2022 MAC men's basketball tournament

Not to be confused with 2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament or 2022 MEAC men's basketball tournament.

2022 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams8
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsAkron (4th title)
Winning coachJohn Groce (3rd title)
MVPEnrique Freeman (Akron)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN2, ESPN+
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2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 – 3   .850 26 – 8   .765
Kent State 16 – 4   .800 23 – 11   .676
Ohio 14 – 6   .700 25 – 10   .714
Akron † 14 – 6   .700 24 – 10   .706
Buffalo 13 – 6   .684 19 – 11   .633
Ball State 9 – 10   .474 14 – 17   .452
Miami (OH) 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 7 – 23   .233
Bowling Green 6 – 14   .300 13 – 18   .419
Northern Illinois 6 – 14   .300 9 – 21   .300
Eastern Michigan 5 – 15   .250 10 – 21   .323
Western Michigan 4 – 16   .200 8 – 23   .258
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

The 2022 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) held March 10–12, 2022. The entire tournament was played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] The tournament champion, the Akron Zips, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to UCLA.[2]

Format

As with the 2021 tournament, only the top eight teams qualify. The winner of the tournament will receive the MAC's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[3]

Venue

The 2022 MAC tournament is scheduled to be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 23rd consecutive season. The venue, located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court, is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has a seating capacity for basketball of 19,432.[4][5]

Seeds

Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[6]

Seed School Conference
record 		Tiebreaker
1 Toledo 17–3
2 Kent State 16–4
3 Ohio 14–6 1–1 vs. Kent State
4 Akron 14–6 0–2 vs. Kent State
5 Buffalo 13–6
6 Ball State 9–10
7 Miami 8–12
8 Central Michigan 6–12
DNQ Bowling Green 6–14
DNQ Northern Illinois 6–14
DNQ Eastern Michigan 5–15
DNQ Western Michigan 4–16

Schedule

[7]

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 11:00 am No. 8 Central Michigan vs. No. 1 Toledo 71–72 ESPN+
2 1:30 pm No. 5 Buffalo vs. No. 4 Akron 68–70
3 4:00 pm No. 7 Miami vs. No. 2 Kent State 75–85
4 6:30 pm No. 6 Ball State vs. No. 3 Ohio 67–77
Semifinals – Friday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
5 5:00 pm No. 4 Akron vs. No. 1 Toledo 70-62 CBSSN
6 Approx. 7:30 pm No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 2 Kent State 61-67
Championship – Saturday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
7 7:30 pm No. 4 Akron vs. No. 2 Kent State 75-55 ESPN2
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

* denotes overtime period

Bracket

[7][8]

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10, 2022
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11, 2022
CBSSN 		Championship
Saturday, March 12, 2022
ESPN2
         
1 Toledo 72
8 Central Michigan 71
1 Toledo 62
4 Akron 70
4 Akron 70
5 Buffalo 68
4 Akron 75
2 Kent State 55
2 Kent State 85
7 Miami (OH) 75
2 Kent State 67
3 Ohio 61
3 Ohio 77
6 Ball State 67

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Enrique Freeman, Akron[9]

Player Team
Mark Sears Ohio
Sincere Carry Kent State
Ali Ali Akron
Xavier Castaneda Akron
Enrique Freeman Akron

See also

References

  1. ^ "2022 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "UCLA 57, Akron 53". ESPN. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "MAC eliminating and scaling back postseason tournaments". ABC News. May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "About". Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "A-Z Guide". Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "2022 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "Akron Takes Home MAC Tournament Title". Mid-American Conference. March 12, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.