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2009 MAC men's basketball tournament

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The 2009 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2008–2009 season. The winner of the tournament receives the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. Fifth-seeded Akron defeated Buffalo in the final. In the NCAA tournament they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.[1][2]

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2009 MAC men's basketball tournament
Logo for the 2009 Mid-American Conference tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams12
SiteQuicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsAkron Zips (1st title)
Winning coachKeith Dambrot (1st title)
MVPNate Linhart (Akron)
TelevisionESPN2, Fox Sports Net
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Format

Each of the 12 men's basketball teams in the MAC receives a berth in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers:

  • Head-to-head competition
  • Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (top to bottom, regardless of division, vs. common opponents regardless of the number of times played)
  • Coin flip

The top four seeds receive byes into the quarterfinals. The winners of each division are awarded the #1 and #2 seeds. The team with the best record of the two receives the #1 seed.

Bracket

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2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Bowling Green11–5 .68819–14  .576
Buffalo11–5 .68821–12  .636
Miami10–6 .62517–13  .567
Akron †10–6 .62523–13  .639
Kent State10–6 .62519–15  .559
Ohio7–9 .43815–17  .469
West
Ball State7–9 .43814–17  .452
Central Michigan7–9 .43812–19  .387
Western Michigan7–9 .43810–21  .323
Eastern Michigan6–10 .3758–24  .250
Northern Illinois5–11 .31310–20  .333
Toledo5–11 .3137–25  .219
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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First round
Tuesday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Final
Saturday, March 14
            
1 Bowling Green 74
9 Ohio 61
8 Western Michigan 55
9 Ohio 62
1 Bowling Green 55
5 Akron 63
4 Miami (OH) 63
5 Akron 73
5 Akron 93*
12 Toledo 92
5 Akron 65
3 Buffalo 53
2 Ball State 64*
7 Central Michigan 61
7 Central Michigan 62
10 Eastern Michigan 49
2 Ball State 52
3 Buffalo 64
3 Buffalo 65
6 Kent State 62
6 Kent State 64
11 Northern Illinois 61

* Overtime

Tiebreakers

Seeds

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SeedTeamRecordTiebreaker #1Tiebreaker #2Tiebreaker #3Tiebreaker #4Tiebreaker #5
1Bowling Green11–52–0 head-to-head––––
2Ball State7–9Division champ––––
3Buffalo11–50–2 head-to-head––––
4Miami10–63–1 head-to-head––––
5Akron10–62–2 head-to-head––––
6Kent State10–61–3 head-to-head––––
7Central Michigan7–92–1 head-to-head1–1 head-to-head0–1 vs. #1 BGSU0–1 vs. #2 Buffalo1–0 vs. #3 Miami
8Western Michigan7–92–1 head-to-head1–1 head-to-head0–1 vs. #1 BGSU0–1 vs. #2 Buffalo0–1 vs. #3 Miami
9Ohio7–90–2 head-to-head––––
10Eastern Michigan6–101–1 head-to-head1–0 vs. #1 BGSU–––
11Northern Illinois6–101–1 head-to-head0–1 vs. #1 BGSU–––
12Toledo1–15–––––
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West Division

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TeamRecordTiebreaker #1Tiebreaker #2Tiebreaker #3
Ball State7–92–2 head-to-head0–1 vs. #1 BGSU1–0 vs. #2 Buffalo
Central Michigan7–92–2 head-to-head0–1 vs. #1 BGSU0–1 vs. #2 Buffalo
Western Michigan7–92–2 head-to-head0–1 vs. #1 BGSU0–1 vs. #2 Buffalo
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All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Nate Linhart, Akron[3]

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Player Team
Nate Linhart Akron
Brett McKnight Akron
Steve McNees Akron
Max Boudreau Buffalo
Nate Miller Bowling Green
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