The 2012 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament is the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2011–12 college basketball season. Third-seeded Ohio won the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. There they defeated Michigan and South Florida before losing to North Carolina in overtime in the Sweet sixteen. DJ Cooper of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.
Format The format for the conference tournament was modified for this season. The new format seeds the tournament by rewarding the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds with a bye into the semifinal round, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received a bye to the quarterfinal round. Seeding was determined by winning percentage in conference games, regardless of division. First round games were played on campus sites at the higher seed. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena.
Seeds Seed Team Record Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2 1 Akron 13–3 2 Buffalo 12–4 3 Ohio 11–5 4 Kent State 10–6 5 Eastern Michigan 9–7 1–0 vs. BGSU 6 Bowling Green 9–7 0–1 vs. EMU 7 Toledo 7–9 8 Western Michigan 6–10 1–1 vs. BSU Same record as BSU vs. teams ranked #1–7; 1–0 vs. #10 Miami 9 Ball State 6–10 1–1 vs. WMU Same record as WMU vs. teams ranked #1–7; 0–1 vs. #10 Miami 10 Miami 5–11 1–0 vs. CMU 11 Central Michigan 5–11 0–1 vs. MIA 12 Northern Illinois 3–13
Bracket
All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP – DJ Cooper, Ohio Player TeamJustin GreeneKent StateMitchell WattBuffaloAlex AbreuAkronNick KelloggOhioDJ CooperOhio
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