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 Green14–4 .778  22–8  .733
Kent State13–5 .722  23–8  .742
Akron11–7 .611  17–11  .607
Marshall11–7 .611  21–9  .700
Ohio11–7 .611  20–13  .606
Miami8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Buffalo3–15 .167  5–23  .179
West
Ball State†11–7 .611  22–9  .710
Toledo11–7 .611  18–13  .581
Eastern Michigan9–9 .500  15–13  .536
Northern Illinois7–11 .389  13–15  .464
Western Michigan6–12 .333  10–18  .357
Central Michigan2–16 .111  6–23  .207
† 2000 MAC Tournament winner
As of [1]; Rankings from AP Poll
2000 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
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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