2021 MAC men's basketball tournament

2021 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams8
SiteRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsOhio (7th title)
Winning coachJeff Boals (1st title)
MVPJason Preston (Ohio)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN2, ESPN+
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2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 15 – 4   .789 21 – 9   .700
Buffalo 12 – 5   .706 16 – 9   .640
Akron 12 – 6   .667 15 – 8   .652
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 15 – 8   .652
Ohio † 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 14 – 12   .538
Miami (OH) 9 – 8   .529 12 – 11   .522
Ball State 8 – 9   .471 10 – 13   .435
Western Michigan 4 – 12   .250 5 – 16   .238
Eastern Michigan 3 – 11   .214 6 – 12   .333
Central Michigan 3 – 13   .188 7 – 16   .304
Northern Illinois 2 – 12   .143 3 – 16   .158
† 2021 MAC tournament winner

The 2021 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the entire tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Ohio, from March 11–13, 2021.[1] For the 2021 tournament, only the top eight teams qualified. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament. Ohio defeated Buffalo in the final. Jason Preston of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.[2] In the NCAA tournament Ohio defeated No. 4-seeded Virginia in the First Round[3] before falling to No. 5-seeded Creighton in the Second Round.[4]

  1. ^ "2021 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ohio 84, Buffalo 69". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ohio vs. Virginia - Game Recap - March 20, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ohio vs. Creighton - Game Recap - March 22, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.