2009 MAC men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2009 MAC I Men's 2009 Mac tourn.png 200px Logo for the 2009 Mid-American Conference tournament 12 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Akron Zips 1st Keith Dambrot 1st Nate Linhart Akron ESPN2, Fox Sports Net The 2009 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2008–2009 season. The winner of the tournament receives the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. Fifth-seeded Akron defeated Buffalo in the final. In the NCAA tournament they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=290732084 https://web.archive.org/web/20170712143956/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=290732084 dead July 12, 2017 Freshman guard Hitchens sparks Akron to its first NCAA tourney berth since 1986 ESPN en 2022-05-24Akron challenges, but Zags establish dominance with rally in second https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000036 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160238/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000036 dead May 24, 2022 ESPN.com 2022-05-24 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 receive byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division are awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two receives the #1 seed. Bracket First roundTuesday, March 10 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 12 SemifinalsFriday, March 13 FinalSaturday, March 14 8 Western Michigan 55 9 Ohio 62 5 Akron 93* 12 2008-09 men Toledo University Toledo Rockets Toledo 92 7 Central Michigan 62 10 Eastern Michigan 49 6 Kent State 64 11 Northern Illinois 61 1 Bowling Green 74 9 Ohio 61 4 2008-09 men Miami University Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 63 5 Akron 73 2 Ball State 64* 7 Central Michigan 61 3 Buffalo 65 6 Kent State 62 1 Bowling Green 55 5 Akron 63 2 Ball State 52 3 Buffalo 64 5 Akron 65 3 Buffalo 53 * Overtime Tiebreakers Seeds Seed Team Record Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2 Tiebreaker #3 Tiebreaker #4 Tiebreaker #5 1 Bowling Green 11–5 2–0 head-to-head – – – – 2 Ball State 7–9 Division champ – – – – 3 Buffalo 11–5 0–2 head-to-head – – – – 4 Miami 10–6 3–1 head-to-head – – – – 5 Akron 10–6 2–2 head-to-head – – – – 6 Kent State 10–6 1–3 head-to-head – – – – 7 Central Michigan 7–9 2–1 head-to-head 1–1 head-to-head 0–1 vs. #1 BGSU 0–1 vs. #2 Buffalo 1–0 vs. #3 Miami 8 Western Michigan 7–9 2–1 head-to-head 1–1 head-to-head 0–1 vs. #1 BGSU 0–1 vs. #2 Buffalo 0–1 vs. #3 Miami 9 Ohio 7–9 0–2 head-to-head – – – – 10 Eastern Michigan 6–10 1–1 head-to-head 1–0 vs. #1 BGSU – – – 11 Northern Illinois 6–10 1–1 head-to-head 0–1 vs. #1 BGSU – – – 12 Toledo 1–15 – – – – – West Division Team Record Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2 Tiebreaker #3 Ball State 7–9 2–2 head-to-head 0–1 vs. #1 BGSU 1–0 vs. #2 Buffalo Central Michigan 7–9 2–2 head-to-head 0–1 vs. #1 BGSU 0–1 vs. #2 Buffalo Western Michigan 7–9 2–2 head-to-head 0–1 vs. #1 BGSU 0–1 vs. #2 Buffalo All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP – Nate Linhart, Akronhttps://getsomemaction.com/news/2009/3/15/MBB_130866.aspx ZIPS CLAIM FIRST MAC CHAMPIONSHIP Mid-American Conference June 5, 2022 Player TeamNate LinhartAkronBrett McKnightAkronSteve McNeesAkronMax BoudreauBuffaloNate MillerBowling Green References Tournament MAC men's basketball tournament MAC men's basketball tournament 2009 Category:Basketball competitions in Cleveland Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:2000s in Cleveland