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2025 MAC men's basketball tournament

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2025 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2024–25
Teams8
SiteRocket Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
TelevisionESPN+, CBSSN, ESPN2
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2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron 14 1   .933 22 6   .786
Miami (OH) 12 3   .800 21 7   .750
Kent State 9 6   .600 19 9   .679
Toledo 9 6   .600 16 12   .571
Ohio 9 6   .600 15 13   .536
Ball State 7 8   .467 14 14   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 8   .467 14 14   .500
Western Michigan 7 8   .467 10 18   .357
Central Michigan 6 9   .400 13 15   .464
Bowling Green 6 9   .400 12 16   .429
Buffalo 3 12   .200 8 20   .286
Northern Illinois 1 14   .067 5 23   .179
2025 MAC tournament winner
As of February 25, 2025

The 2025 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament will be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) held March 13–15, 2025.[1] The entire tournament will be played at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]

Format

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As with all MAC tournaments since 2021, only the top eight teams will qualify. The winner of the tournament will receive the MAC's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament.[3]

Venue

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The 2025 MAC tournament will be held at Rocket Arena for the 26th 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.[4][5]

Seeds

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Eight out of the 12 MAC teams will qualify for the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[6]

Seed School Conference
record
Tiebreaker
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ Buffalo
DNQ Northern Illinois

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 – Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
1 1 11:00 am No. 1 vs. No. 8 ESPN+
2 30 mins after Game 1 No. 4 vs. No. 5
3 30 mins after Game 2 No. 2 vs. No. 7
4 30 mins after Game 3 No. 3 vs. No. 6
Semifinals – Friday, March 14 – Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
2 5 5:00 pm Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner CBSSN
6 7:30 pm Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
Championship – Saturday, March 15 – Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
3 7 7:30 pm Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner ESPN2
*Game times in EDT. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[7]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Semifinals
Friday, March 14, 2025
Championship
Saturday, March 15, 2025
         
1  
8  
 
 
4  
5  
 
 
2  
7  
 
 
3  
6  


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024-25 MAC Championships" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "MAC Tournament staying in downtown Cleveland through 2030". Cleveland 19 News. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "MAC eliminating and scaling back postseason tournaments". AP. May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "About". Rocket Arena. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "A-Z Guide". Rocket Arena. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "2025 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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