2005 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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2005 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio (4th title)
Winning coachTim O'Shea (1st title)
MVPLeon Williams (Ohio)
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2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Miami 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Ohio† 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Akron 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Marshall 3 – 15   .167 6 – 22   .214
West
Western Michigan 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 18 – 11   .621
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393
Eastern Michigan 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 18   .357
† 2005 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 7–12 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.

Tournament[]

Seeds[]

  1. Miami
  2. Toledo
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Ohio
  5. Kent State
  6. Akron
  7. Buffalo
  8. Bowling Green
  9. Ball State
  10. Northern Illinois
  11. Eastern Michigan
  12. Central Michigan
  13. Marshall

Bracket[]

First Round
March 7, 2005 		Quarterfinals
March 10, 2005 		Semifinals
March 11, 2005 		Championship
March 12, 2005
            
1 Miami 85
8 Bowling Green 65
8 Bowling Green 75
9 Ball State 73
1 Miami 56
4 Ohio 63
4 Ohio 72
13 Marshall 66
4 Ohio 62
5 Kent State 55
5 Kent State 91
12 Central Michigan 60
4 Ohio 80*
7 Buffalo 79
2 Toledo 72
7 Buffalo 85
7 Buffalo 73
10 Northern Illinois 66
7 Buffalo 75
3 Western Michigan 68
3 Western Michigan 66*
6 Akron 60
6 Akron Zips 78
11 Eastern Michigan 66

* – Denotes overtime period

First Round[]

Quarterfinals[]

Semi-finals[]

Finals[]

Team[12] 1st 2nd OT Final
Ohio 33 37 10 80
Buffalo 43 27 9 79

References[]

  1. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  3. ^ "Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Akron Zips - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  4. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  5. ^ "Ball State Cardinals vs. Bowling Green Falcons - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  7. ^ "Akron Zips vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  9. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  10. ^ "Ohio Bobcats vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  11. ^ "Buffalo Bulls vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  12. ^ "Buffalo Bulls vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score". ESPN. 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
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