FIRST ROUND
March 11 - Campus Sites
Game 1: #9 Northern Illinois (3-8) at #8 Ball State (4-7)
Game 2: #10 Miami (3-8) at #7 Eastern Michigan (4-6)
Game 3: #11 Central Michigan (2-8) at #6 Buffalo (5-6)
SECOND ROUND
March 13 - Quicken Loans Arena
Game 4: #5 Kent State (5-6) vs. Game 1 winner, 6:30 PM (STO)
Game 5: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 9 PM (STO)
THIRD ROUND
March 14 - Quicken Loans Arena
Game 6: #4 BGSU (5-6) vs. Game 4 winner, 6:30 PM (STO)
Game 7: #3 Western Michigan (7-4) vs. Game 5 winner, 9 PM (STO)
SEMIFINALS
March 15 - Quicken Loans Arena
Game 8: #1 Akron (10-0) vs. Game 6 winner, 6:30 PM (STO)
Game 9: #2 Ohio (9-1) vs. Game 7 winner, 9 PM (STO)
CHAMPIONSHIP
March 16 - Quicken Loans Arena
Semifinal winners, 6:30 PM (ESPN2)
Here's a how the MAC standings would look, the remaining games for each team, and the best- and worst-case scenarios for each team (in other words, the best and worst finishes possible for each team). ...
|
Seed |
Team |
MAC |
MAC Games Remaining |
Best |
Worst |
|
No. 1 |
Akron |
11-0 |
BG, @OU, @UB, MU, KSU |
1 |
3 |
|
No. 2 |
Ohio |
9-1 |
KSU, EMU, UA, @BG, @UB, MU |
1 |
5 |
|
No. 3 |
WMU |
7-4 |
NIU, @UT, @EMU, BSU, CMU |
1 |
11 |
|
No. 4 |
BG |
5-6 |
@UA, MU, OU, @KSU, UB |
2 |
11 |
|
No. 5 |
KSU |
5-6 |
@OU, UB, @MU, BG, @UA |
2 |
11 |
|
No. 6 |
Buffalo |
5-6 |
@MU, @KSU, UA, OU, @BG |
2 |
11 |
|
No. 7 |
EMU |
4-6 |
@BSU, @OU, @NIU, WMU, @CMU, UT |
2 |
11 |
|
No. 8 |
BSU |
4-7 |
EMU, CMU, @UT, @WMU, NIU |
3 |
11 |
|
No. 9 |
NIU |
3-8 |
@WMU, EMU, CMU, @UT, @BSU |
3 |
11 |
|
No. 10 |
Miami |
3-8 |
UB, @BG, KSU, @UA, @OU |
3 |
11 |
|
No. 11 |
CMU |
2-9 |
UT, @BSU, @NIU, EMU, @WMU |
4 |
11 |
A reminder that Toledo is not eligible to play in the tournament, so the Rockets results are used as tiebreakers only.
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