1997 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 June 2019 1997 MAC Men's 8 SeaGate Centre Toledo, Ohio Miami 3rd Charlie Coles 1st Devin Davis Miami The 1997 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1996–97 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 1997 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. Bowling Green received the number one seed in the tournament. Tournament Seeds Bowling Green Miami Ohio Eastern Michigan Ball State Western Michigan Kent State Toledo Bracket 1 Bowling Green 94 8 Toledo 69 4 Eastern Michigan 85 5 Ball State 75 3 Ohio 68 6 Western Michigan 74 2 Miami 75 7 Kent State 65 1 Bowling Green 64 4 Eastern Michigan 73 6 Western Michigan 67 2 Miami 84 4 Eastern Michigan 76 2 Miami 96 * Overtime period 1996-97 Mid-American Conference Season Summary Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mac/1997.html June 9, 2019 References Tournament 1997 Category:1997 in sports in Ohio Category:March 1997 sports events in the United States Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:Sports competitions in Toledo, Ohio