2010 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2010 MAC I Men's 2010 MAC Tournament Logo.png 200px Logo for the 2010 Mid-American Conference tournament 12 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Ohio Bobcats 5th John Groce 1st Armon Bassett Ohio Armon Bassett Ohio 116 FSN Ohio, FSN Detroit, and ESPN2 The 2010 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2009–2010 season. Ninth-seeded Ohio won the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. There they defeated Georgetown 97–83 before losing to Tennessee in the second round.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300770046 https://web.archive.org/web/20170415202341/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300770046 dead April 15, 2017 Bobcats upend Hoyas for first tournament win in 27 years ESPN en 2022-05-21https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300792633 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521170335/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300792633 dead May 21, 2022 Tennessee rolls over Ohio, secures third Sweet 16 in last four years ESPN en 2022-05-21 Armon Bassett 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 13 February 2020 en 2022-02-13 Format Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC receives a berth in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers: Head-to-head competition Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (top to bottom, regardless of division, vs. common opponents regardless of the number of times played) Coin flip The top four seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division were awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two received the #1 seed. First round games were played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena.MAC Council of Presidents Approve Recommendations http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=3748098 Mid-American Conference 2009-06-08 2009-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194351/http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=3748098 2016-03-03 dead Bracket First roundSunday, March 7 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 11 SemifinalsFriday, March 12 FinalSaturday, March 13 8 Ball State 77 9 Ohio 85* 5 Buffalo 72 12 Toledo 54 7 Western Michigan 75 10 Bowling Green 73 6 Eastern Michigan 65 11 Northern Illinois 59 1 Kent State 64 9 Ohio 81 4 Miami 73 5 Buffalo 59 2 Central Michigan 60 7 Western Michigan 69 3 Akron 97** 6 Eastern Michigan 89 9 Ohio 54 4 Miami 42 7 Western Michigan 64 3 Akron 66 9 Ohio 81* 3 Akron 75 * Overtime Tiebreakers Seed Team Record Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2 Tiebreaker #3 1 Kent State 13–3 – – – 2 Central Michigan 9–7 Division champ – – 3 Akron 12–4 – – – 4 Miami 9–7 1–1 head-to-head 1–1 vs. #1 KSU 1–1 vs. #2 Akron 5 Buffalo 9–7 1–1 head-to-head 1–1 vs. #1 KSU 0–2 vs. #2 Akron 6 Eastern Michigan 8–8 3–1 head-to-head – – 7 Western Michigan 8–8 2–2 head-to-head – – 8 Ball State 8–8 1–3 head-to-head – – 9 Ohio 7–9 – – – 10 Bowling Green 6–10 1–0 head-to-head – – 11 Northern Illinois 6–10 0–1 head-to-head – – 12 Toledo 1–15 – – – All-tournament team https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2010/3/13/3_13_2010_6609.aspx Ohio Stuns Akron, Wins Fifth MAC Tournament 13 March 2010 Ohio Athletics June 5, 2022 Armon Bassett, Ohio (MVP) Jimmy Conyers, Akron David Kool, WMU Carlos Medlock, EMU Chris McKnight, Akron References 2010 Tournament Category:2010 in sports in Ohio Category:March 2010 sports events in the United States Category:Basketball competitions in Cleveland Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:2010 in Cleveland