2013 MAC men's basketball tournament

2013 MAC men's basketball tournament
2013 MAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams11
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsAkron Zips (3rd title)
Winning coachKeith Dambrot (3rd title)
MVPDemetrius Treadwell (Akron)
Attendance12,102
TelevisionSTO and ESPN2
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2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788
Ohio 14 – 2   .875 24 – 10   .706
Kent State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 14   .600
Buffalo 7 – 9   .438 14 – 20   .412
Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
Miami 3 – 13   .188 9 – 22   .290
West
Western Michigan 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629
Toledo* 10 – 6   .625 15 – 13   .536
Ball State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 – 9   .438 16 – 18   .471
Central Michigan 4 – 12   .250 11 – 20   .355
Northern Illinois 3 – 13   .188 5 – 25   .167
† 2013 MAC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held between March 11–16, 2013.[1] Akron, as the winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Format

The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 13–16. As with the 2012 tournament, the top two seeds (Akron and Ohio, respectively) received byes into the semifinals, with the three seed (Western Michigan) and four seed (Kent State) receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. No. 5 Ball State received a first round bye.

Tournament seeding

Seed School Record Tiebreaker[2]
#1 Akron 14–2 2–0 head-to-head
#2 Ohio 14–2 0–2 head-to-head
#3 Western Michigan 10–6
#4 Kent State 9–7
#5 Ball State 8–8
#6 Bowling Green 7–9 2–1 head-to-head
#7 Eastern Michigan 7–9 1–1 head-to-head
#8 Buffalo 7–9 1–2 head-to-head
#9 Central Michigan 4–12
#10 Northern Illinois 3–13 1–0 head-to-head
#11 Miami 3–13 0–1 head-to-head

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television
First Round – Monday, March 11
1
 7:00 pm #8 Buffalo vs. #9 Central Michigan
2
 7:00 pm #7 Eastern Michigan vs. #10 Northern Illinois
3
 6:00 pm #6 Bowling Green vs. #11 Miami
Second Round – Wednesday, March 13
4
 6:30 pm #5 Ball State vs. #8 Buffalo STO
5
 9:00 pm #7 Eastern Michigan vs. #11 Miami STO
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
6
 6:30 pm #4 Kent State vs. #8 Buffalo STO
7
 9:00 pm #3 Western Michigan vs. #7 Eastern Michigan STO
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
8
 6:30 pm #1 Akron vs. #4 Kent State STO
9
 9:00 pm #2 Ohio vs. #3 Western Michigan STO
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
10
 6:30 pm #1 Akron vs. #2 Ohio ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 11, 2012		Second round
Wednesday, March 13, 2012
STO		Quarterfinals
Thursday, Match 14, 2012
STO		Semifinals
Friday, March 15, 2012
STO		Championship Game
Saturday, March 16, 2012
ESPN2
1Akron62
4Kent State704Kent State59
5Ball State618Buffalo68
8Buffalo761Akron65
9Central Michigan72
2Ohio46
8Buffalo74*
2Ohio74
11Miami (OH)63
3Western Michigan703Western Michigan63
6Bowling Green52
11Miami (OH)477Eastern Michigan55
7Eastern Michigan58
10Northern Illinois44
7Eastern Michigan45

References

  1. ^ "2013 MAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). mac-sports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "MAC Basketball Tie-Breaker Information". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2012.