2000 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2000 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at Gund Arena in Cleveland to determine the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament. The 2000 tournament was the first MAC Tournament to be held in Cleveland after a four-year stint in Toledo, Ohio, and also marked the first year all conference members were invited to participate after having previously limited participation to the top eight teams in the conference standings. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received first-round byes. Bowling Green, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. MAC West Division champion Ball State won the tournament, their 7th conference tournament title and first since 1995.

1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Bowling Green144 .778  228  .733
Kent State135 .722  238  .742
Akron117 .611  1711  .607
Marshall117 .611  219  .700
Ohio117 .611  2013  .606
Miami810 .444  1515  .500
Buffalo315 .167  523  .179
West
Ball State117 .611  229  .710
Toledo117 .611  1813  .581
Eastern Michigan99 .500  1513  .536
Northern Illinois711 .389  1315  .464
Western Michigan612 .333  1018  .357
Central Michigan216 .111  623  .207
2000 MAC Tournament winner
As of [1]; Rankings from AP Poll
2000 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199900
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBall State (7th title)
Winning coachRay McCallum (2nd title)
MVPDuane Clemens (Ball State)

Tournament

Seeds

  1. Bowling Green
  2. Ball State
  3. Kent State
  4. Akron
  5. Marshall
  6. Ohio
  7. Toledo
  8. Eastern Michigan
  9. Miami
  10. Northern Illinois
  11. Western Michigan
  12. Buffalo
  13. Central Michigan

Bracket

[2]

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                     
       
  1 Bowling Green 56  
    9 Miami 58*  
8 Eastern Michigan 51
9 Miami 64  
  9 Miami 69  
  5 Marshall 63  
4 Akron 73  
13 Central Michigan 75  
  13 Central Michigan 56
    5 Marshall 58  
5 Marshall 83
12 Buffalo 66  
  9 Miami 58
  2 Ball State 61
       
       
  2 Ball State 64
    7 Toledo 63  
7 Toledo 68**
10 Northern Illinois 64  
  2 Ball State 70
  6 Ohio 67  
       
       
  3 Kent State 68
    6 Ohio 69  
6 Ohio 77
11 Western Michigan 52  

* – Denotes overtime period

References

  1. "Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men’s Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. 2009-11-11. pp. 75–78. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. "MAC Tournament History" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men's Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. 2009-11-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
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