The 2022 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) held March 10–12, 2022. The entire tournament was played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The tournament champion, the Akron Zips, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to UCLA.
Format As with the 2021 tournament, only the top eight teams qualify. The winner of the tournament will receive the MAC's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.
Venue The 2022 MAC tournament is scheduled to be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 23rd consecutive season. The venue, located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court, is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has a seating capacity for basketball of 19,432.
Seeds Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Seed School Conferencerecord Tiebreaker 1 Toledo 17–3 2 Kent State 16–4 3 Ohio 14–6 1–1 vs. Kent State 4 Akron 14–6 0–2 vs. Kent State 5Buffalo 13–6 6Ball State 9–10 7Miami 8–12 8Central Michigan 6–12 DNQBowling Green 6–14 DNQNorthern Illinois 6–14DNQEastern Michigan 5–15DNQWestern Michigan 4–16
Schedule
Game Time Matchup Score Television Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH 1 11:00 am No. 8 Central Michigan vs. No. 1 Toledo 71–72ESPN+ 2 1:30 pm No. 5 Buffalo vs. No. 4 Akron 68–70 3 4:00 pm No. 7 Miami vs. No. 2 Kent State 75–85 4 6:30 pm No. 6 Ball State vs. No. 3 Ohio 67–77 Semifinals – Friday, March 11 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH 5 5:00 pm No. 4 Akron vs. No. 1 Toledo 70-62 CBSSN 6 Approx. 7:30 pm No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 2 Kent State 61-67 Championship – Saturday, March 12 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH 7 7:30 pm No. 4 Akron vs. No. 2 Kent State 75-55 ESPN2 Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed * denotes overtime period
Bracket
All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP – Enrique Freeman, Akron Player TeamMark SearsOhioSincere CarryKent StateAli AliAkronXavier CastanedaAkronEnrique FreemanAkron
See also 2022 MAC women's basketball tournament
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