2021 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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2021 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Mid-American Conference logo.svg
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams8
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio (7th title)
Winning coachJeff Boals (1st title)
MVPJason Preston (Ohio)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN2, ESPN+
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 15 – 4   .789 21 – 9   .700
Buffalo 12 – 5   .706 16 – 9   .640
Akron 12 – 6   .667 15 – 8   .652
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 15 – 8   .652
Ohio † 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 14 – 12   .538
Miami (OH) 9 – 8   .529 12 – 11   .522
Ball State 8 – 9   .471 10 – 13   .435
Western Michigan 4 – 12   .250 5 – 16   .238
Eastern Michigan 3 – 11   .214 6 – 12   .333
Central Michigan 3 – 13   .188 7 – 16   .304
Northern Illinois 2 – 12   .143 3 – 16   .158
† 2021 MAC Tournament winner

The 2021 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio, from March 11-13, 2021.[1] For the 2021 tournament, only the top eight teams qualified. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds[]

8 out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference
record 		Tiebreaker
1 Toledo 15–4
2 Buffalo 12–5
3 Akron 12–6 2–0 vs. KSU
4 Kent State 12–6 0–2 vs. Akron
5 Ohio 9–5
6 Bowling Green 10–8
7 Miami (OH) 9–8
8 Ball State 8–9
DNQ Western Michigan 4–12
DNQ Eastern Michigan 3–11
DNQ Central Michigan 3–13
DNQ Northern Illinois 2–12

Schedule[]

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 11:00 am No. 8 Ball State vs. No. 1 Toledo 89–91OT ESPN+
2 2:05 pm No. 5 Ohio vs. No. 4 Kent State 85–63
3 4:30 pm No. 7 Miami (OH) vs. No. 2 Buffalo 63–74
4 7:00 pm No. 6 Bowling Green vs. No. 3 Akron 67–74
Semifinals – Friday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
5 5:00 pm No. 5 Ohio vs. No. 1 Toledo 87–80 CBSSN
6 approx. 7:30 pm No. 3 Akron vs. No. 2 Buffalo 74–81OT
Championship – Saturday, March 13 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
7 7:30 pm No. 5 Ohio vs. No. 2 Buffalo 84–69 ESPN2
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11, 2021
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12, 2021
CBSSN 		Championship
Saturday, March 13, 2021
ESPN2
         
1 Toledo 91*
8 Ball State 89
1 Toledo 80
5 Ohio 87
4 Kent State 63
5 Ohio 85
5 Ohio 84
2 Buffalo 69
2 Buffalo 74
7 Miami (OH) 63
2 Buffalo 81*
3 Akron 74
3 Akron 74
6 Bowling Green 67

* denotes overtime period

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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