1982 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1982 MAC I Men's 200px 7 Campus Arenas Campus Sites Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Northern Illinois 1st John McDougal 1st Allen Rayhorn Ball State The 1982 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mac/1982.html 1981-82 Mid-American Conference Season Summary Sports Reference en 2022-02-18 Northern Illinois defeated 1981 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State in the championship game by the score of 79–75 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Kansas State in the first round. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-19/1982-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 1982 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records NCAA en 2022-02-18 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/northern-illinois/1982-schedule.html 1981-82 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-18 Allen Rayhorn of Northern Illinois 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 en 2022-02-18 Format Seven of the ten MAC teams participated. First Round games were played in the home arena of the higher seeded team. The semi-finals and final were played at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 1 SemifinalsMarch 2 FinalMarch 3 1 5 1981 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 44 4 1981 Eastern Michigan Hurons Eastern Michigan 42 3 Northern Illinois 70 6 Ohio 68 7 1981 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) 78 2 1981 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 81 1 1981 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State 76 5 Western Michigan 72 3 Northern Illinois 67 2 Bowling Green 66 1 Ball State 75 3 Northern Illinois 79 2 Bowling Green 86 5 Western Michigan 83 References 1982 Tournament Category:1982 in sports in Michigan Category:Sports competitions in Ann Arbor, Michigan Category:March 1982 sports events in the United States Category:College basketball tournaments in Michigan