1980 MAC men's basketball tournament

1980 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams7
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteCrisler Center
Ann Arbor, MI
ChampionsToledo (1st title)
Winning coachBob Nichols (1st title)
MVPJim Swaney (Toledo)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
1981 →
1979–80 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo † 14 – 2   .875 23 – 6   .793
Bowling Green State 11 – 5   .688 20 – 10   .667
Northern Illinois 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552
Kent State 7 – 9   .438 16 – 11   .593
Ball State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483
Miami (Ohio) 7 – 9   .438 9 – 18   .333
Eastern Michigan 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407
Western Michigan 7 – 9   .438 12 – 14   .462
Central Michigan 6 – 10   .375 12 – 13   .480
Ohio 5 – 11   .313 8 – 18   .308
† 1980 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 MAC men's basketball tournament was held February 26–28 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament.

Top-seeded Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the inaugural championship game, 85–70, to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament.

The Rockets, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament. They were the only MAC program invited to the tournament.

Format

First Round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games (semifinals, third-place final, and championship) were played at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, February 26 		Semifinals
Wednesday, February 27 		Championship
Thursday, February 28
         
1 Toledo 91
5 Ball State 83
5 Ball State 73
4 Kent State 71
1 Toledo 85
2 Bowling Green 70
3 Northern Illinois 58
6 Miami (OH) 53
3 Northern Illinois 63 Third Place
Thursday, February 28
2 Bowling Green 78
7 Eastern Michigan 49 3 Northern Illinois 71
2 Bowling Green 54 5 Ball State 58

References

  1. ^ "1979-80 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.