2023 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsKent State (7th title)
Winning coachRob Senderoff (2nd title)
MVPSincere Carry (Kent State)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+, ESPN2
MAC men's basketball tournaments
2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo16–2 .88927–8  .771
Kent State †15–3 .83328–7  .800
Akron13–5 .72222–11  .667
Ball State11–7 .61120–12  .625
Ohio10–8 .55619–14  .576
Buffalo9–9 .50015–17  .469
Northern Illinois9–9 .50013–19  .406
Miami (OH)6–12 .33312–20  .375
Bowling Green5–13 .27811–20  .355
Eastern Michigan5–13 .2788–23  .258
Central Michigan5–13 .27810–21  .323
Western Michigan4–14 .2228–23  .258
† 2023 MAC tournament winner

The 2023 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) held March 9–11, 2023. The entire tournament was played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] Kent State defeated Toledo in the final to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.[2] Sincere Carry was the MVP.[3]

Format

As with the 2021, and 2022 tournament, only the top eight teams qualified. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.[4]

Venue

The 2023 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 24th consecutive season. The venue, located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court, is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has a seating capacity for basketball of 19,432.[5][6]

Seeds

Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[7]

Seed School Conference
record		 Tiebreaker
1 Toledo 16–2
2 Kent State 15–3
3 Akron 13–5
4 Ball State 11–7
5 Ohio 10–8
6 Buffalo 9–9 2–0 vs. Northern Illinois
7 Northern Illinois 9–9 0–2 vs. Buffalo
8 Miami 6–12
DNQ Bowling Green 5–13 3–1 vs Eastern Michigan & Central Michigan
DNQ Eastern Michigan 5–13 1–2 vs Bowling Green & Central Michigan; 1–0 vs. Central Michigan
DNQ Central Michigan 5–13 1–2 vs Bowling Green & Eastern Michigan; 0–1 vs. Eastern Michigan
DNQ Western Michigan 4–14

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
1 1 11:00 am No. 1 Toledo vs No. 8 Miami 91–75[8] 3,852 ESPN+
2 1:30 p.m. No. 4 Ball State vs No. 5 Ohio 70–90[9]
3 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Kent State vs No. 7 Northern Illinois 76–57[10]
4 6:30 pm No. 3 Akron vs No. 6 Buffalo 101–77[11]
Semifinals – Friday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
2 5 5:00 pm No. 1 Toledo vs No. 5 Ohio 82–75[12] 9,295 CBSSN
6 7:30 pm No. 2 Kent State vs No. 3 Akron 79–73[13]
Championship – Saturday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
3 7 7:30 pm No. 1 Toledo vs No. 2 Kent State 78–93[14] 8,375 ESPN2
*Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[15]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Semifinals
Friday, March 10, 2023
Championship
Saturday, March 11, 2023
         
1 Toledo 91
8 Miami (OH) 75
1 Toledo 82
5 Ohio 75
4 Ball State 70
5 Ohio 90
1 Toledo 78
2 Kent State 93
2 Kent State 76
7 Northern Illinois 57
2 Kent State 79
3 Akron 73
3 Akron 101
6 Buffalo 77

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Sincere Carry

Player Team
Sincere Carry Kent State
Malique Jacobs Kent State
RayJ Dennis Toledo
Setric Millner Jr. Toledo
Xavier Castaneda Akron

Source[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MAC Tournament staying in downtown Cleveland through 2030". Cleveland 19 News. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "MAC champs! Kent State beats Toledo". FOX 8 Cleveland. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Flash Dance: Kent State Headed To NCAA Tournament". Mid-American conference. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "MAC eliminating and scaling back postseason tournaments". ABC News. May 12, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "About". Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "A-Z Guide". Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Miami 75, Toledo 91". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ohio 90, Ball State 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Northern Illinois 57, Kent State State 76". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Buffalo 77, Akron 101". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ohio 75, Toledo 82". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Akron 73, Kent State 79". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  15. ↑ "2023 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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