2012 MAC men's basketball tournament

2012 MAC men's basketball tournament
2012 MAC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio Bobcats (6th title)
Winning coachJohn Groce (2nd title)
MVPD. J. Cooper (Ohio)
Attendance10,301
TelevisionSportsTime Ohio and ESPN2
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2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 – 3   .813 22 – 12   .647
Buffalo 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645
Ohio† 11 – 5   .688 29 – 8   .784
Kent State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636
Bowling Green 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
Miami 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
West
Eastern Michigan 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438
Toledo 7 – 9   .438 19 – 17   .528
Western Michigan 6 – 10   .375 14 – 20   .412
Ball State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
Central Michigan 5 – 11   .313 11 – 21   .344
Northern Illinois 3 – 13   .188 5 – 26   .161
† 2012 MAC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament is the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2011–12 college basketball season. Third-seeded Ohio won the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. There they defeated Michigan and South Florida before losing to North Carolina in overtime in the Sweet sixteen.[1][2][3] DJ Cooper of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.[4]

  1. ^ "Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.[dead link]
  2. ^ "No. 13 Ohio tops 12-seed South Florida to reach Sweet 16". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Ohio takes UNC to overtime before Tar Heels prevail". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2022.