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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament |
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
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| Year = 2015 |
| Year = 2015 |
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| Conference = MAC |
| Conference = MAC |
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| FinalArena = Quicken Loans Arena |
| FinalArena = Quicken Loans Arena |
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| FinalCity = Cleveland, Ohio |
| FinalCity = Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Champions = |
| Champions = [[2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team|Buffalo]] |
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| TitleCount = 1st |
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| Coach = |
| Coach = [[Bobby Hurley]] |
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| CoachCount = 1st |
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| MVP = |
| MVP = Xavier Ford |
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| MVPTeam = |
| MVPTeam = [[2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team|Buffalo]] |
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{{2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings}} |
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The '''2015 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament''' |
The '''2015 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament''' was a post-season [[Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament|men's basketball tournament]] for the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|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. [[2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team|University at Buffalo]] won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the [[2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2015 NCAA tournament]]. |
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==Format== |
==Format== |
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|align=left| Eastern Michigan |
|align=left| [[2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Michigan]] |
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| 8–10 |
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| West |
| West |
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| #12 Ball State Cardinals '''75''' at #5 Bowling Green Falcons '''88''' |
| #12 Ball State Cardinals '''75''' at #5 Bowling Green Falcons '''88''' |
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| 6:30 pm |
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| #4 Toledo Rockets vs. #1 Central Michigan Chippewas |
| #4 Toledo Rockets 66 vs. #1 Central Michigan Chippewas '''75''' |
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| TWCSC (Ohio) |
| TWCSC (Ohio) |
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| 10 |
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| 9:00 pm |
| 9:00 pm |
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| #7 Akron Zips vs. #2 Buffalo Bulls |
| #7 Akron Zips 59 vs. #2 Buffalo Bulls '''68''' |
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| TWCSC (Ohio) |
| TWCSC (Ohio) |
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| 7:30 pm |
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| '''#2 Buffalo Bulls 89''' vs. #1 Central Michigan Chippewas 84 |
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| Winner of Game 9 vs. winner of Game 10 |
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==Bracket== |
==Bracket== |
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{{12TeamBracket-ByeToQFandSF |
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{{5RoundBracket-Byes |
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| boldwinner = yes |
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| RD1 = '''First round'''<br/>Monday, March 9<br/> |
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| byes = yes |
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| RD2 = '''Second round'''<br/>Wednesday, March 11<br/>[[Time Warner Cable Sports Channel (Ohio)|TWCSC (Ohio)]] |
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| RD1='''First round'''<br/>Monday, March 9, 2014 |
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| RD2='''Second round'''<br/>Wednesday, March 11, 2014<br/>[[Time Warner Cable Sports Channel (Ohio)|TWCSC (Ohio)]] |
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| RD3='''Quarterfinals'''<br/>Thursday, Match 12, 2014<br/>TWCSC |
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| RD4='''Semifinals'''<br/>Friday, March 13, 2014<br/>TWCSC |
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| RD5='''Championship Game'''<br/>Saturday, March 14, 2014<br/>[[College Basketball on ESPN|ESPN2]] |
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| RD1-seed1 = 12 |
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| RD1-team1 = [[2014–15 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team|Ball State]] |
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| RD1-score1 = 75 |
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| RD1-seed2 = 5 |
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| RD1-team2 = [[2014–15 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team|Bowling Green]] |
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| RD1-score2 = 88 |
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| RD1-seed3 = 9 |
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| RD1-team3 = [[2014–15 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team|Miami (OH)]] |
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| RD1-score3 = 61 |
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| RD1-seed4 = 8 |
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| RD1-team4 = [[2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Michigan]] |
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| RD1-score4 = 62* |
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| RD1-seed5 = 11 |
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| RD1-team5 = [[2014–15 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team|Ohio]] |
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| RD1-score5 = 74 |
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| RD1-seed6 = 6 |
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| RD1-team6 = [[2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team|Western Michigan]] |
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| RD1-score6 = 82 |
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| RD1-seed7 = 10 |
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| RD1-team7 = [[2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team|Northern Illinois]] |
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| RD1-score7 = 52 |
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| RD1-seed8 = 7 |
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| RD1-team8 = [[2014–15 Akron Zips men's basketball team|Akron]] |
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| RD1-score8 = 76 |
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| RD2-seed1 = 5 |
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| RD2-team1 = Bowling Green |
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| RD2-score1 = 67 |
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| RD2-seed2 = 8 |
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| RD2-team2 = Eastern Michigan |
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| RD2-score2 = 73 |
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| RD2-seed3 = 6 |
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| RD2-team3 = Western Michigan |
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| RD2-score3 = 45 |
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| RD2-seed4 = 7 |
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| RD2-team4 = Akron |
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| RD2-score4 = 58 |
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| RD3-seed1 = 4 |
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| RD3-team1 = [[2014–15 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team|Toledo]] |
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| RD3-score1 = 78 |
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| RD3-seed2 = 8 |
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| RD3-team2 = Eastern Michigan |
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| RD3-score2 = 67 |
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| RD3-seed3 = 3 |
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| RD3-team3 = [[2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team|Kent State]] |
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| RD3-score3 = 51 |
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| RD3-seed4 = 7 |
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| RD3-team4 = Akron |
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| RD3-score4 = 53 |
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| RD4-seed1 = 1 |
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| RD4-team1 = [[2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team|Central Michigan]] |
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| RD4-score1 = 75 |
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| RD4-seed2 = 4 |
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| RD4-team2 = Toledo |
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| RD4-score2 = 66 |
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| RD4-seed3 = 2 |
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| RD4-team3 = [[2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team|Buffalo]] |
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| RD4-score3 = 68 |
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| RD4-seed4 = 7 |
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| RD4-team4 = Akron |
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| RD4-score4 = 59 |
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| RD5-seed1 = 1 |
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| RD5-team1 = Central Michigan |
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| RD5-score1 = 84 |
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| RD5-seed2 = 2 |
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| RD5-team2 = Buffalo |
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| RD5-score2 = 89 |
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}} |
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==All-Tournament Team== |
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'''Tournament MVP''' – Xavier Ford, ''Buffalo''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2015/3/14/Chippewas_Fall_Await_NIT_Call.aspx|title=Chippewas Fall, Await NIT Call|date=14 March 2015 |publisher=CMU Athletics|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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| RD1-seed01 = 5 |
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! Player |
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| RD1-team01 = '''Bowling Green''' |
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! Team |
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| RD1-score01 = '''88''' |
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| RD1-seed02 = 12 |
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|J.D. Weatherspoon |
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| RD1-team02 = Ball State |
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|Toledo |
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| RD1-score02 = 75 |
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|Xavier Ford |
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| RD1-seed03 = 8 |
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|Buffalo |
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| RD1-team03 = '''Eastern Michigan''' |
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| RD1-score03 = '''62*''' |
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|[[Shannon Evans]] |
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| RD1-seed04 = 9 |
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|Buffalo |
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| RD1-team04 = Miami |
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| RD1-score04 = 61 |
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|John Simons |
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|Central Michigan |
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| RD1-seed17 = 6 |
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| RD1-team17 = '''Western Michigan''' |
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|[[Braylon Rayson]] |
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| RD1-score17 = '''82''' |
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|Central Michigan |
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| RD1-seed18 = 11 |
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| RD1-team18 = Ohio |
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| RD1-score18 = 74 |
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| RD1-seed19 = 7 |
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| RD1-team19 = '''Akron''' |
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| RD1-score19 = '''76''' |
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| RD1-seed20 = 10 |
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| RD1-team20 = Northern Illinois |
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| RD1-score20 = 52 |
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| RD2-seed01 = 5 |
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| RD2-team01 = Bowling Green |
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| RD2-score01 = 67 |
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| RD2-seed02 = 8 |
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| RD2-team02 = '''Eastern Michigan''' |
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| RD2-score02 = '''73''' |
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| RD2-seed09 = 6 |
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| RD2-team09 = Western Michigan |
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| RD2-score09 = 45 |
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| RD2-seed10 = 7 |
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| RD2-team10 = '''Akron''' |
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| RD2-score10 = '''58''' |
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| RD3-seed01 = '''4 |
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| RD3-team01 = '''Toledo |
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| RD3-score01 = '''78 |
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| RD3-seed02 = 8 |
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| RD3-team02 = Eastern Michigan |
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| RD3-score02 = 67 |
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| RD3-seed05 = 3 |
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| RD3-team05 = Kent State |
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| RD3-score05 = 51 |
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| RD3-seed06 = 7 |
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| RD3-team06 = Akron |
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| RD3-score06 = '''53''' |
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| RD4-seed01 = 1 |
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| RD4-team01 = Central Michigan |
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| RD4-seed02 = 4 |
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| RD4-team02 = Toledo |
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| RD4-seed03 = 2 |
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| RD4-team03 = Buffalo |
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| RD4-score03 = |
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| RD4-seed04 = 7 |
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| RD4-team04 = Akron |
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<small> |
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''First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds''<br> |
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</small> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External |
==External links== |
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[http://www.mac-sports.com/tournaments/?id=29 2015 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament] |
* [http://www.mac-sports.com/tournaments/?id=29 2015 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament] |
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Latest revision as of 21:30, 22 August 2023
2015 MAC men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2014–15 |
Teams | 12 |
First round site | Campus sites |
Quarterfinals site | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
Semifinals site | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
Finals site | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
Champions | Buffalo (1st title) |
Winning coach | Bobby Hurley (1st title) |
MVP | Xavier Ford (Buffalo) |
Television | TWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2 |
MAC men's basketball tournaments |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
Seed | School | Conference record | Division | Tiebreaker | Notes |
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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[edit]
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television |
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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[edit]
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Central Michigan | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Ball State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Toledo | 78 | 4 | Toledo | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Bowling Green | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Bowling Green | 67 | 8 | Eastern Michigan | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Eastern Michigan | 73 | 1 | Central Michigan | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Miami (OH) | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Buffalo | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Eastern Michigan | 62* | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Buffalo | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Ohio | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Kent State | 51 | 7 | Akron | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Western Michigan | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Western Michigan | 45 | 7 | Akron | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Akron | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Northern Illinois | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Akron | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team[edit]
Tournament MVP – Xavier Ford, Buffalo[1]
Player | Team |
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J.D. Weatherspoon | Toledo |
Xavier Ford | Buffalo |
Shannon Evans | Buffalo |
John Simons | Central Michigan |
Braylon Rayson | Central Michigan |
References[edit]
- ^ "Chippewas Fall, Await NIT Call". CMU Athletics. March 14, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2022.