Here is a breakdown for the Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament pairings IF THE TOURNAMENT STARTED TODAY ...
FIRST ROUND
March 11 - Campus Sites
Game 1: #9 Northern Illinois (3-9) at #8 Ball State (4-8)
Game 2: #10 Miami (3-9) at #7 Kent State (5-7)
Game 3: #11 Central Michigan (2-10) at #6 Bowling Green (5-7)
SECOND ROUND
March 13 - Quicken Loans Arena
Game 4: #5 Eastern Michigan (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 Buffalo (6-6) vs. Game 4 winner, 6:30 PM (STO)
Game 7: #3 Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Game 5 winner, 9 PM (STO)
SEMIFINALS
March 15 - Quicken Loans Arena
Game 8: #1 Akron (12-0) vs. Game 6 winner, 6:30 PM (STO)
Game 9: #2 Ohio (10-1) 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 |
12-0 |
@OU, @UB, MU, KSU |
1 |
2 |
|
No. 2 |
Ohio |
10-1 |
EMU, UA, @BG, @UB, MU |
1 |
6 |
|
No. 3 |
WMU |
8-4 |
@UT, @EMU, BSU, CMU |
1 |
8 |
|
No. 4 |
Buffalo |
6-6 |
@KSU, UA, OU, @BG |
2 |
10 |
|
No. 5 |
EMU |
5-6 |
@OU, @NIU, WMU, @CMU, UT |
2 |
11 |
|
No. 6 |
BG |
5-7 |
MU, OU, @KSU, UB |
3 |
11 |
|
No. 7 |
KSU |
5-7 |
UB, @MU, BG, @UA |
3 |
11 |
|
No. 8 |
BSU |
4-8 |
CMU, @UT, @WMU, NIU |
4 |
11 |
|
No. 9 |
NIU |
3-9 |
EMU, CMU, @UT, @BSU |
4 |
11 |
|
No. 10 |
Miami |
3-9 |
@BG, KSU, @UA, @OU |
4 |
11 |
|
No. 11 |
CMU |
2-10 |
@BSU, @NIU, EMU, @WMU |
4 |
11 |
Here is how I broke the ties …
- Sixth seed: Bowling Green beat Kent State head-to-head.
- Ninth seed: Northern Illinois beat Miami head-to-head.
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