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2015 MAC men's basketball tournament

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2015 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams12
First round siteCampus sites
Quarterfinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Semifinals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
Finals siteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBuffalo (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Hurley (1st title)
MVPXavier Ford (Buffalo)
TelevisionTWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
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2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Kent State 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Bowling Green 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Akron 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ohio 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
West
Central Michigan 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Toledo 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Eastern Michigan 8 10   .444 21 14   .600
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Ball State 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2015 MAC tournament winner

The 2015 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was a post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2014–15 college basketball season. Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 9. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland between March 11–14. University at Buffalo won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA tournament.

Format

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As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds receive byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference record Division Tiebreaker Notes
1 Central Michigan 12–6 West 2–1 vs. Buffalo, Kent State Bye to semifinals
2 Buffalo 12–6 East 2–2 vs. CMU, Kent State Bye to semifinals
3 Kent State 12–6 East 1–2 vs. CMU, Buffalo Bye to quarterfinals
4 Toledo 11–7 West 1–0 vs. Bowling Green Bye to quarterfinals
5 Bowling Green 11–7 East 0–1 vs. Toledo
6 Western Michigan 10–8 West
7 Akron 9–9 East
8 Eastern Michigan 8–10 West 3–1 vs. Miami, NIU
9 Miami 8–10 East 2–2 vs. EMU, NIU
10 Northern Illinois 8–10 West 1–3 vs. EMU, Miami
11 Ohio 5–13 East
12 Ball State 2–16 West

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Monday, March 9
1 #12 Ball State Cardinals 75 at #5 Bowling Green Falcons 88 BCSN
2 #9 Miami Redhawks 61 at #8 Eastern Michigan Eagles 62
3 #11 Ohio Bobcats 74 at #6 Western Michigan Broncos 82
4 #10 Northern Illinois Huskies 52 at #7 Akron Zips 76
Second round – Wednesday, March 11
5 6:30 pm #8 Eastern Michigan Eagles 73 vs. #5 Bowling Green Falcons 67 TWCSC (Ohio)
6 9:00 pm #7 Akron Zips 58 vs. #6 Western Michigan Broncos 45 TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
7 6:30 pm #8 Eastern Michigan Eagles 67 vs. #4 Toledo Rockets 78 TWCSC (Ohio)
8 9:00 pm #7 Akron Zips 53 vs. #3 Kent State Golden Flashes 51 TWCSC (Ohio)
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
9 6:30 pm #4 Toledo Rockets 66 vs. #1 Central Michigan Chippewas 75 TWCSC (Ohio)
10 9:00 pm #7 Akron Zips 59 vs. #2 Buffalo Bulls 68 TWCSC (Ohio)
Championship – Saturday, March 14
11 7:30 pm #2 Buffalo Bulls 89 vs. #1 Central Michigan Chippewas 84 ESPN2
* Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 9, 2014
Second round
Wednesday, March 11, 2014
TWCSC (Ohio)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Match 12, 2014
TWCSC
Semifinals
Friday, March 13, 2014
TWCSC
Championship Game
Saturday, March 14, 2014
ESPN2
1Central Michigan75
12Ball State75
4Toledo784Toledo66
5Bowling Green88
5Bowling Green678Eastern Michigan67
8Eastern Michigan731Central Michigan84
9Miami (OH)61
2Buffalo89
8Eastern Michigan62*
2Buffalo68
11Ohio74
3Kent State517Akron59
6Western Michigan82
6Western Michigan457Akron53
7Akron58
10Northern Illinois52
7Akron76

All-Tournament Team

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Tournament MVP – Xavier Ford, Buffalo[1]

Player Team
J.D. Weatherspoon Toledo
Xavier Ford Buffalo
Shannon Evans Buffalo
John Simons Central Michigan
Braylon Rayson Central Michigan

References

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  1. ^ "Chippewas Fall, Await NIT Call". CMU Athletics. March 14, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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