FIRST ROUND
Saturday, March 9
At Campus Sites
Game 1: No. 9 Eastern Michigan at No. 8 Western Michigan
Game 2: No. 10 Northern Illinois at No. 7 Miami
Game 3: No. 11 Kent State at No. 6 Buffalo
Game 4: No. 12 Ohio at No. 5 Bowling Green
SECOND ROUND
Wednesday, March 13
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Game 5: Winner Game 1 v. Winner Game 4, noon
Game 6: Winner Game 2 v. Winner Game 3, 2:30 p.m.
THIRD ROUND
Thursday, March 14
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Game 7: Winner Game 6 v. No. 4 Ball State, noon
Game 8: Winner Game 5 v. No. 3 Akron, 2:30 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 15
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Game 9: Winner Game 7 v. No. 1 Toledo, noon
Game 10: Winner Game 8 v. No. 2 Central Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Saturday, March 16th
Game 11: Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
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 |
Games Remaining |
Best |
Worst |
|
No. 1 |
Toledo |
10-1 |
NIU, @CMU, @WMU, EMU, BSU |
1 |
8 |
|
No. 2 |
CMU |
9-2 |
@WMU, UT, BSU, @NIU, @EMU |
1 |
8 |
|
No. 3 |
Akron |
8-3 |
@BG, @KSU, OU, MU, @UB |
1 |
9 |
|
No. 4 |
BSU |
8-3 |
EMU, NIU, @CMU, WMU, @UT |
1 |
9 |
|
No. 5 |
BGSU |
7-4 |
UA, @MU, UB, OU, @KSU |
1 |
9 |
|
No. 6 |
Buffalo |
6-5 |
MU, @OU, @BG, KSU, UA |
1 |
11 |
|
No. 7 |
Miami |
6-5 |
@UB, BG, KSU, @UA, @OU |
1 |
11 |
|
No. 8 |
WMU |
5-6 |
CMU, @EMU, UT, @BSU, NIU |
2 |
11 |
|
No. 9 |
EMU |
4-7 |
@BSU, WMU, @NIU, @UT, CMU |
2 |
12 |
|
No. 10 |
NIU |
2-9 |
@UT, @BSU, EMU, CMU, @WMU |
6 |
12 |
|
No. 11 |
KSU |
1-10 |
OU, UA, @MU, @UB, BG |
6 |
12 |
|
No. 12 |
OU |
0-11 |
@KSU, UB, @UA, @BG, MU |
8 |
12 |
Here is how I broke the ties …
- Third seed: Akron beat Ball State head-to-head.
- Sixth seed: Buffalo beat Miami head-to-head.
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