2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held between March 11–16, 2013.[1] Akron, as the winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2013 MAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201213
Teams11
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsAkron Zips (3rd title)
Winning coachKeith Dambrot (3rd title)
MVPDemetrius Treadwell (Akron)
Attendance12,102
TelevisionSTO and ESPN2
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron142 .875  267  .788
Ohio142 .875  2410  .706
Kent State97 .563  2114  .600
Buffalo79 .438  1420  .412
Bowling Green79 .438  1319  .406
Miami313 .188  922  .290
West
Western Michigan106 .625  2213  .629
Toledo*106 .625  1513  .536
Ball State88 .500  1515  .500
Eastern Michigan79 .438  1618  .471
Central Michigan412 .250  1120  .355
Northern Illinois313 .188  525  .167
2013 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 13–16. As with the 2012 tournament, the top two seeds (Akron and Ohio, respectively) received byes into the semifinals, with the three seed (Western Michigan) and four seed (Kent State) receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. No. 5 Ball State received a first round bye.

Tournament seeding

Seed School Record Tiebreaker[2]
#1 Akron 14–2 2–0 head-to-head
#2 Ohio 14–2 0–2 head-to-head
#3 Western Michigan 10–6
#4 Kent State 9–7
#5 Ball State 8–8
#6 Bowling Green 7–9 2–1 head-to-head
#7 Eastern Michigan 7–9 1–1 head-to-head
#8 Buffalo 7–9 1–2 head-to-head
#9 Central Michigan 4–12
#10 Northern Illinois 3–13 1–0 head-to-head
#11 Miami 3–13 0–1 head-to-head

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television
First Round – Monday, March 11
1
7:00 pm #8 Buffalo vs. #9 Central Michigan
2
7:00 pm #7 Eastern Michigan vs. #10 Northern Illinois
3
6:00 pm #6 Bowling Green vs. #11 Miami
Second Round – Wednesday, March 13
4
6:30 pm #5 Ball State vs. #8 Buffalo STO
5
9:00 pm #7 Eastern Michigan vs. #11 Miami STO
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
6
6:30 pm #4 Kent State vs. #8 Buffalo STO
7
9:00 pm #3 Western Michigan vs. #7 Eastern Michigan STO
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
8
6:30 pm #1 Akron vs. #4 Kent State STO
9
9:00 pm #2 Ohio vs. #3 Western Michigan STO
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
10
6:30 pm #1 Akron vs. #2 Ohio ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 11
Second round
Wednesday, March 13
STO
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
STO
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
STO
     
             
             
               
               
             
             
          1 Akron 62
          4 Kent State 59
             
             
          4 Kent State 70  
          8 Buffalo 68  
        5 Ball State 61      
8 Buffalo 74OT     8 Buffalo 76      
9 Central Michigan 72  
First round
Monday, March 11
Second round
Wednesday, March 13
STO
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
STO
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
STO
     
             
             
               
               
             
             
          2 Ohio 74
          3 Western Michigan 63
             
             
          3 Western Michigan 70  
7 Eastern Michigan 45       7 Eastern Michigan 55  
10 Northern Illinois 44     7 Eastern Michigan 58      
6 Bowling Green 52     11 Miami 47      
11 Miami 63  

Championship Game

MAC Championship Game
Saturday, March 16, 2013
ESPN2
   
1 Akron 65
2 Ohio 46

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
All times listed are Eastern
OT denotes overtime game

References

  1. "2013 MAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). mac-sports.com. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. "MAC Basketball Tie-Breaker Information". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
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