| 2018 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| First round site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Buffalo(3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Nate Oats(2nd title) |
| MVP | Wes Clark (Buffalo) |
| Television | CBSSN, ESPN2[1] |
2019 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 MAC Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The University and City of Cleveland selected for 2020 first and second round basketball games and 2019 Fencing Championships. The NCAA announced today that Cleveland State University will join the Mid-American Conference and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission as hosts for the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship’s First and Second Rounds. Mar 11, 2020 Boston University earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011 on Wednesday night with a 64-61 win over Colgate in the Patriot League championship game.
The 2018 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[2] Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 5. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio between March 8–10, 2018.[3] Regular-season champion Buffalo defeated Toledo in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Seeds[edit]
All 12 MAC teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams will receive a bye to quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Division | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 15–3 | East | |
| 2 | Toledo | 13–5 | West | |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 11–7 | West | |
| 4 | Ball State | 10–8 | West | |
| 5 | Kent State | 9–9 | East | 1–0 vs. WMU |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 9–9 | West | 0–1 vs. KSU |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 8–10 | East | |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 7–11 | West | 3–0 vs. tied teams (2–0 vs. Ohio, 1–0 vs. BGSU) |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 7–11 | East | 1–2 vs. tied teams (1–1 vs. Ohio, 0–1 vs. CMU) |
| 10 | Ohio | 7–11 | East | 1–3 vs. tied teams (1–1 vs. BGSU, 0–2 vs. CMU) |
| 11 | Akron | 6–12 | East | 1–0 vs. NIU |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 6–12 | West | 0–1 vs. Akron |
Schedule[edit]
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Monday March 5 – Campus sites | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Bowling Green at No. 8 Central Michigan | 77–81OT | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 12 Northern Illinois at No. 5 Kent State | 59–61 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Ohio at No. 7 Miami (OH) | 55–68 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7:45 pm | No. 11 Akron at No. 6 Western Michigan | 79–78 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday March 8 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Central Michigan vs. No. 1 Buffalo | 74–89 | BCSN ESPN3 |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Kent State vs. No. 4 Ball State | 76–73 | |
| 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Miami (OH) vs. No. 2 Toledo | 69–71 | |
| 8 | 9:00 pm | No. 11 Akron vs. No. 3 Eastern Michigan | 58–67 | |
| Semifinals – Friday March 9 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 Kent State vs. No. 1 Buffalo | 61–78 | CBSSN |
| 10 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 Eastern Michigan vs. No. 2 Toledo | 63–64 | |
| Championship – Saturday March 10 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 11 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Toledo vs. No. 1 Buffalo | 66–76 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
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Bracket[edit]
| First round Monday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 | Semifinals Friday, March 9 | Championship Saturday, March 10 | ||||||||
| 1 | Buffalo | 89 | |||||||||
| 8 | Central Michigan | 74 | |||||||||
| 8 | Central Michigan | 81* | |||||||||
| 9 | Bowling Green | 77 | |||||||||
| 1 | Buffalo | 78 | |||||||||
| 5 | Kent State | 61 | |||||||||
| 4 | Ball State | 73 | |||||||||
| 5 | Kent State | 76 | |||||||||
| 5 | Kent State | 61 | |||||||||
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 59 | |||||||||
| 1 | Buffalo | 76 | |||||||||
| 2 | Toledo | 66 | |||||||||
| 2 | Toledo | 71 | |||||||||
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 69 | |||||||||
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 68 | |||||||||
| 10 | Ohio | 55 | |||||||||
| 2 | Toledo | 64 | |||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 63 | |||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 67 | |||||||||
| 11 | Akron | 58 | |||||||||
| 6 | Western Michigan | 78 | |||||||||
| 11 | Akron | 79 | |||||||||
* denotes overtime period
Ncaa Top 25 Basketball Schedule
References[edit]
Ncaa Tv Basketball Schedule Printable
- ^'MAC Tournament 2018: Tiebreakers abound with three games remaining'.
- ^'College Basketball 2018 MAC Tournament'.
- ^'2018 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament'. MAC Sports. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
