1998 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 November 2025 1998 MAC Men's 8 On-campus sites (quarterfinal round)SeaGate Centre Toledo, Ohio Eastern Michigan 4th Milton Barnes 1st Earl Boykins Eastern Michigan The 1998 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at campus sites for the quarterfinal round with the semifinals and final held at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and the top eight MAC teams invited to participate. No teams received byes in the tournament. Ball State, the MAC West Division co-champion, received the number one seed in the tournament. Eastern Michigan won the title by beating Miami in the final. Earl Boykins was unanimously selected as the tournament MVP.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/e-michigan-climbs-into-the-ncaas/ E. Michigan Climbs Into The NCAAs CBS News March 4, 1998 November 22, 2025 Tournament Seeds Ball State Western Michigan Akron Eastern Michigan Toledo Kent State Miami Marshall Bracket 1 Ball State 93 8 Marshall 76 4 Eastern Michigan 98 5 Toledo 79 2 Western Michigan 63 7 Miami 67 3 Akron 88 6 Kent State 95 1 Ball State 92 4 Eastern Michigan 93* 7 Miami 64 6 Kent State 59 4 Eastern Michigan 92 7 Miami 77 * Overtime period References Tournament 1998 Category:1998 in sports in Ohio Category:March 1998 sports events in the United States Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:Sports competitions in Toledo, Ohio