1 vs. EMU
No. 2: 1–1 vs. No. 1 Akron
8 Eastern Michigan 9–9 West No. 1: 1–1 vs. NIU
No. 2: 0–1 vs. No. 1 Akron
9 Toledo 8–10 West
10 Western Michigan 7–11 West
11 Miami (OH) 6–12 East
12 Bowling Green 5–13 East
† Received a bye to quarterfinals

Schedule

[4]

Game Time Matchup# Television
First round – Monday March 7
1 7:00 pm No. 12 Bowling Green 70 at No. 5 Kent State 69 ESPN3
2 7:00 pm No. 11 Miami (OH) 49 at No. 6 Ball State 47 ESPN3
3 7:30 pm No. 9 Toledo 60 at No. 8 Eastern Michigan 69 ESPN3
4 8:00 pm No. 10 Western Michigan 50 at No. 7 Northern Illinois 56 ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Thursday March 10
5 Noon No. 8 Eastern Michigan 63 vs. No. 1 Akron 65 TWC SportsChannel OH/BCSN
ESPN3
6 2:30 pm No. 12 Bowling Green 62 vs. No. 4 Central Michigan 59
7 6:30 pm No. 7 Northern Illinois 62 vs. No. 2 Ohio 79
8 9:00 pm No. 11 Miami (OH) 81 vs. No. 3 Buffalo 94
Semifinals – Friday March 11
9 6:30 pm No. 12 Bowling Green 66 vs. No. 1 Akron 80 TWC SportsChannel OH/BCSN
ESPN3
10 9:00 pm No. 3 Buffalo 88 vs. No. 2 Ohio 74
Championship – Saturday March 12
11 7:30 pm No. 3 Buffalo 64 vs. No. 1 Akron 61 ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

[5]

First round
Monday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
            
2 Ohio 79
7 Northern Illinois 62
7 Northern Illinois 56
10 Western Michigan 50
2 Ohio 74
3 Buffalo 88
3 Buffalo 94
11 Miami (OH) 81
6 Ball State 47
11 Miami (OH) 49
3 Buffalo 64
1 Akron 61
1 Akron 65
8 Eastern Michigan 63
8 Eastern Michigan 69
9 Toledo 60
1 Akron 80
12 Bowling Green 66
4 Central Michigan 59
12 Bowling Green 62
5 Kent State 69
12 Bowling Green 70

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Willie Conner, Buffalo[6]

Player Team
Isaiah Johnson Akron
Antonio Campbell Ohio
Lamonte Bearden Buffalo
Willie Conner Buffalo
C.J. Massinburg Buffalo

See also

References

  1. ^ "Miami fends off late Buffalo charge for first-round win". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "MAC basketball tournament going back to traditional format in 2016". cleveland.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tie-Breaker Procedures".
  4. ^ "2016 MAC Mens Basketball Tournament Schedule". MAC-Sports. Sidearm Sports. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 MAC Mens Basketball Bracket" (PDF). MAC-Sports. SideArmSports. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "ZIPS FALL TO BUFFALO ON FINAL SHOT, 64-61". Akron Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2022.