Sports season
The2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season is the 67thcollege basketball season in the conference's existence. The conference features 12 teams in two divisions, East and West, who competed for theMid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament titles.Akron andOhio shared the regular season title with 14-2 records in conference play. Akron won both games with Ohio but lost two late season games. Akron was the top-seed in the tournament and defeatedOhio in the final.D. J. Cooper of Ohio was voted as the MAC player of the year.
On October 29, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. They voted Ohio as the favorite in the MAC East Division and Toledo in the MAC West Division.[ 1]
The media also took a vote on who they think would win theMAC tournament at the end of the season. Unlike the preseason votes, the media would only select the winner of the tournament, and not the placement of the teams afterwards. Ohio received the most votes with 18, followed by Akron with six votes.
Exhibition schedule [ edit ] Date Time Team Conference MAC Team Location Television Attendance Winner Fri., Oct. 26 7:00 pm Northwestern Ohio Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference Toledo Savage Arena •Toledo, OH Toledo (75–52) Wed., Oct. 31 7:00 pm Triffin Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Akron James A. Rhodes Arena •Akron, OH 2,683 Akron (111–72) 7:00 pm Maryville USA South Athletic Conference Miami Millett Hall •Oxford, OH Miami (73–64) Thu., Nov. 1 2:00 pm Kalamazoo Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Western Michigan University Arena •Kalamazoo, MI 1,927 Western Michigan (93–50) Fri., Nov. 2 7:30 pm Michigan-Dearborn Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference Eastern Michigan Convocation Center •Ypsilanti, MI Eastern Michigan (82–38) Sat., Nov. 3 2:00 pm Mercyhurts Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Ohio Convocation Center •Athens, OH 4,613 Ohio (82–42) 2:00 pm Roosevelt Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Western Michigan University Arena •Kalamazoo, MI 1,777 Western Michigan (81–60) 5:00 pm Malone Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Akron James A. Rhodes Arena •Akron, OH 2,454 Akron (106–67) 7:00 pm Aurora Northern Athletics Conference Northern Illinois Convocation Center •DeKalb, IL 1,005 Northern Illinois (89–56) Sun., Nov. 4 2:00 pm Central State Independent Bowling Green Stroh Center •Bowling Green, OH 1,249 Bowling Green (73–60) 7:00 pm Rochester National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Kent State M.A.C. Center •Kent, OH STO Kent State (77–71) Wed., Nov. 7 7:00 pm Lake Superior State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Central Michigan McGuirk Arena •Mount Pleasant, MI 1,569 Central Michigan (86–76)
*All Times Eastern
Preconference schedules [ edit ] Conference schedules [ edit ] This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Teams play opponents in their division twice, once at home and once away. Teams play opponents outside of their division once a season. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan vs. Akron – 0-1 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 vs. Ball State 1–0 – 1-0 1-0 1-1 1–1 1-1 1-0 1–1 0–2 1-1 0-2 vs. Bowling Green 2-0 0-1 – 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1-1 1–0 2-0 1–0 0–1 vs. Buffalo 0–2 2–0 0–1 – 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 vs. Central Michigan 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Eastern Michigan 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 vs. Kent State 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 – 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 vs. Miami 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 vs. Northern Illinois 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–1 0–1 1–1 vs. Ohio 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 – 2–0 2–0 vs. Toledo 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 – 0–1 vs. Western Michigan 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 – Total 14-2 8-8 7–9 7-9 4-12 7-9 9-7 3–13 3-13 14-2 10-6 10–6
Date Time Team Conference MAC Team Location Television Attendance Winner Fri., Feb. 22 7:00 pm North Dakota State The Summit League Akron James A. Rhodes Arena •Akron, OH ESPN2 4,474 Akron (68-53) Sat., Feb. 23 12:00 pm Missouri State Missouri Valley Conference Eastern Michigan Convocation Center •Ypsilanti, MI 676 Missouri State (54-57) 1:00 pm Pacific Big West Conference Western Michigan University Arena •Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 3,172 Western Michigan (67-66) 2:00 pm Manhattan Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Buffalo Savage Arena •Toledo, OH 4,393 Toledo (79-66) 2:00 pm McNeese State Southland Conference Toledo Alumni Arena •Amherst, NY 3,172 Manhattan (64-65) 3:00 pm Loyola-Chicago Horizon League Kent State Joseph J. Gentile Arena •Chicago, IL 1,945 Kent State (70-63) 3:00 pm Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley Conference Northern Illinois Convocation Center •DeKalb, IL 1,009 Eastern Illinois (47-59) 3:05 pm Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Conference Miami SIU Arena •Carbondale, IL 5,315 Southern Illinois (68-74 OT) 6:30 pm Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley Conference Ball State Show Me Center •Cape Girardeau, MO 2,484 Ball State (85-82) 7:00 pm IFPW The Summit League Bowling Green Allen County War Memorial Coliseum •Fort Wayne, IN 1,577 IFPW (75-88) 7:05 pm Youngstown State Horizon League Central Michigan Beeghly Center •Youngstown, OH 2,710 Youngstown (75-86) 10:00 pm Belmont Ohio Valley Conference Ohio Curb Event Center •Nashville, TN ESPN2 4,813 Belmont (62-81)
*All Times Eastern
Post-season tournaments [ edit ] The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due toToledo being ineligible for post season play due to lowAPR Scores. The Semifinals and Championship Game were held atQuicken Loans Arena .
Semifinals Championship Game 1 Akron 62 4 Kent State 59 1 Akron 65 2 Ohio 46 2 Ohio 74 3 Western Michigan 63
Seed Region Berth type School Round of 64 12 South Automatic Akron Eliminated byVCU 42-88
National Invitation Tournament [ edit ] Seed Bracket Berth type School First Round 6 Alabama At-large Ohio Eliminated byDenver 57-61
College Basketball Invitational [ edit ] CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament [ edit ] All-MAC Preseason Team [ edit ] As a part of the Preseason Media Poll, the members also voted on the Preseason All-MAC East and West Division teams.[ 1]
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