2010 MAC men's basketball tournament
Logo for the 2010 Mid-American Conference tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio Bobcats (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Groce (1st title)
MVPArmon Bassett (Ohio)
Top scorerArmon Bassett (Ohio)
(116 points)
TelevisionFSN Ohio, FSN Detroit, and ESPN2
MAC men's basketball tournaments

The 2010 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2009–2010 season. Ninth-seeded Ohio won the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. There they defeated Georgetown 97–83 before losing to Tennessee in the second round.[1][2] Armon Bassett of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.[3]

Format

Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC receives a berth in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers:

  • Head-to-head competition
  • Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (top to bottom, regardless of division, vs. common opponents regardless of the number of times played)
  • Coin flip

The top four seeds receive byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division are awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two receives the #1 seed. First round games will be played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena.[4]

Bracket

2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State13–3 .81324–10  .706
Akron12–4 .75024–11  .686
Miami9–7 .56314–18  .438
Buffalo9–7 .56318–12  .600
Ohio†7–9 .43822–15  .595
Bowling Green6–10 .37514–16  .467
West
Central Michigan9–7 .56315–15  .500
Eastern Michigan8–8 .50017–15  .531
Western Michigan8–8 .50018–15  .545
Ball State8–8 .50015–15  .500
Northern Illinois6–10 .37510–20  .333
Toledo1–15 .0634–28  .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
First round
Sunday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12 		Final
Saturday, March 13
            
1 Kent State 64
9 Ohio 81
8 Ball State 77
9 Ohio 85*
9 Ohio 54
4 Miami 42
4 Miami 73
5 Buffalo 59
5 Buffalo 72
12 Toledo 54
9 Ohio 81*
3 Akron 75
2 Central Michigan 60
7 Western Michigan 69
7 Western Michigan 75
10 Bowling Green 73
7 Western Michigan 64
3 Akron 66
3 Akron 97**
6 Eastern Michigan 89
6 Eastern Michigan 65
11 Northern Illinois 59

* Overtime

Tiebreakers

SeedTeamRecordTiebreaker #1Tiebreaker #2Tiebreaker #3
1Kent State13–3–––
2Central Michigan9–7Division champ––
3Akron12–4–––
4Miami9–71–1 head-to-head1–1 vs. #1 KSU1–1 vs. #2 Akron
5Buffalo9–71–1 head-to-head1–1 vs. #1 KSU0–2 vs. #2 Akron
6Eastern Michigan8–83–1 head-to-head––
7Western Michigan8–82–2 head-to-head––
8Ball State8–81–3 head-to-head––
9Ohio7–9–––
10Bowling Green6–101–0 head-to-head––
11Northern Illinois6–100–1 head-to-head––
12Toledo1–15–––

All-tournament team

[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Bobcats upend Hoyas for first tournament win in 27 years". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee rolls over Ohio, secures third Sweet 16 in last four years". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "MAC Council of Presidents Approve Recommendations" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Ohio Stuns Akron, Wins Fifth MAC Tournament". Ohio Athletics. March 13, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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