2012 MAC men's basketball tournament

2012 MAC men's basketball tournament
2012 MAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio Bobcats (6th title)
Winning coachJohn Groce (2nd title)
MVPD. J. Cooper (Ohio)
Attendance10,301
TelevisionSportsTime Ohio and ESPN2
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2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 – 3   .813 22 – 12   .647
Buffalo 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645
Ohio† 11 – 5   .688 29 – 8   .784
Kent State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636
Bowling Green 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
Miami 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
West
Eastern Michigan 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438
Toledo 7 – 9   .438 19 – 17   .528
Western Michigan 6 – 10   .375 14 – 20   .412
Ball State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
Central Michigan 5 – 11   .313 11 – 21   .344
Northern Illinois 3 – 13   .188 5 – 26   .161
† 2012 MAC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament is the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2011–12 college basketball season. Third-seeded Ohio won the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. There they defeated Michigan and South Florida before losing to North Carolina in overtime in the Sweet sixteen.[1][2][3] DJ Cooper of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.[4]

Format

The format for the conference tournament has been modified for this season.[5] The new format seeds the tournament by rewarding the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds with a bye into the semifinal round, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will receive a bye to the quarterfinal round. Seeding will be determined by winning percentage in conference games, regardless of division. First round games will be played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena.[6]

Seeds

Seed Team Record Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2[7]
1 Akron 13–3
2 Buffalo 12–4
3 Ohio 11–5
4 Kent State 10–6
5 Eastern Michigan 9–7 1–0 vs. BGSU
6 Bowling Green 9–7 0–1 vs. EMU
7 Toledo 7–9
8 Western Michigan 6–10 1–1 vs. BSU Same record as BSU vs. teams ranked #1–7; 1–0 vs. #10 Miami
9 Ball State 6–10 1–1 vs. WMU Same record as WMU vs. teams ranked #1–7; 0–1 vs. #10 Miami
10 Miami 5–11 1–0 vs. CMU
11 Central Michigan 5–11 0–1 vs. MIA
12 Northern Illinois 3–13

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 5, 2012		Second round
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
STO		Quarterfinals
Thursday, Match 8, 2012
STO		Semifinals
Friday, March 9, 2012
STO		Championship Game
Saturday, March 10, 2012
ESPN2
1Akron78
12Northern Illinois55
4Kent State764Kent State74
5Eastern Michigan52
12Northern Illinois548Western Michigan72
8Western Michigan711Akron63
9Ball State63
3Ohio64
8Western Michigan69
2Buffalo74
11Central Michigan54
3Ohio653Ohio77
6Bowling Green53
11Central Michigan727Toledo57
7Toledo75
10Miami (OH)53
7Toledo60

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – DJ Cooper, Ohio[8]

Player Team
Justin Greene Kent State
Mitchell Watt Buffalo
Alex Abreu Akron
Nick Kellogg Ohio
DJ Cooper Ohio

References

  1. ^ "Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "No. 13 Ohio tops 12-seed South Florida to reach Sweet 16". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Ohio takes UNC to overtime before Tar Heels prevail". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "MAC Announces New Basketball Tournament Format". mac-sports.com. Mid American Conference. August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  6. ^ "MAC Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament Format" (PDF). Mid American Conference. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "MAC Basketball Tie-Breaker Information". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  8. ^ "OHIO CLAIMS MAC TOURNAMENT TITLE". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.