1998 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams8
SiteSeaGate Centre
Toledo, Ohio
ChampionsEastern Michigan (4th title)
Winning coachMilton Barnes (1st title)
MVPEarl Boykins (Eastern Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
1997–98 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Akron135 .7221710  .630
Kent State99 .5001317  .433
Miami99 .5001712  .586
Marshall711 .3891116  .407
Bowling Green711 .3891016  .385
Ohio315 .167521  .192
West
Ball State144 .778218  .724
Western Michigan144 .778218  .724
Eastern Michigan135 .7222010  .667
Toledo108 .5561512  .556
Northern Illinois612 .3331016  .385
Central Michigan315 .167521  .192
† 1998 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and the top eight MAC teams invited to participate. No teams received byes in the tournament. Ball State, the MAC West Division co-champion, received the number one seed in the tournament.

Tournament

Seeds

  1. Ball State
  2. Western Michigan
  3. Akron
  4. Eastern Michigan
  5. Toledo
  6. Kent State
  7. Miami
  8. Marshall

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Ball State 93
8 Marshall 76
1 Ball State 92
4 Eastern Michigan 93*
4 Eastern Michigan 98
5 Toledo 79
4 Eastern Michigan 92
7 Miami 77
2 Western Michigan 63
7 Miami 67
7 Miami 64
6 Kent State 59
3 Akron 88
6 Kent State 95

* Overtime period

References

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