1980 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 26–28 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament.
| 1980 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1979–80 |
| Teams | 7 |
| First round site | Campus Arenas Campus Sites |
| Finals site | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI |
| Champions | Toledo (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Nichols (1st title) |
| MVP | Jim Swaney (Toledo) |
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Top-seeded Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the inaugural championship game, 85–70, to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament.
The Rockets, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament. They were the only MAC program invited to the tournament.
Format
First Round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games (semifinals, third-place final, and championship) were played at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Bracket
| First Round Tuesday, February 26 |
Semifinals Wednesday, February 27 |
Championship Thursday, February 28 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Toledo | 91 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ball State | 83 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ball State | 73 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kent State | 71 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Toledo | 85 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 70 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 58 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Miami (OH) | 53 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 63 | Third Place Thursday, February 28 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 78 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 49 | 3 | Northern Illinois | 71 | ||||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 54 | 5 | Ball State | 58 | ||||||||
References
- "1979-80 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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