2000 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2000 MAC Men's 13 Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Ball State 7th Ray McCallum 2nd Duane Clemens Ball State The 2000 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at Gund Arena in Cleveland to determine the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. The 2000 tournament was the first MAC Tournament to be held in Cleveland after a four-year stint in Toledo, Ohio, and also marked the first year all conference members were invited to participate after having previously limited participation to the top eight teams in the conference standings. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received first-round byes. Bowling Green, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. MAC West Division champion Ball State won the tournament, their 7th conference tournament title and first since 1995. Tournament Seeds Bowling Green Ball State Kent State Akron Marshall Ohio Toledo Eastern Michigan Miami Northern Illinois Western Michigan Buffalo Central Michigan Bracket http://mac-sports.com/downloads1/360193.pdf MAC Tournament History 2009-11-11 2009-10 MAC Men's Basketball Record Book Mid-American Conference 2009-12-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205424/http://mac-sports.com/downloads1/360193.pdf 2016-03-03 First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship high 8 1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 51 9 1999 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 64 4 1999 Akron Zips Akron 73 13 1999 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 75 5 1999 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 83 12 1999 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 66 7 1999 Toledo Rockets Toledo 68** 10 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 64 6 Ohio 77 11 1999 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 52 1 1999 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 56 9 Miami (OH) 58* 13 Central Michigan 56 5 Marshall 58 2 Ball State 64 7 Toledo 63 3 1999 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 68 6 Ohio 69 9 Miami (OH) 69 5 Marshall 63 2 Ball State 70 6 Ohio 67 9 Miami (OH) 58 2 Ball State 61 * – Denotes overtime period References Category:Basketball competitions in Cleveland 2000 Tournament Category:2000 in sports in Ohio Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:March 2000 sports events in the United States Category:2000s in Cleveland