2003 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–15 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Central Michigan, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.

2003 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200203
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsCentral Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coachJay Smith (1st title)
MVPChris Kaman (Central Michigan)
2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State126 .667  2110  .677
Miami117 .611  1315  .464
Akron99 .500  1414  .500
Marshall99 .500  1415  .483
Ohio810 .444  1416  .467
Buffalo216 .111  523  .179
West
Central Michigan144 .778  257  .781
Northern Illinois117 .611  1714  .548
Western Michigan108 .556  2011  .645
Eastern Michigan810 .444  1414  .500
Bowling Green810 .444  1316  .448
Ball State810 .444  1317  .433
Toledo711 .389  1415  .483
2003 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament

Seeds

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

Bracket

  First Round
March 10, 2003
Quarterfinals
March 13, 2003
Semifinals
March 14, 2003
Championship
March 15, 2003
                                     
       
  1 Central Michigan 87  
    9 Bowling Green 70  
8 Ball State 81
9 Bowling Green 90  
  1 Central Michigan 94  
  4 Northern Illinois 72  
4 Northern Illinois 81  
13 Buffalo 64  
  4 Northern Illinois 75
    5 Western Michigan 63  
5 Western Michigan 78
12 Toledo 64  
  1 Central Michigan 77
  2 Kent State 72
       
       
  2 Kent State 79
    7 Marshall 57  
7 Marshall 83
10 Eastern Michigan 75  
  2 Kent State 73
  11 Ohio 70  
       
       
  3 Miami 55
    11 Ohio 65*  
6 Akron 77
11 Ohio 79  

* – Denotes overtime period

References

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