2005 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 7–12 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. It is 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. Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.

2005 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio (4th title)
Winning coachTim O'Shea (1st title)
MVPLeon Williams (Ohio)
2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Miami126 .667  1911  .633
Buffalo117 .611  2310  .697
Ohio117 .611  2111  .656
Akron117 .611  1910  .655
Kent State117 .611  2013  .606
Marshall315 .167  622  .214
West
Western Michigan117 .611  2013  .606
Toledo117 .611  1613  .552
Bowling Green108 .556  1811  .621
Ball State108 .556  1513  .536
Northern Illinois711 .389  1117  .393
Eastern Michigan513 .278  1218  .400
Central Michigan414 .222  1018  .357
2005 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament

Seeds

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

Bracket

  First Round
March 7, 2005
Quarterfinals
March 10, 2005
Semifinals
March 11, 2005
Championship
March 12, 2005
                                     
       
  1 Miami 85  
    8 Bowling Green 65  
8 Bowling Green 75
9 Ball State 73  
  1 Miami 56  
  4 Ohio 63  
4 Ohio 72  
13 Marshall 66  
  4 Ohio 62
    5 Kent State 55  
5 Kent State 91
12 Central Michigan 60  
  4 Ohio 80*
  7 Buffalo 79
       
       
  2 Toledo 72
    7 Buffalo 85  
7 Buffalo 73
10 Northern Illinois 66  
  7 Buffalo 75
  3 Western Michigan 68  
       
       
  3 Western Michigan 66*
    6 Akron 60  
6 Akron Zips 78
11 Eastern Michigan 66  

* – Denotes overtime period

First Round

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Finals

Team[12]1st2ndOTFinal
Ohio33371080
Buffalo4327979

References

  1. "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  3. "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Akron Zips - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  4. "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  5. "Ball State Cardinals vs. Bowling Green Falcons - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  6. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  7. "Akron Zips vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  8. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  9. "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  10. "Ohio Bobcats vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  11. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  12. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
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