The 2018 Mid American Conference men’s basketball tournament was decided over six days, concluding at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The Buffalo Bulls were the favorite this year after winning the regular season title and securing its first ever one seed in the MAC tournament.
MAC Tournament 2018: Bracket, schedule, scores, teams, and more
Buffalo was the favorite, and it showed.
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The Stakes
Winning the regular season MAC title means Buffalo has an automatic bid to the National Invitational Tournament. The Bulls will need to win the entire MAC tournament to punch a ticket to the big dance. Toledo and Eastern Michigan are expected to be the top two challengers to Buffalo.
The format
The MAC tournament is single elimination with the 1-4 seeds playing in the quarterfinal. Every team in the conference plays in the tournament and thus has a chance to punch an automatic ticket to the dance in March. First round games will be played on campuses while the quarterfinals and finals will be played in Quicken Loans Arena. The rules for this actually changed before the 2016 tournament
Bracket and Schedule
Bracket: MAC
First Round: Monday, March 5
Game 1: Central Michigan University 81, Bowling Green 77
Game 2: Kent State 61, Northern Illinois 59
Game 3: Miami(OH) 68, Ohio March 55
Game 4: Akron 79, Western Michigan University 78
Second Round: Thursday, March 8
Game 5: Buffalo 89, Central Michigan 74
Game 6. Kent State 76, Ball State 73
Game 7: Toledo 71, Miami (OH) 69
Game 8: Eastern Michigan 67, Akron 58
Third Round: Friday, March 9
Game 9: Buffalo 78, Kent State 61
Game 10: Toledo 64, Eastern Michigan 63
Championship Game: Saturday, March 10
Championship: Buffalo 76, Toledo 66
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