2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.

2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
Tournament
2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Toledo11–2 .846  16–5  .762
Akron9–3 .750  11–4  .733
Kent State7–4 .636  10–5  .667
Ohio7–4 .636  11–6  .647
Buffalo6–4 .600  8–6  .571
Miami (OH)5–5 .500  8–7  .533
Bowling Green6–6 .500  10–8  .556
Ball State5–6 .455  7–9  .438
Western Michigan3–7 .300  4–11  .267
Central Michigan2–9 .182  6–12  .333
Northern Illinois1–6 .143  2–10  .167
Eastern Michigan1–7 .125  4–8  .333
† 2021 MAC Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason Awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 19, 2020.[1]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parenthesis)

  1. Bowling Green (8) 132
  2. Ohio (1) 117
  3. Akron (2) 115
  4. Buffalo 109
  5. Ball State 104
  6. Toledo (1) 93
  7. Kent State 65
  8. Eastern Michigan 57
  9. Miami (OH) 48
  10. Northern Illinois 43
  11. Central Michigan 40
  12. Western Michigan 13


Honors
Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC First Team Loren Cristian Jackson, Akron
Justin Turner, Bowling Green
Jayvon Graves, Buffalo
Jason Preston, Ohio
Marreon Jackson, Toledo
Preseason All-MAC Second Team Ishmael El-Amin, Ball State
Daeqwon Plowden, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Buffalo
Danny Pippen, Kent State
Ben Vander Plas, Ohio

Conference matrix
  Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami (OH) Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan
vs. Akron –0−10−10−00−11−10−20−01−00–11−10–1
vs. Ball State 1–0–0–12–00−00−00−01−00−22–00−10–1
vs. Bowling Green 1–01–0–0–20−20−01−01−00–10–11–01–0
vs. Buffalo 0–00–22–0–0−00−11−00–20–01–00–00–1
vs. Central Michigan 1–00−02−00−0–0–22–00−00–01–01–02–0
vs. Eastern Michigan 1–10−00−01−02–0–0−01–00–00–02–00–0
vs. Kent State 2–00−00−10−10–20−0–0–10−00–12–00–1
vs. Miami (OH) 0–00–10−12–00−00–11–0–0–11–01−00–1
vs. Northern Illinois 0–12–01–00–00–00–00−01–0–1–01–00–0
vs. Ohio 1−00−21−00–10–10–01−00−10−1–1–00–1
vs. Toledo 1–11–00–10−00−10–20–20−10−10–1−0–1
vs. Western Michigan 1–01–00–11−00−20–01–01−00−01–01–0-
Total 9–35–66–66–42–91–77–45–51–67–411–23–7

All-MAC awards

Mid-American men's basketball weekly awards
Week Player(s) of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School
Nov 30
Dec 7
Dec 14
Dec 21
Dec 28
Jan 4
Jan 11
Jan 18
Jan 25
Feb 1
Feb 8
Feb 15
Feb 22
Mar 1

References
  1. "Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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