Mac Conference Championship Game

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2020 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams12
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
First round siteCampus sites
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN2, ESPN+
2021 →
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamWLPCTWLPCT
East
Akron144.778247.774
Bowling Green126.6672110.677
Buffalo117.6112012.625
Kent State99.5002012.625
Ohio810.4441715.531
Miami (OH)513.2781319.406
West
Ball State117.6111813.581
Northern Illinois117.6111813.581
Toledo810.4441715.531
Central Michigan711.3891418.438
Western Michigan612.3331319.406
Eastern Michigan612.3331616.500
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.

SeedSchoolConference
record
DivisionTiebreaker(s)
1Akron14–4East
2Bowling Green12–6East
3Ball State11–7West3–1 vs. tied teams (2–0 vs. NIU, 1–1 vs. UB)
4Northern Illinois11–7WestNo. 1: 1–2 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. UB, 0–2 vs. BSU)
No. 2: 1–0 vs. UB
5Buffalo11–7EastNo. 1: 1–2 vs. tied teams (1–1 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. NIU)
No. 2: 0–1 vs. NIU
6Kent State9–9East
7Toledo8–10West1–0 vs. Ohio
8Ohio8–10East0–1 vs. Toledo
9Central Michigan7–11West
10Western Michigan6–12WestNo. 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
11Eastern Michigan6–12WestNo. 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
12Miami (OH)5–13East

Schedule[edit]

GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision
First round – Monday, March 9 – Campus sites
17:00 p.m.No. 9 Central Michigan at No. 8 Ohio65–85ESPN+
27:30 p.m.No. 12 Miami (OH) at No. 5 Buffalo85–79
37:00 p.m.No. 10 Western Michigan at No. 7 Toledo73–76
47:00 p.m.No. 11 Eastern Michigan at No. 6 Kent State76–86
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
512:00 pmNo. 8 Ohio vs. No. 1 AkronESPN+
62:30 pmNo. 12 Miami (OH) vs. No. 4 Northern Illinois
76:30 pmNo. 7 Toledo vs. No. 2 Bowling Green
89:00 pmNo. 6 Kent State vs. No. 3 Ball State
Semifinals – Friday, March 13 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
97:00 pmGame 5 Winner vs. Game 6 WinnerCBSSN
109:30 pmGame 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner
Championship – Saturday, March 14 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
117:30 pmGame 9 Winner vs. Game 10 WinnerESPN2
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
1Akron
8Ohio
8Ohio85
9Central Michigan65
4Northern Illinois
12Miami (OH)
5Buffalo79
12Miami (OH)85
2Bowling Green
7Toledo
7Toledo76
10Western Michigan73
3Ball State
6Kent State
6Kent State86
11Eastern Michigan76

* denotes overtime period

Mac Conference Football Schedule

See also[edit]

Football

References[edit]

  1. ^'2020 MAC Men's Basketball Championship'. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. ^Wright, Branson (March 12, 2020). 'Mid-American Conference cancels basketball tournament in Cleveland because of coronavirus concerns'. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

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