2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament is the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2011–12 college basketball season. The winner of the tournament receives the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament.

2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2012 MAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio Bobcats (6th title)
Winning coachJohn Groce (2nd title)
MVPD. J. Cooper (Ohio)
Attendance10,301
TelevisionSportsTime Ohio and ESPN2
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Akron13–3 .81322–12  .647
Buffalo12–4 .75020–11  .645
Ohio†11–5 .68829–8  .784
Kent State10–6 .62521–12  .636
Bowling Green9–7 .56316–16  .500
Miami5–11 .3139–21  .300
West
Eastern Michigan9–7 .56314–18  .438
Toledo7–9 .43819–17  .528
Western Michigan6–10 .37514–20  .412
Ball State6–10 .37515–15  .500
Central Michigan5–11 .31311–21  .344
Northern Illinois3–13 .1885–26  .161
† 2012 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The format for the conference tournament has been modified for this season.[1] The new format seeds the tournament by rewarding the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds with a bye into the semifinal round, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will receive a bye to the quarterfinal round. Seeding will be determined by winning percentage in conference games, regardless of division. First round games will be played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena.[2]

Seeds
SeedTeamRecordTiebreaker #1Tiebreaker #2[3]
1 Akron13–3
2 Buffalo12–4
3 Ohio11–5
4 Kent State10–6
5Eastern Michigan9–71–0 vs. BGSU
6 Bowling Green9–70–1 vs. EMU
7 Toledo7–9
8Western Michigan6–101–1 vs. BSUSame record as BSU vs. teams ranked #1–7; 1–0 vs. #10 Miami
9 Ball State6–101–1 vs. WMUSame record as WMU vs. teams ranked #1–7; 0–1 vs. #10 Miami
10Miami5–111–0 vs. CMU
11Central Michigan5–110–1 vs. MIA
12Northern Illinois3–13

Bracket
First Round
Monday, March 5, 2012 		Second Round
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
STO 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, Match 8, 2012
STO 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9, 2012
STO 		Championship Game
Saturday, March 10, 2012
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1 Akron 78
4 Kent State 74
 
 
4 Kent State 76
8 Western Michigan 72
5 Eastern Michigan 52
12 Northern Illinois 55
12 Northern Illinois 54
8 Western Michigan 71
8 Western Michigan 69
9 Ball State 63
1 Akron 63
3 Ohio 64
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Buffalo 74
3 Ohio 77
 
 
3 Ohio 65
7 Toledo 57
6 Bowling Green 53
11 Central Michigan 54
11 Central Michigan 72
7 Toledo 75
7 Toledo 60
10 Miami 53

References
  1. "MAC Announces New Basketball Tournament Format". mac-sports.com. Mid American Conference. August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. "MAC Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament Format" (PDF). Mid American Conference. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  3. "MAC Basketball Tie-Breaker Information". mac-sports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
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