2014 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15.[1]

2014 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201314
Teams12
First round siteCampus sites
Quarterfinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsWestern Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Hawkins (2nd title)
MVPDavid Brown (Western Michigan)
Top scorerNick Kellogg (Ohio)
(62 points)
TelevisionTWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo135 .722  1910  .655
Akron126 .667  2113  .618
Ohio117 .611  2512  .676
Miami810 .444  1318  .419
Kent State711 .389  1616  .500
Bowling Green612 .333  1220  .375
West
Toledo144 .778  277  .794
Western Michigan144 .778  2310  .697
Eastern Michigan108 .556  2215  .595
Northern Illinois810 .444  1517  .469
Central Michigan315 .167  1021  .323
Ball State216 .111  525  .167
2014 MAC Tournament winner

Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Notes
1 Western Michigan 14–4 1–1 head-to-head
8–2 vs. division
Bye to semifinals
2 Toledo 14–4 1–1 head-to-head
7–3 vs. division
Bye to semifinals
3 Buffalo 13–5 Bye to quarterfinals
4 Akron 12–6 Bye to quarterfinals
5 Ohio 11–7
6 Eastern Michigan 10–8
7 Northern Illinois 8–10 1–0 head-to-head
8 Miami 8–10 0–1 head-to-head
9 Kent State 7–11
10 Bowling Green 6–12
11 Central Michigan 3–15
12 Ball State 2–16

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Monday, March 10
1 7:00 pm #12 Ball State at #5 Ohio
2 7:00 pm #9 Kent State at #8 Miami
3 7:30 pm #11 Central Michigan at #6 Eastern Michigan
4 8:00 pm #10 Bowling Green at #7 Northern Illinois
Second round – Wednesday, March 12
5 6:30 pm #5 Ohio vs. #8 Miami TWCSC (Ohio)
6 9:00 pm #6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Northern Illinois TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
7 6:30 pm #4 Akron vs. #5 Ohio TWCSC (Ohio)
8 9:00 pm #3 Buffalo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan TWCSC (Ohio)
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
9 6:30 pm #1 Western Michigan vs. #4 Akron TWCSC (Ohio)
10 9:00 pm #2 Toledo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan TWCSC (Ohio)
Championship – Saturday, March 15
11 6:30 pm #1 Western Michigan vs. #2 Toledo ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

  First round
Monday, March 10
 
Second round
Wednesday, March 12
TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13
TWCSC
Semifinals
Friday, March 14
TWCSC
Championship
Saturday, March 15, 2014
ESPN2
                                               
       
  1 Western Michigan  
    (bye)  
     
       
  1 Western Michigan  
  (bye)  
       
       
  (bye)
    (bye)  
     
       
  1 Western Michigan 64OT  
  4 Akron 60  
       
       
  4 Akron
    (bye)  
     
       
  4 Akron 83
  5 Ohio 77  
5 Ohio 76  
12 Ball State 64  
  5 Ohio 63
    8 Miami 55  
8 Miami 71
9 Kent State 64  
  1 Western Michigan 98
  2 Toledo 77
       
  2 Toledo  
    (bye)  
     
       
  2 Toledo  
  (bye)  
       
       
  (bye)
    (bye)  
     
       
  2 Toledo 59
  6 Eastern Michigan 44  
       
       
  3 Buffalo
    (bye)  
     
       
  3 Buffalo 64
  6 Eastern Michigan 69  
6 Eastern Michigan 72  
11 Central Michigan 60  
  6 Eastern Michigan 53
    7 Northern Illinois 48  
7 Northern Illinois 54
10 Bowling Green 51  

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
OT denotes overtime game

References

  1. "2014 MAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). mac-sports.com. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
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