2013 MAC men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2013
| Conference = MAC
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image = 2013 MAC Basketball Tournament Logo.jpg
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption = 2013 MAC Tournament logo
| Teams = 11
| Arena = Quicken Loans Arena
| City = Cleveland, Ohio
| Champions = Akron Zips
| TitleCount = 3rd
| Coach = Keith Dambrot
| CoachCount = 3rd
| MVP = Demetrius Treadwell
| MVPTeam = Akron
| Attendance = 12,102
| OneTopScorer =
| TopScorer =
| TopScorerTeam =
| Points =
}}
{{2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2013 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held between March 11–16, 2013.{{cite web|title=2013 MAC Tournament Bracket|url=http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/1213MACBracket.pdf|publisher=mac-sports.com|accessdate=10 November 2012}} Akron, as the winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA tournament.
Format
The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 13–16. As with the 2012 tournament, the top two seeds (Akron and Ohio, respectively) received byes into the semifinals, with the three seed (Western Michigan) and four seed (Kent State) receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. No. 5 Ball State received a first round bye.
===Tournament seeding===
| class="wikitable" |
| Seed
! School ! Record |
|---|
| #1
|14–2 |2–0 head-to-head |
| #2
|Ohio |14–2 |0–2 head-to-head |
| #3
|10–6 | |
| #4
|9–7 | |
| #5
|8–8 | |
| #6
|7–9 |2–1 head-to-head |
| #7
|7–9 |1–1 head-to-head |
| #8
|7–9 |1–2 head-to-head |
| #9
|4–12 | |
| #10
|3–13 |1–0 head-to-head |
| #11
|3–13 |0–1 head-to-head |
{{clear}}
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| align="center"
!Game !Time* !Matchup# !Television |
| colspan=7| First Round – Monday, March 11 |
|---|
| {{center|1}}
|7:00 pm |#8 Buffalo vs. #9 Central Michigan | |
| {{center|2}}
|7:00 pm |#7 Eastern Michigan vs. #10 Northern Illinois | |
| {{center|3}}
|6:00 pm |#6 Bowling Green vs. #11 Miami | |
| colspan=7| Second Round – Wednesday, March 13 |
| {{center|4}}
|6:30 pm |#5 Ball State vs. #8 Buffalo |STO |
| {{center|5}}
|9:00 pm |#7 Eastern Michigan vs. #11 Miami |STO |
| colspan=7| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 |
| {{center|6}}
|6:30 pm |#4 Kent State vs. #8 Buffalo |STO |
| {{center|7}}
|9:00 pm |#3 Western Michigan vs. #7 Eastern Michigan |STO |
| colspan=7| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 |
| {{center|8}}
|6:30 pm |#1 Akron vs. #4 Kent State |STO |
| {{center|9}}
|9:00 pm |#2 Ohio vs. #3 Western Michigan |STO |
| colspan=7| Championship Game – Saturday, March 16 |
| {{center|10}}
|6:30 pm |#1 Akron vs. #2 Ohio |
| colspan=6| * Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
{{12TeamBracket-ByeToQFandSF
| boldwinner = yes
| byes = yes
| RD1=First round
Monday, March 11, 2012
| RD2=Second round
Wednesday, March 13, 2012
STO
| RD3=Quarterfinals
Thursday, Match 14, 2012
STO
| RD4=Semifinals
Friday, March 15, 2012
STO
| RD5=Championship Game
Saturday, March 16, 2012
ESPN2
| RD1-seed3 = 9
| RD1-team3 = Central Michigan
| RD1-score3 = 72
| RD1-seed4 = 8
| RD1-team4 = Buffalo
| RD1-score4 = 74*
| RD1-seed5 = 11
| RD1-team5 = Miami (OH)
| RD1-score5 = 63
| RD1-seed6 = 6
| RD1-team6 = Bowling Green
| RD1-score6 = 52
| RD1-seed7 = 10
| RD1-team7 = Northern Illinois
| RD1-score7 = 44
| RD1-seed8 = 7
| RD1-team8 = Eastern Michigan
| RD1-score8 = 45
| RD2-seed1 = 5
| RD2-team1 = Ball State
| RD2-score1 = 61
| RD2-seed2 = 8
| RD2-team2 = Buffalo
| RD2-score2 = 76
| RD2-seed3 = 11
| RD2-team3 = Miami (OH)
| RD2-score3 = 47
| RD2-seed4 = 7
| RD2-team4 = Eastern Michigan
| RD2-score4 = 58
| RD3-seed1 = 4
| RD3-team1 = Kent State
| RD3-score1 = 70
| RD3-seed2 = 8
| RD3-team2 = Buffalo
| RD3-score2 = 68
| RD3-seed3 = 3
| RD3-team3 = Western Michigan
| RD3-score3 = 70
| RD3-seed4 = 7
| RD3-team4 = Eastern Michigan
| RD3-score4 = 55
| RD4-seed1 = 1
| RD4-team1 = Akron
| RD4-score1 = 62
| RD4-seed2 = 4
| RD4-team2 = Kent State
| RD4-score2 = 59
| RD4-seed3 = 2
| RD4-team3 = Ohio
| RD4-score3 = 74
| RD4-seed4 = 3
| RD4-team4 = Western Michigan
| RD4-score4 = 63
| RD5-seed1 = 1
| RD5-team1 = Akron
| RD5-score1 = 65
| RD5-seed2 = 2
| RD5-team2 = Ohio
| RD5-score2 = 46
}}
References
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{{Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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