2007 MAC men's basketball tournament

2007 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsMiami (OH) (4th title)
Winning coachCharlie Coles (3rd title)
MVPTim Pollitz (Miami (OH))
Top scorerTim Pollitz (Miami (OH))
(66 points)
TelevisionComcast Local, FSN Ohio, ESPN2
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Kent State 12 4   .750 21 11   .656
Miami (OH) 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
Ohio 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Buffalo 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Bowling Green 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
West
Toledo 14 2   .875 19 13   .594
Western Michigan 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Central Michigan 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
Eastern Michigan 6 10   .375 13 19   .406
Ball State 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Northern Illinois 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
2007 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2006–2007 season. It was won by No. 4 seed Miami University over No. 2 University of Akron 53–52 after a controversial finish. Miami guard Doug Penno banked in a three-point field goal with no time left on the clock to give Miami an apparent one-point victory. However, after a ten-minute delay, officials put 0.6 seconds back on the clock because the game clock did not start properly when Miami rebounded an Akron missed free throw. Because of the win in the conference tournament final, Miami was awarded the MAC's automatic berth into the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[1]

The tournament took place from March 7–10 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. This was the first year that the entire tournament was held in Cleveland. In previous tournaments the first-round games were played at the higher seeds' home courts. Comcast Local and FSN Ohio televised the Quarterfinals and Semifinals while ESPN2 broadcast the tournament championship.

  1. ^ "Miami Wins MAC Title – MAC-Sports.com—Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2008.