2014 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15.[1]

2014 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	12
First round site	Campus sites
Quarterfinals site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Finals site	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Champions	Western Michigan (2nd title)
Winning coach	Steve Hawkins (2nd title)
MVP	David Brown (Western Michigan)
Top scorer	Nick Kellogg (Ohio) (62 points)
Television	TWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
MAC Men's Basketball Tournaments

2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
Akron	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			25	–	12		.676
Miami	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Kent State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Bowling Green	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
West
Toledo	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Western Michigan †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Eastern Michigan	10	–	8		.556			22	–	15		.595
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Central Michigan	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
Ball State	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
† 2014 MAC Tournament winner

Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker	Notes
1	Western Michigan	14–4	1–1 head-to-head 8–2 vs. division	Bye to semifinals
2	Toledo	14–4	1–1 head-to-head 7–3 vs. division	Bye to semifinals
3	Buffalo	13–5		Bye to quarterfinals
4	Akron	12–6		Bye to quarterfinals
5	Ohio	11–7
6	Eastern Michigan	10–8
7	Northern Illinois	8–10	1–0 head-to-head
8	Miami	8–10	0–1 head-to-head
9	Kent State	7–11
10	Bowling Green	6–12
11	Central Michigan	3–15
12	Ball State	2–16

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television
First round – Monday, March 10
1	7:00 pm	#12 Ball State at #5 Ohio
2	7:00 pm	#9 Kent State at #8 Miami
3	7:30 pm	#11 Central Michigan at #6 Eastern Michigan
4	8:00 pm	#10 Bowling Green at #7 Northern Illinois
Second round – Wednesday, March 12
5	6:30 pm	#5 Ohio vs. #8 Miami	TWCSC (Ohio)
6	9:00 pm	#6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Northern Illinois	TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
7	6:30 pm	#4 Akron vs. #5 Ohio	TWCSC (Ohio)
8	9:00 pm	#3 Buffalo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan	TWCSC (Ohio)
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
9	6:30 pm	#1 Western Michigan vs. #4 Akron	TWCSC (Ohio)
10	9:00 pm	#2 Toledo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan	TWCSC (Ohio)
Championship – Saturday, March 15
11	6:30 pm	#1 Western Michigan vs. #2 Toledo	ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Monday, March 10					Second round Wednesday, March 12 TWCSC (Ohio)					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 TWCSC					Semifinals Friday, March 14 TWCSC					Championship Saturday, March 15, 2014 ESPN2
						1	Western Michigan
							(bye)
											1	Western Michigan
											(bye)
							(bye)
							(bye)
																1	Western Michigan	64^OT
																4	Akron	60
						4	Akron
							(bye)
											4	Akron	83
										5	Ohio	77
	5	Ohio	76
	12	Ball State	64
						5	Ohio	63
						8	Miami	55
	8	Miami	71
	9	Kent State	64
																					1	Western Michigan	98
																					2	Toledo	77
						2	Toledo
							(bye)
											2	Toledo
											(bye)
							(bye)
							(bye)
																2	Toledo	59
																6	Eastern Michigan	44
						3	Buffalo
							(bye)
											3	Buffalo	64
										6	Eastern Michigan	69
	6	Eastern Michigan	72
	11	Central Michigan	60
						6	Eastern Michigan	53
						7	Northern Illinois	48
	7	Northern Illinois	54
	10	Bowling Green	51

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
^OT denotes overtime game

References

1. "2014 MAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). mac-sports.com. Retrieved February 17, 2014.