2020 MAC men's basketball tournament

2020 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams12
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
First round siteCampus sites
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN2, ESPN+
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 Conf Overall
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
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 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 remainder of the women's tournament, were canceled in response to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Seeds

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

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 cancelled 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 cancelled 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 cancelled ESPN2
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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

References

  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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