1997 MAC men's basketball tournament


1997 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams8
SiteSeaGate Centre
Toledo, Ohio
ChampionsMiami (3rd title)
Winning coachCharlie Coles (1st title)
MVPDevin Davis (Miami)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
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1996–97 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Miami 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Ohio 12 6   .667 17 10   .630
Eastern Michigan 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Ball State 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Western Michigan 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Kent State 7 11   .389 9 18   .333
Toledo 6 12   .333 13 14   .481
Akron 6 12   .333 8 18   .308
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 7 19   .269
1997 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.