2018 MAC men's basketball tournament

2018 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsBuffalo (3rd title)
Winning coachNate Oats (2nd title)
MVPWes Clark (Buffalo)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN2[1]
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2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Kent State 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
Miami (OH) 8 10   .444 16 18   .471
Bowling Green 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Ohio 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Akron 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
West
Toledo 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Eastern Michigan 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Ball State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Western Michigan 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 21 15   .583
Northern Illinois 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
2018 MAC tournament winner

The 2018 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[2] Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 5. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio between March 8–10, 2018.[3] Regular-season champion Buffalo defeated Toledo in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. There they defeated Arizona before losing to Kentucky.[4][5]

  1. ^ "MAC Tournament 2018: Tiebreakers abound with three games remaining". February 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "College Basketball 2018 MAC Tournament". August 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "2018 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament". MAC Sports. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "No Bull: Buffalo pulls off big upset, knocks off Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Not happening here: Kentucky stops Buffalo cold, 95-75". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2022.