2016 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 January 2017 2016 MAC I Men's Mid-American Conference logo.svg 200 12 Campus sites Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Buffalo 2nd Nate Oats 1st Willie Conner Buffalo TWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2 The 2016 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2015–16 college basketball season. Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 7. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland between March 10–12. Buffalo won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament where they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.Miami fends off late Buffalo charge for first-round win https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400871272 2022-05-22 ESPN.com en Format In 2016, the tournament reverted to its original structure with the top four seeds receiving just one bye into the quarterfinals. From 2012 to 2015, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals while the third and fourth seeds received a bye to the quarterfinals. MAC basketball tournament going back to traditional format in 2016 http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2015/05/mac_basketball_tournament_goin.html cleveland.com 28 May 2015 2016-02-03 Seeds Seed School Conference record Division Tiebreaker http://www.mac-sports.com/sports/2015/3/4/MBB_0304150307.aspx Tie-Breaker Procedures 1 † Akron 13–5 East 2 † Ohio 11–7 East 3 † Buffalo 10–8 East No. 1: 4–0 vs. tied teams (2–0 vs. KSU, 1–0 vs. BSU, 1–0 vs. CMU) 4 † Central Michigan 10–8 West No. 1: 2–2 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. Buffalo, 1–0 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. BSU)No. 2: 2–1 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. BSU) 5 Kent State 10–8 East No. 1: 1–3 vs. tied teams (0–2 vs. Buffalo, 1–0 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. CMU)No. 2: 1–1 vs. tied teams (1–0 vs. BSU, 0–1 vs. CMU)No. 3: 1–0 vs. BSU 6 Ball State 10–8 West No. 1: 1–3 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. Buffalo, 0–1 vs. Kent State, 1–1 vs. CMU)No. 2: 1–2 vs. tied teams (0–1 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. CMU)No. 3: 0–1 vs. KSU 7 Northern Illinois 9–9 West No. 1: 1–1 vs. EMUNo. 2: 1–1 vs. No. 1 Akron 8 Eastern Michigan 9–9 West No. 1: 1–1 vs. NIUNo. 2: 0–1 vs. No. 1 Akron 9 Toledo 8–10 West 10 Western Michigan 7–11 West 11 Miami (OH) 6–12 East 12 Bowling Green 5–13 East † Received a bye to quarterfinals Schedule 2016 MAC Mens Basketball Tournament Schedule http://www.mac-sports.com/tournaments/?id=46 MAC-Sports Sidearm Sports 8 February 2016 Game Time Matchup# Television First round – Monday March 7 1 7:00 pm No. 12 Bowling Green 70 at No. 5 Kent State 69 ESPN3 2 7:00 pm No. 11 Miami (OH) 49 at No. 6 Ball State 47 ESPN3 3 7:30 pm No. 9 Toledo 60 at No. 8 Eastern Michigan 69 ESPN3 4 8:00 pm No. 10 Western Michigan 50 at No. 7 Northern Illinois 56 ESPN3 Quarterfinals – Thursday March 10 5 Noon No. 8 Eastern Michigan 63 vs. No. 1 Akron 65 TWC SportsChannel OH/BCSNESPN3 6 2:30 pm No. 12 Bowling Green 62 vs. No. 4 Central Michigan 59 7 6:30 pm No. 7 Northern Illinois 62 vs. No. 2 Ohio 79 8 9:00 pm No. 11 Miami (OH) 81 vs. No. 3 Buffalo 94 Semifinals – Friday March 11 9 6:30 pm No. 12 Bowling Green 66 vs. No. 1 Akron 80 TWC SportsChannel OH/BCSNESPN3 10 9:00 pm No. 3 Buffalo 88 vs. No. 2 Ohio 74 Championship – Saturday March 12 11 7:30 pm No. 3 Buffalo 64 vs. No. 1 Akron 61 ESPN2 * Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed Bracket 2016 MAC Mens Basketball Bracket http://www.mac-sports.com/documents/2016/2/4/MBBBracket16.pdf MAC-Sports SideArmSports 8 February 2016First round Monday, March 7 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Championship Saturday, March 12 7 Northern Illinois 56 10 Western Michigan 50 6 Ball State 47 11 Miami (OH) 49 8 Eastern Michigan 69 9 Toledo 60 5 Kent State 69 12 Bowling Green 70 2 Ohio 79 7 Northern Illinois 62 3 Buffalo 94 11 Miami (OH) 81 1 Akron 65 8 Eastern Michigan 63 4 Central Michigan 59 12 Bowling Green 62 2 Ohio 74 3 Buffalo 88 1 Akron 80 12 Bowling Green 66 3 Buffalo 64 1 Akron 61 First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP – Willie Conner, Buffalohttps://gozips.com/news/2016/3/12/3_12_2016_3148.aspx ZIPS FALL TO BUFFALO ON FINAL SHOT, 64-61 Akron Athletics June 5, 2022 Player TeamIsaiah JohnsonAkronAntonio CampbellOhioLamonte BeardenBuffaloWillie ConnerBuffaloC.J. MassinburgBuffalo See also 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament References External links 2016 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament 2016 Tournament Category:2016 in sports in Ohio Category:March 2016 sports events in the United States Category:Basketball competitions in Cleveland Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:2016 in Cleveland