1996 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1996 MAC Men's 8 SeaGate Centre Toledo, Ohio Eastern Michigan 3rd Ben Braun 3rd Brian Tolbert Eastern Michigan The 1996 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 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. Eastern Michigan received the number one seed in the tournament. Tournament Seeds Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Miami Ohio Ball State Bowling Green Toledo Kent State Bracket 1 Eastern Michigan 84 8 Kent State 72 4 Ohio 80 5 Ball State 86 3 Miami 81 6 Bowling Green 53 2 Western Michigan 65 7 Toledo 71 1 Eastern Michigan 87 5 Ball State 71 3 Miami 55 7 Toledo 75 1 Eastern Michigan 77 7 Toledo 63 1995-96 Mid-American Conference Season Summary Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mac/1996.html December 20, 2019 References Tournament 1996 Category:1996 in sports in Ohio Category:March 1996 sports events in the United States Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:Sports competitions in Toledo, Ohio