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2016 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2015–16 college basketball season. Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 7. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland between March 10–12. Buffalo won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament where they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.[1]

2016 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsBuffalo (2nd title)
Winning coachNate Oats (1st title)
MVPWillie Conner (Buffalo)
TelevisionTWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Akron13–5 .72226–9 .743
Ohio11–7 .61123–12 .657
Kent State10–8 .55619–13 .594
Buffalo †10–8 .55620–15 .571
Miami (OH)6–12 .33313–20 .394
Bowling Green5–13 .27816–18 .471
West
Ball State10–8 .55621–14 .600
Central Michigan10–8 .55617–16 .515
Northern Illinois9–9 .50021–13 .618
Eastern Michigan9–9 .50018–15 .545
Toledo8–10 .44417–15 .531
Western Michigan7–11 .38913–19 .406
† 2016 MAC tournament winner

Format

In 2016, the tournament reverted to its original structure with the top four seeds receiving just one bye into the quarterfinals. From 2012 to 2015, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals while the third and fourth seeds received a bye to the quarterfinals.[2]

Seeds

SeedSchoolConference recordDivisionTiebreaker [3]
1 †Akron13–5East
2 †Ohio11–7East
3 †Buffalo10–8EastNo. 1: 4–0 vs. tied teams (2–0 vs. KSU, 1–0 vs. BSU, 1–0 vs. CMU)
4 †Central Michigan10–8WestNo. 1: 2–2 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. Buffalo, 1–0 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. BSU)
No. 2: 2–1 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. BSU)
5Kent State10–8EastNo. 1: 1–3 vs. tied teams (0–2 vs. Buffalo, 1–0 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. CMU)
No. 2: 1–1 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. CMU)
No. 3: 1–0 vs. BSU
6Ball State10–8WestNo. 1: 1–3 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. Buffalo, 0–1 vs. Kent State, 1–1 vs. CMU)
No. 2: 1–2 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. CMU)
No. 3: 0–1 vs. KSU
7Northern Illinois9–9WestNo. 1: 1–1 vs. EMU
No. 2: 1–1 vs. No. 1 Akron
8Eastern Michigan9–9WestNo. 1: 1–1 vs. NIU
No. 2: 0–1 vs. No. 1 Akron
9Toledo8–10West
10Western Michigan7–11West
11Miami (OH)6–12East
12Bowling Green5–13East
† Received a bye to quarterfinals

Schedule

[4]

GameTimeMatchup#Television
First round – Monday March 7
17:00 pmNo. 12 Bowling Green 70 at No. 5 Kent State 69ESPN3
27:00 pmNo. 11 Miami (OH) 49 at No. 6 Ball State 47ESPN3
37:30 pmNo. 9 Toledo 60 at No. 8 Eastern Michigan 69ESPN3
48:00 pmNo. 10 Western Michigan 50 at No. 7 Northern Illinois 56ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Thursday March 10
5NoonNo. 8 Eastern Michigan 63 vs. No. 1 Akron 65TWC SportsChannel OH/BCSN
ESPN3
62:30 pmNo. 12 Bowling Green 62 vs. No. 4 Central Michigan 59
76:30 pmNo. 7 Northern Illinois 62 vs. No. 2 Ohio 79
89:00 pmNo. 11 Miami (OH) 81 vs. No. 3 Buffalo 94
Semifinals – Friday March 11
96:30 pmNo. 12 Bowling Green 66 vs. No. 1 Akron 80TWC SportsChannel OH/BCSN
ESPN3
109:00 pmNo. 3 Buffalo 88 vs. No. 2 Ohio 74
Championship – Saturday March 12
117:30 pmNo. 3 Buffalo 64 vs. No. 1 Akron 61ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

[5]

First round
Monday, March 7		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10		Semifinals
Friday, March 11		Championship
Saturday, March 12
            
2Ohio79
7Northern Illinois62
7Northern Illinois56
10Western Michigan50
2Ohio74
3Buffalo88
3Buffalo94
11Miami (OH)81
6Ball State47
11Miami (OH)49
3Buffalo64
1Akron61
1Akron65
8Eastern Michigan63
8Eastern Michigan69
9Toledo60
1Akron80
12Bowling Green66
4Central Michigan59
12Bowling Green62
5Kent State69
12Bowling Green70

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Willie Conner, Buffalo[6]

PlayerTeam
Isaiah JohnsonAkron
Antonio CampbellOhio
Lamonte BeardenBuffalo
Willie ConnerBuffalo
C.J. MassinburgBuffalo

See also

References

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