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2009 MAC men's basketball tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Conference | MAC |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | 2009 Mac tourn.png |
| ImageSize | 200px |
| Caption | Logo for the 2009 Mid-American Conference tournament |
| Teams | 12 |
| Arena | Quicken Loans Arena |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions | [Akron Zips](2008-09-akron-zips-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Keith Dambrot |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Nate Linhart |
| MVPTeam | Akron |
| Television | ESPN2, Fox Sports Net |
The 2009 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2008–2009 season. The winner of the tournament receives the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. Fifth-seeded Akron defeated Buffalo in the final. In the NCAA tournament they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.
Format
Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC receives a berth in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers:
- Head-to-head competition
- Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (top to bottom, regardless of division, vs. common opponents regardless of the number of times played)
- Coin flip
The top four seeds receive byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division are awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two receives the #1 seed.
Bracket
Tuesday, March 10 Thursday, March 12 Friday, March 13 Saturday, March 14
| RD1-seed03 = 8 | RD1-team03 = Western Michigan | RD1-score03 = 55 | RD1-seed04 = 9 | RD1-team04 = Ohio | RD1-score04 = 62
| RD1-seed07 = 5 | RD1-team07 = Akron | RD1-score07 = 93* | RD1-seed08 = 12 | RD1-team08 = | RD1-score08 = 92
| RD1-seed11 = 7 | RD1-team11 = Central Michigan | RD1-score11 = 62 | RD1-seed12 = 10 | RD1-team12 = Eastern Michigan | RD1-score12 = 49
| RD1-seed15 = 6 | RD1-team15 = Kent State | RD1-score15 = 64 | RD1-seed16 = 11 | RD1-team16 = Northern Illinois | RD1-score16 = 61
| RD2-seed01 = 1 | RD2-team01 = Bowling Green | RD2-score01 = 74 | RD2-seed02 = 9 | RD2-team02 = Ohio | RD2-score02 = 61
| RD2-seed03 = 4 | RD2-team03 = | RD2-score03 = 63 | RD2-seed04 = 5 | RD2-team04 = Akron | RD2-score04 = 73
| RD2-seed05 = 2 | RD2-team05 = Ball State | RD2-score05 = 64* | RD2-seed06 = 7 | RD2-team06 = Central Michigan | RD2-score06 = 61
| RD2-seed07 = 3 | RD2-team07 = Buffalo | RD2-score07 = 65 | RD2-seed08 = 6 | RD2-team08 = Kent State | RD2-score08 = 62
| RD3-seed01 =1 | RD3-team01 = Bowling Green | RD3-score01 = 55 | RD3-seed02 =5 | RD3-team02 = Akron | RD3-score02 = 63
| RD3-seed03 = 2 | RD3-team03 = Ball State | RD3-score03 = 52 | RD3-seed04 = 3 | RD3-team04 = Buffalo | RD3-score04 = 64
| RD4-seed01 = 5 | RD4-team01 = Akron | RD4-score01 = 65 | RD4-seed02 = 3 | RD4-team02 = Buffalo | RD4-score02 = 53
- Overtime
Tiebreakers
Seeds
| Seed | Team | Record | Tiebreaker #1 | Tiebreaker #2 | Tiebreaker #3 | Tiebreaker #4 | Tiebreaker #5 | |||||||
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| 12 |
West Division
| Team | Record | Tiebreaker #1 | Tiebreaker #2 | Tiebreaker #3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | ||||||||
| Central Michigan | ||||||||
| Western Michigan |
All-Tournament Team
Tournament MVP – Nate Linhart, Akron
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Nate Linhart | Akron |
| Brett McKnight | Akron |
| Steve McNees | Akron |
| Max Boudreau | Buffalo |
| Nate Miller | Bowling Green |
References
References
- "Freshman guard Hitchens sparks Akron to its first NCAA tourney berth since 1986".
- "Akron challenges, but Zags establish dominance with rally in second". ESPN.com.
- "ZIPS CLAIM FIRST MAC CHAMPIONSHIP". Mid-American Conference.
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