2014 MAC men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2014
| Conference = MAC
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image = 2014MACBBall.PNG
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption =
| Teams = 12
| 1stRoundArena = Campus sites
| 1stRoundCity =
| QuarterArena = Quicken Loans Arena
| QuarterCity = Cleveland, Ohio
| SemiArena = Quicken Loans Arena
| SemiCity = Cleveland, Ohio
| FinalArena = Quicken Loans Arena
| FinalCity = Cleveland, Ohio
| Champions = Western Michigan
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Steve Hawkins
| CoachCount = 2nd
| MVP = David Brown
| MVPTeam = Western Michigan
| Attendance =
| TopScorer = Nick Kellogg
| TopScorerTeam = Ohio
| Points = 62
| Television = TWCSC (Ohio), ESPN2
}}
{{2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2014 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15.{{cite web |title=2014 MAC Tournament Bracket |url=http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/1314MACBracket_1.pdf |publisher=mac-sports.com |accessdate=February 17, 2014}} Top-seeded Western Michigan defeated Toledo in the tournament final. In the NCAA tournament they lost to Syracuse.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400546630|title=Western Michigan tops Toledo for MAC title, tourney berth|website=ESPN|language=en|access-date=2022-05-21}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400546920|title=Syracuse clamps down on Western Michigan in blowout|website=ESPN|language=en|access-date=2022-05-21}}
Format
First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.
Seeds
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conference !Tiebreaker !Notes |
| 1
| align=left|Western Michigan | 14–4 | align=left|1–1 head-to-head | align=left|Bye to semifinals |
| 2
| align=left|Toledo | 14–4 | align=left|1–1 head-to-head | align=left|Bye to semifinals |
| 3
| align=left|Buffalo | 13–5 | | align=left|Bye to quarterfinals |
| 4
| align=left|Akron | 12–6 | | align=left|Bye to quarterfinals |
| 5
| align=left|Ohio | 11–7 | | |
| 6
| align=left|Eastern Michigan | 10–8 | | |
| 7
| align=left|Northern Illinois | 8–10 | align=left|1–0 head-to-head | |
| 8
| align=left|Miami | 8–10 | align=left|0–1 head-to-head | |
| 9
| align=left|Kent State | 7–11 | | |
| 10
| align=left|Bowling Green | 6–12 | | |
| 11
| align=left|Central Michigan | 3–15 | | |
| 12
| align=left|Ball State | 2–16 | | |
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center"
! Game ! Time* ! Matchup# ! Television |
| colspan=4 | First round – Monday, March 10 |
|---|
| 1
| 7:00 pm | #12 Ball State at #5 Ohio | |
| 2
| 7:00 pm | #9 Kent State at #8 Miami | |
| 3
| 7:30 pm | #11 Central Michigan at #6 Eastern Michigan | |
| 4
| 8:00 pm | #10 Bowling Green at #7 Northern Illinois | |
| colspan=4 | Second round – Wednesday, March 12 |
| 5
| 6:30 pm | #5 Ohio vs. #8 Miami |
| 6
| 9:00 pm | #6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Northern Illinois | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| colspan=4 | Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 |
| 7
| 6:30 pm | #4 Akron vs. #5 Ohio | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| 8
| 9:00 pm | #3 Buffalo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| colspan=4 | Semifinals – Friday, March 14 |
| 9
| 6:30 pm | #1 Western Michigan vs. #4 Akron | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| 10
| 9:00 pm | #2 Toledo vs. #6 Eastern Michigan | TWCSC (Ohio) |
| colspan=4 | Championship – Saturday, March 15 |
| 11
| 6:30 pm | #1 Western Michigan vs. #2 Toledo | ESPN2 |
| colspan=4 | * Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
{{12TeamBracket-ByeToQFandSF
| boldwinner = yes
| byes = yes
| RD1=First round
Monday, March 10, 2013
| RD2=Second round
Wednesday, March 12, 2013
TWCSC (Ohio)
| RD3=Quarterfinals
Thursday, Match 13, 2013
TWCSC
| RD4=Semifinals
Friday, March 14, 2013
TWCSC
| RD5=Championship Game
Saturday, March 15, 2013
ESPN2
| RD1-seed1 = 12
| RD1-team1 = Ball State
| RD1-score1 = 64
| RD1-seed2 = 5
| RD1-team2 = Ohio
| RD1-score2 = 76
| RD1-seed3 = 9
| RD1-team3 = Kent State
| RD1-score3 = 64
| RD1-seed4 = 8
| RD1-team4 = Miami (OH)
| RD1-score4 = 71
| RD1-seed5 = 11
| RD1-team5 = Central Michigan
| RD1-score5 = 60
| RD1-seed6 = 6
| RD1-team6 = Eastern Michigan
| RD1-score6 = 72
| RD1-seed7 = 10
| RD1-team7 = Bowling Green
| RD1-score7 = 51
| RD1-seed8 = 7
| RD1-team8 = Northern Illinois
| RD1-score8 = 54
| RD2-seed1 = 5
| RD2-team1 = Ohio
| RD2-score1 = 63
| RD2-seed2 = 8
| RD2-team2 = Miami (OH)
| RD2-score2 = 55
| RD2-seed3 = 6
| RD2-team3 = Eastern Michigan
| RD2-score3 = 53
| RD2-seed4 = 7
| RD2-team4 = Northern Illinois
| RD2-score4 = 48
| RD3-seed1 = 4
| RD3-team1 = Akron
| RD3-score1 = 83
| RD3-seed2 = 5
| RD3-team2 = Ohio
| RD3-score2 = 77
| RD3-seed3 = 3
| RD3-team3 = Buffalo
| RD3-score3 = 64
| RD3-seed4 = 6
| RD3-team4 = Eastern Michigan
| RD3-score4 = 69
| RD4-seed1 = 1
| RD4-team1 = Western Michigan
| RD4-score1 = 64*
| RD4-seed2 = 4
| RD4-team2 = Akron
| RD4-score2 = 60
| RD4-seed3 = 2
| RD4-team3 = Toledo
| RD4-score3 = 59
| RD4-seed4 = 6
| RD4-team4 = Eastern Michigan
| RD4-score4 = 44
| RD5-seed1 = 1
| RD5-team1 = Western Michigan
| RD5-score1 = 98
| RD5-seed2 = 2
| RD5-team2 = Toledo
| RD5-score2 = 77
}}
References
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{{Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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