CLEVELAND, OH- The NCAA has announced today that the Mid-American Conference (MAC) & Greater Cleveland Sports Commission will serve as hosts for the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First & Second Rounds in Cleveland, Ohio. The games will be played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday, March 20 and Sunday, March 22, 2020. MAC closes NCAA basketball tournaments to the public in Cleveland. Fans with tickets for the games can receive either a full refund or a credit towards the 2021 tournament. Ticketholders should. CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday, the release of the 2018-19 MAC Men's Basketball conference schedule. The conference season is set to tip-off on Saturday, January 5th with a full slate of games. MAC Men's Basketball teams will play 18-games over 10-weeks (9 home, 9 away) this season.
| 2020 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio |
| First round site | Campus sites |
| Television | CBSSN, ESPN2, ESPN+ |
2021 → | |
| 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of April 13, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 MAC Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals because of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The tournament's first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9. The remaining rounds were to be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on March 12, 13, and 14, 2020 and the champion was to receive the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1] Just prior to the scheduled game on March 12 between top-seeded Akron and eighth-seeded Ohio, the conference announced that the remainder of the tournament, and the remaining women's tournament games, were canceled in response to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
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 received a bye to quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Division | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | 14–4 | East | |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 12–6 | East | |
| 3 | Ball State | 11–7 | West | 3–1 vs. tied teams (2–0 vs. NIU, 1–1 vs. UB) |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 11–7 | West | No. 1: 1–2 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. UB, 0–2 vs. BSU) No. 2: 1–0 vs. UB |
| 5 | Buffalo | 11–7 | East | No. 1: 1–2 vs. tied teams (1–1 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. NIU) No. 2: 0–1 vs. NIU |
| 6 | Kent State | 9–9 | East | |
| 7 | Toledo | 8–10 | West | 1–0 vs. Ohio |
| 8 | Ohio | 8–10 | East | 0–1 vs. Toledo |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 7–11 | West | |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 6–12 | West | No. 1: 1–1 vs. EMU No. 2: 0–2 (.000) vs. No. 1 Akron No. 3: 0–1 (.000) vs. No. 2 BGSU No. 4: 1–1 (.500) vs. No. 3 BSU |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 6–12 | West | No. 1: 1–1 vs. WMU No. 2: 0–2 (.000) vs. No. 1 Akron No. 3: 0–1 (.000) vs. No. 2 BGSU No. 4: 0–2 (.000) vs. No. 3 BSU |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 5–13 | East |
Schedule[edit]
Game Schedule For Mac Ncaa Basketball Cleveland 2016
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Monday, March 9 – Campus sites | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 Central Michigan at No. 8 Ohio | 65–85 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 12 Miami (OH) at No. 5 Buffalo | 85–79 | |
| 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Western Michigan at No. 7 Toledo | 73–76 | |
| 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Eastern Michigan at No. 6 Kent State | 76–86 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Ohio vs. No. 1 Akron | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 12 Miami (OH) vs. No. 4 Northern Illinois | ||
| 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Toledo vs. No. 2 Bowling Green | ||
| 8 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Kent State vs. No. 3 Ball State | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 9 | 7:00 pm | Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | CBSSN | |
| 10 | 9:30 pm | Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 11 | 7:30 pm | Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner | ESPN2 | |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Bracket[edit]
| First round Monday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Championship Saturday, March 14 | ||||||||
| 1 | Akron | ||||||||||
| 8 | Ohio | ||||||||||
| 8 | Ohio | 85 | |||||||||
| 9 | Central Michigan | 65 | |||||||||
| 4 | Northern Illinois | ||||||||||
| 12 | Miami (OH) | ||||||||||
| 5 | Buffalo | 79 | |||||||||
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 85 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | ||||||||||
| 7 | Toledo | ||||||||||
| 7 | Toledo | 76 | |||||||||
| 10 | Western Michigan | 73 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ball State | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kent State | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kent State | 86 | |||||||||
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 76 | |||||||||
* denotes overtime period
See also[edit]
Mac Ncaa Football
References[edit]
Game Schedule For Mac Ncaa Basketball Cleveland Ohio
- ^'2020 MAC Men's Basketball Championship'. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^Wright, Branson (March 12, 2020). 'Mid-American Conference cancels basketball tournament in Cleveland because of coronavirus concerns'. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 12, 2020.