2005 MAC men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2005 MAC Men's 13 Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Ohio 4th Tim O'Shea 1st Leon Williams Ohio The 2005 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 7–12 at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Fourth-seeded Ohio beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated second-seeded Buffalo in overtime in the final.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=250700193 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524235031/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=250700193 dead May 24, 2022 Bobcats move within one win of NCAA berth ESPN en 2022-05-24https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=250710195 Bobcats trailed by as many as 19 ESPN en 2022-05-24 In the NCAA Ohio lost in the first round to Florida.Florida blows 20-point lead, but still finds a way to win https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000020 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524235031/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000020 dead May 24, 2022 ESPN.com 2022-05-24 Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mid-american-conference-mens-basketball-championship-history Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history FOX News February 13, 2020 en 2022-05-24 Tournament Seeds Miami Toledo Western Michigan Ohio Kent State Akron Buffalo Bowling Green Ball State Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Marshall Bracket First roundMarch 7, 2005 QuarterfinalsMarch 10, 2005 SemifinalsMarch 11, 2005 ChampionshipMarch 12, 2005 high 8 2004 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 75 9 2004 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 73 4 Ohio 72 13 2004 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 66 5 2004 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 91 12 2004 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 60 7 Buffalo 73 10 2004 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 66 6 2004 Akron Zips Akron 78 11 Eastern Michigan 66 1 2004 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 85 8 Bowling Green 65 4 Ohio 62 5 Kent State 55 2 2004 Toledo Rockets Toledo 72 7 Buffalo 85 3 2004 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 66 6 Akron 60OT 1 Miami 56 4 Ohio 63 7 Buffalo 75 3 Western Michigan 68 4 Ohio 80 7 Buffalo 79OT First round Team 1st 2nd Final Ohio 33 39 72 Marshall 28 38 66 Team 1st 2nd Final Kent State 46 45 91 Central Michigan 26 34 60 Team 1st 2nd Final Akron 46 32 78 Eastern Michigan 33 33 66 Team 1st 2nd Final Buffalo 34 39 73 Northern Illinois 30 36 66 Team 1st 2nd Final Bowling Green 30 43 75 Ball State 45 30 73 Quarterfinals Team 1st 2nd Final Buffalo 45 40 85 Toledo 37 35 72 Team 1st 2nd OT Final Western Michigan 31 27 8 66 Akron 37 21 2 60 Team 1st 2nd Final Miami 39 46 85 Bowling Green 29 36 65 Team 1st 2nd Final Ohio 23 39 62 Kent State 20 35 55 Semifinals Team 1st 2nd Final Ohio 26 37 63 Miami 24 32 56 Team 1st 2nd Final Buffalo 29 46 75 Western Michigan 37 31 68 Finals Team 1st 2nd OT Final Ohio 33 37 10 80 Buffalo 43 27 9 79 References 2 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250660195 Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score 2005-03-07 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250662309 Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score 2005-03-07 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250662006 Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Akron Zips - Box Score 2005-03-07 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250662084 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls - Box Score 2005-03-07 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250660189 Ball State Cardinals vs. Bowling Green Falcons - Box Score 2005-03-07 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250692649 Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets - Box Score 2005-03-10 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250692711 Akron Zips vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score 2005-03-10 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250690193 Bowling Green Falcons vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score 2005-03-10 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250690195 Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score 2005-03-10 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250700193 Ohio Bobcats vs. Miami RedHawks - Box Score 2005-03-11 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250702711 Buffalo Bulls vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score 2005-03-11 ESPN 2009-11-21 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=250710195 Buffalo Bulls vs. Ohio Bobcats - Box Score 2005-03-12 ESPN 2009-11-21 Tournament MAC men's basketball tournament MAC men's basketball tournament 2005 Category:Basketball competitions in Cleveland Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:2000s in Cleveland